Vintage and New Gatherings for Art

 A fun piece from a while back.

A combination of old and new.

Tea stained cheesecloth....

burlap ribbon...

old lace, doily and trims.....

rusted new key and chain....

and creamy buttons....

add a new nest made by yours truly...

and .....

wonderful!!!!

One of my favorite pieces!!!

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And this one is right in the running too.

A vintage coffee grinder with double decker

hand made nests......

And guess who just found another vintage coffee grinder??

Yep! There will be another double decker nest coming soon.

Showing off for Knick of Time,

Creative Things Thursday @ The Vintage Farmhouse

Thanks for hosting ladies

Thanks for comng by.
blessings everyone
barbara jean 

Beautiful Book Pictures, Watches & Clocks

 Well, it did not matter what I did to these pictures.....

 they just would not turn right side up.......

So here they are in all their old cuteness.

And a few new watches too.

More pictures from this beautiful book

love this Mother & Daughter playing piano......

and, oh so sad....

 

even so, most beautiful work.

White Wednesday Blessings

barbara jean

Outdoor Tea

No, this isn't the outdoor tea.

These are pictures from the parade I took my folks too last weekend.

Here are some pictures of displays I did
for an outdoor tea I went to Sunday afternoon.

It was a fund raiser so some of the money from sales
went to the group we were supporting.

Be sure to click on the pics so you can see them better.

My sweet daughter came too.

Found this leaf while out for my morning walk.

Can you see it better now?
Love that greenish blue color on it.

And last, also from my walk,

This beautiful butterfly!
I've never seen one with colors like that.

Happy outdoor Wednesday everyone!

blessings

barbara jean

Go on over to Southern Daydreamer for more.
(click on picutre!)

Nest Collages Now Available (SOLD)

Now listed at the shop.

My two newest collages are now listed at my online store.

Hope you are all having a beautiful day!!
Thanks for visiting.

Tea Stain Paper Tutorial and a Treasure

Tea Staining paper for collages

Wad up paper.
I like to experiment.
tissue paper, regular copy ppaer, rolls I find at garage sales for cheap.
Even paper towels gave a great effect.

Mix a cup of instant tea, really strong.
sprinkle some instant tea in bottom of sink.

with rubber gloves on,
dip paper into cup, then squeeze out gently.
If you want, rub it into some of the tea on bottom of sink.

Gently lay out to dry.

(got you' with that bright pink towel, didn't I?)

This is what it looks like when dry.
Don't worry about torn up ones, you can use those too.

Iron paper:
Lay a blank piece of paper over it to iron.
Iron on cotton setting.
No pic.

Here is what it looks like when done.
Now, run that paper through your printer
with whatever words you have chosen.
(I use Microsoft Word to do my saying.)

I am working on a piece using this verse.

Here is my newest collage.
I have used this technique for the saying on it.

Thanks for coming by.

Here are some great places to visit this week, and
see what everyone is doing.

blessings

barbara jean