What have I been doing?

That question was asked of me recently.  What, if any, art work have I done recently.  Well, here are four pieces I completed this week.

 "Serenade"

An old book cover is the backing for this old postcard and vintage items mixed media collage.

"Love's Dream After the Ball"

Used the same material for this mixed media collage.

"All Dressed Up!"

Lots of old and newer trims used on the mixed media collage.  This was an old photograph I had collected years ago.  Loved this image because of her hat and Sunday best clothing.

This journal is covered with vintage flocked wall paper on both the front and the back covers.  This front has an overlay of lace as well.  Then I added the image (from Paper Whimsy), corner covers, vintage flowers and buttons.  Simple yet pretty.  Great journal for a young lady.

And that is what I have been up to lately!  Hope you like it.

Big 3 day sale this weekend at Merchant Square

Merchant Square is having their last 3 day sale and flea market this weekend before the hot weather sets in.  The sales will resume in the fall once the weather cools off.  So, get on over there if you live here and visit!  My booth is C-6 and I have just finished loading it up for the sale!  Check it out!

Here's what you see when you walk into my booth!  I have it stuffed full of goodies!!  Including one of the Victorian riding hats that I blogged about recently.  It is on the third shelf down in the china cabinet on the right.

I have a lot of vintage and antique picture frames for sale this time.  All in good shape!  Paint it yourself, or use as is.  They make great frames for smaller objects or collects on your wall.

The envelopes in the casserole dish are bundles of air mail envelopes with stamps from all over the world.  Great for scrapbooking, mixed media or art projects!

I just refilled this holder with ribbon, buttons and trims for sewing, mixed media art work or scrapbooking.

This cute little desk would be perfect in a child's room. Look at all the cubby holes for treasures!  And I have a lot of really nice vintage jewelry boxes.  The pink one has a secret compartment in the bottom!

And here's my industrial or salvage chic corner.  Lots of rusty things to decorate with.  There's also the guts of an old clock that would be perfect to take apart and use in steampunk jewelry or art work!

Please visit my Judy B's Shabby Chic Facebook page to see the entire album of pics I took this morning!  Hope to see you at Merchant Square this weekend!!  I'll be there every day!

January 2011 Give Away!!

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Here it is!  My first give-away of 2011.  My visitor count just topped 34,000!  Amazing!  Now it is time to give back to you, my readers.

I am de-stashing!  There is a lot of stuff in the house and garage and I am ready to let it go to other artists.  Please click on each picture to enlarge it so you can get a better view of what is in this give-away.  So, let's begin today:

Here you can see a wood cigar box for storing your special finds and goodies;
a package of Heather Bailey mini file folders (never opened)
a package of scrapbooking papers, and envelopes to make cards (never opened)
pewter twigs for mixed media
ladybug embellishments
tiny deck of round cards (never opened)
old alphabet file folder letters
vintage birthday cake toppers
Artgirlz wool felt dresses and several packages of doll backs with instructions (never opened)
purple feathers
miscellaneous punched paper bits
clay doll hands

two unused stamps -- little girl and a fairy
Petaloo face and heart stickers
little photography book mostly made with 7 Gypsies items
a bag of miscellaneous items from Art Chix Studio

vintage writing paper with roses
two vintage booklets
Crafty Secrets image and journal packets
Artsy Collage images booklet with inchies size images (never used)

Here are three paper stacks I have added.  They are nearly full.  I used maybe 6 papers total out of the entire stack set.  If you click on the picture and enlarge it you can see that I paid quite a bit just for the three paper stacks.  This give-away is a good deal!

This is quite a bit of good stuff.  Lots of it never used, lots of it for mixed media art work.  Tell all your blogger friends to come on over and take a look at what is in this give-away.  Just leave a comment to be eligible for the drawing.

Just leave your comment on this January 23rd blog, and on Sunday, January 30 (by noon), I will pick a winner's name out of the hat and post it on my blog. Then as soon as I get your address information, I will put everything you see here in the mail to you!  That's it!

So leave a comment! Be sure to check back here by Sunday, January 30 to find out the winner! Get in on the drawing today!

The altered house book is finished!

Been working on this book little by little and it is finally done. Took a bunch of pictures so you can see it. The light was good in the dining room, so I got clearer, brighter, better pictures.

Remember I told you that this book suddenly turned into a flip book? Here is side one, entitled "Winter Wonderland."

I love the beaded trim that looks like icicles hanging from the eave of this house book.A real woolen mitten! Got the idea to cut out a mitten shape from felt then sew it together. And the picture of that little tiny girl all bundled up against the cold. She has her mittens on!This next little girl is all bundled up, too! Check out that wooly snow suit she has on! And it even looks like the photographer gave her a "snowball" to hold for this picture.Used some Pearl Ex here as well as Diamond Dust for the other tree.This is the flip side -- side two. I call it "For the Birds"!The background here is an old Christmas postal envelope that bears a message. You fold it up and then lick the flap to close. Add postage and the address and they are ready to send. Lots of different pictures to choose from among those postal envelopes!I love the pretty tags and post cards that Cavallini & Co. has made for the Christmas season. Lots of glitter and pretty birds. I used lots of these to finish the flip side of this altered book.

Tomorrow's class - Mixed Media Summertime Collage

Saturday, July 12 beginning at 1:00 p.m., I am teaching this class at Mystic Paper. Today I will be spending time putting together the tools and goodies for teaching this class. There are still several spots available in this class, so if you are interested give Mystic Paper a call and sign up! It is cool and comfortable in the classroom at Mystic Paper and we will have a great time!This promises to be a lot of fun and you will learn how to use Glimmermist, see how to apply glazes to give your projects more depth and a little color, and use a few of your own summer collectibles! I encourage students to bring their own bits for the collage. It makes it so much more personal. However, I will supply a lot of things for students to use. I have a great variety!