Rhinestone Cowgirls

I have made a set of mini journals and decorated them in what I call "rhinestone cowgirls."  Here is the first set I want to share with you.  These will also be posted for sale on my Etsy shop, Vintage Recycled, a little later today.  Got to do some more cropping.

I call them my Rhinestone Cowgirls because I decorated each little journal with pieces of old rhinestone jewelry.  The two cowgirl images at the left and center are pics of Prairie Rose Henderson.  She was quite the cowgirl in her day!  She was the first to actually make and wear pants instead of a long split skirt while participating in rodeos.  I do not know who the cowgirl is on the right.  The cowgirl on the right is Mabel Strickland.

Here are the backs of the journals.  They match to the ones pictured directly above.  I love using the left over bits and pieces from all the collage work I did in Collage Camp with KC Willis.  Great way to use them up!

I am off to do some cropping and then post these on my Etsy shop, Vintage Recycled.

More listings for Vintage Recycled

Here are the two latest pieces I have just listed on my Vintage Recycled Etsy shop.

OK, I know I am forgetful, but this was a major "gee, I forgot I already had one of these" when I bought this one!  Wow!  Senior moment!  Anyway, this Cavallini Bonjour Rubber Stamps set has never been opened or used.  It is in mint condition.  A great deal at $20+ shipping.  Less than retail today.  SOLD!!!

I decorated this Creative Imaginations ready-made notebook as a shop sample.  I love the individual pages in this notebook -- each one is different and there are 20 of them.  Nice gift for a friend or just for you!

Please head on over to my Etsy shop and take a peek at what is for sale.  Tell your friends about it, too!  Thanks for looking!!!

Spring giveaway

I noticed that my blog has had over 25,000 visits.  It's time to have a give away to celebrate all of you, my readers and visitors, and say "thank you"!!

Here is what I am giving away.  It is a personal notebook or journal, 4" wide by almost 8" high.  I decorated this ready-made notebook as a shop display piece for Mystic Paper a couple of years ago.  Just recently found it while trying to clean out my garage last week.  I then decided it would be a good piece for a giveaway.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this April 6th blog.  On Monday, April 12th (by noon), I will pick a winner's name by random number generator and post it on my blog.  Then as soon as I get your mailing information, I will put the notebook/journal in the mail to you!

Please tell your blogger friends about my giveaway on your blog, too!  And if you haven't signed up as a follower, now would be a good time to do it.

Lots of good things are going to come from my garage clean out!  Stay tuned!!