An Artful Adventure

Easter Treats Egg Carton Swap

I know I have one more post I want to do regarding the last day of Queen's of Art, BUT some times you have to go where inspiration leads you!  So I thought I would go ahead and post about a swap I would like to host!  This way everyone has plenty of time to join and get creating!

I would like to invite you to join my Easter Treats Egg Carton Swap!

Here's how it will work, everyone will be placed in groups of three.  Each person will create a Easter Treats Egg Carton for the other two members in their group.  So everyone will receive 2 cartons when the swap completes.

Your treat cartons will be made of a HALF DOZEN paper egg carton.  NOT styrofoam!  Above is an example of what they look like.  You will want to buy the HALF DOZEN not the full dozen.  Buying a full dozen and cutting it in half will not work due to the top no longer having a finished lid if it is cut.  I got mine right at the grocery store.  I gave the sample I made a little color with some acrylic paint in a light blue.

You will need to embellish your carton inside and out.

Then you will fill each carton with Easter and Vintage inspired items.

Here are a few examples:  vintage millinery, trims, lace, ribbon, seam binding, beads, vintage buttons, vintage wallpaper, figurines, hand crafted items, tags, paper flowers, chandelier crystals, unique candies, unique or specialty chocolates, glitter, cupcake toppers, small eggs, Easter ornaments, pretty headpins, embellished cloths pins, magnets, vintage ledger paper, unique quality brands of decorative paper or embellishments etc.

Not all your items need to be vintage, but they all should be considered unique or vintage inspired.  For example please do not fill your carton with items all from the dollar store.  For this swap I am asking everyone take care, and careful consideration to what they send.  Let's reward one another with special little treats.

Once your cartons are embellished and filled you will have to have them securely tied shut to keep anything from escaping.  I found that tulle or wide lace does a good job of securing the sides.

Try to be sure it covers the open side so that it acts like a screen keeping everything inside. Once it is secure, wrap it nicely and pack it in an appropriate sized box.

TO JOIN:

Please send an email to cdvcreations at yahoo.com by MARCH 6TH answering the following questions:

1.  Your name and address:

2.  Your blog, flickr, website, or other link where your art can be seem:

3.  Which interest you most:

*  Shabby Pastels

* Nature inspired neutrals

*  Whimsical and Retro brights

4.  What are some of your favorite vintage things:

5.  Have you fully read this post and understand the requirements regarding what type of egg cartons?

6.  Have you fully read and understand the emphases on quality for this swap?

After sign ups close on the 6th I will notify everyone of their group members within a few days.  You will need to mail your partners their egg cartons by APRIL 1ST.  We would like everyone to have their cartons in time for easter.  If you have any questions please feel free to ask! :)

 

Winners!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered my giveaway!!

And the winners are . . . . . in order of "Love" and "Lace" giveaways . . .

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Timestamp: 2012-02-21 15:39:21 UTC

The winner of the LOVE giveaway was the 11th post. . . . Blessed Serendipity

The winner of the LACE giveaway was the very first post. . . . .  . . Paper Pieces of Me

Congrats ladies!  I will be contacting you to get your address information.

 

Queen's Of Art: Day Two

Saturday was another very full day!  We started the morning off with a yummy breakfast Karen prepared for us, and then jumped right into our first project.

The tables where set with all the supplies for Judy's crown project.  The supplies for her class where all in an adorable altered cigar box embellished for Valentine's Day.

We where also spoiled with more amazing goodies!  Molly made everyone these darling white chocolate hearts.

And Becky gave us all these darling old strawberry crates filled with vintage seam binding and other surprises.

I enjoyed being able to craft this day.

Judy's class sample was on display in Karen's entry way on top of a stunning mosaic table that Sharon made.  We also started our mosaic project taught by Sharon this day, but my nose was buried too deep in China pieces and I did not get any picture of the start of this project.

All of the crowns looked stunning displayed on the table.  Te he he you'll never guess which one was mine.  LOL yes the only one with pink!

Brigitte put together this cute little make n take project for us to do in between our crafting.

That night we went to dinner at a wonderful Italian place.  Karen had us all do a make n take for a hair piece to wear that night.  I did not get any photos that night, but here is a picture of what I created.  My 1920's mannequin was happy to model it for me.

We also exchanged our heart boxes.  Unfortunately I did not get a good photo of my heart box.  Becky got my box, and I was so glad to see how thrilled she was with it.

(Jessica opening Karen's heart box)

This was such a fun fun swap!

(Me and Francie)

I got this wonderful box from Francie.  I love all the lace!

Inside was FULL of unique lace, tatting, velvet ribbon, jewels and flowers!

It was a fabulous day! I have one more post to do for the last day of the event.

Also if you have not entered yet, be sure to check out my Love and Lace giveaway!  There are a few more days to enter.

 

Queen's of Art: Day One

WOW where do I even start!  Karen did an amazing job putting on this lovely event for us!  Every moment we where showered with love, and encouraging words exchanged between each other.  I could not believe how lifted up I felt when I left.

From the moment you walked in you where surrounded by beauty and dear friends.

All weekend we where gifted with wonderful treasures!

Everyone was overjoyed with these stunning detailed pin cushions that where hand made by Karen France.

