A Very Important Date!

Next month the new Alice In Wonderland movie is coming out, so I thought I would make an Alice crown. If you have seen some of the coming attractions from the movie, you know it looks weird. Tim Burton is known for that, and what a great Mad Hatter Johnny Depp will be. I guess we will have to wait and see.
I know it comes out in March and it's in 3D. I'm sure it will be very popular, as all things Alice will be.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, don't fall down any rabbit holes, or drink any shrinking potions.
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

Birthday Bash!

Hi all, and happy Wednesday!!
A pink and brown birthday bash! This is a custom order I have been working on this week. The cake is fat free and sugar free!!
I just love the colors pink and brown together!! It is going to be a fun celebration for a lucky little girl.
The cake even opens up to reveal some white shred and a pink wish ticket inside each layer. Pretty fun! I suppose you could even hide some small little trinkets and candies inside too!
These were fun to create and make! I love the challenge of coming up with someones vision, and making them happy!! I hope they are! My only instructions were, pink and brown dots, white, and glitter, the hat was to match.
Now I'm off to make an Alice In Wonderland crown.
Enjoy your day!!
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

Vintage Paper Fair

Hi all. Hope you had a nice weekend, and a very nice Valentine's Day!
I went to a Vintage Paper Fair. I had never been to one before, I didn't even know there was such a thing. I can't even remember where I had picked up the ad for it. It was months ago, and I had it on my bulletin board for the longest time. I remember telling my husband that is what I wanted to do on Valentine's Day. So we did.
It was at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. It was quite small, but there was more paper than you could ever go through in your life. Boxes, tables, floors, just covered with ephemera. Post cards, travel, magazines, tickets, programs, cards, matchbooks, Valentines, photos, stamps, anything paper related. It was exhausting going through everything. I'm sure I didn't see half of what was there. A lady told me some people spend their entire time at just one booth going through every postcard.
I was there for 2 hours and that was enough for me. After the paper extravaganza, we ventured down the road to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. We got there rather late for a flea market, plus it was 88 yesterday in Pasadena. Extremely hot for February, but crazy Southern California. This is what happens at least once every winter. Anyway I got nothing at the Flea Market except an old clock face for a project.
As you can see from the pictures, I got some great paper at the fair. A McCall's from 1927 very cool, and it just so happens to have Alice in Wonderland on the cover.
I got a few cute postcards including this great Halloween one for my Halloween collection. That was the most expensive item that I bought, the rest were rather reasonable. It was really fun for me to look through all the old photos etc. My husband was very patient, and let me look as long as I wanted. He went through very fast, then sat down to read while I shopped. He did enjoy the flea market. We both love the Rose Bowl. We ended up our Valentine's Day, having dinner with Amanda, Joe and Jake. A perfect way to end our day.
So enjoy the photos of my paper finds.
Have a great week!
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

A Lot Of Moss!

I have been using it by the bag full. Moss that is. It's a new favorite craft supply of mine. These rusty pieces were purchased at a local flea market, then decorated by me. I love glittering the little birds, and making their nests. They are all slightly different, and they are for sale at Sticks N Stones in Agoura Hills California. Diane's beautiful store!! I have been using this moss for crowns, frames, mirrors,lamp shades, and now rusty old lanterns. Let me tell you, this stuff makes a huge mess. An even bigger mess than the burlap, but totally worth it. Believe me I track it all over the house. My vacuum gets quite a work out after these.
I hope you all enjoy your long Valentine/President's Day weekend.

Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

A Little Bit Of Spring!

Hi all, and happy Tuesday!
It's suppose to rain today, so I am just leaving on my walk before the rain hits.
I wanted to show you my little Spring project, using a cute little ticket from Penniwigs, and the Cotton Blossom from The Graphics Fairy.
If you need cute graphics these are my go to girls!! They are the sweetest, most talented and sharing ladies I know. Check out their blogs if you haven't already.
Hope you all have a great day!!
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

Adding Bits Of Black

Hi all, and happy weekend!
It's dreary and rainy today, so the pictures are a little dark.
I have been adding more and more black lately to my decor. Yesterday I decided to paint this little shelf black, and it made a huge difference. This little shelf was once dark blue, then white, then green and white crackle, now it's black. I love the new look. I also painted the little mirror on the wall black to match. The little cabinet with the statue on top was once red. It was a $20 Rose Bowl Flea Market find.
The other photos are just more black items I have been slowly adding in.
I have a big can of black paint, so look out!!
Have a great day, and enjoy your football tomorrow! I'm not a big fan, I just like the commercials, and the half time show!!
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

Some Flea Market Finds!

Hi all. It's Tuesday already. Happy Groundhog's Day!Is it Groundhog's day or Groundhog day?
We went to the flea market on Sunday, so I thought I would show just a few items I found. A red top hat, now who doesn't need that for Valentine's Day? Fun to decorate for different holidays. A cute little silver candy dish/compote, gotta love it for $2
This really old bird cage. Now did I need a bird cage? No, but I thought it was cool and really old. As you can see the ornate decoration at the bottom. I think I will use it outside somehow this Spring.
The best and my favorite thing was this penmanship book from the 1800's. It has amazing flourishes and beautiful lettering. I'm sure this will come in very handy for my art work.
You all have a wonderful day!
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary