Saturday, April 20, 2019

Rosettes and Princess

UPDATE ON THIS BLOG POST!  I don't think this post hit many peoples' inboxes, so I'm posting it again, just in case you did not receive it. I checked with a few of my fellow bloggers and they hadn't received this post. So here it goes again! (posted on April 13, 2019)

Another month gone by,
Where did it go?
Did in hide in the clouds?
Or did it hide in the snow?



Did it hide in the sunshine?
NO.... the sunshine was broken!

Did it hide in the flowers?
NO.... they had not yet awoken....
From a long winter's snooze...


I kind of had the blues....
So I hid in my craft room...
Took off my shoes.......

AND MADE STUFF! 

Yup... I've been making and making and making. I feel like I've been living in a cave for a month! 

I did venture out in my yard today and inspected everything, and I do see that (finally) a few things are starting to bud out. I'm so happy!  Maybe I can come out of my cave now!

My big lilac bush on top left, Irises, Grape Hyacinths (I think?) lower left, and one lonely tulip.

I've made a few things for the little shop here in town, called The Hummingbird Junction. What a darling shop! I've made some Prayer Boxes, a Princess Treasure Box, Easter pillow treat boxes (forgot to take pictures), and some pretty rossette wands. 


The Prayer Boxes are origami boxes...... and I made all of the little prayer request tags to put inside the boxes.



Found these darling little animal buttons at a local 2nd hand store. They are perfect for the little boxes. I have some pink and blue elephant buttons too.. so will make some more Prayer Boxes for those.



I had some pretty "Princess" papers with sentiment tags, so I thought a treasure box would be very appropriate for a little Princess!  I made the tags also....... and once done, they were so cute I put them (digitally) in my Etsy Shop here.  They come six to a sheet and you can print them out and cut them for tags for the little Princess(es) in your life... for gifts or tucked into cards or notes.




I also printed out some pretty colored tags from digital papers I purchased from Etsy. I use my Stampin' Up Scalloped Tag Topper Punch to punch the pretty tops to the 2" wide tags. Makes quick tags!


I'll definitely be making more sweet Treasure Boxes and Prayer Boxes, now that I have all of my prayer request cards made.

My tulip (again),  top right are strawberries just barely peeking up, lower left is some sort of really HARDY geranium that can survive over these cold winters, and lower right is my peach rose. That geranium has gotten HUGE. They grow to become large shrubs that can be about 4 feet across and 3 feet high!
I've become obsessed with paper rosette wands again (and rosettes in general)! I've made tons of rosettes for my Etsy shop (probably 3-4 years ago). I see them on YouTube, and they come and go, but alot of the gals seem to be making them again, so I joined right in!

You can also use cupcake liners or crepe paper to make the rosettes.. so I, of course, had to immediately run to the Dollar Tree to buy cupcake liners and crepe paper!  Oh I'm such a sucker for trying something new and different.


This wand above has a clear cupcake liner on the back (white) but it was kind of cheap and thin (from the Dollar Tree). I'm going to get some nicer ones to use.. and of course, there are TONS of them in all colors, polka dots, stripes, etc. to buy online. I'm in trouble.


I used paper straws for the wands. The are very sturdy and found some at the Dollar Tree. Now I've learned (from YouTube of course!) that I can make my own paper straws! Any paper I want, any color, etc., so I'll be doing that too.







I'm on a mission this year to use up some of my older papers and stickers for various projects. Except um.m.m.m.m.m.  that doesn't count buying digital printables from Etsy (and other sites) does it?  I may use some of the rosettes in my Etsy shop to make some rosette wands for my shop... but they may be too costly to ship.

My little fairy garden needs revamping. The one little clump of daffodils is from my neighbor's yard. So at least I have a little pop of yellow.

I made a sweet little "Life" photo album for my (soon to be) daughter-in-law. She's the one who has the gems/rocks/jewelry shop in Astoria, Oregon. She loves dragonflies, so I used a little charm she had given me for the front cover.



I've also made two good sized photo albums for my Etsy shop. They were so fun to make and I used up some of my older vintage style papers and emphemera.




"Shabby chic 6x8" photo album, sturdy paper, with pockets & (8) 5" x 8" photo mats, vintage girl, 22 tags, roses, pinks, greens, yellows."


The above sweet album can be found HERE in my Etsy shop.

"Vintage style 4x6 photo album, 7 pages, 14 pockets, 7 top pockets, tags, photo mats, Mother, birthday, pink, rose, gray, cream green, lace."


The above vintage style album, perfect for Mother's Day, can be found HERE in my Etsy shop.

I also put this pretty, very sturdy (on 110 lb. paper) vintage "thinking of you" card in my Etsy store. I love these clock faces (free digital printables) I found at Shabby Art Boutique. Kerryanne is from Australia, has a wonderful blog, and store, and quite often has free "shabby" printables that she makes herself. 


This card has its very own matching (very sturdy) envelope!


Well friends... that's what I've been up to. I may have to come out of my cave one of these days, put on the gardening gloves, and do a little sprucing up in our (very tiny) yard.  I know most of you are already seeing many signs of Spring where you live. We are SO behind here... the snow just melted a couple of weeks ago.

Happy Spring!

~Marilyn~










6 comments:

  1. All your treasures are wonderful. Glad you could hide out from the snow and be in your craft room and be creative.
    Happy Weekend.
    Hugs,
    Kris

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  2. As always, beautiful projects that have emerged from your craft room Marilyn!

    It’s so strange that this didn’t make it to your readers inboxes but another post from last year did! Not sure if you got my message on IG about that? Google is so strange lately!

    xxx

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    1. Hi Doreen, yes it IS strange. Didn't see your IG message as don't go there much anymore. In fact, the main reason I go there is to see if YOU have posted pictures of your new home! I'm going to maybe do another short post (me? short posts? ha ha) on my blog and ask if people do see it to comment so I know. I have that happen once in awhile.. I'll get someone's post from a long time ago, in my email inbox. Weird. Hope all is well there and you're enjoying your new place! Hugs...Marilyn

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  3. What an incredibly gifted and talented dear soul you are Marilyn! I am just enjoying the goodies I received from you SO much! I just posted on my blog, and shared the delightful gifting you blessed me with. I see here you have been terribly busy, oh my goodness! I absolutely love all your creations, each one of them crafted so perfectly! The journals, cards, and paper rosettes are gorgeous! And the prayer boxes are a wonderful idea too! I imagine you will be sold out before very long at the little store you are selling your creations at! I loved seeing the pictures of spring in your garden! Our crocuses have now bloomed, and daffodils as well. Hyacinths just opened up, and tulips shouldn't be far behind! It is an exciting time of year, love love love the springtime! I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather too, and enjoying some time out in your garden :) Blessings and hugs to you sweet friend... thank you again from the bottom of my heart for the beautiful package you sent to me :)

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    1. You're very welcome Marilyn! I'm on a real "roll" right now with my paper crafting and just creating and enjoying being creative. I"m kind of going wherever the "whim" takes me! I'd better take advantage while I have the mojo! Still too early here to plant much, so just enjoying the warmer and sunnier weather! MJ

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  4. The month his among fresh basil and sweet smiles.

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