Halloween photo album

I've made a halloween photo album using some old family photos from my husbands side of the family. My little grandson likes halloween stuff...he growls like a lion whenever he sees something that he thinks is spooky. He is so silly~ So I thought what better than to use family photos to make a little picture book for the two of us to enjoy together. I printed some photos onto cardstock paper using only black ink, no sepia tones. I then colored the clothing, hair, cheeks and lips on the people in each photo using chalk and colored pencils, leaving the rest black and white. Once everything was colored, I cut each photo out, then I backed each with a frame of white cardstock. I had bought a huge bag of silver photo corners at a yard sale for $1... I added one to each corner and then just glued the corners into this old photo book that I got at a thrift store for .25cents. I added stickers to the photos as well. Witches hats, spiders, trees and crows .... I'll pick up some more halloween related stickers to have on hand as I add more pages to this book. Taaaaaaaaa daaaaaaaaa! A fun way to enjoy old family photos with my grandkids. For some unexplained reason, blogspot kept turning this photo (pictured below) So, I've just posted it that way-- I've only completed two full pages...it is a work in progress~

Kanzashi flowers

Here are some Kanzashi flowers that I made tonight to put onto a Halloween bag I'm making. I've made these kanzashi flowers using black netting. Not the easiest material to work with... the petals didn't end up looking like a traditional kanzashi flower-- but I love them just the same. Wouldn't these be fabulous on a woven handbag or beach hat??? You could even put them on sandals! The photo is dark -- sowwy-- for the life of me, I couldn't get them to photograph well this late at night. Anywho, the center is a rolled up piece of netting that I knotted and fed through the opening of the petals.~Here is a photo of a kanzashi flower that I made for my grandaughter Chloe. You can read more about that post here. I used some vintage dotted swiss fabric. I used a blingie button for the center of this one.

Thrifted treasures...

Geeze, I haul home a bunch of junk each week.... I've resolved to get rid of as much as I haul home... so far, I'm not keeping up with that resolution!Anwho, here are photos of my latest treasures. This antique wooden shelf was only $5. Here is a close up, would you look at that detail!This very tall/skinny white tree was $2.A fall wreath for $2 Two matching aluminum bowlies were .50cents each... (I lurve things that match) seashells .50cents, floral tape- wire ribbon-gold angel ornaments all for .50cents, shamrock earrings- pink & gold earrings a vintage photo book with photos- a vintage lipstick holder-- a box of large pins and a necklace all for $1.This boutique of flowers was .50cents....all new with the tags still on them a total of $23 buckeroos if bought new at the store! This lovely basket was $1-- it is new with a $26 dollar price tag on it. The jars with the ribbons through the lids were .10cents each and the goldtone bathroom powder container was .25cents. I noticed the jars that I bought at the first yard sale this morning fit snuggly into the basket that I purchased at the very last garage sale I went to.... how serendipit~ious.Yards & yards of fabric and lace for $1.50~A box full of china for $5~Post card photos and new & vintage postcards-- all of this was only $3~Lastly, this fabulous old-old green velvet chair for the mere sum of $20. I know, I know-- fabulous chair! It is comfy and very well built-- and its all mine! After getting the tag to buy it, (from a thrift store) I felt remorseful until other ladies gathered around it... loving on it... so of course I had to go buy it and take it home. I'm thinking of painting the wood white... *gasp* I know right? but I'm trying my darn-dest to get a more "shabby chic" look instead of just shabby....Head on over to Diane's blog to see more Tuesday Treasures on her linky for "2nd Time Around Tuesday"

Witch cabinet

Here is the witches cabinet that I made... I finally got around to taking photos of it-- I'm feeling so lazy lately! Change of weather ya' know!Here is another shot of it. I placed in the cabinet: doves feathers tied together, old glass jars filled with stuff, a tiny witch caught in a jar... some black widow spiders, cob webs, moss, envelopes filled with things, rusty keys hanging from old twine...and a small black bird sitting on some curly wood that I nailed on top of the cabinet.I'll add more things to it whenever the mood strikes me, (more like when I find things for it!)

Tuesday Treasures~

I got this wooden corner shelf for only $2... I don't need it, but for $2 bucks I had to have it~these two metal thingies..for $1 each... These two ornate gold plastic frames.... .50cents each.I also picked up this sit & stand stroller at a yard sale for $15... (this photo is from a baby website) It is a Joovy Caboose stroller and sells new for $200! The one I got was red & black--- I took all of the fabric off so I could give it a good cleaning.... stay tuned for the reupholstering job I'm going to give it! hmmm this makes 4 strollers I have at my house-- and only 2 grandkids!
Head on over to Diane's blog to see more Tuesday Treasures on her linky for "2nd Time Around Tuesday" Also.... if your wanting to see even more treasures stop over at Rhoda's blog "Southern Hospitality" If you have linked to my blog and wish to view more.... you can click here

Mixed Media Monday~

This weeks challenge was: Music.
I like love to hear birds whistling~ music in its purest form if you ask me. So here is a little altered/assembled piece that represents the music I love. Here is a close-up....Here is the complete piece...You can view more art pieces by checking out the weekly challenge site for mixed media art here---> Mixed Media Blog. If you have linked to my blog and wish to view more you can click on this link right ---> here.

Keeping busy~

I picked up this lacing toy for my 2 1/2 year old grandson recently and personalized it for him..... He is over the moon for cars, so I used some Disney Car stickers as the centerpiece of each lacing shape. I just painted on a clear finish over the top to keep each sticker from being easily picked off--another one of his favorite things to do. He is so helpful~