I've been a busy, busy girl. I've been snapping photos of all my craft projects and I just waded through waste high waves of Valentine's pretties. Starting a blog of my own has definitely made me appreciate all the time and effort that others put into their blogs...especially those that are photo heavy.
Rather than posting a project a day...I'm just going to do one big Show and Tell. So, let's get this show on the road before my family realizes that it's time for supper.
First up...my vintage Valentine's postcard pictures...
I got this pretty little postcard over at Vintage Holiday Crafts. I can always find some lovelies for holiday crafts there...and they are free. If you're ever looking for some vintage clipart, this is a good place to look.
This was my dad's favorite. He said the lady seated at the desk composing a letter, most likely to the man she's envisioning smootching, reminded him of his mom in her younger years. I got this gorgeous postcard at Art Freebies. She has a nice variety of vintage postcards and ephemera available for your use!
I've shared this number with you in a previous post...but I had to share it again. I still giggle at the "Fully Occupied". I STILL can't find the site I got this clipart from. I even searched through a few more of my common haunts to no avail.
This was my favorite of the set for Valentines. I loved the little cherubs. It's hard to see in this photo but I glittered their little wings and some of the cherry blossoms. The colors just popped. I got this post card from Vintage Holiday Crafts too.
These are two little paper mache hearts that I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby for a few cents (like 50, to be exact!) I decoupaged strips of my scrapbooking paper on to them. I literally used 3/4 of a jar of Mod Podge in the last month. I think I'd better buy some stock in the company. These hearts were big and bold on my Valentine's tree.
Here are three more ornaments that I made for my Valentine's tree...also from clearance items from Hobby Lobby. If I remember correctly I bought each of these plaster hearts for 25 cents each. I decopaged some scrapbooking paper on the back and edges and then decoupaged more vintage postcard prints from Vintage Holiday Crafts on the front. The Mod Podge really made the colors come out on these prints. Loved them!
If you remember, I had some heart shaped boxes (which I considered rather ugly, covered in brash holographic paper) that I recovered. I had one smaller one that was missing a lid. I'd used it in another project years ago. I'm a huge fan of shadow boxes...and making them out of things one wouldn't usually consider shadow box material. I used the same vintage print used in one of my postcard pictures and incorporated some beautiful rose wreath vintage clipart I found at Graphics Fairy (LOADS of gorgeous vintage prints and ephemera. She posts something new EVERY DAY! Yeah, I know! Love it!) This is one of my fave projects this month. (Okay, they were all my fave) This baby was hard to photograph though. I couldn't get the right lighting...and the print was blown up a little too large...or maybe it's all because I'd had too much caffeine. Pardon the blur.
My last project wasn't completed this year but it's one that I can't wait to get out every year. It was a two year project. Haha! By that I mean...I completed it one year...then gutted it and started all over the next year. That's part of the joy of crafting. Re-vamping a previous project. The first year I really hadn't been crafting that much. But over the next year I did quite a bit, so I gained some experience and some new tools that I could employ.
I found this sweet little Valentine's card at one of the local antique shops. The little cherub was framed by the intricately cut frame raised up by accordian folded pieces of paper. I replaced the pieces of paper with some foam spacers which I also incorporated into the matting giving the whole thing a tiered appearance.
I cut out the message from the inside of the card and affixed it to the right lower corner; setting it off nicely, I think.
The only thing I bought for this project was the vintage card (which I paid $4 for ...I'm a sucker). Everything else was reused, recovered or from scraps. Gotta love projects like that.
Thanks for stopping by. I sure hope you liked my show and tell. Now, off to work on some St. Patrick's Day decorations. I've never had any before...can you believe?! (Don't worry, my children aren't still waiting for supper. Ha!)
Rather than posting a project a day...I'm just going to do one big Show and Tell. So, let's get this show on the road before my family realizes that it's time for supper.
First up...my vintage Valentine's postcard pictures...
I got this pretty little postcard over at Vintage Holiday Crafts. I can always find some lovelies for holiday crafts there...and they are free. If you're ever looking for some vintage clipart, this is a good place to look.
This was my dad's favorite. He said the lady seated at the desk composing a letter, most likely to the man she's envisioning smootching, reminded him of his mom in her younger years. I got this gorgeous postcard at Art Freebies. She has a nice variety of vintage postcards and ephemera available for your use!
I've shared this number with you in a previous post...but I had to share it again. I still giggle at the "Fully Occupied". I STILL can't find the site I got this clipart from. I even searched through a few more of my common haunts to no avail.
This was my favorite of the set for Valentines. I loved the little cherubs. It's hard to see in this photo but I glittered their little wings and some of the cherry blossoms. The colors just popped. I got this post card from Vintage Holiday Crafts too.
These are two little paper mache hearts that I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby for a few cents (like 50, to be exact!) I decoupaged strips of my scrapbooking paper on to them. I literally used 3/4 of a jar of Mod Podge in the last month. I think I'd better buy some stock in the company. These hearts were big and bold on my Valentine's tree.
Here are three more ornaments that I made for my Valentine's tree...also from clearance items from Hobby Lobby. If I remember correctly I bought each of these plaster hearts for 25 cents each. I decopaged some scrapbooking paper on the back and edges and then decoupaged more vintage postcard prints from Vintage Holiday Crafts on the front. The Mod Podge really made the colors come out on these prints. Loved them!
If you remember, I had some heart shaped boxes (which I considered rather ugly, covered in brash holographic paper) that I recovered. I had one smaller one that was missing a lid. I'd used it in another project years ago. I'm a huge fan of shadow boxes...and making them out of things one wouldn't usually consider shadow box material. I used the same vintage print used in one of my postcard pictures and incorporated some beautiful rose wreath vintage clipart I found at Graphics Fairy (LOADS of gorgeous vintage prints and ephemera. She posts something new EVERY DAY! Yeah, I know! Love it!) This is one of my fave projects this month. (Okay, they were all my fave) This baby was hard to photograph though. I couldn't get the right lighting...and the print was blown up a little too large...or maybe it's all because I'd had too much caffeine. Pardon the blur.
My last project wasn't completed this year but it's one that I can't wait to get out every year. It was a two year project. Haha! By that I mean...I completed it one year...then gutted it and started all over the next year. That's part of the joy of crafting. Re-vamping a previous project. The first year I really hadn't been crafting that much. But over the next year I did quite a bit, so I gained some experience and some new tools that I could employ.
I found this sweet little Valentine's card at one of the local antique shops. The little cherub was framed by the intricately cut frame raised up by accordian folded pieces of paper. I replaced the pieces of paper with some foam spacers which I also incorporated into the matting giving the whole thing a tiered appearance.
I cut out the message from the inside of the card and affixed it to the right lower corner; setting it off nicely, I think.
The only thing I bought for this project was the vintage card (which I paid $4 for ...I'm a sucker). Everything else was reused, recovered or from scraps. Gotta love projects like that.
Thanks for stopping by. I sure hope you liked my show and tell. Now, off to work on some St. Patrick's Day decorations. I've never had any before...can you believe?! (Don't worry, my children aren't still waiting for supper. Ha!)
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