Spring Fairies, budget paper craft and paperdolls

Aloha!

"Where there is love there is life" by Ruby Blossom 

I have had a love affair with fairies for as long as I can remember.

Today as an adult, I collect fairies.

I have many many ornaments that go on my Christmas tree,

and get hung all over the house!

I have also been given lovely fairy statues -

some are candle holders, some are just pretty to look at!

My sister and her children have been super

about supplying my fairy habit with many wonderful fairies.

Thanks!

a gift from my husband

"If I had influence with the good fairy

who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children,

I should ask that her gift to each child in the world

be a sense of wonder so indestructible

that it would last throughout life."

- Rachel Carson



vintage clip

courtesy of Dover

"I dwell in possibilities"

- Emily Dickenson

I love the soft muted colors in this Wood Nymph paper doll set:

courtesy of OrigamiBears

I am sorry, I have lost the name of the artist who created this.

Isn't she just as charming as can be?

Rubber Stamp available from

VivaLasVegaStamps

vintage advertisement

These little Flower Fairies are Scandanavian art:

You can print them out, and use them as charming book marks!

Budget Craft:

Dimensional Paper Craft:

Print out several pages.

Start with one whole fairy.

step 2: Cut out part of a second fairy page. Perhaps the dress and the hat.

step 3: Cut out part of a third fairy page. Pick details like a sash or details from the hat.

step 4: Layer, with whole one on the bottom, then in order of steps.

   Use pop dots or silicone glue to create height for each layer.

tip: Using a chop stick or small bottle, curve each top piece slightly for an extra nice look.

"The artist,if he has not to forgotten how to listen,

must retain the vision

which includes angels and dragons and unicorns,

and all the lovely creatures

 which our world would put in a box marked

Children Only!"

- Madelaine L'Engle, author

This next paper doll with fairy clothes is part of

Liana's Paper Boutique set.

These are costumes that she drew, mostly in high school!

"And in the end

its not the years in your life that count.

It's the life in your years."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Fairy bubbles" hand beaded & netted necklace by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

c.1913

"They who dream by day

are cognizant of many things

which escape those who dream

only by night."

- Edgar Allen Poe

Have a fresh, fairy-like day today!

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com



Spring vintage clip, mazes and a Sandra L. Foose bunny project

What a beautiful day!

"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."

~ Jawaharlal Nehru

This is an illustration from "The Turned-Into's"

vintage book, 1930's

Here is the little poem that goes with it:

Let's have some rainy day activities, and do some exploring!

Sandra Lounsbury Foose is my all time most favorite designer and craft book author. I have every one of her books, and use them frequently. Although a book may be geared for a fabric toy, for example, her designs are so well done that I have adapted many to fit my craft of the moment. Perhaps into a paper card. Or I use the pattern and make a bulletin board decoration instead.
She even has a few books dedicated just for paper - Super Simple Paper is one of them.  Another is Super Simple Greeting Cards.
Here are some Amazon listings that can get you started on your road to a fantastic new scrap-saving adventure:

PAPER:

http://www.amazon.com/Paper-All-Seasons-Projects-Presents/dp/0823038920/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301152927&sr=1-1-spell

http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Super-Paper-Projects-Twist/dp/0809228645/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301152852&sr=1-5

http://www.amazon.com/Card-Shop-Dazzling-Collection-Greetings/dp/0809225417/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_11

Here are a couple of titles that are Scrap Savers:

http://www.amazon.com/Scrap-Savers-Stitchery-Sandra-Lounsbury/dp/0024966800/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_7

http://www.amazon.com/Scrap-Savers-Hundred-Little-Crafts/dp/0848714199/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_6

Here is a darling bunny basket to make. Very simple, very cute!

I have made this little basket, and changed the ears to fit what I wanted. Using this pattern, I have made them into little kittens, and little bears. I also have made little children ones, each with their own hair style.

Mrs. Foose has another design that are snowmen, with fun black top hats.

What to do with them?

  - jelly bean holders

  - perfect for one special Easter Egg

  - fill with winter mints (snowman)

  - A special place to keep your erasers

  - a barrette holder for little girls

You think of more, and let me know!

dominoes@myinkspired.com

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.

It is already tomorrow in Australia."
~ Charles M. Schulz, creator of 'Peanuts'

"I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become,

 I will always plant a large garden in the spring.
Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy

that one gets from participating in nature's rebirth?"
-   Edward Giobbi

one of my daisy necklaces for sale on etsy

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

c.1918

c.1907

Well, I'm off to meet a friend for brunch, and then we're going to do some errands.

One of my errands is to go pick up a bottle of Modge Podge. Yesterday with my sister I picked up some darling napkins and clear glass items to decoupage on.

I am hopeful that I will be able to take pictures and present my first tutorial with photos soon!

It truly is a beautiful project!

I have to time it, as I hope to teach this at our Village Baptist Church's Women's Retreat, coming up April 30. I need to know if we can do it in the time allowed.

If you're in the area of 128th and Colorado Blvd, Denver, you are welcome to join me April 30!

inkspired

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com