Vintage Dresden Bell Boat Ornament Project, Step by Step!

I have always been enamored by vintage ornaments, Victorian die cuts/scraps, Dresden trim, boullion and Christmas. For years I have been making old world style ornaments for family and friends, today I want to share my step by step project on how you can create your own Vintage Dresden Bell Boats, make sure you give them your own twist.

Material List:
-German Image Scraps (Victorian Scrapworks)
-Dresden Trim and Pieces (Victorian Scrapworks)
-Bouillon or Crinkle Wire/Lametta (Tinsel Trading or Victorian Scrapworks)
-Bell Ornament
-Vintage Style Tinsel Garland(Bethany Lowe)
-Paper Scrap or Tissue Paper
-Paper Wrapped Floral Wire
-German Glass Glitter (Art Institute of Glitter)
-Designer Dries Clear (Art Institute of Glitter)
-Hot Glue Gun, Hot Glue
-Scissors
-Additional: Rhinestones, Ribbons, Floral Components and Millinery

Step One:
Pick your German scrap image and your bell base

Step Two:
Fill your Bell base with paper scraps or tissue paper, secure in place with hot glue

Step Three:
Place your German scrap image into the paper filled bell, secure in place with hot glue
Step Four:
Wrap your tinsel garland around the inside of the bell, until the top is covered, cut, secure in place with hot glue

Step Five:
Attach floral wire to each side of the bell, secure with hot glue

Step Six:
Wrap the tinsel garland around the floral wire, secure in place with hot glue

Step Seven:
Embellish your piece w/Crinkle wire, Dresden trims, German glass glitter, millinery, rhinestones and more.
The Final Pieces:

I hope you enjoyed this project and start to get inspired for this coming Holiday season. Try a truly vintage Christmas Ornament using Old World Santa's and Angels instead of the storybook ones I used. If you don't have glass glitter, try Martha Stewart antique silver glitter available in most craft stores.

Sources:
www.artglitter.com
http://victorianscrapworks.com
Martha Stewart Crafts
Tinsel Trading

Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

The New Boxes on the Block!

Lately I have been drawn to decorated boxes, ones with cute assemblages on each box top. After searching and searching for the right components for the boxes, I found some of the items were too cute to use only on one box, so once again I hand molded my items and poured some of them with paper mache, others pressed with my handmade clay and others with a blend of paper clay and apoxie clay.

The first of these new boxes are:
-Blue Bear's Party
-Lady Primrose's Tea Party


Blue Bear is on his way to a party in Pink Valley at Sammy Petalsmith's house located at the tip of Pinksby Mountain, where Sammy has set up a Pink Wonderland filled with sweets and treats!


Lady Primrose is on her way to a Garden Tea Party at Abigail Brewster's Arboretum in Sunnyvale. The Tea Party begins at 12noon inside the Climbing Roses Gazebo which will be glowing with Oriental lanterns and twinkling lights laced between layers of roses and vines.



Both were made from my molds and a paper mache mix, then sanded, hand painted and decorated, not to mention loads of glitter. Blue Bear's Party has vintage multi tinsel glitter I had from Woolworth's and Lady Primrose's Tea Party has fine German glitter from Art Glitter.

Hope you enjoy them!
Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

The Queen of Fairyland

Not only is The Carnival Soiree approaching in 10 days, But in April, another fabulous event is coming: Easter, a day of celebration, Religious Love, Praise and The Arrival of the Easter Bunny, who never comes to your house without an Easter Basket or Chocolate Bunny.

Last week I was at Walmart picking up some items, when I came upon the Easter section, it was like a journey into time. This year everything is 50's style, Russell Stover put out an Easter Pastel Line, the chocolate bunnies, and matching goodies can be in creamy pastel colors of Baby Blue, Pink, Hot Pink, Orange, Lilac, Pale Green, and Yellow. Their are peeps in the same colors, edible grass from Germany, candied eggs, cutesy stuffed animals, and sweet baskets, its just Easter Wonderland, and best part, its reasonable and at Walmart.

When I was young their used to be a few stores open by me, Newbury's and Woolworth's which my mom used to frequent and buy my holiday goodies at, when I saw this aisle I remember those times. Not sure if the Walmart by you will have these goodies, but the ones by me do.

As a tribute to our vintage holiday past, I created this piece in what I call The Cupcake Chic Color Scheme and Style, a vintage vignette made in a large Pink Egg with removable cover, normally used to hold candies or surprises in, I call this piece: The Queen of Fairyland, read her story:

Meet Candie Meadows, The Queen of Fairyland! Here is Queen Candie, welcoming Spring and Easter in her blooming egg garden, just outside her palace in Cottonwood.

Today she will hold the annual Easter Bunny Ceremony where she bestows Mr. Bunny with extra magic, which last all season, this will enable him to surprise children everywhere (Adults too), with Easter Candies and Baskets.


Plus today will mark the official day of candy making, Cottonwood Confectionaires and Percy Pookerman's Candy factories will be extra busy, making sure there is enough confections to go around.
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This is a 3-D assemblage/ vignette made in a 8 inch Easter Egg with removable lid. inside you will find my handmade Papier Puppen: Queen Candie, Handmade paper clay eggs, vintage Bouillion, moss, painted vintage lettered paper, tinsel, glitters and more.

Meet Sugar the Sweet Kewpie Pixie, who loves candy, sweets, and sugar pink, not to mention diamonds are her best friend.

Sugar is now available, ready to sprinkle some sweet magic.

Made from a Coffee Candy Jar with Metal tag still on the jar, vintage kewpie image, crepe paper, mica, antique silver german fine glitter, tinsel, velvet, and other sweet embellishments!





For purchase info, visit my Etsy Store, to buy Miss Sugar!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074220