Two Shows and a Vacation coming up

I know there has been a lack in posts here lately
- and don´t you think I´m not working or anything...cos I am.

Two shows are coming up. The first one is next weekend September 5th and September 6th.

The 'Fine Art of Teddybear Making online show'

Pop over here to see the details.

I have 3 little bears available at this show and here´s a little sneak peak.

You´ll have to wait until September 5th when the show opens to see the rest.

online show sneak peak

I have also been busy preparing the Hugglet Show in London, UK.

The show is held on Sunday September 13th and I really looking forward to join this show again and meet my fellow bearmakers and collectors too.

Along with the Hugglets show our long waited vacation is up.

We´re going to visit Kent this time with Canterbury, Dover ect. and some trekking too.

I spend the weekend planning the trip with Hotel reservations and travel plans.

I´m really looking forward to this trip. I love to travel in the UK.

Here´s a few bears that will be available at the Hugglets show.

3 inch Ilford with his old movie tin box and his little teapot.

and sweet Miss Ellen with her lovely bow.

If you would like to know more about the Hugglets Show pop over here.

I´m working on new stuff for the shops too.

But this will have to wait til next post.

Tina ♥♥♥

Still Playing Around

You know - I got this new camera of mine
and I´m still playing around to find out all the settings.

One of the coolest thing is the photo editing program that followed.

just look at this....

I haven´t been able to make frames and edges
on my photos before - and now I can yipeeee.

So - I took a few photos in the studio I wanted to share with you

old wooden spools

a cigar box with my cabinat cards
just waiting to be decorated

a few of my old books

I just love old books...

from my last visit at the flea market
pale pink faux roses - I pulled them apart

These beautiful rose leaves would be perfect as a flower garland

lots of old key holes - perfect for upcoming projects.

I found them at the flea market too.

My latest and biggest bear.

I wanted to take my bears in a new direction

and have been working on a totally new design.

A 9.5 inch bear which is really big for me - ha

I think she came out quite sweet

and I have planned to make a few more big bears.

I hope you enjoyed the photos

I still have so much to learn

but I do have a lot of fun.

Tina

More Halloween Goodies

I had so much fun creating those Halloween Goodies

I just had to make some more

so this is what I have been up since last time

Sweet Note Cards - retro cardstock decorated
with lovely Halloween Wiches

a metal tag

decorated with old paper, a sweet image of a Halloween girl
and velvet ribbon with lace in a beautiful pumpkin color.



Flash cards with black ink added to the edges
and decorated with tiny pumpkins

and turned into this Halloween Banner.

Using black cardstock, pages from an
old book and black seam binding.



and a rusty nut with a pearl
on pumpkin ribbon

on the lid of this little box.

Decorated with old paper, black velvet ribbon and a 'silver' buckle.

Beautiful decorations for Halloween, Fall or Autumn

don´t you think... :D

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Wishing you all a lovely weekend
Tina ♥♥♥

Halloween Creations

I got myself a great new camera and that finally allows me
to share with you what I have been up to the last couple of days.

I´m still to find out about all the setting though
so I hope these photos will be okay.

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I got inspired to make some Halloween Creations
and as we don´t celebrate Halloween in Denmark I hope I have got it right - ha

tea dyed tags decorated with black cardstock

old paper and rubber stamps



and more tags decorated the same
way only with different images too.



and how great would it be with a Halloween box I thought





so - using different paper, rubben stamps



ribbon and lace and tiny orange pumpkins

a white pumpkin as a handle on the lid

a beautiful Halloween tags bought over at
http://www.sweetlibertyprims.etsy.com/

a silver buckle and some black lace too

I created this sweet box/container.

Wouldn´t it be a great decoration for Halloween.
I think so - that is, if I have got it right - lol

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The tags and the box is listed over here.

More tiny boxes are in the making.

