Sunday, March 31, 2013

WINNER OF THE BLOG HOP...........

I WILL BE POSTING MONDAY APRIL 1ST THE WINNER OF THE SPRING BLOG HOP!!!
I HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO HOP ALONG IF NOT THERE WILL BE OTHER
CHANCES TO WIN GIVEAWAYS ON MY BLOG FROM TIME TO TIME!!!

I AM SO HAPPY YOU ARE ALL FOLLOWING ME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL
YOUR FUTURE COMMENTS. 

CHECK BACK THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY APRIL 1ST FOR THE NAME OF
THE WINNER OF THE BLOG CANDY : 1YD OF SHABBY CHIC FABRIC AND A GOODIE BAG OF EMBELLISHMENTS TO ONE LUCKY FOLLOWER!!!!

THANKS AGAIN!


MILISSA

Friday, March 29, 2013

MY BLOG HOP DESIGN................

HI LADIES............LADIES DONT LET TIME RUN OUT.....LEAVE YR COMMENT!
IF YOUVE COME FROM HTTP://Carli - Krolli Kraft!
YOU ARE RIGHT ON TRACK!!
IF YOU JUST STOPPED IN PLEASE GO BACK TO
MISTY @ HTTP://Misty - MB's Treasurista
AS SHE IS OUR WONDERFUL TALENTED HOST AND
YOU CAN START THERE......LOTS OF FUN AND A GRAND PRIZE TOO.

REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE LINK TO JOIN
WWW.CREATINGTHECRAFTYLIFE.COM
YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!


The lineup is below:
Misty - MB's Treasurista
Deb - Crafty Texas Woman
Malinda - Momos Crafty Corner
Lelsie - Scrap of Art Designs
Mariam - Purple Lily Studio
Carli - Krolli Kraft!
Milissa - Defusco Design
Johnna - Jayjay's Musings
 
*****************************************************************
 
There is alot of hidden blog candy to be won so please make sure to leave comments and to follow all the blogs. Here is whats up for grabs for the grand prizes:
 
Sponsored by MB's Treasurista
Check out the STORE!!!
To be eligible for the grand prize you must do the following:

*Must* "like" the MBT Facebook page- Page LINK

*Must* follow and comment on all the blogs
 
 I ALSO HAVE BLOG CANDY TO GIVE AWAY SO CHECK BACK AND LEAVE AS MANY COMMENTS AS YOUD LIKE.  THE HOP IS WEEK LONG (MARCH 24TH - MARCH 30TH) AND A WINNER WILL BE POSTED HERE FOR 1 YARD OF SHABBY CHIC FABRIC ALONG WITH A PACKAGE OF EMBELLISHMENTS ONCE THE HOP IS COMPLETE.   SO GOOD LUCK!!!!

AND HERE SHE IS MY DESIGN....................


"MISS SPRING FAIRY"
 

THIS PAPER MACHE DRESS FORM WAS DESIGNED WITH A SPRING EUROPEAN
GARDEN IN MIND. FIRST I GLAZED THE BODY WITH ANTIQUE GOLD PAINT.  THEN
I COVERED IT WITH  SILK EMBROIDED DESIGNER FABRIC.  I EMBELLISHED THE
NECK WITH CROCHET LACE WITH A FLOWER JEWEL IN CENTER.  I APPLIED SILK
LEAVES UP THE SIDE OF THE HEM AND ADDED GOLD SPARKLE WASABI TAPE AT
THE BOTTOM. 

SHE NEEDED A LITTLE BLING, SO I TIED A MUSLIN RIBBON AROUND HER WAIST
WITH A PAPER FLOWER WITH SEQUIN CENTER.  BEFORE I WORKED ON THE BACK,
I ADDED BUTTERFLIES AND A FEW BIRD STYLE CHARMS. 

ON THE BACK I BUSTLED THE BACK WITH SHEER GOLD SPARKLE TULLE AND LACE
ADDING SOME ANTIQUE  STARS AND PEARL JEWELS FROM MY OWN INVENTORY.
TO COMPLETE "MY SPRING FAIRY" I ADDED GLITTERED WINGS THAT WAS ONCE
A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT ON MY VERY OWN TREE. 




 
 
I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF!!!
LOVE AND PEACE
MILISSA
 
REMEMBER TO LEAVE A COMMENT AND SPREAD THE WORD TO FRIENDS.
EVERYONE WHO LEAVE A COMMENT AND JOINS THE BLOG DURING THIS HOP IS ENTERED TO WIN FOR BLOG CANDY!!!!
 

Letters to my Children - Two Peas in a Bucket

Letters to my Children - Two Peas in a Bucket

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

VINTAGE LACE NOTEBOOK

Well I have been thinking about a project like this for some time.  Finally today, while I was making some other samples to show for a possible order,  I decided to give it a go. 

I love the way it came out.  So much fun and I enjoyed going through some old stock I had as well as
some new purchases just waiting to be used.  I think this maybe gifts for family and friends for the holiday season 2013. 

MY TENDER TOKEN

Today im posting a few of my favorite coffetable books which I
refer to when I need some inspirations. 

Monday, March 25, 2013

NEW FOLLOWERS........

JUST A QUICK NOTE TO ALL MY NEW FOLLOWERS.
I AM GLAD YOU JOINED MY BLOG AND I WELCOME
EACH AND ONE OF YOU.  I HOPE YOU ENJOY BEING
A PART OF THIS JOURNEY OF MINE. 

CREATIVE THOUGHTS TO ALL OF YOU,
BEST REGARDS *MILISSA*

Thursday, March 21, 2013

TRYING TO PLAY CATCH UP BUT............

