Art Journal Page 2

The Language Of Disease Is Pain

I found this phrase in an ad from the 1870's. I can totally relate to this and I know many of you can as well, so it inspired me to create another journal page.

Made of old cardboard, antique papers, tissue paper, paint, ink, stamp, modpodge, vintage torn lace, magazine scraps and scrap book paper.

I don't follow any sort of rules or learned techniques while creating these pages and I use whatever I have on hand in my studio which is a hodge podge of junk that I've accumulated over the years.

These pages are a meditative type of thing where I just get lost in what I'm doing.

It's more feeling than thinking which is what I need. I have a tendency to over think everything and this is a way of letting that go.

A temporary distraction.

Hope your day is painless!

Karen

Queen Of Broken Bling

Queen of Broken Bling or maybe the Crusty Queen.

Love her face! It's clay and I purchased it years ago from a shop on Etsy, but it's been so long ago that I don't remember the shop or the artist. I had deleted the account that I was using, so I have no way of looking it up. So sorry…..I'd like to give credit to the artist.

Her body is a rusty old funnel covered in bits of news paper from the 1920's and modpodge.

She's adorned with tattered old lace, broken bits of costume jewelry and vintage buttons.

You can see that a lot of the rhinestones are missing thus the name "Broken Bling".

Oh, almost forgot…

Her crown is an old glass drawer pull.

Even broken can be beautiful.

Have a beautiful day!

Karen

Some New Old Things

An old blingy button.

A pretty little dress.

Sweet old hankies.

 Vintage green glass earrings.

Supplies for future projects.

karen

Across The Miles

A package came today from way down South where they have sunshine and warmth (except for recently).  It was a package filled with love from a friend. 

 A sweet Valentine unlike any I've ever seen.

 A beautiful pocket made from a bit of an antique quilt.

 Wrapped so carefully.

 So pretty.

 Perfect details.

Fragile antique lace and delicate pressed flowers.

Thank you so much my dear friend, Marcie.

Happy Valentine's Day

karen

Valentine Pockets

For years I've been gathering old lace and linens, hankies and ribbon.

Pretty bits and pieces from flea markets, thrift shops and estate sales.

Perfect for making Valentine pockets.

 Scraps of vintage papers for writing a little love note are in each pocket.

 There are antique photos and tiny doilies.

 Very old buttons made of glass and pearl.

 Broken jewelry bits and sewing notions.

 Hat pins and

 tattered hankies.

 Bits of old wedding gowns.

Some have pockets in the front and some are in the back.

Some are for hanging up and some are for wearing.

I love how all the layers of fabric and lace look all tattered and torn and pretty.

These are almost ready for shipping out to loved ones.

karen

Inspired by a Love Story

I heard the sweetest Love Story recently.

I was chatting long distance with a dear dear friend and she told me the story of her undying love for her husband. I could hear in her voice how much she still loves this man after years of being married to him. Her memories of their life together are sweet and good, and it made me think of the goodness in my own marriage. Now, don't get me wrong...there have been many rough times along the way, but over all, I too am content and feel lucky to be with the man I am married to as well. 

Inspired by my friend's story of love I made magnets.

Yep...I said magnets.

 Magnets that are dripping with romance.

 Tiny 1 inch square metal tart tins filled with bits of old crocheted lace, romantic images and a little bling.

I made just these two for now, but will be filling more of these tiny tart tins with crafty love soon.

karen

Friday's Frills

I must warn you, there are a lot of pictures here, but I just had to share with you the beautiful wedding dresses I thrifted yesterday. Everything you see here was purchased for $5.00. I'm sorry to gush, but this is a mountain of vintage and antique lace for a grand total of $5.00. It has to be the best find I've ever had on a treasure hunt. It will make you drool, I promise!

Frilly Friday

I love the blogs that dedicate something special for each day of the week. I wait in anticipation for their beautiful images and creative ideas to spark my own creativity. I am greatful that these generous, talented women are willing to share the beauty of their worlds with me and I would like to think that I might be able to do the same for them. That being said... I am calling today "Frilly Friday". Here is a beautiful, lacey, envelope style pouch that was a gift from a dear friend many years ago. It's all satin and lace, and has faded a bit over the years, but still remains just as lovely. I found this old, white pillowcase with hand crocheted, lace edging that belonged to my grandmother. Such a treasure to find after all these years of being hidden away in a box. It brings back delightful memories of times spent with Grandma Anna.

Natural Dye

Here are the results of my weekend project. I'm planning to make some vintage looking ornaments with some of these bits and pieces of fabric and lace.