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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Sneak peek Christmas Ornaments

Yesterday I spent the day with my amazing art friends. We discussed all sorts of topics. One of which was feeling comfortable in our skin (more so Art skin) and know who we are as an artist. For the first time in many years as I metioned in early posts I finally feel comfortable as an artist. Well after my fun day I stopped at ac moore to look for fun things to create for christmas presents. I would like for the most part to make all my christmas presents this year because I find them more meaningful. Well I found some fun stuff and came home and just started to plug away. I created some cute little christmas ornaments to give to friends and family and one of course for myself. So I will show mine that I made so you have an idea of what I have been up too. These were simple to make and a lot of fun at the same time. Pin It Now!

A Button Filled Morning

I woke up this morning thinking of buttons... Yes buttons!! Can you believe it. I was thinking how can I use alot of buttons on one project?? I love creating jewelry and I don't do it very often but when I do I'm really proud, so this morning I infused my love of jewelry and my love of buttons and I created this beautiful necklace using some of my great grandma's button collection, so not only is this a fun piece of jewelry it is a piece of my great grandma and probably some of my great great grandma. Most of the buttons came from their clothes things they wore. How cool is that. My mom thinks I'm nuts and isn't a fan of my necklace, but that is typical. Pin It Now!

Basic Grey Challenge 31: Paper Piecing

I am a lover of Basic Grey and happen to find this great challenge blog for Basic Grey products. This is my first card for it. I used Basic Grey's Color me Silly Papers for the card. The cupcake paper piecing template can be found at Paper Crafts Magizine website.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper Basic Grey Color Me Silly
Ribbon: Dashes, Dots & Checks velvet ribbon
Brads: American Crafts
Card Base: Micheal's Dollar section they were embossed cards 6 for a dollar.
Ranger Stickles

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