Mermaids....Itty Bitty Style

Our current

Itty Bitty Book Club

collaborative is a shell shaped

mermaid themed book.

For the background I decoupaged torn pieces

of blue and green tissue paper.

The sequined net fabric provides a wonderful

undersea effect.

I also added little blue and green gems

and some fabulous glittered "seaweed'.

Tucked into each shell

is an articulated and removable mermaid paper doll.

Fun project!

Can't wait to see what the other 15 participants came up with!

Aren't They a Hoot?

These nearsighted little party animals

are my contributions to our

current collaborative in the

Itty Bitty Book Club...

the theme is owls,

what a fun book this will be!

French Envelopes

I always enjoy a collaborative swap...

each participant creating

a page

or tag

 or even an envelope,

that will become an integral part of the completed project.

In the

 Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group

we are swapping handmade envelope pages

that will be bound into a book.

We made our envelopes from Jolee's line

of beautiful French General papers.

Tucked inside my envies

are French General tags wrapped in seam binding.

I'm sure it will be one of those books

you just can't put down!

 



Sushi (?) Antoinette

This is the image Kris gave us to create

a diary-like chipboard page

for a book collaborative in the

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group. 

I certainly couldn't pass on such a

whimsical project! 

 

After envisioning Sushi in many different roles and outfits..



I opted for a career as a can-can dancer

in a Gay Paris revue.

(Look closely, that's Sushi on the left.)

 

When she's not performing,

Sushi loves to play..



The back of my page is Sushi

enjoying a day

at the fair!

I can't wait to see what my fellow collaborators have done

with Sushi

&

I'll be sure to share the finished diary with you.

Wishing each of you a wonderful week!

 



To be fond of dancing...

.....was a certain step towards falling in love. ~Jane Austen
A sweet Regency Period maiden dances with a scarf of crinkled seam binding.
Pages for a collaborative Jane Austen themed book in our
Itty Bitty Book Club.

Seriously, the Last of the Ancestors....No, Really!

As I was packing away the cdvs strewn about my work table, a couple of them were still telling me stories....

His given name was Andrew but everyone knew him as Poker Face.

Prudence was the black sheep of the family. She seemed content with her pet bird and her spell book.

Meet A Few More of the Family

From the time she was a tiny baby, everyone knew there was something very special about Edwina.

Some thought Uncle Harold took his cigar smoking much too seriously.

Hope those brought a smile to your face! Here's a little something I thought might make that smile a little bigger.
My friend Riki is having a giveaway, and an amazing giveaway at that.
Click HERE to visit her beautiful blog and enter for a chance to win one of her fabulous workshops!

Another Ancestor for the Books

Cousin Jeanette saw her good-for-nothing husband Ralph much differently than the rest of the family.....

An Old New Ancestor

I've started altering some carte de visites for our upcoming collaborative book project.

Meet Aunt Mary..she loved her garden....
She'll be added to someone's "family" album soon.

The Secret Garden, Whimsy Style

This book is such a treasure! I only wish my camera and photography skills were better. Mary Ann McKeating, Queen of the Itty Bitty Book, hosted this collaborative in our Paper Whimsy Ning Group. Using PW images we each contributed a Secret Garden themed page. Below is the result. Enjoy!