This ATC was made with aluminum HVAC tape randomly placed on a recycled cereal box. I then sanded it then smeared on some paint. After the paint was dry, I sanded again revealing the metal tape. I stamped the stems with Staz-on ink.
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These are vintage sterling spoons from my Grandmother’s silver chest. They were odds and ends that didn’t match anything but were perfect for altering!
I used alcohol inks to color them. This was my second time ever using these inks. **Note to self: wear gloves!! Ink stains hands and fingernails!**
I used hubby’s drill press to make the holes for the jumprings. **Note: use an awl or set to make a starter indent so the bit doesn’t try to “walk” around.**
The chain and jewel attached to the jump ring are parts of salvaged jewelry. The wire and seed beads wound around the spoon just seemed to give it that final little touch I was looking for.
I’ll be keeping one of these myself and sending the others to be swapped. I will put the 3 I receive and the one I keep together to make a “spoon book” as seen in:
Cloth Paper Scissors® Magazine Issue 18
I loved these in the magazine so when I heard about this swap I knew I wanted to do it. Incidentally, I already own an awesome “spoon book” made by Kat.
We’ve wanted a chimenea for years but the kids were just too young and it would have been dangerous. We finally decided they are old enough so I went with a neighbor and bought this one. I bought a terracotta saucer to put on top to keep the rain out but we pondered how to keep the rain out the big “mouth” in the front.
I did some thinking then sketching and came up with an idea.
Hubby scoffed at me, so I took it upon myself to make it myself. I started it yesterday but was unable to complete it before he got home. I hid the whole works because I didn’t want him to see it until completed. Boy is he going to be surprised when he gets home!!
Project cost: $0.00 I only used items we already had around the house.
I think I did a pretty good job.
What do you think?
I went ahead and signed up for a couple more swaps mainly because they are being hosted by Elizabeth, who is also hosting the 2 ABC Anniversary swaps. If I hurry, I can combine the postage and send them all together as well as get them returned together. Gotta save those pennies everywhere we can these days!!
These are made from some fusion paper I made at least a year ago. It was kind of a wild experimental day if I remember right. Never quite knew what to do with my result. This texture ATC swap seemed like the perfect answer.
The second swap is called imperfections. Meaning, go ahead and use those not so perfect circles or the colored paper that just doesn’t seem to go. Hopefully I’ll get my tip-in completed today so I can mail some packages tomorrow.
I got a wild hair today and created an assemblage. 
It’s really funny to me that when I sat down I was hoping to make something for our barren wall over our new buffet in our eat-in kitchen. My muse took a drastic turn from food and wine to the bottom of the ocean. Go figure. Our upstairs bathroom is slowing making the transition from BORING sea shells to a more tropical reef feel.
Here are 2 views…in and out of the frame.
I had originally envisioned the piece free floating by the wire inside the deep frame. I knew that wasn’t I good idea in humid conditions so under glass it went.
The substrate I used is the cover of a discarded book. The wire is bailing wire I found in the garage. The mesh on the piece and the back ground are from the same doily. I stained it with instant coffee then cut it apart. I created the seaweed from both sewing patterns and mulbery paper run through gelmedium, water and craft paints.
Well, I got something completed today! I wasn’t sure that was going to happen. My folks came by to take me out for my birthday …yes…
!Mi cumpleaños es el cinco de mayo! … now where’s my margarita!
All- in- all, it was a very low key birthday..which is FINE BY ME. Tomorrow I’ll get a little ME TIME…so, it’s all good.
Boy these red ones took longer than I had expected. Not sure why red was difficult but it certainly was! I just have green, black and white. Theresa said we can combine the black and white. I’m going to give doing them separately a try first.