Cold and raining today, looking forward to Spring, these cold dreary months are good for a few things,
Cleaning house,organizing,and creating~
The sweet mesh teapot I found in a "Thrift Store~, loved the vintage look and thought the roses would be a pretty "center piece" for my upstairs foyer sitting area~ 
I had passed up the teapot,saying to myse;f "You do not need another thing to sit around~
The more I thought about that old pot,I knew I had to have it.
It will be so pretty for a Spring Tea Party, sitting on a tea cart,with tea bags inside.
Gathering up a few old cards,my Victorian Trading Co. catalogs I sat and "Thought" what to create today~
Decided to create a few art tags for "gifts: and my vintage rag designs~.
"I actually scanned a old print for the dressmaker photo" on this card, creating a two sided card,I designed the card in paintshop,
added them side by side on a 8.5x 11 sheet.
The sheet should hold at least 2 full tags,
Printed as many tags as I wanted to create~
I cut snippets from my old catalogs to use on this sweet little tag
Key To My Heart~
punched holes for the tattered ribbons, I used a vintage parchment paper inside for text,layered on a cute little key,a tiny silk rose,added crystal glitter, some tattered lace, I used craft Victorian scissors to trim the edges. Stamped the inside with a Paris stamp..just to give it a little Paris flair~
Altered art work
I started out with a insert from a Victorian Magazine, folded in half, set aside,
browsed my mag for sayings, fonts, pictures I would like to use, I cut the images that appealed to me, then gathered trims I could possibly use.
I folded the paper insert from magazine in half, laid out different designs on the card, till you get the look you want,a few buttons, a tattered piece of lace, you are now ready to create altered art,
Now you are ready to add elements to your card, using a small brush, brush mod podge on your card, layering each element.
Using a punch ..to make two holes for tattered binding and tie a knot.
I also layered the back of card with images,
the inside is plain paper for text with a few bits of lace..
I hand stamped Paris and Fragile..dusted with crystal glitter..
Beautiful hand stamped Paris/Fragile...Shabby Rose cotton trim.tied with rose crunched binding attached tea stained silk rose.. 3 yards. x 2 inch wide $4.00 bundle s/h 1.50 .order..
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Beautiful hand stamped Paris/Fragile...Shabby Country Rose cotton trim.tied with rose crunched binding attached tea stained silk rose.. 3 yards. x 2 inch wide---Shabby Country Rose bundle... $4.00 bundle s/h 1.50 ..pay pal teashopechest@aol.com
Working in my sewin/craft/studio, needed to organize my work area, I like having a nice neat place to work/create, next on my "list" to redo my fabric shelves,
Now for a little creative work, boring to clean, have to add a little fun in the mix.
Making a soothing bath bag, I just love to use tiny teacups, I have found the more you make your working area pretty the better you create~ smile~
Dried Rosebuds ...
gathered the rosebuds before Winter last year,
Lavender, dried milk, rose oil, and Epson salt, for a relaxing bath.
The bath bags I sewed from a soft cotton muslin weave fabric added jute string to close the top..leaving enough string to tie from faucet,
Fill the bags with the Milk bath mixture, tie top add your card..
hand stamped the bags for a vintage look, added a vintage card for "gifting" my family and friends love these scented bags,
I hot glued a tea stained silk rose, a perfect "Gift" for a friend,
Watch for-- creating pretty: Vintage Perfume Labeled Bottles"~~
Gathering up a few old cards,my Victorian Trading Co. catalogs I sat and "Thought" what to create today~
Decided to create a few art tags for "gifts: and my vintage rag designs~.
I cut snippets from my old catalogs to use on this sweet little tag