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Have a lovely sunday.
Tina ♥♥♥

More Great News

I have some more great news to share

I´m so proud to announce that I have be

choosen to be a part of Lollishops Fall Design Team.

The Design Team will receive a kit

for the months of October, November and December,

and each members creation will be published

on Lolllishops blog and on each team members blog too.

Pop over here to see the new Design Team on Lollishops

Have a lovely day

Tina

Great News

I went to the best flea market this saturday - it´s about 1 and a half hours drive from where I life and got some great finds - a couple of nature and birds books (for art kits), lots of old tart molds, a sweet tiny old tin box and a lot of old key holes.
I actually wanted to show all of my finds, but my camera died this weekend. Oh my - I love my camera - I can´t live without a camera. Now I have to go buy a new one - see if I can find one that pleases me - ha.
So - you´ll have to wait a bit on those photos.

Instead I will share some great news - my little Spool Box have been choosen to appear in the new Somerset Home -

look at this - my little spool box on a hole page... - Oh my.

This is my first time ever in a Stampington magazine and I´m sooooo happy and proud and honoured too.

Just jumping up and down here - lol

Okay - out looking for a new camera.

Have a great day and take care out there

Tina

More Projects and a Wonderful Surprise

I had planned a post today to share my new fabric projects with you all - but before I go on with this I just have to start this blog post about something totally different.

As I got home from work today, an unexpected parcel was waiting for me in the mail

The most beautiful wrapped parcel came from my friend Alisa
who blog over at Life is a beautiful place to be

She had send me one of her beautiful Journals.
Just look at this - and in the most lovely colors.


decorated on the inside with old ledger paper.
The perfect journal to gather all my ideas in one spot.


Oh -I just love it.
And the flower on the parcel - it´s a brooch...
Isn´t it just wonderful.
Thank you so much Alisa
Make sure you pop over to Alisa´s shop
She has some very pretty journals among
other beautiful stuff in her shop right now



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So - more new projects.
Remember the fabric I bought a few weeks ago..

I´ve finshed some more projects with that.

soft and pastel

pincushions decorated with lace and buttons

and these little ones



with lace and buttons too

and tiny tea dyed tags with rubber stamps

sweet faux cupcakes




these will apprear in my shops as soon
as I get them listed along the way.

and

some time ago I bought a big faux flower

in soft hvide, cream, yellow colors.

I took of the flower leaves and added them to

a shape cut out from an old book

sew on a button in the middle and added a string

and got this lovely garland.

Isn´t it pretty.

I have more in the making and these wil be added to the shops as well.

Oh - and I have some GREAT new to share

but this will have to wait a bit.

Have a lovely and creative day
Tina

Journals

I found some ordinary plain black notebooks in the studio the other day

and decided to make them into pretty unusual notebooks or Journals instead.

Using old military maps, old book pages

sweet images and an old cabinet cards

This one has an old metal seahorse added to a piece of lace
glued into the front page of the journal.
Then you can use the lace string to mark which page you´re on.

The word 'Journal' writed with rubber stamps on the front



One Journal closed with a string and a vintage button which can be removed.
A tiny teadyed tags under an old metal clip.

The front page of one

with a stamp and the words

'Du Page County'

I actually think they came out quite pretty.

They are both blank inside with lines

all ready to write in.

Would be perfect as a dairy, a notebok, an art journal

or maybe just a pretty decoration.

Both listed here.

Wishing you all a pretty sunday.
Tina

Giveaway Drawing

Using Random Org the winner has been chosen

(I can´t find out how to put the widget on my blog so you´ll have to trust me on this)

And the winner is

Number 31

M.L. @ The House of Whimsy

http://thehouseofwhimsy.blogspot.com/

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Congratulations M.L.

Please send me your mail adress
so I can have your box send over to you.

Thank you so much to everyone who have entered.
I really appreciated your visits and your sweet comments.
I so wish I could send something to all of you.

Have a lovely weekend.
Tina ♥♥♥