I'm jumping for joy...

I was published in my first magazine - Simply Handmade Sewing!

My pretty little banner called "Devotion" was chosen. How exciting!

Out of the Dust

Another gorgeous Etsy treasury!! This time with my butterfly banner!

Thank you so much Nancy!

i covet...

Another gorgeous treasury, again featuring my banners...wow three's a charm!!!

Thank you Monica!

The Curtains Danced

Another beautiful treasury...again with my banners!!!

Thank you to A Pocket Of Posies for this wonderful treasury!!

Love Rocks

I tell my husband I’m a cheap date, he doesn’t need to buy me expensive things, I can go outside and find that one special rock that will make me happy. I know it’s silly, but my Mother says I have been picking up rocks since I was a little girl. Not just everyone I see, they have to be just the right one and you know it when you see it. I remember one of our nephews saw my display of rocks in a bowl on the table and he looked at me and said “I’m not allowed to have rocks in the house!” Anything’s game at my house!!

I adore the gorgeous handmade crochet rocks in the “Stitch Happens 7” store on Etsy. You have to go to her shop and see her amazing work!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchHappens7

I am always on the lookout for heart shaped rocks! This is a photo banner I made of my collection.

And since I have so many rocks, I made some “Stamps on the Rocks” with my old stamps. Why not!

Bird-Chirping Weather

The baby birds are chirping and flying around our backyard. Now their nests are empty, so I’ve been making nests till they return.

My latest one is “Nest Inn Book”! I took an abandoned 1909 vintage book, hand cut a circle out of the middle and made a nest out of all my scavenged vintage finds to make a sweet little home.

Then I had a stack of circles cut from the book pages…I had to do something with them!

I took the circles, folded them like little petals and glued them together to make a ball. I made a medium and a smaller one also, to make a nice set for displays!

Now I had donut shape rings of paper from the smaller circles…I couldn’t throw them away! Threaded on a string they make a pretty cool banner and a recycled one too!

To see my "Nest Inn Book" go to my Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76962814/nest-inn-book-vintage-altered-book-nest

New Baby Banners

I found the sweetest little doilies from a wonderful Etsy shop and it inspired me to create theses two baby boy banners!

Check out her shop!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShaneLilyRain

Love is in the Air!

Everything is Valentines Day at my Etsy shop...check it out!

Let It Snow

Having fun making Christmas Banners!

Love Christmas!

I was hooked on banners, couldn't get enough! This Christmas set was made from recycled fabric and vintage book pages.

I had them listed at my Etsy shop and were gone pretty quick! Thank you Tiffany, check out her blog!

http://thedomesticgoddessfiles.blogspot.com/