Autumn

Hello friends. I hope you are enjoying these last days of summer vacation. As much as we are busy making these moments count ... spending our days with the kids ...volleyball, swimming, bike rides ... I do look forward to my favorite time of year, Autumn.  Bundled in a sweater to keep out the chill, the colors of the leaves, campfires and smores ... everything about it is wonderful.  Today's post has me dreaming ... 

I adore the soft feminine look of a handmade doily layered with embellishments and admire the beauty that always inspires me at Midnite Lullabies Studio.  Rebekah's creations are gorgeous, I love each and every one ... I expect you'll agree - just pay her a visit - you'll want to leave a comment or two. 

Polkadot Door Designs gave me the opportunity this week to channel some of that sweet goodness that Rebekah does so well.. The card is Pink Pirouette card stock over which I've layered scraps of print paper and a handmade doily.  I've appreciated many a rainy night lately curled up in a big chair, crocheting these delicate beauties.  It's "busy work" that relaxes me and takes my mind away from the worries of the world for a while.  I've accumulated quite a few and am excited to share them with you.

 
Embellishments are piled on ... a chipboard butterfly (from Merry Medley) and a silk flower with a pearl center along with polka dot ribbon in warm shades of Autumn.  The heart punched tag has layers of stamps from French Foliage and Nature Walk.  The leaves are a mustard color of felt inspired by the felt flowers in this delightful photo collage.   I hope you are chasing your dreams ...
  

Thank you for stopping by - I always enjoy your visits!

Shabby bird

We are a family of bird lovers.  My husband and son keep the feeders filled with sunflower, safflower, and thistle while devising ways to keep the squirrels and raccoons at bay.  We are members of the Audubon Society and care for two parakeets.  So naturally, I've been admiring the shabby chipboard birds that are popping up on my favorite blogs.  I'm sure you love them too.  With my son's help finding just the right size chipboard bird from my stack of supplies, we created this ...

My sister-in-law, Shirley, recently sent me a box full of good things.  One of those was a spool of antique gold crochet thread.  I made a doily and used half on this project.  (My son had to encourage me to cut my newly finished crocheted doily in two ... it was difficult.)  Another piece of lace sewn over top softens the edge.  The print papers are from my scraps.  The bird is painted chipboard stitched around the edges and distressed.  Delicate Doilies make a lovely background for the French script and postal images from French Foliage.  A pearl is added so my little bird can see.

The flower is a lovely coral silk and the bow is seam binding hand dyed in a light shade of pink.  A posy is tucked into the bow and a beautiful pin from Vio tops it off.

The ladies over at the Play Date Cafe  provided the color inspiration.  The Design Team has some wonderful projects for you to see.  Be sure to take the time to visit them ...

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!