New pieces to put into my shop

Tonight I sat down and put together some short and sassy charm earrings to put into my etsy shop. Next up taking photos of individual pairs and edit them.

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New Earrings listed in my shop

I just listed these two pairs of earrings in my shop aren't they fun?  I have had the peace sign beads since last year when I was working on paper beads and figured I would make a few pairs of earrings with them.  I made 5 pairs  3 of the longer ones and two of the shorter.  I kept a pair of the longer ones for myself.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/84298076/dangle-earrings-turquoise-peace-signs
http://www.etsy.com/listing/84297886/dangle-earrings-turquoise-peace-signs
While your there take a look around the shop they is lots to choose from.  Great gifts for one and all Christmas will be here before we know it.  I know I know you don't want to hear that, but this year flew by it seems.  It was a decent year in my opinion and I have had really bad years and some really good one and this past year was pretty good. If your on facebook and you like my shop feel free to stop by my shop page and like it to get the most up to date news, posting, and coupon codes.  http://www.facebook.com/GingersVintageRoom

Talk to you soon!

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Special Order Apron

I came up with this idea for my bestie and I to make customize t shirts at first.  Then I thought to myself I have a million t shirts I don't need another one, so I found these aprons.  I cut the crowns out on the cricut altered them a little bit (they had a weird thing on the top that I didn't love so I cut it off).  I was going to cut the letters out of the same fabric and just iron them on but long story short that didn't happen and I end up using fabric paint.  Then I decided they were still a little blah so I added some vintage buttons from my stash and then dyed some white seam binding pink.  I then pleated it along the pocket that was a little bit of a chore, but well worth it.  We wore them yesterday for our National scrapbooking day crop.  People seemed like them a lot.  In the long run they were well worth what I went through to create them and I offered to make customized ones for the girls at the Vintage Room.  A couple members wear aprons at our gatherings and they are great because they protect your clothes from your mess project.    And frankly I think they are a lot of fun!!

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So I fibbed a little

So I fibbed a little I said I was going to post more yesterday and ended up in the craft room, so it just didn't happen.  These are for an altered charm swap.  I'm sure they look familiar, they are my altered poker chips.  I added jump rings and lobster claps so they can be quick attached to a pin that we will receive with the swap. A requirement that the host asked for was that we make some sort of label so that the receiver knows were our charms came from. so I made atc sized labels with a Tim Holtz atc background stamp and added my blog name to them. 

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One button necklace so many options

Halloween (purple, lime green, black)

Red script and black

Turquoise and white with turquoise Great for winter 

Fall (maroon, orange and white with dark green edges)

Christmas (Maroon and dark green edges)

Spring (pink, lime green, purple)

Halloween choice 2 (orange, lime green, and black)

So I have been thinking about those really cool necklaces that you see now that are short of set off center and most of them a beautiful but probably can be only worn with one outfit and I'm one of those people that will buy something cause I love it then it just sits there because it is out of my comfort zone to wear it.  I was looking at my rose pins and thinking how much I love them and I was wearing a simple long white button necklace and though hey what if I combined the two.  Here is my newest idea.  I took two or three rose pins set them off center on my necklace and use a special pin back to create they various looks with one button necklace.  I'm loving them I started off my day wearing the Red and Black roses cause I had a red knight meeting and they matched my vest and then after switching out different ones landed on the turquoise and white with turquoise edged roses.  I like when I can take one item and jazz it up.   Pin It Now!

A fabulous Bag

So I received a Donna Downey canvas messenger bag as a gift about a week ago and I was pretty excited to start it.  I just took my time thinking about it cause I didn't want to ruin it.  It didn't take too long cause I started adding beautiful green paints with a foam brush and used a spray bottle to cause the paint to move around the lid.  The purple is tattered angel glimmer mist that it added in a similar way as the paint I sprayed it heavily, added water and used a foam brush to move it around the bag.  After throwing the bag in the dryer cause I am impatient I added the bling flourishes and the big purple flower.  The bag came with the word dream which was also canvas but it was white with yellow polka dots.  It didn't really go with the bag.  Yellow matched but I didn't like how stark it looked on the bag so I sprayed the letters the same color as the bag. After it dried I attached with glue and sewed the letters on.  Once I was done with the front I thought how cool would it look with buttons covering the sides.  So I began sewing and after about two days of sewing buttons on the bag is finished.  I figured the buttons would protect the sides of the bag if I decided to use it.  If I need to set it on the floor or anything the sides should not get dirty.  I think it might need a little more but for the most part I believe it done. 

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Buttons and Roses galore

Well I have been keeping busy with my craft show stuff in between life so here are the newest necklaces in COLOR.  Unfortunately these will be very limited because I'm having a hard time finding colored buttons.  I will be doing some antique store shopping and my mom gave me the idea of going to Salvation army to get them off shirts when I can't find them by the bag.  As for the rose pins there are 56 in total which you see above.  Then you might notice a poker chip that isn't a necklace that's because I made it into a pin!! I'm considering making a few of them for the show.  and last but not least are my rose bobby pins.  They look amazing in an undo.  I'm currently wearing a special one I made in my pony tail.

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button necklaces and rose pins

I'm preparing for a craft fair May 22nd.  So I started working last night on producing button necklaces to sell.  They are made of mostly vintage buttons, thread, and hook and eye latches.  I love making them!! The roses are actually pins that I made a couple weeks ago that I never took a picture of.  I have to make a lot more before the fair.  I have headbands, pins and button necklaces in my future!! lol

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Creative Genius

Well I don't know if you can tell what this is so I will explain.  Before the party I had an ah-ha moment.  Cara, her cousin and I were shopping at target and we were looking at the headbands that I always want to buy but convince myself not to because to me they are kind of expensive.  So I had my paper roses on the brain and I have been thinking of what to do with them and then it hit me.  We walked to the health and beauty department where we found inexpensive comfortable headbands and bought them.  We went home and made paper roses and covered the headbands in pretty ribbon and here is my finished product a very pretty headband.  I think I'm going to start making these to sell them I just have to figure out where.  I was thinking etsy then I was thinking craft fairs, but I don't want to pay for a spot and then waste my weekend at a craft fair, so its still up in the air on where exactly they will be sold, but while I think about it I will start making an inventory. Pin It Now!