Fall Wall Hanging

Hello, dear Friends!

We're half-way through the week already. What an exciting one it's been for us. Yesterday we met our daughter-in-law at the hospital and I got to be with her when she found out her coming baby is a boy. This will be our eleventh grandchild and fifth boy... pretty well balanced, I think.

And speaking of grandkids, when our granddaughter, Dixie, saw the wool pumpkin project I was making, she asked if I would do a picture for her with a row of pumpkins. I was happy to oblige, and created this one for her.

It's on a base of cardboard. The papers are some from my stash... last years... and some stickers.

I popped things up for more dimension and edged it all with with orange cotton twill tape.

I love making projects for the grandkids... kind of hope they'll get the bug themselves.

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Valentine Wall Hanging & Some Sneak Peeks

How about a bit of decor today?

My daughter asked me to create a piece of hanging paper art for her. Using the specs she gave me, I made her this Valentine wall hanging. Not totally paper though. The base is a thin piece of 6x9 chipboard covered with Warm & Natural needled cotton batting.

This is great stuff... as you can see by the label it's an ideal batting for quilt making, as I know so many of you do. I bought my package of W&N a couple of years ago for a sewing project, but have used the bulk of the package mixed with patterned paper for mini albums, cards, etc. I love the look it adds to an otherwise plain paper project. It gives some wonderful texture and warmth. If you Google it, you can find it nearly anywhere. I bought mine from our nearby Joann's store.

I made the banner from it as well, adding on the LOVE letters cut with Alterations Vintage Market Alphabet Strip, and tied with pink May Arts burlap string. (Side note: As per the sneak peeks at the end of this post... there are some fabulous new alpha dies coming soon.)

She wanted a Song of Solomon verse and I chose 2:4. 

The paper collection is My Mind's Eye Record It Heirloom with some bits of various other scraps from my Valentine stash. I cut the doily with Tim Holtz Thinlits Doily die.

My image is a digi. The frame was cut with Tim's Ornate Frame 2.

The florals are a combination of I Am Roses, Recollections roses from Michaels (These came in the Michael's round tins just loaded with a variety of sizes and shades as well as a stash of beautiful green leaves. I got them on clearance and bought all they had), foliage cut with Thinlits Garden Greens, and a bow of the pink burlap string.

Beside them along the left edge of the hanging, is a strip of white tulle and pearl trim. I added a couple half pearls to the frame to match.

The silver heart key is from my stash and might be from Linda's shop The Funkie Junkie Boutique. I finished the wall hanging with eyelets in the top corners and threaded through some pink Celebrate It ribbon from Michaels.

You are all probably aware of Tim's Sneak Peeks on his blog these last two weeks. In case you missed them, I want to show you a couple of my favorites from the Stampers Anonymous line that have been moved to my want list.

Stampers Anonymous

This is just a start. I'd like to show you more of what's coming in the next few months. Please check back.
Only one more day to CHA/Creativation 2017! I can't wait!

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Rejoice Christmas Wall Hanging

After much travel and home reworking (some minor remodeling), I was able to squeeze in one Christmas project. The movie premier was a big hit and our son has already started the next, with The Penmaker and I in tow to watch the shooting (in West Virginia). After Texas and Arkansas, we did some Civil War battlefield touring, did part of the Natchez Trace, and ended up in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, thankfully two weeks before the fire struck. We traveled through nine states this time, in celebration of the movie and our 50th wedding anniversary. All in all, a most wonderful time!

The base is Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Metallic gold paper cut to 5" x 9" and backed with an ivory wool fabric. The layers are Core'dinations Foundations cardstock in a dark blue, a gold glittered paper I picked up in Pigeon Forge, and Bo Bunny's Whiteout collection from last year. The flowers and berries are by Petaloo and my foliage was cut with Alterations Thinlits Holiday Greens. The frame was cut with Spellbinder's Oval Floral dies and the labels with Thinlits Labels. My sentiments were stamped using my old Jesus Is Born Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set, which is now discontinued (but they have some other great Christmas sets).

I still haven't gotten started with my cards, but hope to soon. Have you? I'm sure I'm the only one who hasn't.

Have a great weekend!

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Hearty Thanksgiving Greeting Wall Hanging

This fall wall hanging is loaded with a variety of elements. I love using natural material on my projects, so I included real acorns, a piece of vine from our woods, and a boughten twig heart.

The base and first layer are chipboard and stained (Vintage Photo Distress) unbleached muslin.

The dies used are Alterations File Tabs, Weathered Clock, Thinlits Mixed Media, and Sizzix Vintage Doily.

The papers are Echo Park Fall Is In The Air, Authentique Harvest, and a piece of the free sheet that came in one of my Stampington magazines. The Harvest chipboard sticker is by Echo Park and the fussy cut pumpkin is from a sheet of Graphic 45's An Eerie Tale.

My other soft goods are wrinkled seam binding ribbon, lace scraps, cheesecloth...

burlap leaves by Prima, and flowers from Petaloo.

We will be heading to Arkansas for our son's latest movie premier (number three), so I have a few posts scheduled. I hope they all go live as planned.

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Eeyore Wall Hanging

Kids, grandchildren, and my eBay store... my excuses for not posting. Truthfully, that's it!

This morning we met our daughter, Sarah, her husband and their two youngest for our weekly free donut and coffee visit at Walnut Creek Cheese (view from the back balcony above). We get to sit and chat, catch up on what's going on, then do our weekly grocery shopping. It makes spending money for food a lot more enjoyable. We've been doing this for a number of years now, however we slack off during the summer months because of tourists. The store just gets too busy then.

Adelaide's third birthday was this past week, and instead of a card, I did this wall hanging for her. I found this paper over a year ago and kept meaning to make her something with it. We've watched Winnie the Pooh numerous times over these years she's been with us, and I know that Eeyore is one of her favorite characters. So now was the time to create a project that she can hang in her room.

When we watch the movie, we always sing the songs together. Life doesn't get any better than this... sharing it with grandchildren.

And by the way... our son, The Director and his wife are now expecting!

Yippee!

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Feeling Blessed Fall Wall Hanging

After a week of 50th anniversary celebrations... I'm feeling blessed myself! This Feeling Blessed wall hanging, however, was a birthday gift I made for daughter number two. Both of our girls had birthdays last month, and since they are big home decor fans, I thought they would like something new for fall to hang. 

I did a lot of dimensional layering with these papers and fabric. The material is one from Tim Holtz I've had in my stash for some time. I ready need to break this stuff out a lot sooner than what I'm doing... such a hoarder! Shame on me!

The papers are by Carta Bella, Bo Bunny and Echo Park. The coke bottle is a Carta Bella Autumn sticker as is the Feeling Blessed tab. The multi stripe border is another.

The wood leaves are from my Tennessee wood shop. I got the dragonfly from there, too. I'm hoping my stash will hold out until we can make another venture down there to restock. 

The flowers are a mix of Petaloo Botanicas and I Am Roses mulberry flowers with some natural May Arts burlap string loops added in for additional texture.

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