Altered Miscellany

Rest In Peace Chuck Berry

My Tribute:

Nadine lives in Memphis Tennessee, she is listening to Rock & Roll Music at her Sweet 16 party. Tomorrow is a School Day and Little Queenie wants to skip. We’re Almost Grown she says to Nadine, I’ll bring that Brown Eyed Handsome Man you like, you know Johnny, Johnny B. Good! Nadine says…that’s not the one! It’s Rudy! Her momma Maybellene heard them and saw Rudolph and said boy you better Run Rudolph Run! Rudy hollered at Johnny and said… Johnny B Goode and get My Din-A-Ling! I can’t Let it Rock without it! They ran and jumped the Down Bound Train With No Particular Place to Go!

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Sam... one of the Design Team members from Kaisercraft is having a great giveaway!
Kaisercraft is one of my favorite companies.
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Had a fun weekend with my sis in law Billye Marie! We spent Sunday playing! I simultaneously worked on a canvas, altering a jewelry box and some thick chipboard letters I got at Hobby Lobby! Love that place! I am making the canvas for someone who offered their beach house some time this summer. Can't wait!

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Any Steam Punk fans out there?

If you are a lover of Steam Punk like I am, then stay tuned... I have a new blog: SteamPunqueJunque.blogspot.com.
Exciting things are coming!

Busy girl.....

Working girl... office work, scheduling appointments, etc. Next off to my sisters to help her pack for a move! I'm very excited, I sold my 1898 White House Cook Book through my ETSY Store. I love that book it was so unique and of course written for the modern women of 1898! It wasn't just a cook book. It had all sorts of ways to help you run your household. I will miss the book. Be sure to check out my ETSY Store for great vintage finds and handmade items. The shelves are a bit bare right now, but more very unique items coming soon! It's the same name as my blog. AlteredMiscellany!!!

May is almost over... I have taken more time this month to create than I have in 3 years. It has been so much fun. In doing so, I have discovered I have some favorite companies that I would like to give kudos to!
In random order they are:
PRIMA ....why? Flowers, but that's not all you get! Tiles, Bling, fabulous, gorgeous, inspirational papers, Masks, Trinkets, Resins, Tiles....... Prima makes it easy to scrapbook like a professional.
Tim Holtz .... I love getting inky with Tim & Mario! Why? Inks, Alcohol inks, Stamps, Vintage buttons, Die Cuts, Tools (my fav & most utilized is the distress key chain tool) Grunge Board, Fab Papers!!!
Kaiser Craft ... Why? A wonderful company from down-under! VERY nice folks! I love their papers, Wood Flourishes, Bling, and their Beyond the Page wood products are awesome. I made a shadowbox using their shadowbox and the Hunt & Gather line.
Graphic 45 ... why? Well! If you don't know just have a look at their paper lines. OMGosh! Their design team is an international team of incredibly talented and inspirational artists. So... their papers, embellishments and stamps!!!
More.... Bo Bunny, Fancy Pants, Pink Paislee, Websters Pages, Tattered Angels with my fav Glimmer Mist!
I feel like someone thanking the Academy for my award! Maybe that's what I will do. Start an award show for the crafting world.... hmmmmmmmm!

Long week, lots of hours in home office working. Then Saturday night I watched the Donna Salazar Web Show! I love her, she is so talented. I then started some altering projects. First I am finally re-doing a tacky old jewelry box I got for a buck at a yard sale! I wish I would have taken before pictures. It is the standard maple color icky old fashioned jewelry box. I saw possibilities though. It's about 12" tall and the two sides are rounded and open to store necklaces on hooks. It has 3 drawers, one having cushions for rings. I spray painted it in my favorite Krylon Textured Metallic Bronze! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this paint! I am using beautiful Prima Marketing Paper, Flowers and Bling! My daughter has been in several times asking is it for me? Can I have it? Of course it is, and yes you can! I have two more projects to work on and am using more Prima!!!

3-D Christmas Card - I actually made the chimney from Bazzill Cardstock I scored and folded, then I made the bricks again using textured Bazzill and the deckle edge trimmer then antiquing with ink. I laid the bricks with "mortar" I made using Tim Holtz white Crackle Paint and added a touch of black paint. The "snow" was also made with the crackle paint. The rest of the card was made using Kaisercrafts December 25th Collection, Pom trim, a tassel and one paper poinsettia from EK.

This layout was made with Kaisercrafts beautiful "These Days" Collection. I first printed the photo of my daughter on Bazzill cardstock...I used a soft tan/fleshtone color which really enhanced the softness. White was too harsh. I layered and layered and antiqued. I also used Kaisercraft bling and wood clock. Add some May Arts ribbon and Prima Flowers and voila!