No detail was spared inside as well! Every room was embellished with lace, red roses and pretties!

Karen had a yummy candy buffet she put up for us to enjoy all weekend.

It was an honor to share some of my French Macarons with everyone!

I made red velvet, peanut butter and chocolate, butter creme with strawberries, and Cinnamon.

I was also excited to host a Lover's Lane house swap.  Each girl was to make 3 houses to be swapped.  I even put together a cute little poem:

Take a stroll through Lover's Lane
a place full of gum drops and candy canes
Where sugar plum fairies leave red hot dreams
and cotton candy fluffs are every where to be seen
It's a charming place sure to meet your hearts desire
with cupids bow, steadfast love is sure to follow
So do not scurry or rush the day
but stroll instead down the sweet street of Lover's Lane.

Everyone did so well with the theme.  Molly made the super sweet banner that was displayed in the middle of the table.  The two houses above are some of mine.

They all where adorable!

Another thing we all really enjoyed was the idea of having a Suitcase Showcase.  This was such a neat idea, it was easy to travel with, and it looked SOOOOO CUTE all set up!

I set up on a lovely piece of vintage furniture next to a case of free china Karen set out for us to use for our mosaic project.  Another reason I picked it was the beautiful colors of vintage clothing displayed close by.  The blues pulled out the blue color of my suitcase.  te hehe.  I know silly huh.  I was so lovely though!

It was also my sweet friend Molly's first time setting up to sell her art.

WHAT A NATURAL!  Her set up was so darling!

I bought lots of her darling Valentine's ornaments.

This was some of Sharon's fabulous mosaic goodies!  I got a stunning tray from her!  I wanna take a good picture of it though so I will post it a little later.

One of the many sweet new friends I met was Becky Rourk.  WHAT A DOLL!  What a sweet soul and lovely artist.  Fortunately Becky lives in Orlando so we will see each other again soon.

I fell in love with her sweet suitcase adored with tulle and feathers!

I was also glad to see Jeanie Hatch!  We met at Jenn's Petticoat event a while ago.  She had all sorts of lace goodies I bought.

Judy Stafford was also an instructor at the event.  She brought beautiful embellished flip flops.

Brigitte also had tons of wonderful vintage items and lace.

Karen's suitcase of course was glistening with lovely jewels!

I was also excited to teach the first day!  It was a good thing I did too because I had no voice on Saturday. lol

My project was a embellished tote bag that scrunched up on the sides.  Everything was provided for the ladies to create it.  I made all the bags in advance with a pretty lining.  All the ladies finished their projects, and they all where so cute!!

So fun!  Thanks to our wonderful host Karen Hillman!

Stop by in a few days I will be posting more!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Love and Lace Giveaway

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Well, I am still working on sorting through all my photos and goodies to share with you from the Queen's of Art event.  BUT I did manage to put together a giveaway I have wanted to do for a LONG TIME NOW! 

I will be doing not one but TWO giveaways for you!  The first will be "Love".

This giveaway will be for one of my handmade soldered jewelry pieces and this adorable little heart box filled with precious little goodies to create with!

I LOVE creating little inspiration kits!  So I figured this would be very fitting.  I have embellished the top and the bottom of this cute little box, and filled it with lots of goodies!  Paper flowers, vintage jewelry pieces, lace, buttons, and more!!

Also included is this "Love Forever" soldered necklace I created.

Next giveaway will be the "Lace" giveaway! 

This giveaway will be for a fabulous tin of Victorian Earl Grey Tea from Camellia Rose Tea room and one of my handmade handbags! 

In a previous post I talked about my frequent visits to this tea room, and someone mentioned they thought it would only be fitting to do a giveaway for some of the unique tea they offer.  AND I TOTALLY AGREE!  The Victorian Earl Grey is a lovely fragrant Earl Grey tea with lavender and rose petals. 

AND since we are talking about things we LOVE I must elaborate just a little on this fabulous tea room....AGAIN!  They are the absolute BEST I have had so far as for tea and yummy flavorful food!  I was so excited to see they now sell some of their tea ONLINE!  You can check it out HERE.  Here are some of my favorites:  Blueberry Sunday, Orange Sugar Cookie, Drop Red Gorgeous, Chocolate Dipped Strawberry, Pumpkin Creme (seasonal), Sandy's French Creme Brulee, and now my all time favorite is Camellia Rose Elegance! 

The second part of this giveaway is this elegant lacey handbag I created.  It is covered with some of my favorite vintage lace pieces!  It measures about 11 1/2 x 10 inches and is embellished by a sweet millinery brooch I made.

So there it is!  Two giveaways!  NOW here's how to enter:

1.  Leave a comment in this post will earn you one entry to win either giveaway.

2.  If you are a follower, post a SECOND COMMENT for another chance.

3.  If you mention this giveaway in a post with a photo post a THIRD COMMENT with a link for another chance.

On February 21st I will tally everything up and draw two winners!

 

I hope everyone enjoys this giveaway, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY and GOOD LUCK!

Back Home From Queen's of Art!

WOW what a fabulous time!  I am home, the boxes are piled high, and as soon as I get my fill of spending time with my amazing little boy I will be sure to post all about it!