Creativity unleashed

If you are not familiar with amazing artist Sandra Evertson go quickly to her blog. Not only will she amaze you with her creativity, she shares wonderful pieces of art for you to download, such as this femme fatale from a 1930's Paris cabaret show no doubt. My return to playing with paper and running with scissors happened when I started scrapbooking ten years ago. Since then I have enjoyed making cards and tags, illustrating travel journals, altering books, and trying my hand at other creative endeavors which have turned "our office/computer room" into "my studio". Well I do let DH in now and then!

My version of this "lady" was fun to do, especially as it was for my art pal in Washington State. She is another glamorous, artistic, and very creative woman, so I really felt she would connect immediately. I made a pocket on the reverse to tuck in some tags.

Sandra is a contributor to Romantic Homes magazine - see her latest article in the October issue just out. She creates collages from vintage ephemera, has written several books on paper crafting, and her work is often showcased, along with her line of rubber stamps, in Somerset Studio magazine and other Stampington publications.

I'm just thrilled when I find creative women who really live their dream and then share their beautiful creations with us. Perhaps you know a creative someone you would enjoy sharing with us. As they say, the more the merrier!

VICTORIA will reign..........again!!!

As I mentioned, I was thrilled to find a bundle of VICTORIA magazines, plus this book by Victoria called Intimate Home, when I was in Asheville.

As if this wasn't fun enough, I've now discovered that VICTORIA magazine is to be relaunched and the first issue (November/December) will be published for purchase this October! Apparently Hearst Corp. have partnered with Birmingham, Alabama publisher, Hoffman Media to bring our beloved mag. back. Newstand price will be $4.99 and they hope to have a paid subscription base of 250,000 after the first two publications. Hopefully it will be just as good as when Nancy Lindemeyer started it and we will all want to subscribe.

Other fun items recently found at SuzAnna's - the old brass letter box which would have been part of a front door - the type we have in England - no curb boxes there! Postman still comes on foot and pops the "post" through one's door - you hear it plop onto the mat and the box slot slam.....................I love that sound.

Now, don't think I've lost it as DH does! The heavenly blue shutter, one of a pair, complete with iron shutter dogs, are to be hung inside - yes that's inside - on the sides of my bay window in the master bedroom. I'm still working on the "romantic somewhat Bohemian" old world look, and think this will clinch my idea of a slightly faded over time European cottage look.
Funny thing is I had bought another set of old shutters which have heavy white peeling paint and would really require a lot of scraping and then washing with a blue paint to get this exact look. This set is just about ready to hang and are the perfect blue against the already blue gray walls.