Handmade Romance

As promised, I made more of the little tart tin magnets.

Inspired by a love story.

Romantic as tattered lace.

Sparkling like bits of vintage bling.

Drawn to each other.

Clinging.

So beautiful.

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

Tattered Hearts

Tattered Is My Heart

You've Torn It All Apart

So I Picked Up All The Pieces

Smoothed Out All The Creases

Stitched It Back Together

But It's Tattered Now Forever

Hearts are one of my favorite things to make.

They're simple and sweet and there are so many different ways to make them.

With Valentine's Day approaching, I have a good excuse for making and displaying them.

Last night I ventured down to my sewing room, gathered the most tattered bits of lace and fabric that I could find, and set out to make a few hearts.

I wanted this to be a relaxing project, so there were no patterns involved.

I cut the hearts into different sizes and imperfect shapes.

The bits of lace and trim were very old antique adornments that were easily torn into random pieces.

The more tattered they were, the more I liked them.

I was caught up in the joy of creating and thinking of how we've lost so much beauty in this world for the sake of convenience.

These pretty silver hooks once adorned the cuff of a beautiful lace gown.

In todays world hooks have been replaced by velcro.

Where has the romance gone?

Handmade lace and delicate silk have been replaced by manmade synthetics.

As I sat there stitching I realized that my love of everything old comes down to romance.

Not the huggy kissy kind of romance, but the comfort that I find in the softness of a worn quilt or the faded fabric of an antique dress.

Even this old chippy door from an antique armoire has that feeling of romance to me.

I'm sure there must have been a pretty dress with lots of ruffles behind that door years ago.

The mirror where someone once admired their relection is no longer there.

I've replaced it with some rusty chicken wire and it seems the perfect place for my tattered hearts.

May you find some romance in your world today.

Love

Karen

Romance In The Rain

I found this sweet piece at the local antique mall.

So romantic.

Karen

Empty

The pain of her shattered heart has not been healed by time.

The ache remains and she is empty now.

Locked away in her world of sadness.

 Tormented by her memories.

"Nothing is forever"

"Always is a lie"

"I can only love you til the day I die"

A wooden box of feelings.

A collage of repurposed antiques.

Thanks for looking!

Let me know what you think.

I appreciate your comments.

Karen