Lucky Star

What a great day today is... not that every day isn't wonderful... but today is my Mom's 92 birthday!!!!  Happy Birthday Mom...  hope it is a good one and  there are many more in store for you.... 

Also tomorrow I will start to show you all my Christmas tags I have made.... over 24 of them... I never stop doing things... and since my gift wrapping hasn't started yet... I am sure there will be more coming.... so please check each day after 8.... that is when the post is scheduled to post.   

So today... another tag... and this time with the theme that Simon Says Stamp and Show has... which is STARS... and also Sunday Stamper.... Hels is also asking for STARS.... so STARS it is... 

I wanted to have a star that moved... why I don't know... but I did... and it was fun creating... but not so much fun to photograph it... I finally got it onto a plate holder... and was able to get a few good shots of it so that you can see it.... 

I used Tim Holtz's wonderful background stamp with holiday words... and clear embossed it... and then used Weathered wood Distress ink pad and blending tool to do the coloring on the tag ... then I put my paper images on there...  the little angel is an all time favorite vintage clip art piece... she will be appearing tomorrow too...  and then just a little piece of paper that was left over on my work table... LOL... love using little pieces of paper like that... I try not to throw too much away...  especially torn paper... love that the most... 

Okay.. then I cut a hole in the tag... and made 3 stars with my Spellbinder star set...  and colored them with Mustard seed ink and then some vintage photo around the edges... I used my stains to do this... worked really good...  I used a tiny punch to create the tiny little hole to put the jump ring into to.  And then hung it... some seam binding to accent the tag and was done... love it... and I know who is getting it too... a LUCKY STAR.... 

I also wanted to share with you another lucky something... I got my sewing room all cleaned up the other day... and hung up my scissor collection... I have been collecting scissors of all the women in my family for years.. My great grandmothers, my Nana's, my Moms, my daughters, and of course a few of my own... I also have my Mother In Laws scissors up there....  so here is what I did... 

A little seam binding tape, and up they went... a picture of my Great Grandmother who was very special in my life is there also... and my Mom's sewing basket!!!!  I also hung up a darning egg... you don't see them around too much anymore... maybe in antique stores... but women don't darn anymore...  so why would they one...  

I happen to love this area in my house... and since I am going to start to quilt this coming week I will be using this area more...  I have to make a couple of huge quilts for windows that seem to let in more cold air than we desire... french doors they are... and so at night time, I will put the quilts up and keep the cold out... during the day they will come down so we can look out at the wonderful views we have...  

I will share the quilts with you... as I go along... I have plans of creating my own fabrics by using stamps, inks, and you name it on each square... so we will see...  

Thanks for stopping by... have a wonderful day... and see you soon... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie