Cut 'n Paste

Scrapbooking Garage Sale

While I would love to claim this dress form as mine, sadly it's not...Several years ago I had the pleasure to spend some time with my friend Diane Christensen in Phoenix, and this lovely vignette is from her to-die-for studio.

Back in my studio, I have been sorting and organizing to get ready for the Talegate Garage sale hosted by Clipper Street. I'll be there this Sunday, August 19th to sell my 'old' stuff (and probably buy some 'new to me' stuff too ☺). In addition to paper, stickers and such, I'll be selling my Bind-it-all and first edition Silhouette machine. If you're available on Sunday, come on down to the sale - the weather should be nice, and the deals plentiful!

I hope to see some of you there!

The Abundance of the Heart

Years ago I had the pleasure to self-publish book a book with some creative girlfriends, and this heart was one of the projects which made it into the publication. The heart has hung in my kitchen ever since, and I read the quote which is on it daily. I know that the words are hard to read from this image - it says "from the abundance of the heart", and is an excerpt from the Bible verse Luke 6:45. It is a constant reminder that the things I dwell on in my heart will overflow and be reflected in how I speak and my actions.

Do you have a quote which inspires you each day?

Fabric Journal

I love my stash of vintage fabrics, photos and mother of pearl buttons to the point of finding it painfully difficult to use them. I always have in the back of my mind that I should save them for the 'perfect' project. However, lately (probably after watching one too many episodes of hoarders!) I have been finding myself reaching for and using my vintage supplies.

I have been working on designing a workshop that focuses on making a fabric journal from start to finish. I love the class because it blurs the line between scrapbooking and bookbinding and can really be adapted to each student's personal sense of style. The journal pictured here, that I made several months ago, was the inspiration for developing the class and while the workshop's sample is different as we are not using as much vintage, the techniques are pretty much the same. 

Pieces of France

 

Seven wee pieces of France which made their way home with me last fall...waiting to see where they'll end up...a necklace? a collage? hmm...the posibilites abound.

Today...

(A few more treasures from the Paris and Normandy flea markets. I came home with an assortment of vintage photos -gee, it's hard for me to turn them down! The frame/pendent on the right is actually fairly large. The interior is about 2.5 inches high.)

is a beautiful, sunny day here in Vancouver. I'm looking forward to enjoying it!

I wish you and yours a lovely day too :)

Ivory Flower

Yesterday as I was cleaning my studio I discovered the bag of treasures from my French flea marketing last fall. As unbelievable as it may seem, I had yet to unpack them. This particular broach is one of my favorites. It reminds me so much of the candelabras with carved ivory flowers which adorn many old Catholic churches. For the bargain price of €5, I bought this broach along with one other. This treasure was purchased at a large, dust filled shop which we happened to drive by in the Normandy country side. (See story here.)

If I can ever learn to properly wire wrap, I think this pretty would look fabulous as the centerpiece of a necklace.

Have a great day!

Sweet Baby

This tag was published in the Canadian Scrapbooker magazine this summer.

Love how you can use vintage photographs as the basis for tag projects. I show more samples and talk about my inspiration for this kind of project in the book the girls and I self published this summer.

Supply list:
Vintage photo
A page from an old book
Vintage trim
A small piece from an old rhinestone necklace
Embroidery floss
Sewing machine/thread

Lookie here!

Here's a little something I found at the Goodwill store 2 weeks ago. I didn't actually buy it for the box (in fact the box has already been donated back to the Goodwill store - grin!). I purchased it for the treasures within. Usually at my Goodwill store, they would have emptied the box and sold the contents individually, however lucky for me, they sold the unit contents included. Inside were vintage seam binding, rhinestone & mother of pearl buttons, and lots of other things which were simply junk.

And the best part, It was only $9.99!! Score!

So tell me, what treasures have you found lately?

sweet things

Just a quick note as I finish packing for my trip to Phoenix tomorrow.

Had some great luck last week at 2 different antique stores last week. Beautiful millinery, mother of pearl buckles, an old journal and an itty bitty baby doll.

Looking forward to being with Diane tomorrow and meeting new faces at the class (there is still room if you'd like to join us!).

I'll be back on Monday! Have a fun weekend.

We have a winner, vintage treasures and weekend plans

What a Fun Giveaway! It was neat to see how many of you are already familiar with the Canadian Scrapbooker, and how many of you didn't know that we had our own scrapbook publication this side of the 49th parallel. I also wanted to say how much I appreciate the kind words that so many of you had regarding the column I work on each issue. You made me blush!!

Without further ado, the winner of this week's Giveaway is:

I will be sending you an email as soon as I finish this post Wendy! Way to go....and because I'm having SO much fun with the giveaways and I happen to have a few of the Winter 07/08 issues around the house, I also chose two other winners who will receive the Winter issue to peruse. Those two lucky ladies are: Debbie, who posted Dec 11th at 4:43PM, and Holly who posted Dec 11th at 3:11. I know you'll each enjoy receiving the issue!

In vintage treasure news, the other day I picked up the buttons that I'd told you about last week from the antique store. Right now they're still in their boxes sitting on my kitchen counter. I get such pleasure from looking at them, they're so pretty. While I was there, I also found a darling photo and a another spelling primer with a beautiful notation on the front page. Here are the goods:

This weekend I'm really excited about going to this guy's concert. I've never been to one of his Christmas concerts before, so I'm really looking forward to it. My parents are coming too, so I'm sure it will be a blast. We'll stop at some of our favorite Seattle restaurants and hopefully an antique store or two as well. I hope that whatever you plan to do this weekend, you have safe travels and a wonderful time. Be sure you check back on Monday for the launch of the next (HUGE) giveaway!