"BOO, GIRL" A HALLOWEEN SPOOLIE

Time for a Halloween project!  The image is from Retro Cafe Art..do check out Kristen's work!  Bits and bobs from my Halloween stash make the details with lots of glitter! I mounted the spool on a tin mold which I have chalk painted (orange), dark waxed and rubbed for some grubby goodness.

VALENTINE SPOOLIES!

A favourite new project, I can't seem to get enough of these.  Inspired by a Vintage Dragonfly swap and Lynn Stevens.

The new paper pack "Pocketful of Posies" at GeckoGalz was the basis for this first one.  I love the chintzy and old fashioned look of all of the papers included in the pack.  Again I have used vintage scrap for the figure, lots of stickles, May Arts trims and set it all upon a vintage tart tin.

My Cupid is set against Graphic 45 papers from "A Ladies Diary", May Arts trims, a handcut banner and perched on a vintage tart tin.

BE MINE - A VALENTINE SPOOLIE

A VALENTINE SPOOLIE SWAP

THE VINTAGE DRAGONFLY

What a fun swap!  This one was inspired by Lynn Stevens who agreed to let her take on spoolies be the inspiration.   I first saw spoolies a few years ago, little halloween creatures with clay heads on a spool and many variations since.  Now that I have finally tried my own take, you can expect to see these cropping up!   

Here is the one I did for my swap partner Karla.  I started with a sheet of vintage scrap circa 1920, the sheet was wedding themed with little flower girls and boys, cupids and I knew they would be perfect here.