The prettiest of pretties arrived from Sandra, one of my round robin partners.
She sent her last page for my book. I'll miss these pages coming in the mail and the exchange of boxes each month.
Our books are now with Stampington, so when we get them back, it will be like discovering them all over again. I'm curious to see which pages will be used in which magazines. They are being divided up as individual creations, not shown as full books.
Sandra sent a boxful of goodies, too, what a sweet surprise that was!
And she made this gorgeous cuff!
Although, my hands aren't quite as gorgeous as the cuff. They are actually kind of disgusting.
I've been gluing and dying today. They say you can tell a lot about a person by looking into their eyes, I think you can tell just as much from hands.
Mine say, "I love my job and am too excited to stop and put on gloves when I decide to dye something"
Today's batch of dyed goods is full of cheesecloth, ribbons, and lace. I dipped it in what I thought was leftover, cold coffee, not knowing that my sister, Sandy, had made a fresh pot until I stuck my hands in it.
The coffee was a good start, but I wanted more depth to the color, so I spritzed it with Tim Holtz Esspresso stain, then more spritzing with Glimmer Mist in pale pink, metallic gold and silver for some shimmer.
I'm making this up for the Romantic Gothic Ghost workshop at my home in October. So, I wanted it spooky, but still prettty, hence the spritzes of sparkles.
I've also been reworking the Raven for my class. I decided to draw some different patterns, and I think I like this one best. Although, now that the bird's head is a little bigger, the crown looks too small…
Yes, I do think I'll need to draw a larger crown pattern too.
Speaking of crowns, this vintage barrette, is now in the Boutique.
Along with a few other little tidbits.
Creative hands are a thing of beauty. I can spot a hand dyer a mile away by the stain of their hands. I know the look, I have carried it often myself when dying handspun.
It is such a pain to prep for things, isnt it? I just like to dive right in, too! That cuff you received is fabulous.. lucky you!
Its one of the prettiest cuffs Ive ever seen!
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That cuff is just lovely!! As are the pages…and I can’t wait to see them in Stampington, someday! I love the spooky sparkly colors for the class supplies, too!
PS — I have dyed hands today, too…from hair dye and laziness! LOL! I like your excuse (excitement) better!
What a splendid raven in this post and the past (I am catching up!). I love his eye!
Thanks, Jeanie. The eyes are vintage, black, crystal beads.
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What gorgeous pieces of artful goodies you have shown us here, Karla!
I totally understand the artsy hand residue! I find that I need to examine my pants/capris when I go out after working on an art project. Black is one of my favorite colors to wear, and I often wear my project residue well! Lacy, fabric-y, yarn-y bits and fuzz show up reeeaaaallly well on black pants! When I don’t remember to check, I’m sure I look like a walking lint trap to the outside world! Ha ha!