I love dress forms, and this mini is just darling, it measures 10" high and would be CUTE in any decorating venue.
Crafted from upcycled raw silk, vintage lace, and lace from an up cycled wedding dress, it's base is a vintage thread spool covered in vintage lace and silk ribbon.

 The handcrafted flowers were crafted from hand dyed silk ribbon, notice the darling rose bud and the forgetmenots. The sash is dyed seam binding as is the rose, the forgetmenot is silk. You can see the lace from the wedding dress on the top of the bodice.

 The base is a vintage wooden spool covered in vintage eyelet lace with silk ribbon woven in the eyelets. With a silk flower on the top and vintage lace on the base.

A close up of the handcrafted flowers.
















Price $19.95
shipping 7.75 U,S.A.                                     Sold
shipping $14.00 everywhere else

French style wrist cuff

 This is a beautiful up cycled wrist cuff crafted from the sleeve of a  bargain  bin wedding gown.I took the wrist part of the sleeve and added the handcrafted velvet flowers. I used vintage lace, a vintage button, silk ribbon, to create the design of the cuff.

 A back view of the cuff so you can see how pretty the covered button and loop closing looks.

                                               Here is a close up of the back.

This is some detail of the finishing touches on the front of the cuff. The ribbon is silk and the lace applique has crystals hand sewn to the centers of each flower. This is so lovely, a great formal look, and so very  Chic with jeans and heels.
Price $22.75
Shipping USA  5.00
Shipping everywhere else $10.00

 My latest altered art journal, crafted from vintage and up cycled materials,  vintage lace. silk ribbon flowers and paper ephemera, with original art. This is the front page and features a transfer of a 17th century woman.

 This is the back and has some perrty vintage crochet, script fabric, up cycled materials and a darling stamped image of the oh so popular corset.

 Inside pages, you can see the vintage ephemera the pages were crafted from with plenty of room for journaling and, adding photos and tags.

On the left is a feature page, and has some gorgeous burnt velvet, vintage crochet, hand crafted flowers and a transfer image of Marie Antoinette. On the right is a pocket page with pink toile vintage lace and ruched ribbon. The tag in the pocket has room for a photo or journaling.

The left side here is a pocket page, this is a beautiful  graphic from the Graphic fairy, I transferred it to cloth and added vintage lace and my signature feather embroidery stitch. The right page is from a vintage book.
Price $22.00
Shipping, $ 5.75 USA
Shipping International $11.00

 Pretty in pink, this is a charming needle keep, hand crafted from dupioni silk, and covered with silk ribbon embroidery, add done by me.

 Close up of the silk ribbon flowers and the silk ribbon leaves, The blue flowers are crafted from the ever popular rayon seam binding. And the center pink rose is from a heavy silk ribbon.


The bottom pictures show the 2 leaves that hold the pins, they are stitched in a running stitch around the edges with pink silk ribbon, and the tiny bow is rayon seam binding.

Price $29.00
shipping in USA Free
International $12.75

My latest addition to my ETSY shop. Silk ribbon floweretts, I make these form 100% silk ribbon and center them with a crystal bead. They are soft and lustrous. And will add beauty and variety to any art project or clothing accessory.  They come in a variety of colors, Lavender shown here and pink, blue, cream and white, also some hand dyed  in pastel colors

Each flowerett is about 1 1/2 inches across and with 3 to a card are a great buy.

Price $3.99
Shipping $1.25

 A very mini mini altered french style journal. Crafted from a collage of vintage lace, adorned with a handcrafted silk ribbon flower and leaves, and a charming dancing child stamped on a green back ground. There is embroidery, and hand stitching though out the journal.

 The color theme for this tiny journal is cream and green, a bit of spring for these winter days.

Ten pages of ephemera for journaling, adding photos and your own ephemera, perfect for a brag book  or a lovely gift. I created one pocket and added a tag with room on the back for writing or your own art. GONE
This little cutie measures  5 1/2 " by 4 1/2 "
Price $5.50
Ship $2.50

French style mini pouch

Close up of the handcrafted flowers. These were made from gold satin and gold organdy, they were made by holding the petals over a candle to singe and curl the edges, they are held together by a crystal bead. The small flowers are crafted from satin ribbon and the leaves are made from silk ribbon.
You can see the vintage lace used for the trim at the top. I have added a vintage butterfly pin to compliment the flowers.
A full view, the pouch is aprox. 7" by 5" and is fully lined. It would make a fabulous gift bag, but how about an evening bag to hold just the necessity's.

