Tag: Vintage Buttons

the good old days………..

this was dear to me, I made this from a photo of my husband and his siblings. I transfered this on tea dyed muslin, sewed it on cotton batting and burlap. I added laces, trims, papers stamps used a branch to hang it on the wall. I then gave this to my sister in law…

frozen Charlotte necklace

frozen Charlotte mixed media jewelry entry for Artisan Search 2012 made with a frozen Charlotte, wooden heart shape, vintage papers,vintage buttons, mother of pearl, copper chain, and hand wrought copper clasps, vintage jewelry findings.

Button Bouquet

Flowers are recycled aluminum soda cans with button centers. Vase is recycled can strip woven with torn fabric and machine quilted. Background is cloth and paper, built on recycled dryer sheets and machine quilted.

The Face of Grace back pendant detail

Mixed media necklace using an altered photograph I took of a grave site angel in a South of France cemetery. Pendent is a staple bezel under mica splittings. Necklace is a mixed chain of vintage rosary beads, vintage rhinestone button, modern chain, and wirewrapped link of pearls, crystals and vintage beads with a vintage crystal…

The Face of Grace detail

Mixed media necklace using an altered photograph I took of a grave site angel in a South of France cemetery. Pendent is a staple bezel under mica splittings. Necklace is a mixed chain of vintage rosary beads, vintage rhinestone button, modern chain, and wirewrapped link of pearls, crystals and vintage beads with a vintage crystal…

The Face of Grace

Mixed media necklace using an altered photograph I took of a grave site angel in a South of France cemetery. Pendent is a staple bezel under mica splittings. Necklace is a mixed chain of vintage rosary beads, vintage rhinestone button, modern chain, and wirewrapped link of pearls, crystals and vintage beads with a vintage crystal…

entitled "7; Guardian of Loss" mixed media assemblage art doll

"7; Guardian of loss" is a mixed media assemblage art doll. He was created from an armature of recycled foil that was wrapped in floral tape and covered with paperclay. His head is pure sculpt paperclay. His rich coloring comes from layers of oil sticks, acrylic paint wash with acrylic flow release, vintage papers and…

Summer Garden – Torn Paper Collage

Summer Garden is a torn paper mixed media collage, 9" x 12" image on 11" x 15" watercolor paper. Bright colors of summer gardens in bloom make the season just that much more vivid and enjoyable. All of the papers were created prior to the collage with the exception of the pink tissue paper background.…