Will I never tire of transforming these little thrift store frames? I doubt it. The large one was brown plastic and the metal floral one was painted bright red and green. I love matching these little frames up with just … Continue reading
Here’s my latest paper theater…Netherfield Ball from Pride and Prejudice. (Another EK Duncan theater curtain and background used here.) Next I think I’ll try to tackle Madame Butterfly, Othello, and a Paris cafe in the 1920s….and maybe Queen Elizabeth the … Continue reading
A new homage to St. David of Wales, the patron saint of doves. Yesterday, we went to a fantastic exhibition of cast Russian icons at a local museum, which included many icons honoring saints. I was familiar with the painted … Continue reading
I know I promised you labeled vintage bottles, but I went off on a tangent today and produced a series of soft bottles—little fabric print outs of old perfume bottles made into lavender sachets. I saw this idea on the … Continue reading
I’ve been assembling these 5 x 7 collages for a while, but finally found time to finish them today. Free to use for personal use only. Enjoy!
Yes, I’m at it again with the vintage frames! A new homage to St. Anne, patron of mothers, in a smaller domed glass frame than the other two I’ve made. Once again, printed on painter’s tarp, hand beaded, a few … Continue reading
Sometimes aging is a good thing! In so many of my projects I try to achieve faux age, and here are two examples. A few weeks ago at a thrift store I found a plastic bag with three largish bright … Continue reading
Lately, I’ve been very inspired by antique French and Italian reliquaries and religious images of saints. It all came together when I found two little domed glass frames at a thrift store (photos of them, bright gold brass, are here) … Continue reading
Ah yes, another one of these. A little after Jane Austen’s time, but I like the way it turned out. Next on the paper theater assembly line, I’m going to try a black and white one, a true Jane Austen … Continue reading
For those who think small wooden eggs are easy to paint…not so much. It takes four swipes at each egg, but it was still interesting. I worked from a bird’s nest/egg guide book of my husband’s to make them as … Continue reading
Gustav and Gayle 