Grandma's Sewing Room Swap Returns Will Be Mailed Tomorrow!

Here are August's ATCs!

Thanks to you all for another fun swap!

There is still time to join September's swap.

Scroll down to the last post to sign up.

sew happy hugs,

Kim

Who Knew?

Did you know that some of the scrapbook manufacturer's 

offer their paper and embellishments as digital downloads?

This was new to me.

American Craft offers bunches and bunches of digital kits for purchase on their site.

I purchased one paper pack and one embellishment pack,

both from Maggie Holmes/Crate Paper.

This collection is "Willow Lane" which was released last summer.

I used Photoshop to layer the images;

size them;

and print them onto printable fabric sheets,

which I used to create these fun sachet pillows.

These were gifted to the recipients of yesterday's birthday cards.

Be sure to come back later today,

I will be announcing the February giveaway winner!

hugs,

Kim

Published Again!

My "Bee-Loved" wall hanging is featured

in the gallery section of

Summer 2014 Sew Somerset Magazine,

which hits newsstands in June!

 

It was such a nice surprise to see that I am sharing a page with

my dear art friend, Marlene!

 

You can see a snippet of this piece front and center on my blog header.

 

en-JOY a lovely weekend

& Your Blessings,

Kimberly

Tuesday Trading Card Swap Announcement!

May's swap theme is:

Sew Many Flowers

The summer months are fast approaching

and our days will be full of fun

(and hopefully, sun).

So, for the next few months,

the swaps will be 3/3.

Here's the info:

This is a 3/3 swap,

you make 3

and you receive 3 in return.

Feel free to interpret the theme

and use any materials

you like.

ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) must measure

2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches

and be on a sturdy backing.

Remember to autograph

and include your contact info

on the back of your cards.

Your ATCs MUST be in the mail

by May 29th.

No stragglers, please.

Include $3.00 exactly

for postage and envelope.

Please feel free to grab this month's swap button above.

Leave a comment on this post to sign up,

and mail your completed ATCs to:

Kimberly Laws

5 Fountain View Drive E

Jackson, NJ  08527

Happy Tuesday!

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

The Joy Of Sewing ATCs

This ATC is created on a mini canvas,

how cool is that?

Love those vintage pink buttons!

by Diane at Nellie's Nest

Another wonderful ATC

by Jo at Lilly Pilly

Love the mini eyelets, laced like a corset

and Jo included an Australian stamp in the bottom corner

to remind me of how far this little gem traveled!

Another treasure by

Natalea of Kandeland

That's a real vintage card of hooks and loops,

too sweet!

Love this card by

Donna at Morning Glory,

check out the sweet lace trim at the dress' neckline!

Another wonderful ATC on wood by

Kelly at Dreaming Of Vintage,

great vintage stamped images!

Thank you to

Diane, Jo, Natalea, Donna, and Kelly

for swapping Joyful Sewing with me.

Thank you as well, to everyone who has joined in on my

Tuesday Trading Card Swaps

all these past weeks.

The swap will return in August!

enJOY a lovely Summer

& Your Blessings,

Kimberly

Now Closed! Tuesday Trading Card Swap - Week 15!

This week's swap is now closed.

Please join me next Tuesday for an extra special swap.

This week's theme is:

The JOY Of Sewing

If you are interested in swapping with me this week,

simply email your mailing address to:

kimlaws@verizon.net

Feel free to interpret the theme anyway you wish,

and use any materials you like.

I will send one of the above cards

(randomly selected)

to you in trade for one you create.

feel free to grab this button for your blog:

please be sure to link back to my home page.

Thanks bunches,

& enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

Is There A 12 Step Program For ATC Addicts?

If not, I may have found a calling.

My dear friend, Natalea, had invited interested ATC enthusiasts to swap with her.

Since I pick a theme every Tuesday for an ATC swap,

I asked her to pick two themes.

She chose

Paris & Vintage Sewing.

These are the Paris

and the Vintage Sewing cards I sent her way,

and here are the beautiful cards I received in return!

her Paris card

and her Vintage Sewing card.

You cannot tell from the picture, but she used wax on this card,

I love the effect and must try my hand at this technique one day.

Thanks so much, Natalea,

as always, this was fun!

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

My ABC Swap Is In The Mail!

I often say, that if it was not for last minute, I would never get anything done.

Marian (she does not have a blog) proposed this ABC book swap months ago, and while I was immersed in the creative thought process the whole time, I did not begin the actual physical process until last week.  Pages are due this Friday, so I am on time, however, not early.

My page is titled "Fannie and Fern, Friends Forever."

I created the title lettering in Photoshop, layering it onto a photo from my personal collection, and printed copies onto fabric (top photo).  The back side has a pocket to hold the flash-type card with all the "F" words I used.  So yes, it is true, I was/am Miss "F," no special reason, other than I waited too long to choose a letter and pickins had become slim.  See the last minute trend raise it's ugly head again?

I had a few extra images and decided to make some sachets, one for our hostess as a thank you gift and a couple for my shop.

Thanks for visiting, can anyone believe that in just 4 more days I will be 50 years and 50 days old, and one of you lovelies will be the winner of the basket of goodies!

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

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