Giveaway!!!

There's a giveaway on the May Arts blog

Pick your own prize of gorgeous ribbon, and while you're at it you'll also be sent a cute little Basically Bare mini album!

Full Reveal of the WOW Piece (AT CHAAAAAAAAAA!)

I just saw THIS POST showing WOW's CHA booth! CAN YOU SPOT THE PIECE?!?

I'm not even on their DT.. or really affiliated.. I'm just so GIDDY about having projects @ CHA, again!!

Products used: WOW embossing powder, Bobunny vintage double dot, kraft paper, Basically Bare oh so minis, pennant pieces and fanciful frames 2, Tattered Angels glimmer mist and glimmer glaze, half pearls, UmWowStudio resin owl, UmWowStudio Peony, UmWowStudio July Kit floral spray, gesso, baker's twine, various glues

Some News + Sneak Peek

I finished up the VLVS! Newsletter today - you should check it out for 20% off storewide!!

I also finished my term at Basically Bare today and won't be renewing with them, the best of luck in the future BB!

and here is a sneak peek at all the goodies I'll be using for the 2nd round of applications for May Arts:

aaaaaaaand... have you left a comment for the set of flowers giveaway?!? I'll be choosing a winner this weekend! Scroll down and comment :)

My World..

..is up on the Basically Bare Blog today - check it out :)

May Arts DT Call Round 1

Here I am, throwing my name into the hat for the May Arts DT call. I've been lucky enough to be chosen for quite a few of the May Arts monthly challenges and love working with such beautiful high quality ribbons.

Here is my tutorial format project (in written format): 

Gather supplies: a gorgeous super wide dark brown burlap ribbon by May Arts, Basically Bare canvas fleur de lis, Distress Stain in Pumice Stone, a medium color burlap, muslin, dark brown quilting thread (it’s thicker than normal every day thread), vintage buttons and pillow fluff! (don't forget the sewing machine!)

I splattered some distress stain on my teflon mat, gave it a bit of a spritz with water and dipped my fleur de lis in it. I then set it out in the sun to dry… I did try heating it with a heat gun and for whatever reason it kept getting a purple tint. Mr. Natural Heat to the rescue 

After he was dry I sewed a piece of burlap to a piece of muslin.. I knew I wanted the burlap to be the main texture of the pillow.. but didn’t want the fluff to poke through the open texture, so I created the base of the pillow from a nice tightly woven muslin. After the burlap was sewn to the muslin and my fleur de lis was dry I placed the Basically Bare canvas piece on top of the muslin and stitched a couple of times with the dark brown quilting thread.. not only to hold it in place but to pull together some of the darker browns I wanted to introduce into the pillow.

Then I sewed my May Arts ribbon on at the top and bottom.. Keep in mind there’s no back on my pillow yet.. At this point in time I’m basically building what I want the front to look like! After the ribbon is in place I pulled a couple of burlap strings from a scrap of the ribbon and sewed my vintage buttons into place.

Then I sewed my two sides of the pillow (my front piece and the back piece) together WRONG SIDES touching.. but I left a small section unsewn so I could pull my pillow right side out! This makes a very crisp clean sew line all the way around. Stuff pillow.. sew shut the tiny spot.. and DONE!

Here is a video I did on making Washi tape (not ribbon based, but a video none the less!)


 
 

And here are some general projects that utilize ribbon:

A mini album made of journaling cards. Ribbon is wound through the binding as well as used for tabs to open the book.

A Christmas tag using gorgeous May Arts ribbon to hold together all the beautiful layers.

A Mother's day card using white seam binding hand dyed and burlap string.

A wall hanging using four different May Arts ribbons, three to make a Prima inspired flower and one as stitching on the stocking. 

  

An altered tray using tinsel/ribbon and a sheer ribbon as a layer in the title banner. 

A Christmas tag/card using four different May Arts ribbons to really make it a "keeper"

Sneak Peek - Nikki Sivils and Basically Bare

Here's a peek of the project I have up on the BB blog today :)
and they're giving away PRIZES!! :) 

A Basically Bare Pillow

I love burlap. and muslin. and canvas.

I also love distressing and old vintage buttons... 

this pillow has all :)

Basically bare fleur de lis in canvas, may arts ribbon, vintage buttons, burlap, muslin, dark brown quilting thread, pillow fluff. 

Basically Bare Sneak Peek..

Check me out on the BB Blog today :)

Basically Bare Reveal

Here's the piece I had up on the BB Blog yesterday in case you missed it :)

Using: Basically bare wings, BB Dress form, BB pennants small, and BB gears. Glitz Designs Vintage Blue paper, Clearsnap sunflower ink and fools gold glitter, vintage buttons, wooden spools, and baker's twine.

Altered dress forms..

Here's a sneak peek of the post I have up on the Basically Bare blog today!

click here to see the full piece and details

What do you think of the new watermark? I'm trying to work on branding all social medias the same.. and I think pictures should definitely be included.. especially with pinterest being so popular! 

My Basically Bare + AMP posts :)

I shared this piece on the Basically Bare blog yesterday... 

and on the Amazing Mold Putty blog today!! 

Basically Bare Tag! -Time Flies-

I'm loving working with the Basically Bare products so much -- they're fun to completely alter.. fun to leave blank.. and fun to add just the right touch to. 

Here is a tag I did for the blog that aired this week - Lots of distressing, spritzing, splattering, and metal alteration via markers and inks on this baby. For the bird I just did a lovely foam application around his edges.. so super cool! 

Supplies used: Basically Bare bird embellishment, Paper Loft cardstock and clock, espresso alcohol ink, brads of various metal finishes, a gear style bit from the hardware store, black Memento ink, a stamp, TH Tags die, distress ink in Spiced marmalade, mustard seed, vintage photo, and walnut stain. 

Linking up to SimonSaysStampandShow

Time Flies @ Basically Bare

I've got a post at Basically Bare today using Paper Loft goodies -- check it out :

The 5th already?

Jeez.. time is flyin' by me like no other..

here is the project that I posted on the Basically Bare blog yesterday.. My rainbow road :)

Around Blogland!

Hello friends! Today is my first post as a Basically Bare Art Assembler!!

Check out my project on the BB Blog!

and I've also got a post on the Amazing Mold Putty blog.. detailing the process of making the mini spoon for my Proper Gentleman exploding box featuring Goobzilla! Check that out here :)