My Birdsong 5 Swap Creations

Birdsong 5 was amazing!

  A weekend retreat filled with love, laughter, friendship & Art - 

 presented by the fabulous Karla Nathan! 

 

I so enjoy participating in the Birdsong swap exchanges.

This year there were four swaps: 

Decorated chipboard house,

Fabric Nature book,

Nature Snippet,

Nature mini-canvas & mini matchbox set. 

Here are my creations for the swaps

I placed a battery-operated tea light in my house to serve as a nightlight.  

 

My style often leans towards whimsy or shabby, but this house spoke French cottage to me.  Although I did tuck a sweet pewter fairy on the stone archway of the door.

 

 

 

My fabric Nature book

My Nature Snippet Roll... instead of a thread spool to wrap my snippet around, I chose a branch to reflect nature.

 Rolled, front-side

 Rolled, backside

 Front, top section

Front, middle section

 

Front, bottom section

 Front, bottom section

 Back, top section

Back, full view

Back, middle section

Back, bottom section

 

My mini canvas & mounted mini matchbox set

The mini matchbox was filled with little treasures.

 

I had taken the above photos of my creations prior to Birdsong 5.  Sadly all the photos I took at Birdsong 5 I mistakenly deleted.  I was downloading them when I was really too tired to be messing with them.  Unfortunately I paid the consequences of pushing my limits...breaks my heart I lost so many photo memories.

 

Coming soon...photos of the INCREDIBLE swaps I received.  

 

See you soon!

 

 

2015 Valentine's Day Swaps

I'm always pleased and excited to participate in JoAnne's

Vintage Dragonfly swaps!

This Valentine's Day, I joined her altered matchbox and

snippet roll swaps.    

Here is my altered matchbox

Days before I began creating this matchbox, I found a set of four vintage red sequins heart at an estate sale...

I knew I wanted to use one on my matchbox.

The vintage Mother of Pearl heart trim piece was one of many that I scored at a local antique shop.  It's creamy sheen is lovely!

This end of the matchbox offers a lovely cherub.

Do you see her beautiful wings?

 The other end is a vintage image of sweethearts kissing.

All sorts of Valentine's Day treats & goodies nestled inside waiting for delivery.

This precious bag was used as gift wrap for my matchbox.  It is made from vintage linens.  A vendor at a local vintage shop makes and sells these bags.  They are too good to pass up as she offers them at incredible prices and her handwork is wonderful!

So, that is my matchbox that was sent off recently to its

new owner.

My second swap was a snippet roll.  This was my first snippet roll.

I could be hooked on them!

I used an x-large wooden spool that once housed 2" muslin ribbon to wrap the snippet around.  I applied the same vintage Cupid image to both ends, added some glimmer spray and inks.

The unveiling from top to bottom, front to back

  

Mon amour... My love

Snippets of different ribbons, fabrics, laces, tulle, paper, photos, textile trims, beads, Mother of Pearl, Rhinestone & flowers were used in creating these snippets of love.  

Again another sweet bag for gift wrap and off to it's new owner.

I received my snippet swap and I'm waiting for my matchbox swap to arrive.

I am eager to share them with you soon!