A Little Project, A Long Time In The Making

Last week I finally finished a project that has been on my mind for a long time.

 It was August 2013,

that I joined the Marie Antionette Mail Art Group's

French General mini envelope swap.

The stack of beautifully embellished envelopes sat patiently for all this time.

.The goal was to create a book with those beautiful envelopes.

Fast forward to April's

French General ATC swap that I hosted.

Liz wrapped her ATCs in this beautiful French ticking fabric.

It was the absolute perfect piece to wrap my front and back covers!

Thanks Liz, how did you know!

The cover ATC is the one I created for an example of 

"French General Style."

Inside,

the envelopes are the perfect size to tuck the ATCs  I received in our swap.

All of the works on the inside of the book are by different artists.

I also tucked in some of the lovelies that were gifted to me.

One artist made the envelope 

and another the ATC.

Serendipity at its best!

The finished book is HUGE,

it doesn't come close to closing,

but that okay with me.

This is a true work of  heARTs.

You can revisit these related posts:

the envelopes I created for the MAMA swap,

the envelopes I received in the MAMA swap,

April's ATC swaps

Wishing you a beautifully heARTsy week! 

Another Swap To Share

 

I joined the

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group's

Spring Flower Swap.

I created these little blooms with

a mix of vintage and new supplies.

The yoyo flowers were made with

the loveliest lavender silk dupioni.

 

I did a tutorial on making yoyo flowers

on my old blog way back in 2010.

You can revisit it here:

Easy-Peasy Yoyo Flower

 

wishing you JOY,

Kimberly

Been Sew Busy

Spring fever has hit!

I have been cleaning,

rearranging,

packing away all of the extra clutter that seems to appear every winter.

All of this has left little creative time.

I did manage to create this needle book for

my swap partner, Terri.

This was a one-on-one swap with the

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group.

I will leave you to quietly peek through the book.

(remember, you can click on any picture to view it larger)

 

I have a busy month coming in May,

lots of family celebrations!

My youngest son is graduating college,

and will be going on to

Cornell's graduate engineering program in the Fall.

(I am so very happy for him,

and dare I say, just a little bit proud).

 

I hope everyone had a beautiful Easter.

hugs and JOY,

Kimberly

Swapping Is Fun!

 

 

You know how much I love a good swap.

These are the things I have created

for the March swaps I joined.

 

Speaking of swaps,

I hope all of our

"Pink, Black, and Bling"

swappers have their ATCs in the mail,

today is the due date.

 

en-JOY a sweet weekend,

Kimberly

Valentine Swap #4

 

 

 

This little Valentine was created for

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group's

Altered Heart Tin Swap.

 

Happy Hearts,

Happy Week,

enJOY,

Kimberly

Just a quick share.

I made this Halloween spoolie for a

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group Swap.

 

Very little Halloween crafting this year,

and not the best photo either-

sorry about that.

 

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

This is one of the fabric flowers I created for the Autumn flower swap at

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group.

 

Just stopping to wish you a lovely weekend.

 

en-JOY Your Blessings My Friends,

Kimberly

 

August's Beautiful Swap Returns

Wonderful ATCs from 3 more of my 52 swappers!

Awesome ATCs from

Kindred Souls "Up, Up, and Away" Swap!

Lovely ATCs from

Kindred Souls "Fabric of Nature" Swap!

(artist credits, from top left: Gloria Alexander, Becky Swartzlander, from bottom left: Michelle Murray, Carol Sweeney, Nichole Kohmescher, and me)

Mini envelopes from

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group's

French General Swap!

I will be turning this gorgeous grouping into a little book,

I will be sure to share.

Darling Corky Charlotte Doll

from Amy!

This was another fun swap at

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group.

 

As always,

I am so honored to own these lovely works,

thank you one and all for sharing your talents.

 

If your work is featured,

please leave a comment with your

blog, facebook, flickr, etc.

I am sure that everyone would love to visit.

 

en-JOY a sweet weekend,

& Your Blessings,

Kimberly



French General Envelope Swap at

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group:

 

 

 

The swap returns will be turned into mini books.

 

 

Here's a look at how I wrapped the Jane Austin Journal that I created for

blissfullARTswaps Yahoo Group:

 

and this is the journal:

 

 

en-JOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

 

 

Have you ever heard of a

Corky Beaded Charlotte Doll?

Me neither, at least until I signed up for a swap with

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group.

The body for these little cuties are, of all things,

a champagne cork, and you build from there.

 

This is the one I made for my swap partner,

so much fun!

 

I am participating in another "Fabric of Nature" ATC swap.

This time, Gloria is hosting for

Altered Souls Art Group.

 

I made my 6 ATCs the same.  Each has a ceramic butterfly that my Grandmother made.  She gave me a box of small ceramic pieces like these to "make something pretty with."

 

Remember these?  I wasn't overJOYed with how they turned out.  Well, I did go back and tweak them just a bit.

Better, no?

Here's another little dress ATC for a swap with a friend.

 

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

May's Beautiful Swap Returns

Yellow and Blue Marie ATCs

for the

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group 

Charlotte Salt Shaker Doll

from Terri,

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group

One on One Swap with

Tracie

 

Some more of my 52 swappers:

 

Vintage Children

Tag Swap with

Kindred Souls Art Group:

 

I also received 5 lovely tattered flowers

from members of the

Kindred Souls Art Group,

but I will share them at a later date,

I have a special plan for them ;0)

 

Welcome to my newest followers,

so pleased to have you here!

 

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly