Pink, Flowers, Weddings, New Work & Free Images

There's just something about beautiful pink flowers!

  

The cards below are for a wedding save the date card.  I'm working on my niece's wedding stationery and this was a one of the samples. Isn't that image adorable?  I got it from Altered Pages.  Jackie has an awesome selection of beautiful images and many altered art supplies at her shop, Altered Pages.  I'm using some of her images to feature here on my blog in the next few months.  So stay tuned.

 

Here's another version with the same image

 

If you're in the mood for pink, flowers and weddings, or not, check this awesome, and so easy tutorial from

 Shelley from House of Smiths: Hanging Roses!

I finally made one of these cool pedestal dishes.  I saw some beautiful ones on blogs that got me inspired.  

So these 3 bowls and candle holders from Goodwill and a little E-6000 glue and DONE!  So easy and wonderful use of things we love and can be practical too.

I'll leave you with some free images. Remember you can click to enlarge.

via Marie's Freebies

via Magic Moonlight Free Images

via Magic Moonlight Free Images

I wish you a happy and creative weekend!

Antique Extravaganza

I'm lucky to live very close to Adamstown, PA which is full of antique shops and markets. This past weekend was weather perfect and the area had an Antique Extravaganza. It made for a more enjoyable shopping day, especially because of the good deals. And my first and last stops were the winners. At my first stop, I found a beat up old bike with a wire basket, which my husband has been looking for to put in the garden and it was his birthday this Sunday. So, how great was that! I also got him an old wooden chair which he likes to collect too. I haven't yet taken photos of them, but here is the rest of the stash I got.

Fabric roses (not antiques). Got them at a new thrift shop I wanted to check out. The pink bowl, was only a $1. This was part of the items I got at my last stop at Shupp's Grove from a lady who had a tablefull of boxes filled with $1 items. See below for more from that stash.

These great selection of bottles were at my first stop and the guy just wanted a $1 for each!!! Wow!! See this one below? It has the word "Paris" on it. I never found ones with that plus with the stoppers! Aren't they cute?Another book for my children's fairytales altered book I'm working on in my internet class.

Neat and unique compacts. These were also $1 each. I'm so always looking for those bargains.

I never seen one up close and didn't realize how beautifully they open up and their detailed designs on the metal. One of them even still had some powder residue.

Another recent favorite of mine to collect is gloves. Aren't these so delicious looking? The hats are just great to replace the winter one I currently have displayed on a shelf. Each of these just $2. Unbelieveable!!

Hope you enjoyed the vintage candy,