Mosaic Monday - Fabric and Art

I attended my first Fabric Frenzy on the weekend.  It lived up to it's name.  I stood in line for an hour just to get in, it was raining/snowing, and I met a couple of ladies who quilt. I would estimate the number of people in line to be at least 300-500. They were letting in 25 at a time.  I understand this was unusual to have so many attend.  This is a fundraiser for Grandmas in Alberta for a New Generations who support grandmothers in Africa raising children orphaned. 

There was a room with quilting fabric and notions then one with all the rest of the fabric.   I knew my sister was ahead of me in line but did not see her outside. I managed only the quilting room and I found her there. I was shopping for my aunt who was supporting her sister in an art show which I was attending later in the day.  My sister managed to get her some denim and we each made color selections for the start of a quilt project. I did see several friends as they were leaving with full bags in arm. 

I managed some lace, thread and one piece of fabric for my self.  I'm really happy with the multicolored piece of 1 meter at $5 was a great price.

I was headed off to the art show for my aunt Maria the artist.  The goodies were excellent.

The weather was better 2 hours away from home.  I had a visit with 3 aunts and viewed some art. 

One of the artist at the show had fabric for sale.  Left over from when she own a fabric store.  Well it did not take much for some of us to head on over after the art show reception. These are the pieces I bought.

Sharing with Maggie at Normandy Life who hosts Mosaic Monday#37.

Art Framed - Warm Owl

I framed one of my paper pieced owls which I created for the 2017 calendar.

I had to trim the art work a bit to keep the ratio of the shiny pale gold frame.  I found a piece of dark brown card stock onto which I mounted the art.  I then selected a piece of warm buttery yellow art paper to create the back ground layer. 
Mounting the art piece with googly eyes created a spacing issue inside the frame.  After trying several things with no success, I added 4 punched suns in the four corners of the brown square.  These were mounted with 3D foam tape in the same thickness as the eyes. 

The piece was then inserted into the frame as usual.  It seems to work quite well. 

The owl calendar has been popular this year so I hope the framed owl will also be popular.  It would work in several areas of decorating as well as a focal point in a space for one who just loved it!

Calendar - 2013 Scrapbooking Photo Gift

I had many mothers come to me last year at a craft sale asking if I had a blank calendar where they could add the pictures of their kids for each month which would make great gifts for the grandparents. Here's the calendar I designed for this year's gift giving season. Keep reading for many reasons for making a personalized calendar as a gift for someone special - maybe even for yourself.  Check my Calendars page for prices.
Top left pic: Front cover of the calendar closed - the numbers on the front page are not glued down so you can place them as you choose.  Bottom left pic: Back of the calendar closed which includes the information included here and credits for the calender design. Right pic: Calendar open hanging on the wall. 

Scrapbooking Photo Gift Wall Calendar

 (Just add your photos or artwork)

 This calendar can be used to create:

* Scrapbooking Calendar                                    

* Gift Photo Calendar       

* Memories (Family/School Reunion) Calendar  

* Photo or Art Calendar

* Wedding/Anniversary Calendar                        
* Kid’s Art Calendar

* Personalized Unique Gift (Hobbies)  

* Grandparent's Calendar (Grand-kids)

* Memories (Trip/Vacation) Calendar    

* Baby’s First Year

1. Print your photos or prepare your artwork to maximum of 8x8”.
2. Trim your photos or artwork as desired.
3. Adhere your photos or artwork along with any flat embellishments you selected.
4. Brads are not recommended.
5. Calendar is ready to give!

Supplies needed to complete this calendar: Dry adhesive tape runner or mounting squares

Instructions for Scrapbooking:

Once the year has passed the photo/artwork pages can be trimmed and placed in a 8x8 scrapbook album or left at 8.5x8.5” and placed in a 12x12 album.

You will find a score mark near the binding.  Trim the page on this line to make an 8.5x8.5” scrapbook page.

Calendar Project - 2012

I've been working on a calendar project.  A calendar which would hold 4x6 photos or artwork.  This calendar has metallic accents in the form of silver, gold and copper flourishes.  I've selected some of my photos from last year to put into it.  It's still a work in progress that I hope to perfect for the Christmas gift giving season.