Happy Labor Day Weekend

Wishing you all a Happy Labor Day with family and friends.  I'm hoping for a cool off here in Sunny CA.   We are experiencing a heat wave,   Whew, about 102 degrees with little relief in site. I can't  wait until  Fall and I  have been trying  to work  on a few projects with the holidays in mind.  Some  Fabric art, crazy quilting projects and some mixed media projects, can't wait to show some new fun stuff! Until then.....

Fun For Fall Halloween Creations and Swaps

I have been busy trying to get ahead of my Halloween Swaps and have them finished early so I can get back to things for my Etsy shop, handmade holiday gifts for family and friends and Quilts for our church, that being said here are a few things I just completed:) I know it is early but after all you see it in the stores already so why not in Blogland?.....
How are your creations going or perhaps you are busy getting ready for school to start? Fall is on my mind and hopefully the weather will not be far behind with cooler temps and falling leaves, not so many in Southern CA. we still love the fall around here:) Linking up with Cottage Craft Room this week. Don't forget to stop by and see what others are creating)

Paper Dolls

Edith

Cherise

Chantel

Flapper

Flapper

Mr Autumn

Miss Autumn

Saint Nick

Mermaid

Merman

Louis

Marie

Steampunk

Geisha

Geisha

Steampunk

I thought I would bring over some of my past paper dolls from my other blog I no longer post on.  I still create for a swap group I belong too so, for those who have seen them, it is always fun to look back and for those who haven't they are fun to see:)  Have a great creative week! Enjoy!

Angel

Angel

Alice

Charmed Confections Great Giveaway

I just thought I would share with you that my sweet friend LeeAnn over at Charmed Confections is having a Giveaway to celebrate her 1st Year Blogaversary.  Just click on her link and you can pop right over!  Go leave a comment and become a Follower to be entered into her party to have a chance to win a prize. LeeAnn is such a sweetie and has so much talent to share it is fun to visit her just to see her  wonderful work. If you love to decorate for Halloween or Christmas she may have something you can't live with out or better yet get in on her Giveaway. I'm busy working on a few Holiday items myself so I best get back  to work! Have a great creative week and I'll see ya soon!

Paper Dolls Zetti Style

Meet Zeta and Zack some recently created Paper Dolls for the Le Papier Doll Swap over at Roses On My Table  that I participate in. I have always loved dollies and this group is really fun and creative! The theme this round was Going to the Beach Zetti style in 1900's beach attire. Have a great creative week!                        
                                                                                                                                                                   

Blame it On Cupcake!

I'm Sorry I have been away from my blog so long, I really haven't had a chance to get through all the Where Bloggers Create Party but will as time permits, meanwhile I have been sidetracked by my "Cupcake" here. This is a little of what we have been up too.  which includes feeding the ducks, fun at the park, swings, ice cream, painting and just generally having fun! I hope you are all having a great summer and after this batch of heat we have had and all the crazy weather everywhere I bet everyone is looking forward to fall already, I know I am:) Swing away to have some more fun!

Welcome to the Party! Where Bloggers Create 2013

Welcome to the party, Where Blogger's Create hosted by the lovely Karen Valentine of  My Desert Cottage  A big shout out and Thank you Karen for hosting this fun event every year and this will be the 5th year in a row that Karen has done this. This is my 4th year participating. I'm know it is alot of work and I also know how much work everyone puts into cleaning and fussing to get their beautiful studios or spaces ready. Hopefully you can visit many over the next few weeks and be inspired by what others create and how they store their junk, treasured supplies! I love the way you have merged my blogs into one Karen! Thank you again!

 This is Abigail, my newest creation, inspired by a recent class I have just finished over at the Artful Gathering. The best of both worlds as I have enjoyed the process of working with paper clay and vintage fabrics. My other love of course is Fabric journals which I occasionally stray away from  but always return. Would you believe Abigail's dress was made from a pair of lace shorts I purchased in a yard sale. What fun and what a challenge that was! I found it necessary to hand sew almost all of it to make it work, except her bloomers. Oh and I'm sure this crocheted lace is much happier on Abigail than being a pair of short, shorts!  This is only my second attempt at paper clay and I loved it so much that I hope to be making many more pieces with clay with fabrics as the base of inspiration. I think I have finally found my niche' for now anyway:)  Now for a peek  of my workspace, here and there throughout my home as I have more than one spot I like to work in.

The Family Room

                                                                     

Storage Inside A Closet  for all my Paper Crafting and Scrap booking supplies  that I use to make   family albums, Tags, Atc's  and Paper Dolls for Swaps                                                              

Treasures to Create With                                                                    

Jars and Jars of This N' That            

The Master Bedroom. 

I just moved back into this room about 2 weeks ago after taking everything out and re-arranging it. It does have a computer and storage unit on another wall and a bed to sleep, ha.. with all this fun stuff to do ahead of me, who has time to sleep?? I imagine by this time next year I will have shelves going up the wall with everything finally arranged and labeled, well a gal can dream.......

The new Sewing area that will just be devoted to Dolls and Fabric creations, by the way the Antique Dolly in the backround is wearing my Mom's baby dress from 1908!

           

 Fabrics plus I have more stashed in Trunks, Yikes!   I guess I better run it seems after I visit all the other Party gals studios I better get back to stitching!