A treat for me!

This year has been a lot of hard work and I decided that it was time to make something for me instead of a sample for the shop. I have accumulated a lot of demonstration and make & take pieces over the year and they are all sitting in a little box just crying out to be made into a full blown project .......so.....I took one of the fabulous 7 Gypsies Shadowbox trays and filled it with all my little treasures. Of course I did add some new bits and bobs to fill the gaps but it was a great way to bring all those individual items together.

I'll show you some close ups so hopefully you can see the details better. This top piece was actually a necklace that I made at CHA on the Advantus booth as a make & take with Tim Holtz Ideaology goodies......I loved it but because I have a tiny neck, I was never able to wear it without it looking ridiculous......it's looking pretty cool now with the addition of some wings behind it.

Tim Holtz Foundations are one of my passions for every hanging piece I make. They make fantastic hangers....I just need to find the right chain or ribbon to hang the piece with.

A paper, fabric, tissue and metal Grunge Flower using Paperartsy dies.

These very tall skinny niches were a bit tricky.....I didn't have anything that shape so I filled one of them with small trinkets sitting on some of Tim's Tissue tape......I liked having some of the rich colour of the wooden frame showing......nice contrast. The other one has some chipboard shapes sitting on top of the niche.

I've got a UTEE stamped clock image which was a demo piece from my Melt Art class, a couple of dominoes coloured with Adirondack Alcohol Ink and some trimming from Wendy Vecchi's Art Parts.

My dangly thing is a make & take sample from the Vintage booth at CHA plus a memory frame filled that I filled with Ice Resin.

My title for the piece is "The Romance Of Paris Makes Me Smile"

Oh , here's an ever closer pic of my necklace.

Tim Holtz Ideaology range of trinkets are just perfect for all those little gaps that need filling with something interesting.

So there we have it, if you have some time over the Christmas holidays, you could make one for yourself.

Have a fun day.

Lin