Hey ya'll! I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! I spent a little time this weekend creating. It felt so good to be at my nice clean desk making something just for the pure fun of it. I was in a shabby chic mood, imagine that, right?! Okay, so no big surprise there. I thought I'd use my favorite things. I gathered up some Prima laces, Maya Road lace, Melissa Frances Pearls, and a Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Sewing Room die. I cut the dress form die out of a plain cardboard box, and kissed the edges with a little white acrylic paint. The cover itself is made from a 7 Gypsies embossed bookcover.
The book covers started out looking like this, and I painted it white with acrylic paint. I then added a coat of this soft aqua color (my fav!), and sanded the heck out of it.
I got this wonderful distressed, shabby chic look. I layered a ton of lace, added a set of Melissa Frances wings to my dress form, and not too bad...
I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by! Come back later this week to take a look at a few cards I made on my day off. Later! XO
P.S.- Here's a peek at the new Puppy Princess.
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That is so pretty!
Posted by: Kathy Gledsdale | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 08:38 AM
Beautiful job Melissa! Love what you did with the 'Mr. Tim' dress form die cut! Very inventive:) I can see you're enjoying using the Vagabond:)
Isn't if fun! I love mine:) Love the colours too!
Cheers!
ox
Posted by: Denise | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 12:56 PM
I am soooo in LOVE with the book cover! It is FABULOUS. Maybe after I have made my Birdcage book I will make one of these - I am pretty sure I have all the supplies. Thanks for all the ispiration.
Posted by: Pamela | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 04:14 PM
Oh this is so pretty. Love it Melissa. The layers of trim are lovely. Didn't think it could get much better, then I saw the picture of the new puppy. Bliss! Blessings, Valerie
Posted by: Valerie | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 10:26 PM
What a nice two 'fer! The beautiful book and the precious babies! Thanks for sharing. I love the girls in their pink. How adorable!
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Saw your book cover on Paper Issues - it's just beautiful!
Posted by: Lori | Monday, July 11, 2011 at 03:26 PM
this post is all together gorgeous!!
Posted by: gretchen | Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10:38 PM
One word...LOVE! Truly gorgeous piece of work :)
Posted by: Shellye | Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 05:44 AM
Wow! This is absolutely gorgeous!! I featured this on my blog:
http://whimsicaltwist.blogspot.com/2011/07/life-is-sweet-yes-it-is.html
Posted by: Kimmie | Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 02:22 PM
Hi Melissa! Love your shabby projects!
Congratulations on getting your new puppy, Princess! She looks soooo cute, love her outfit!
I can't imagine life without our best friends! We have two golden retrievers, who celebrated their 2nd Birthday last Friday! They're Brothers from the same litter, we love them sooo much!!
Posted by: Lin Leonhardt | Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 07:12 PM
WOW, incredible. I love the layered lace element. I love anything vintage or lacy. Great job! Glad to be working with you and being inspired by you.
Posted by: Lana Bisson | Friday, July 15, 2011 at 11:15 PM