A Gilded Cage

 Another Great Swap with Art For The Creative Mind.  Theme A Gilded Cage using a chunky act for the base.  Love doing this swap-Can't wait to see what I receive.

April Banner's

 Here are April's Banner for the 12 months swap with Art For The Creative Mind.  Theme Snowy Winter Night.

Banner for March

Art For The Creative Banner Swap.  Theme French Royals.  Love making these.

Banners-Swap With Art For The Creative Mind

These are the wonderful Jan. banners I received from Sue Cox.  I love them and will display them, so I can enjoy.

Valentines

We had a Valentine post card swap (Art For The Creative Mind)  These are the ones I made.

Shadow Boxes

 I love vintage things, here are two shadow boxes I made up.

Royal Jewels

Theme for this swat with Art For The Creative Mind is "Royal Jewels" using a tussie mussie (Cone)

I used German Glass Glitter and rhinestones added a feather bird and added a crown to her.

February's Pennant

Here is February's

Pennant for Art For The Creative Mind.  I used soft pink and whites (Theme is Winter whites)

Hinges

 Some bracelets I made using hinges.  I hammered them to form the shape, painted and added filagree and rhinestones.

 These I left the natural color.

I sealed them.

A Little Vintage

 I copied these images from photos I have.  Placed them on wood added the beveled glass, filigree and a chain for hanging.

Bangles

 Here are a few bracelets I made using a silver tray.  Just cut them out and use a bracelet mandrel and sand smooth.

Art For The Creative Mind-banner swap

Art For The Creative Mind is having a 12 month 5" by & 7" banner swap-theme vintage wintery whites-so using all shades of white in these banners.  I made two one to swap and one to keep.

Message

 Debbie Hodge gave me idea with her kit of Noel--

 So I created a cople more

Some Little Gifts

 I made some gifs for friends and family-these are paper beads from old books

 And these are from shot gun shells

and a silver color butterfly I colored with inks and some rhinestones

Merry Christmas

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!!!!

free image from Wings Of Whimsy's

Stockings

Here are a couple of handmade linen stockings Debbie Hodge  gave me.  I added a couple of large shell buttons with a tie.

Pink Trees

 I had these large cone about 19 inches high-so used boas by going round and round with some hot glue.

Quite and very easy.

A Little Bit Of Christmas

 I found this deer in Good-Will-he was is sad shape-I sanded him and filled in holes with air drying paper clay. Than painted him-added german glass glitter-made a wreath smaller to fit his neck-added some silver balls-

 made a very large bow and green rhinestones for eyes

wooden stocking blanks-painted than-erman glass glitter and some tacs & bows

A Few Hearts

 The western parts are tin cut outs, that I used for the inside of the metal hearts-after I attached paper to the insides and to the backs.  On the back I added a stamped word.

 The images are die cuts. I attached paper to the insides and than attached the images.

I added images also to the backs.

Pins

 Paper Whimsy had a class with Laura Roberts where we learned how to create this lovely box and angel pin using a key for the base.

 I made a few more pins as gifts.

Just love these thanks Paper Whimsy and Laura.

O' Christmas Trees

 I made
these using part of the handle of a knife.  I cut them off and polished and sealed them.

 I beached and colors some of the trees-using white glue on the branches and added glitter.  I glued them in the knife handle added a ribbon for hanging.  Added a bow

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Watch Cases

I put these together for the Holiday House Sale.  I love using old watch cases to make picture frames out them.