This shadowbox I made for my new great-nephew Jackson. I used Kaisercrafts wood shadowbox and spray painted with Krylon Textured Bronze paint! I love that paint, we also used it on an ugly old small desk I was about to get rid of and it is now stunning! Anyway, the shadowbox was decorated almost entirely with Hunt and Gather from Kaisercraft. (I am a big Kaisercraft fan) I also used Karen Foster Hunting charms.

Magnetic Memo Board
2 Sided

It snowed in Houston!

Gift Card Holder

I have had so much fun this week creating with Kaisercraft. One of my favorite companies with fun and versatile products. They are located in Australia... a place where my mom had hoped to visit some day but sadly didn't get too. I too have the same hopes. Kaisercraft has crafting papers, embellies, wood, stickers, die cuts, home decor, on and on. I made a beautiful layout with a photo of my daughter not long before she gave birth to her first daughter. The soft colors perfectly enhanced the soft photo. I added ink to edges to age, rhinestones, ribbons, a wood clock and it is stunning if I do say so myself.

Next I made a Christmas card. I took some brick colored Bazzill textured cardstock, used my deckle edge paper trimmer cutter and made the "bricks," I then antiqued them. To make the mortar I used Tim Holtz White Crackle paint and added some black acrylic paint to get the right color. I scored and folded a piece of cardstock to make a 3-D chimney. Next...a few bricks and mortar and voila - a chimney. Using the Kaisercraft December 25th collection I cut out one of the Santas and placed him "going down the chimney."

The last project I made was a shadow box for my new great-nephew. First I spray painted with Krylon textured bronze metallic paint. Gorgeous results, my hubby and I have used that to redo an entrance table and the end results were stunning. I used the Hunt and Gather collection to decorate. Very masculine and will perfectly match the "camo" deco of his nursery that my nephew insisted his first son have! So... it was a fun week of creating for me :)
Photos to follow.....

There is never enough time to create. It seems my mind is always creating but my body has to be at work! I follow lots of companies on Facebook that inspire me. Tim Holtz (and his sidekick Mario) Graphic 45, Kaisercraft, Prima, Pink Paislee, May Arts...on and on! I love to go to Scrapbook.com and look in their galleries to see all the wonderful creations. I especially love looking at and getting ideas for crafting rooms! Anyway, I have so many projects I am working on now and so little time. Back to work. I WILL create tonight!

Okay...it has been a while since I posted! Lots going on. I am a member of the Picture That Sound Design Team. They make a recording device mounted inside foam core in different colors. You can record special voices, events, the possibilities are endless! I made an ABC book and it was on HSN for National Craft Month! YAY! I will post pics as soon as they are available.

Also, there is a great contest going on at Webster's Pages! I want to be selfish and not share because it is so good. I will play fair! Follow the link to find out how to win!

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Looonnnggg work week! Playing catch up on some paper work! Ugh! Make sure to check out my ETSY page for more Broadway, TV and stage sketches! Getting excited, there are some good ones. Some done & signed by Ann Roth. Ann Roth is a well known artist and has even won an Academy Award. These drawings are believed to be from the 70's and maybe a couple from the 60's!!! Good stuff!

I am wanting to do some paper crafting and play with some Sculpey Clay I bought! Love Sculpey! I started over 20 years ago working with it and made some cool pieces. My favorite is an old cowboy with a hat and a bandanna around his neck.

Can't wait to see all the new products from CHA!!!

Have a good week everyone and I will post more soon!

New Listing on my ETSY! Original costume drawings!

Be sure to check out my ETSY page for original costume drawings from the Danny Morgan estate. Mr. Morgan worked in NYC for more than 20 years designing for big names such as Bob Hope, Paul Newman, Lucille Ball, Brooke Shields and more. In 1985 he came to Galveston on business and ended up staying. He designed for the Galveston Mardi Gras and had a costume shop. These sketches will make great decorative pieces for any home or business.

JetBlue!!! Rocks!!!

So, I wrote earlier about my daughter using the TrueBlue program through JetBlue. I decided to email and tell them how happy we were that she came from Maine to Texas to visit. In just a few short hours, I have received a response. Not a computer generated, but a real, live person who actually made mention of my daughter and my blog! Now THAT is customer service. It is what customer service should be. If I ever have the opportunity to fly again, you can bet I will call JetBlue! It truly reminded me of days gone by, when you would pull up to a service station (gas station nowadays) and a man would run out, wash your windows, check oil and fluids then fill up your tank!