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Sewing: St Patrick’s Day Pin Cushion

03 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Sewing, Textiles, Vintage

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Bunny Boudoir Lamp, charms, Colleen Moody, corsage pins, hand embroidered, LOveBug Creations, millinery flowers, mother of pearl, Otis and Lola, pin cushion, rhinestone button, Rumple Ribbon, sewing, st patricks day craft, vintage, vintage millinery, wool felt

ScarletCalliope Pin Cushion 1

I spent the weekend creating in a class with artist extraordinaire, Colleen Moody. I took her Bunny Boudoir Lamp class and was so entranced with her dolls, her home, her studio and her beautiful bulldogs, Otis and Lola. Colleen is known for her paper clay dolls, but excels at all sorts of other artistic endeavors. One of her creations, a gorgeous pink and white pin cushion, came home with me and inspired me to create one of my own.

ScarletCalliope Pin Cushion 2

I used Lovebug Creations Simply White to create a delicate, vintage-style focal point.

ScarletCalliope Pin Cushion 3

I added a vintage mother of pearl button to the Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon bow.

ScarletCalliope Pin Cushion 4

The four leaf clover on the top of the pin cushion is created from green wool felt, with hand embroidered details, vintage mother of pearl buttons and a vintage rhinestone button in the center.

ScarletCalliope Pin Cushion 5

I added some antique millinery flowers and a piece of tulle.

ScarletCalliope Pin Cushion 6

Next, some beautiful corsage pins.

ScarletCalliope Pin Cushion 7

And a top hat charm and a horse shoe charm for good luck!

Thank you for stopping by to see my project!  Have a wonderful week!

xo,

Christine Barker

PS:  Stop by later this week to learn more about my class with Colleen Moody and to hear about my adventures in antique stores and the Alameda Flea Market with my friends Kim, Terry, Mariasela, Sylvia and her mom!


May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

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Mixed Media: Sail Away with Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

01 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Collage, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Paper Sculpture, Papercrafting, Textiles, Vintage

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collage, hearts, lace, lace trim, LOveBug Creations, mixed-media, mother of pearl, Rumple Ribbons, sail boat, shabby chic, vintage spool


Scarlet Calliope Sailboat 1

Ahoy there!

With summer moving forward full steam ahead, it’s important to take the time to buoy our creative spirit. Inspired by a mixed-media sailboat created by Angie Blasingame I found online, I created my own shabby chic version.

Scarlet Calliope Sailboat 2

The bow (front of the boat in sailor speak) of the ship is decorated with a cute bow made from Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon in “Simply White” from the Star Spangled collection. The fore sail is decked out with pretty heart lace trim.

Scarlet Calliope Sailboat 3

I used a vintage spool to support the mast.

Scarlet Calliope Sailboat 4

The stern is decorated with vintage baby mother of pearl buttons and a pretty bow.

Scarlet Calliope Sailboat 5

The hull is made from a recycled USPS chipboard envelope and collaged with book pages and pattern tissue.

Scarlet Calliope Sailboat 6

The aft sail is decorated with white lace and a vintage pearl button is placed at the top of the mast, along with more Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by to see my project. Leave me some love in the comments!

xo,

Christine Barker

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

-Mark Twain

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