White Inspiration

I recently hosted a

 Winter Whites Inspiration Matchbox Swap

 in my flickr group.

Create a frosty matchbox for your partner and fill it with lots of white inspiration.

I ended up with two partners as one of the group members asked to participate after the swap closed.

Lucky me.... double the lovely returns!

 

These are the boxes I created....

and I had such fun filling them with wonderful white confections...

glitter vials, bleached bottle brush trees, mother of pearl buttons, laces, florals, beads...

and the almost mandatory frozen charlottes!

 

Sandi created this beautiful box for me. So difficult to capture how truly beautiful it is in all it's sugared sweetness.

And all the wonderful whites and silvers inside....

I thought the feathers were an especially nice touch!

 

This is the box I received from Michele.

Stunning with it's flap closure, pearl feet and many embellishments.

 

Here's a top view...

just a glorious mix of textures!

 

And loaded with tons of inspiration

in frosty silvers, whites and ice blues.

 

There's nothing like swapping with blog friends!

 

If you can't get enough of whites, follow my link to

Blissful Whites Wednesday

hosted by Becky at Timewashed.

 

Winter Whites

I'm sharing a few of the banner pieces I finished for our
Shabby Chic Christmas Garland Swap.
We each made 6 pieces that I will swap and assemble into garlands and return to each participant. We all used whites, neutrals, muted tones and victorian imagery.

I did a heavy gesso and glitter background and used images from one of my favorite Altered Artifacts collage sheets, applying a thinned gesso over the images. To finish, I added lace, shimmery tulle, white paper flowers, a touch of silver and faux vintage dangling baubles.

I'll show you a finished garland after I have them all assembled.

 

These pieces certainly got me in the mood for more winter whites so I'm pleased to announce the

Winter Whites Inspiration Matchbox Swap.

This will be a 1:1 partner swap in which you'll alter a large matchbox in a winter whites theme. Think snowflakes, soft wintry images, winter white flowers. Pack the inside with lots of winter white inspiration, using quality vintage and new items for your partner to make some winter white magic.....laces, millinery, pearls, beads, glitter. Use white, off white, cream, ecru, beige as the main color scheme inside and out. Touches of soft, warm, muted colors and bits of silver may also be used.
Sign-ups are open now in my flickr group. If you're not a member, membership directions are on the group page HERE.
And the good news is no holiday stress. The due date is January 30th, 2013!
I'm linking with Becky at Timewashed for Blissful Whites Wednesday.