Stash To Treasure Saturday

This little journal was another one of my

"it took forever"

projects.

For the past year,

I have been squirreling away little altered tags and collage pieces.

Not sure what they would become.

I wish I remembered to take photos of the pile I was working with.

This little rosette is more likely 2 years old.

Most of the papers are collage papers by Tim Holtz.

There are a number of tags with decoupage paper napkins.

The collage pages feature reproduced vintage images from 

Tim Holtz, Land of Nods, and my personal collection.

The right page above is coffee-dyed parchment

with paper and a floral image sandwiched in the middle.

This page is a flip with a tag tuck spot.

(I am learning the junk journal lingo,

be patient with me, please)

Old book pages, paper doilies, coffee-dyed paper fill out the journal.

One last collage, which includes bits of lace, buttons and floral trim.

The tags are treated like a book pages.

This little cutie will make it's way into my Etsy shop soon!

Thanks so much for visiting,

and wading through the long post.

hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday

Overwhelming,

is the only way to describe the task at hand.

All of the lace in these pictures is probably 1/3 of my stash.

Following Marie Kondo's philosophy of keeping those things that "spark joy,"

I have dedicated some time to sorting my laces into 

KEEP - those that spark the greatest joy

and

SELL - these spark joy too, but I cannot keep it all.

My KEEP laces have been meticulously grouped and carded.

They MUST fit in this antique sewing machine drawer.

I have also carded assorted laces for sale in my Etsy shop.

This isn't my usual Stash To Treasure Saturday post,

but let's all admit it,

if we find it hard to see the treasures in our stash,

it is time to do something about it.

happy, productive weekend my friends!

hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday

I gathered these partially used paper pads

and a stack of coordinating embellishments

from my stash.

These have all been in my studio for over a year.

I created these 12 fun and youthful cards.

They will be in my next box to:

hugs,

Kim

NOTE:

Be sure to leave a comment on this and every post in the month of February

for a chance to win a large paper crafting destash.

One winner will be chosen at random on February 28, 2019.

Stash To Treasure Saturday (continued from last week)

I failed to mention that in addition to the greeting cards

I created using the assortment of scrap papers,

I created these fun little projects. 

I absolutely love this bird paper

(from Teresa Collins)!

I had no idea how to use the all-over bird graphic.

Enter my circle dies and a scallop die,

and viola, sweet tags are born!

While I enjoy these little rosettes so much,

(from Sizzix)

they are a bit bulky for use on greeting cards,

so I do not use them as often as I would like.

These paper scraps look as yummy as sherbet tastes,

and I thought embellished straws

are a perfect fit for the rosettes.

Each is further embellished with a resin daisy.

You know I just cannot stop myself from making tags.

I love playing with layering and embellishing these.

Yes, a few more tags with the little birds.

That is a lot of birds from one sheet of 12 x 12 paper

(some of which was already used).

Once I put it all together,

it looks like a party!

happy weekend hugs,

Kim

REMEMBER:

Leave a comment on this

and every post throughout February

for a chance to win this month's giveaway!

One random winner will receive 

a generous assortment of paper bits.

The die cuts below are included.

Stash To Treasure Saturday

Every year or so I go through my 12 x 12 papers (of which there are many)

and separate them into keep or donate piles.

My son is a 7th grade Math teacher

so I give him the donate pile to pass along to the art teacher.

As I rifled through pads of paper,

I found this mixed bag of partially used papers

and turned them into these cards.

After these 6 cards were made,

I used my dies to cut shapes for later use.

All of this effort barely made a dent,

but tomorrow is another day!

happy weekend hugs,

Kim

NOTE:

Be sure to leave a comment on this and every post in the month of February

for a chance to win a large paper crafting destash.

One winner will be chosen at random on February 28, 2019.

Stash To Treasure Saturday

Welcome to

Stash To Treasure Saturday,

where some sad, forgotten,

and unloved bits and pieces 

are given a beauty makeover

and a new life.

This week's abandoned hidden treasure

comes from a Goodwill score.

I purchased 2 dozen wood frames

which had been used as table markers

and then donated to the store.

It took a good sanding to prep the frame for paint.

I used black chalk paint,

followed by a light dry brush application of white chalk paint.

I added paper and a gingham ribbon to complete.

(FYI: Merry Christmas die - Tim Holtz)

Remember,

it's Shop Small Saturday,

and I am running an Etsy Cyber Sale

in both shops

(button links are at the top of my right sidebar).

Merry Hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday

Stash To Treasure Saturday has returned!

This piece was made back in early 2016,

and sat unloved in my shop for a bit of the 2+ years since.

A little overhaul was called for,

okay, more than a little.

Lots of new bits from Tim Holtz 

were combined with vintage items I have collected.

Funny side note,

these icicles are vintage (sadly, the last bit of them),

but Tim Holtz has a reproduced version.

I kept the vintage "wallpaper" backgrounds the same,

but went over everything else with a light coat of chalkpaint.

"Oh What Fun!" this project was.

It is available to purchase at

aJOY2bheld.etsy.com

Wishing you a blessed weekend!

hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday #10

I worked on this special order for a customer this past week.

She wanted an advent calendar made up of little bags filled with trinkets.

These are some of the bits I gathered from my stash to include,

but truthfully, some of these were too large for the bags

and were returned to my stash.

I began by creating these tags,

die cut from old manila file folders,

and embellished with wood cuts from last year's Target Dollar Spot,

and vintage Bingo numbers.

My lovely customer requested muslin bags

that she intends to hang from twine with clothes pins.

I found a nice piece of cotton calico fabric,

which I liked better than the muslin,

and went about sewing 25 bags.

Each bag is filled, tagged and tied.

I was so happy working on this project,

it was actually something I had been thinking of for a few years,

but never had the opportunity to make.

It may be early,

but I am still about to say it,

Merry Hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday #9

Just a quick little share today.

I spent a few rainy hours last weekend

playing with paper scraps

and assorted bits.

These are my 3 favorites.

All of the tags will find themselves tucked into orders,

a special thank you for my lovely customers.

Create something wonderful today!

hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday #8

Here is an assortment of old mixed media bases

which have been collecting dust for years.

This week, I will be using one of the mini albums in a tin

(top center).

Here is just one of the scraps bins I keep.

These are the remains of many days of crafting.

The tin came with an accordion fold insert,

and probably coordinating papers and tags (long gone).

Step one, was to decorate both sides of the accordion pull-out with scraps from my bin.

For step 2, I pulled out some of my Cavallini sticky notes and washi tape,

adding more layers to each page.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love polka dots?

Step 3 was to put dots on every page,

some were miscellaneous stickers,

others were ink dots made with a pencil eraser.

For Step 4 I used Tim Holtz paper dolls and this sticker book from

American Crafts designed by Maggie Holmes.

Embellishing this little journal is challenging,

no dimension allowed or it will never fit back into the tin.

I am going to end this post early and share closeups of the finished pages

and the decorated tin on my next Stash To Treasure Saturday.

Please leave a comment.

At the end of the month,

I will announce a random winner

of a special gift.

(only one comment per post will be entered).

Happy hugs,

Kim