Altered Frame No. 2

Well after a few years with no success the cold and sinus demons finally caught me last week. I tried to fight them off but they held on with a vegeance. Eventually they won and as a consequence my house is a mess, my christmas shopping is not done, presents are not wrapped...
So, I finally told the little buggers that enough was enough and that I had things to do and grandbabies to hug. So they're slowly leaving and I'm now on the mend.Not enough to cuddle with grandbabies but enough to get my chores done at least!
I normally don't take meds as we don't get along all that well. But last week I was forced to take some which resulted in me spending a few sleepless nights. I knew that I had to finish (well, more like START) a frame for my daughters mother-in-law for Christmas. She's the other proud grandma!
I planned on doing it one day but seeing how I was wide awake at night I worked on it during the wee hours of the morning then slept most of the day away.
Of course I put a photo of our adorable grandson in it!!

Again, I used Graphic 45's 'Little Darlings' paper. I used an unfinished wood Prima frame rather than a Michaels one. I found it to be much sturdier with a proper picture frame stand (rather than a peg) and glass for over the photo. After painting and sanding I covered it in blue paper that I had inked to add to the vintage look. As in my last frame, I fussy cut and inked the 'little darlings' scroll to add to the bottom. Even though this one was landscape style and the scroll would be completely on the frame, I still decided to adhere it to chipboard to give it some dimension.

I then painted a bronze metal charm and antique buttons in 'buttermilk' coloured paint and dabbed off the excess with a paper towel so that  the metal would show thru and give it a worn look. Once this was dry I cut a little circle of a sleeping baby out of the paper, adhered it to the centre and covered it with a glass circle. I then adhered the charm near the end of the scroll on the frame.

Next I added both Prima and handmade flowers on

to the bottom corner and a chipboard tag with a little blue pearl on it.

and a handmade glittery butterfly in the top corner.

I know my daughter's mother-in-law will love this but I am just hoping

 she doesn't read my blog - at least not before

Dec. 25th!

I WISH ALL OF YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

    

It's the Most Wonderful Time...

Okay I promise I won't overwhelm you with new baby pictures but as any new grandma does I will indulge you!

How can I not?

Isn't he the sweetest!

There's nothing like a new little grandbaby to bring joy to your life!

And another Joy is decorating for the holidays. Today I put up our small 4' tree. It may be short but it is perfect for the two of us especially when we go to the 'kids' to open gifts.

 I didn't have room to display all of my Christmas village but I chose mostly buildings and figurines that I have made over the years. Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without my village.

 And talking about babies and Christmas, as promised I will share with you an altered frame I made for my daughter-in-law's mother for Christmas. DIL is expecting our first granddaughter in February.

I used Graphic 45 "Little Darlings" paper. I've used this paper a lot - I just love the vintage look and the soft colours of it! I started by painting the wooden frame with a soft coral colour. I added a gingham coral/cream paper and fussycut the 'little darling' scroll, adhered it to  light weight chipboard to add a bit of stability, inked and then brushed on a gel medium on the entire frame to seal it.

While that was drying I made some paper roses and also a butterfly to add to it.

Once adhered smaller Prima flowers and leaves were added .

I also cut an oval photo of a baby girl out of the paper line and adhered it to an oval chipboard frame with an

antique brad. 

The centre mat was finished with a pretty polka dot paper.

Before you know it a photo of a pretty little baby girl will fill it up!

And now, time is sneaking up on me. I still need to make a boy photo frame for my daughters mother-in-law for Christmas.

Have a great week!

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Two Thumbs Up!

As I explained in my previous post my right thumb has some sort of mystery pain. It still hurts and sometimes throbs making my hand and arm ache. Yeah, I should get it checked but I keep hoping it'll magically disappear.
Regardless, I have things that MUST get done!
I have an  Etsy customer patiently waiting her custom album, Christmas gifts to finish, Christmas decorating to do and YES a brand new little grandson to cuddle!
After FOUR loooong days in the hospital my daughter finally gave birth to a healthy 9lb. 3 oz baby boy.
Asked what  her overall thoughts were she said if you ask me in 6 months I would say it was okay but if you ask me now I will say it was BRUTAL! She had a pretty rough go of it but I'm very proud of her - and like she said - it was worth every minute of it.

        I love how his little hands are folded so politely. 

Sore thumb or not, this little guy gets two thumbs up!

Such a Blessing - Welcome to our family.

On the scrapbooking front I have not gotten too much done with this d%*#  thumb

but am slowly working on getting my custom order done. 

Before that I finished an altered photo frame that I made for my daughter-in-laws mother for 

Christmas. I used G45's 'Little Darling' in pinks for our next little grandchild due in February ( a little girl).

I hope to make a blue version for my daughters mother-in-law for Christmas too.

I'll try to get photos of the pink one this weekend to share with you. (with hopes that DIL's mother doesn't read my blog!)

Talk to you soon!