One more thing....

I posted the covers of the photo albums I made for my cousin to give as gifts. My cousin, J, called me and told me how much she loved them. Well, the 2 people she gave the albums to loved the albums as well and were overwhelmed!!! That made me so happy. I am glad that j's wonderful idea and my work pleased everyone.

Just a few...

I didn't post all 12 months, just a few of my favorites. I can say that see just loved the calendar and container. I hope that the calendar will brighten her days at work. She inspires me to do be creative and is one of my biggest supporters. Thanks, Sis, love you.

December, 2006

A few little presents tied with festive yarn. 

September, 2006

She is a chocolate nut!!  

January 2006

The lunch pail file comes with 12 white cardboard inserts (lucky, no?) Each one became a month that she can display by attaching card to front of pail with a bull nosed clip. 

Calendar Container

This is a lunch pail file by Basic Grey. I decorated the front with a lot of rhinestones and used lots of ribbons on the handle. 

Merry Christmas to all

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I am posting some photos of the calendar I made for my sister's Christmas present. I must add that I made it in record time, 4 days, 4 long and wild days when I thought I would never get it done. Finished it 12/23 just in time to give to her on Christmas eve. The photos are a bit dark but you can see the pics okay. My DH took the pictures!! Enjoy.

Happy Holidays

 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, everyone!! This is the little tree I have in my art space. I had some help from my friends in decorating it. My wish is that you spend the holidays with loved ones and friends and that all your days be merry and bright.

WOW

I worked a long time on those 2 photo albums. I am glad that the albums are finished and safely in Fla. with my cousin J. When she called that she received the albums, I could tell by her voice that she was pleased with my work. That made all the hair pulling, nail biting, paper cuts and mishaps all disappear for me. The Dad of those 2 also loved the albums and told me that I had done a wonderful thing in creating the albums. I thank J and B for allowing me to do this for them. I thank B for allowing me into their personal lives to create a keepsake for his children. It was J's idea to do the albums, J was the Mom's voice and I was her hands. That what J and I told each other when working up the idea for the albums. I think J has a loving heart to do this for them. I worked up the covers, made several inside pages of family photos and several pages dedicated to their Mom. The rest of the pages are blank, and I am hoping that Din and Dr. G. will fill the pages with other photos and memories. Of course, this is my last venture into photo album/family heritage books, geez, it wasn't easy but very enjoyable to stretch myself into mixed media work. I did the albums for J because she asked and because I love her.

Mom's Picture 2

This is the same photo laid on a painted canvas board. I took a picture of her art work and laid the board on top. Attached to the ribbon at the bottom I put a tag, which I covered with a section of her artwork and printed on vellum the same saying. Their Mom died a year ago so I hope that they are happy with the artwork and the sentiment, 2. I just felt that she was asking to me to tell them that.  

Mom"s Picture

This is a picture of their Mom as a little girl. This photo is in Din's book. Theie Mom was an artist and her picture which I copied b/w and cut out and chalked was laid on a copy of a picture she painted which I copied on canvas paper and attached to a canvas board. Then I laid a transparency over it. The transparency reads " I grew up to be a daughter, sister, sweetheart, wife, mother, traveler, artist, companion and friend. I grew up to love my family and friends and the world around me. A life fulfilled." 

Photo Album Cover 2

This is the second photo album cover for Dr. G. which I made for my cousin as a gift. I used a transparency of a picture of him as a medical student. Listed on each side of that is information about Dr. G. To the top left side is his last name spelled out in tiny lettered bottle caps. Family members are in slide mounts along the bottom. A 7 gypsies large black rubber band on far left side says observations. I used a knob on this album, 2.  

Photo Album Cover

This is the cover of 1 of 2 photo albums I was asked to make for my cousin as gifts for the people pictured on the cover. This is for Din. I had a photo of Din looking over her shoulder, which I copied b/w and cut out, chalk her jeans and shirt. Added rhinestones to jean's pocket and gave her an earring, 2. Under her cut out are strip of a photo collage that I put onto a transpancency and cut into strip, along the side is info about Din. The sheet of paper is 7 gypsies which I inked and sprayed with Glitz Spritz in gold. The knob says 'open'. That was scary poking the hole into the book, what if I goofed up after doing the cover and the rest of the book. My cousin loved the photo albums which made the whole 4 month process a real success. I have other photos to show you, so take a look, please. It was a real labor of love.