...short and sweet

...hello dear ones

another week FLEW by!

This will be a short and sweet little post

as I am still buried in my studio...

it's ok,

when it's lots of sparkly, pretty materials!!

I did manage to finish a few things,

~ pretty french cross tags ~

set on paper lace,

embellished with glass glitter,

an Austrian crystal center,

and a vintage lace ruffle...

   

I think the "urban grunge" necklace from last week,

 heavily influenced these!!

and I am putting the finishing touches

 on the lace fairy light,

mainly figuring out

just how to wire a light bulb into it!!

  

it is hard to see the patterned shadows,

but it is sooooo lovely!

and, it is challenging to try to photograph this in the dark!

  

but isn't lit up lace pretty??

so many ideas

just waiting to evolve!

    

yes, this is a ship

a prop for my new line of mermaid paper dolls

I'm thinking sea toile sails...

and this vintage spritzer bottle ~



although pretty as is,

it needs a little Ozma magic!!

so I better get back to it

so I have fascinatin' things to share with you for next week!

sharing this with Common Ground's Vintage Inspiration Friday

here's to Ozma's wand ~

May it never run out of sparkly magic!!

...let it be ~ covered in lace!

...hello dear ones

my mind is swirling and twirling,

as it often does when I'm working in the studio.

but today was dreary out,

and all I keep singing over and over in my mind

was a Beatles song

"let it be"

not really sure how it popped into my brain,

but it's stuck

and it's playing over and over on repeat!!!

one line sticks...

~ and though your troubles may be heavy...

let it be, 

let it be!!

let it be you say?

hhhhmmmmm,

sooooo

I delve into my creative space

with these words of wisdom,

letting it be...

(yes, I can follow directions ~ sometimes ~ maybe ~ if I choose too!!)

and I got to thinking,

what if  ~

I could blanket the world

in

LACE??!!

okay,

maybe that's a little unrealistic

( please, PLEASE don't call me out on this,

as I know myself, and couldn't resist the challenge!!)

but it's the way my brain works!

start with the extreme

and work down to a place I think I can manage...

bet you can't tell what material

I've been working with this week ~ LOL!!

last night, when I finally slunk-ed into bed,

((is slunk-ed even a word?? I think that's what the Grinch did in who ville))

any ~ WHO!!!

as I was saying,

there was lace stuck in my hair!!

not even kidding!!

I guess I really throw myself into things!!

would you like to see a few of these lace pretties??!

here is a light shade make over 

this was very gratifying,

 I RIPPED off the pre-existing shade,

and just made a little lamp shade skirt!!

added a few velvet blossoms, a fairy and

VOILA!!

I whipped up a fresh batch of french fairy dollie skirts...

love the way they look hanging off my grunged rose petal ribbon

  

and I'm really excited about finishing this ~

another fairy light concept,

a fairy ball chandelier!!

I envision it in my dearest mom's farmhouse kitchen!!

I can't wait to get it lite so I can see the lacy pattern thrown all over the walls!!! 

stitching, stiffening,

and day dreaming of how it will look when it is done...

(tee, hee ~ see my needle??)

it is a real work of "heart"!!!

lol!!

(I blame it on the mod podge!!)

I'm just giddy with excitement!!

   

I hope she likes it...

I think I may have to make another,

as I have fallin' in love with it :)

and am already dreaming up little ones too!!

what do you think??

I'll be sharing this over at Faded Charm's White Wednesday

I wonder if there are any doilies over there???

I need more ~ lots more!!

hugs and squeezes!!

here's to fairies and letting it be!!