I recently had my first venture into the jewelry making world, using vintage projector slides, antique keys, religious medals, old clip earrings, and paper ephemera. It was quite fun, and my Angels piece even made etys's front page! So try something new today, if for no other reason than it's spring!
Time consuming but worth it, give new life to a falling apart book by using its pages in a hand rolled wreath! Remove the pages- easy if the spine is missing or broken, roll and secure with tape or glue, and fasten the pages to a circle of heavy cardstock or card board. This one was made from a children's book and 1950's UNC dorm directory pages, and was featured on etsy.com's front page, which was very exciting :)
I was so excited to have my shop part of etsy.com's front page the other day, part of a beautiful collection of vintage and handmade, frosty looking pics! There's my shop, second row center, my mom's gorgeous 1955 gown.
I'm a mom of 3 teens, wife of one husband, former teacher, retreat speaker, and youth leader, present collage artist having fun with vintage papers, antiques, mixed media, and sophisticated sarcasm!
Check out my shop sometime-
http://VintageScraps.etsy.com/