Happy Friday before Spring and St. Patrick's Day!!! It's a great day to get your craft on with this fun set of retro glassware. I told you earlier this month how excited I am to be a member of the … [Read more...]
DIY Vintage Wooden Stockings Tutorial
I am a consummate DIY re-creator...if I see something I want, but cannot afford it, I just whip up my own version. When I first saw this image of antique wooden sock forms used as a stand in for … [Read more...]
DIY ~ My New Witch’s Shoes Transformation, Halloween Decor Vignette ‘The Well Collected Home’
Last weekend I found the piéce de resistance to complete one of my Halloween vignettes...these spidery web shoes! I got them for $2 at a local yard sale...SCORE!!! I knew exactly what I would do with … [Read more...]
DIY Project My Studio Makeover~Feeling Groovy The BIG Reveal Studio Tour
It’s DIY (Do It Yourself) Project time again!!! I decided to spruce up, refresh…okay totally makeover my in-home art studio…and make over I did…this is the story of how drab beige walls (there when I … [Read more...]
Adventures in Pin Tucking with Madame Grés Exhibit Closes July 24
Madame Grès: Couture at Work Exhibit Musée Bourdelle, Paris – through July 24.... If you are in Paris this week, don't miss this exhibit. These vintage designs give me ideas...ideas from Madame Grés … [Read more...]
I’ll Fly Away Steampunk Design – Viva Las Vegastamps! Blog Hop
WELCOME to Cre8tive Compass Magazine and Viva Las Vegastamps! Design Team Blog Hop... I imagine you hopped over from Kim's blog... if not, YOU CAN still win BIG BIG BIG~Blog Candy~a Pound O' Rubber … [Read more...]
At least I Didn’t Burn The Beer Vintage Collage
You know me and my imagination...which seems to be running amuck with glee and wild abandon these days. It all started when I signed up was drafted was cajoled ,,,okay, I volunteered to be Dant-da-da … [Read more...]
Frameable Dressmaker Collage and Card
This is my first design for Viva Las Vegastamps! I am honored to be on their new design team. I love dress forms and this VLV stamp (6388) inspired me to create an artwork that honors the time worn … [Read more...]
1960’s FaceBook & Twitter Vintage Ads
Okay...I admit it...I AM old enough to remember when!!! I keep telling my children there was so a FaceBook and Twitter in the 1960s. FaceBook was falling asleep face down while pulling an all-nighter … [Read more...]
Cupid’s Arrow is Coming Your Way Vintage Recycled V-Card
I heart Valentine's Day. It is my second favorite holiday next to Thanksgiving. I am sending this greeting and tiny artwork, inspired by a vintage Valentine's Day card of old. What I did: I created … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Vintage Arts & Crafts Junkie
But of course... I have a confession to make...it's not easy for me. However I must come clean for my own well being...G U L P! My name is Rebecca and I am a Vintage Art- and Craft- … [Read more...]