Price $14.95
Shipping $4.75

Felted wool butterfly pincushion

My latest, made from up cycled felted wool. This is my original design, and completely handcrafted by me. The flowers are also made by me, the lavender wired ribbon pansy is one of my favorite flowers to make, the leaves and the yellow flowers are crafted from rayon seam binding, and the tiny lavender roses are made from satin ribbon.
A close up of the butterfly, it is crafted from a double layer of an old felted sweater. I used a lavender embroidery thread to out line the butterfly and hold it together.
You get a full view here, it measures 4 1/2" across and is about 4 1/2" from bottom to the top of the butterfly's wing. The hand dyed velvet strawberry is full of emery to sharpen your needles, it is also hand crafted by me, I used seed beads for the berry seeds and the leaves are velvet. check it out on my ETSY
http://www.etsy.com/listing/85111326/up-cycled-felted-butterfly-pincushion
Price $22.00
shipping $5.50

Art journal blue and yellow

This is the latest art journal, the cover is a collage of vintage linens and handcrafted ribbon flowers, with a bit of embroidery, and plenty of vintage lace. the accent colors are blue and yellow.
Sheet music and other vintage publications make up the 22 pages. I used stamps, clip art and original art, plus more lace, fabric and tags, to decorate the pages.
I like this page on the left, I used a collage paper and a french style stamp to make it.


Th rooster is a stamp from a group of french style stamps, and the pocket holding the decoupaged tags is a great find at the fabric store. This journal 6"x 6" and would make a lovely gift for a dear friend, or spoil yourself and keep it. :)
price $25.00
shipping $6.00

French style wall pockets

This is a close up of the embroidery on one of the pockets, and it is also a pocket, a pocket on a pocket.
The Eiffel tower printed on material and added to this pocket, along with vintage lace and embroidery.

Here are all the pockets each one is different and can hold many treasures, there are 6 pockets with the Paris pocket having a pocket on it ( it is the lower right one ) Measures 15" across and 12" from top to bottom. Price $ 21.50          Sold 1/1/ 12
shipping $6.oo

French style Mini journal

An original hand crafted journal. I learned how to do this on my online art group. This is a journal that can be constructed from all kinds of different papers, pages from books, sheet music, drawings, maps, ledgers, any thing you can find and want to use, I have even made the pages from vintage linens in many other journals in this style. This one is mostly paper from old books.
I made the inside cover from blue dupioni silk and stamped it with a pretty swirl stamp. The first page is from an old farmers almanac with some pretty blue flowers added.
Notice the map on the left pages, you can see a bit of sheet music to the right. You can stamp on these pages, add photos, and even journal.
The cover is constructed from vintage linens and lace, with silk ribbon flowers, and vintage buttons, I added some feather stitching and beads as an added accent. The journal is 6 1/2" high by 5" wide. 11 2011
Price$15.00 Sold 11, 2011
Shipping $3.75

Marie style match box

I have found that repurposed match boxes are the in thing, they are used in many on line swaps, and to decorate with. This is my version. I used vintage lace and ribbon. I ruched the ribbon on the sides of the box and used a tiny metal frame for the picture of Marie Antoinette. I crafted the tiny flowers from silk ribbon, added bling by the way of rhinestones. The tiny box by the side doesn't come with.
You can get a good look at the Marie pic here and a close up of the flowers and the trim on the edge of the box. This is a beauty and would be a great keepsake box or set it on your vanity, also a fabulous gift for a close friend.
Price 19.00
shipping 4.50

Mini dress form

this darling dress form is made form pink felted wool, and embellished with vintage lace, dupioni silk ribbon and vintage rhinestones. this is the close up view of the top.
This little cutie stands 10 inches high and is covered in hand crafted flowers and vintage lace. The flowers are made from velvet, organdy and satin, and vintage lace.
The support for the form is made from a vintage wooden spool painted a lovely green and covered in vintage lace, trimmed with velvet flowers in pink and green and a pink satin ribbon ruffle.
Add this to your vanity, give as a gift, it is just the right thing for the girly girl in all women.

Price$22.00 Sold July 19 2011
shipping $6.50

Needle case

A cute needle case made with ticking and toile. in black and white.
It has a darling pocket inside to add notes or other sewing accessories. Has some vintage buttons and is hand crafted and the binding is also hand sewn. It has 4 felted wool leaves to add more needles or other things. It measures 6" high by 5" wide. This would make a charming gift, and is very handy for traveling.
Price$ 7.95
shipping $2.50

Marie style altered bottle,

A altered bottle in the French style of Marie Antoinette. The bottle is square and a pretty rose color.
I used a cut out of Marie Antoinette, and Paris is written on dupionoi silk. There is a page from a french book for the back ground, and vintage lace trim.
Silk ribbon was used here and the button is from my vintage stash.
Sale $19.95
ship 6.75

silk ribbon kit

silk ribbon kit. I have found good silk ribbon is hard to find. This beautiful 100% silk ribbon has a lovely sheen, is soft and in 4 lovely colors.
It comes in a cellophane bag on handcrafted hand colored tags, 1 yard of each color Pink, Green, Blue, Lavender. Great for all your crafting, make beautiful ribbon flowers, bows, use with your mixed media for added elegance. A bargain at
$6.50 for the kit plus $1.50 for shipping, the tags are an extra bonus and can be reused.

$6.50 for kit
$1.50 shipping