Diva Duo

Time goes by so fast! But we already knew that. One day you take the kids to kindergarten (and cry more than they do) then you watch them graduate and eventually move out on their own. (still crying). Next you cry as they say their wedding vows and now I feel more tears coming on. My baby is about to give birth in 2 weeks.  Yeah, I'll be a grandma for the second time. Our son has a beautiful little boy and his wife is expecting our third grandchild in February. The first grandchild is always special and our little one will always hold a special place in our heart. But it's different with a daughter - and especially when she's your baby.
I'm so proud of her. She's grown up to be a beautiful young lady and is the  best daughter I could  ever hope for. I know that she will be a great mother and that someday she will say the same of her baby. (in a manly way - it's a boy!)
Two more weeks - SO EXCITING!!
On to scrapbooking - as promised in my last post I will share with you some altered items that I made for my Etsy shop.
The first is an altered frame. One night recently I couldn't sleep. After lying there wide awake for 3 hours I finally got up hoping that if I did something it would make me tired. Scrapbooking relaxes me so off I went to my scraproom with no idea of what to make.
I had just bought the Tim Holtz 'sewing room' die with the dressform, etc, So. I decided to try it out. I covered some chipboard with paper from Basic Grey's 'Little Black Dress' line then cut it out. I thought of making a skirt with tulle as I did on my altered matchbox but instead used another paper from the same line.
I added some lace to the waist , a sticker from the paper line and an antique brad and of course a tiny rhinestone necklace then voila - a cute little dress form.

An hour and a half later I was ready to sleep. Sure, I had a cute little dressform but I had no idea of what to do with it.

It sat on my table for a few days before the mojo hit. I would alter a frame and make it a diva sort of thing.

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I painted an unfinished pine frame in dark brown then covered with paper again from BG's :Little Black Dress' line. After adding the name 'Diva' I sealed the whole thing.

I added the dressform to the left side.

After considering adding stilletos and 'diva things' I decided to make a butterfly and flowers using the dies I described in my last post.

Leaves, feathers and a small Prima flower finish it off.

Next is a little trinket box made with a kraft chipboard box.

I covered it in an old Theresa Collins Christmas paper. Her papers are always so elegant and classic.

I chose a non-typical black and white damask so that the trinket box could be used for anything at anytime and not just Christmas.

After painting the inside white then pasting and sealing the paper I added white tulle lace to the bottom making a little skirt, then topped it with deep cranberry seam binding, a bow and an antique brad.

On the lid I decided to keep it elegant but added a touch of whimsy. I tied strips of cranberry and black tulle 

alternately to a metal washer then tied it at the bottom with black twine to help it stand upright. After fussing and fluffing I adhered it to the top with a strong glue. (Fabri-tac - love that stuff!)

I then glued small Prima roses and Webster Pages resin hearts around the base to cover the washer.

This little box would be cute in any diva's boudoir and the good thing is that both it and the frame are available for sale in my Etsy shop! :)

Have a great week!