WELL AFTER AN EVENTFUL 5 DAYS IN DISNEY WITH MY FAMILY, IT'S TIME TO PLAY CATCH UP AT HOME WITH LAUNDRY, CLEANING AND WORK!!!
I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF CREATING PREMADE DANCE SCRAPBOOKS FOR A
LOCAL DANCE STUDIO AND WORKING ON SOME OTHER ADVENTURES WITH
SAMPLES DUE FOR APPROVAL ASAP. HOWEVER, MY INNER VINTAGE GIRL
DECIDED YESTERDAY SHE NEEDED A DAY OF ALONE TIME TO SHOP AND
PILE THROUGH HER FAVORITE VINTAGE MARKET.  AFTER BEING THERE FOR
2 HOURS, I CAME OUT WITH SOME GOODIES TO INCORPORTATE WITH MY MIX MEDIA PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS................I HOPE YOU ENJOY
THE PICTURE!!! I CANT WAIT TO USE THESE FINDS AND I WILL SHARE PRODUCTS ONCE I COMPLETE THE FINAL PIECE.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

SHABBY CHIC VINTAGE STYLE TUSSIE

THIS BEAUTIFUL TUSSIE WAS MADE FOR MY FRIEND MALINDA AT CREATING
THE CRAFTY LIFE........TUSSIE MUSSIE SWAP!!! THINK SPRING LADIES!

Custom Order Large Memory Keepsake Pillow

TENDER TOKEN TUESDAY

THIS WEEK I AM POSTING A VINTAGE TEACUP MADE IN ITALY.
THIS IS A SPECIAL KEEPSAKE I HAVE FROM A DEAR FRIEND WHO GAVE ME
HER GRANDMOTHER "CARMELIA'S" SET!!! I AM HONORED TO HAVE IT CLOSE
TO MY HEART. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AND HAVE A WARM TEA TIME DAY!

Monday, March 18, 2013

Tag Team for Tag Along Thurs

JUST A REMINDER..............tag along Thursday starts April 4th!!!!!


The first letter will be "A"

Please email me at designerfairy104@gmail.com with your entry on April 4th or no later than 5pm April 8th!!!!   !I will post your tag creations to my blog..............
Remember you can submit as many as you would like and I will share them
with all of my followers!

Thanks for joining!
M

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

I HOPE YOU WILL HOP ON OVER..........


IF YOU CAME FROM CARLI'S BLOG



YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE!!!!


FOLLOW THE LINEUP BELOW AND HAVE
LOTS OF FUN!!





SO HAPPY HOPPIN.................

YOUR NEXT STOP IS:
JOHNNA'S BLOG ENJOY!!
JAYJAY'SMUSINGS.BLOGSPOT.COM


The lineup is below:
Misty - MB's Treasurista
Deb - Crafty Texas Woman
Malinda - Momos Crafty Corner
Lelsie - Scrap of Art Designs
Mariam - Purple Lily Studio
Carli - Krolli Kraft!
Milissa - Defusco Design
Johnna - Jayjay's Musings


I WILL BE GIVING AWAY BLOG CANDY FOR ALL THOSE WHO LEAVE A COMMENT AND/OR WHO JOIN MY BLOG. SO PLEASE, SPREAD THE WORD..........I HAVE SOME GREAT GOODIES TO SEND ONE LUCKY HONEY BUNNY!!!!

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! MILISSA

My Tender Token Tuesday

Todays treasure I featured some of my favorite needlepoint pillows. Each one holds a story dear to me and makes me smile having them a part of my decor.

Friday, March 8, 2013

I WON ON CREATING THE CRAFTY LIFE!!!

VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE I WAS THE FEBRUARY WINNER FOR CREATING THE CRAFTY

LIFE GIVEAWAY..................WHAT A NICE PACKAGE ARRIVED TODAY AND I CANT WAIT TO

CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL!!!   THANKS SO MUCH MISTY FOR MY HAPPY MAIL!











Wednesday, March 6, 2013

MORE SNOWFLAKES TO FALL..........

YES ITS TRUE...........NEW ENGLAND WILL BE GETTING MORE OF MOTHER NATURE'S WINTER WONDERLAND!!!! SO GET COZY, BUNDLE UP AND STAY WARM!!!
I THOUGHT ID POST A FEW "SNOW BEAUTIES" FOR MY BLOG FRIENDS. ENJOY!


Tuesday, March 5, 2013

C'est Magnifique Kits: Bits & Pieces Giveaway

C'est Magnifique Kits: Bits & Pieces Giveaway: Hi everyone!  It's time for Leslie to give her Bits & Pieces from the March Kit "Whimsical Melodies" to one of our blog r...

Special Occasion scrapbook with vintage flair!

SPECIAL OCCASION SCRAPBOOK

FINALLY FINISHED THE SCRAPBOOK FOR THE RAFFLE TO SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICS R.I.
FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER WILL BE THURSDAY APRIL 4.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE AN ITEM, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.  THANKS!!! PICTURES TO FOLLOW SHORTLY! ENJOY

Original by Robert Sexton

and when we grow old i will find two chairs and set them close each sun-lit day.  that you and i -
in quiet joy - may rock the world away.

TUESDAY'S TENDER TOKEN WEEK #2

Today I'm posting a special piece of original  art work created by Robert Sexton -
An American Romantic.  I purchased this for my husband on our anniversary one
year.  I treasure this piece not only for the wonderful poem  but also because of the
talent by Robert Sexton who composed the image entirely of dots of ink with a
quill pen.  This purchase will hang in my home forever and truly be dear to me
for years to come. 



Monday, March 4, 2013

VIKKI

This dress form named Vikki is inspired by Downton Abby.
I used velvet, antique replica damask, vintage lace and embellishments.  If interested in purchasing, please refer to my etsy store or contact me through email.
Enjoy your evening!
Don't forget to check back for
Tender Token Tuesday 3/5