Me and Mine

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Something a little different for my current post for 49 and Market.

Recently I was looking my local thrift shop for a particular thing I was having trouble finding elsewhere and this little dress form just spoke to me. $2 and a little creative mojo began to come to mind. Mmmm,,, I could cover this with 49 and Market's washi!!

Here's a little guide to how I did it.

I love to colour 49's washi and as some of you have probably gathered one of my favourite colours is teal.

I coloured the washi before applying it to the form using water colour pencils. I only have a very basic set of colours so I played with mixing two together to get a nice teal colour. I also used a sky blue and a pink. The washi sheets take the water beautifully so you can get it quite wet while playing. I lightly sanded the form then applied the tape, trimming and ripping as I went. I rubbed the washi smooth with my finger and didn't worry too much about creases as I like a little distress look anyhow. Once I was happy with the overall coverage I used a blue pencil here and there in any gaps, then applied water to blend. Once dry I added some Vintage Artistry Teal and Mango Rub on Transfers over the washi here and there.

I gathered the strip of tulle using a large stitch and pulled it tight around the waist of the form then added some hot glue to secure it. I then sewed another gathering stitch through the middle of the Lacey trim in white and pulled and secured that in place on the waist also, adding hot glue for extra strength. I made two little tags from the laser cut from Vintage Artistry Teal 6x6 Collection, added two very messy bows to them with some embroidery thread in teal. I added more of the thread to the front right of the dress form then glued two of the lager Sugar Posies in Fluff over it. I then glued three of the Sugar Stems in Fluff to the right of them followed by a chipboard flourish then the two tags. I then placed some Wishing Bubbles and Baubles in Teal and Sky in place on the tag and the tulle. I finished off with a chipboard heart and arrows.

49 and Market Products Used

Vintage Artistry In the Leaves - Washi

Vintage Artistry Teal 6x6 collection Pack

Sugar Stems - Fluff Sugar Posies - Fluff

Wishing Bubbles and Baubles - Teal Wishing Bubbles and Baubles - Sky

Vintage Artistry Teal and Mango Rub - On Transfers

Lacey Trim - White

Until Next Time

Happy Creating

Audrey x

Friday, October 22, 2021

Monkey Business

A little bit of Monkey Business on these pages of Vintage Artistry Mango. The main page being Vintage Artistry Mango - Orange with hints of Vintage Artistry Mango - Saffron Notes, Ginger Peach and even Vintage Artistry Teal - Whisper, peeking through.

I knew exactly what papers I was going to use once I seen pictures.

Hopefully this cute photos of my granddaughter will add a smile to you face today. Once I chose the papers to create the layout I chose the Vintage Artistry Essentials Whitewash Chipboard frames and trimmed my photos to fit inside. The main photo took up all of the frame and for the two smaller ones I matted my photos on the Saffron Notes paper, followed by the Vintage Artistry Teal - Whisper paper. I then matted the framed photos onto Vintage Artistry Saffron Notes leaving a 5cm trim all around but tore a wider trim at the bottom of each. I then played with placement and once happy tucked Vintage Artistry Essential File Frames - Square behind the photos. I tucked lace and strips of the bottom of the papers here and there. The strip with the barcode at the bottom of each of the 49 and market papers can come in very handy as a trim on you pages. The opposite side always has a pattern or words strips to use so check it out before you throw it away 😊 I embossed a tab from the File Frames and sanded it to distress it before sticking down. To finish off I added the little posy of Royal Spray - Sunshine Paper Flowers, a chipboard trim from the Whitewashed Frames and some Jute. I then added Vintage Artistry Teal and Mango Rub on Transfers here and there.

49 and Market Products Used:

⮝ Vintage Artistry Mango - Orange Blossom ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Mango - Saffron Notes ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Mango - Ginger Peach ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Teal - Whisper ⮝

⮝Vintage Artistry Essentials - Whitewash Chipboard Frames⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Teal and Mango Rub-on Transfers ⮝

⮝ Vintage Artistry Essentials - Square File Frame Set ⮝

⮝ Royal Spray - Sunshine Paper Flowers ⮝ Vintage Artistry Essentials Word Clip - White

⮝ Jute Cording - Single Ply ⮝ Lacey Trim - Cream

Until Next Time

Happy Creating

Audrey x

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Remember Today - Tag Booklet

Hi there I'm here again with with a little tag book made from the NEW Vintage Artistry Naturlaist 12x12 Collection. I used the Naturalist Journal card paper. There's about ten tags on the page so that makes ten pages in the booklet. I joined each page using strips of the Naturalist Tattered Wings paper or by scoring a thin fold on some of the tags to glue to each other to form fold out pages.

I decorated the pages here and there with pieces from the Vintage Artistry Mango Ephemera Stack, rub-on Transfers from Vintage Artistry Hike More and the Mango and Teal. Then some photos to tell the story.

I made a little see-through page in the middle of the booklet showing what looks like pressed butterflies(Butterflies form the Vintage Artistry Essentials In the Leaves Foliage) using two pieces of acetate attached to the back of a Vintage Artistry Essentials File Frame. I then sandwiched the butterflies between the two and stuck them together using double sided tape.

Once I had finished decorating the inside I cut strips of Lacy Trim in cream and some 5ply Jute cording to make a tie for the booklet using hot glue to stick it to the back and across the front. The NEW Rustic Bouquet Cranberry and Marigold flowers match perfectly with the papers and I'm in love with the NEW leaves that come with these packs too. They were also hot glued in place with some Vintage Artistry In the Leaves Foliage, a butterfly of two, some tags and decorative pin finishes off the front.