Ice Tree Queen Doll Ornaments!

Every year I create a new set of vintage inspired, recycled and up-cycled ornaments for the holidays, here is another new creation I did to resemble the handmade ornaments straight from a Dennison Book or vintage holiday tree.

I made the doll heads from wood, which I painted and drew the faces to look like the vintage wood or spun cotton heads from Japan. Then I attached DMC tapestry wood threading for the hair, wrapped pleated crepe paper around a paper cone, attached head, aged pipe cleaner and kitchy vintage embellishments.

I kept one of the dolls for me, the other 3 will be in my artfire store or at Piddlestixs.

Hope you enjoyed these easy, fun dolls using recycled items!

Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

The Gilded Age, Scrapbook Layout and Top Hat Project!

Here is a layout inspired by the gilded age, filled with golds, tinsels, blacks, brass and everything in between. Everywhere I have gone this hoiliday season from decor to fashion the theme seems to be the gilded age, with everything to dress up yourself or your life with gilded glitz, so why stop at scrapbooking and art projects?

Here is a layout I created using gilded gold and distressed paper I bought at ACMoore, vintage sequin trims and appliques from Tinsel Trading, vintage buttons my friend Wanda brought to Piddlestixs, dress form die cuts, vintage images from my collection and more.

I finished off my layout using handmade top hats lines with ribbon or velvet trim which can be found at any craft store or at piddlestixs, also check my artfire store for supplies, the top hat instructions are at the end of this post, they can be used to make small embellishments or big ones.

Here is another more simple version of this layout:

Top Hat Instructions

1.Cut a strip of black cardstock, cut 1/4 inch fringe strips into one side of the strip.

2. Now roll into a cylinder shape, hot glue in place, then bend in the cut fringe.

3. Trace a small bottle lid or disk shape onto cardstock, cut to form a circle.

4. Hot glue the circle to the bent in fringe.

-For a wearable top hat, trace 2 circle shapes, one small for the top of the hat, one large circle for the bottom of the hat, cut a hole into the bottom disk, and voila you have a top hat.

My Steampunk/Alchemist Paper Line:
Mermaid Mercantile
Storybook Steampunk!

Wizard Ballet
>Steampunk Lab
height="198" alt="Doctors Steampunk Scrapbook Paper">Apothecary Steampunk
Ice Cream Steampunk!
Steampunk FairiesSteampunk Luggage
Storybook GrungeKazbaar Here is just another sampling of my papers, these are apart of my Alchemist Line filled with steampunk, apothecary and everything in between!
Magic and Joy,
Lisa!s

My Scrapbook Paper Line
Attention all scrapbookers, paper lovers, artists and party-nista's, I have added some new designs to my scrapbook paper line. Here is a sampling of some of my papers from all three lines, each accompany my parts and embellishments line of products perfectly!Lots of circus and carnival, cupies and crowns!And Fairytales, Storybooks, Dolls and Sweet Marie!
And Sweetness Too! Tommorrow I'll preview more of my papers available through me directly or at my store: Piddlestixs!