Witch Great-Grandma?

Good morning, all! Hope everyone's happy & enjoying the beautiful fall weather!

I've been working on this project for a few days, and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out--so much fun seeing it emerge!

I wanted to do something with an old family picture--I have lots, love family history, and sometimes like to do things with the oldest pictures that give them a bit of life, know what I mean?

This is my great-great grandmother, Augusta Maria, who came here from Denmark when she was 16 years old. I love her dearly, although I never met her, but everyone who knew her said what a kind, gentle, and generous woman she was....So I know she won't be angry with me for turning her into a witch!

I'm really enjoying pleating paper projects, so that was my base, and I just kept going from there. I made a copy of an old family postcard, that was actually written by Augusta's daughter-in-law, my great-grandmother, Pauline.

The "Best Witches" sentiment and small witch image are from the fabulous Crafty Secret's "Halloween" Images & Journal Notes booklet.

I used lots of lace, ribbon, glitter, (of course!), and the bead trim--which I must say is a terrible beast to try & glue down! Almost gave me fits!!! I'm okay now...

I think I'll be doing more of these, as I had so much fun with it...."witch" grandmother will I choose next.....?!

I "Felt" the Need...

...to post this morning! How is everyone today?

This is not my favorite card that I've made. I probably wouldn't have posted it if not for the adorable creation my daughter, Sarah, made because of it. You had to see how exactly like the image it was!



(Love the image on this card, however--just don't like how I put the card together--oh, well! The image is from Crafty Secrets' "Halloween" Images & Journal Notes.)

Pretty amazing, isn't she? My Mom taught her how to needle felt a few years ago, and she REALLY caught the talent for it! Thought I'd post just a couple more of her things--couldn't find them all this morning, but here's just a bit. By the way, everything she makes is wired and will bend any way she wants them to. Smart kid.

Welcome Autumn!

Ahhhh! My favorite time of the year! I LOVE Autumn! Everything about it is just perfect...okay, most of it resides in my memory, due to the fact that I now live smack-dab in the center of California on the coast, but that's irrelevant!

I grew up in north-eastern Ohio, near Lake Erie, and fall was fabulous! I remember the smell of the dying leaves, the crisp, exciting chill in the air, the daylight fading a bit earlier, pumpkins, scarecrows & bales of hay on the front porches, warm, spicy smells coming from the kitchen, Halloween, Thanksgiving...oh, the memories!

This week, two of the Crafty Secrets challenges I regularly participate in both have Fall-related themes. On Paper Craft Planet, Darlene challenged us to use Fall colors in our cards. On Splitcoast, Marcy challenged us to use Fall as our inspiration. So here are my two cards...both have very similar colors, because when the right colors of cardstock are already on the table, why go looking for more?





For this card, I found this adorable image in Crafty Secret's "Seasonal" booklet. CS' "Earthy" dp, Chocolate Chip, Real Rust & More Mustard were my cs choices. Lots of lace & ribbon, and, of course, my glitter--gotta have it! This time I used this wonderful gold German glass glitter. Topped it off with some buttons & gold Stickles.

For this card, I used the same colors except for the card base--this time went with black. Again used the CS "Earthy" pad for this wonderful fall harlequin-type print. This sweet little girl image is from the "Halloween" Images & Journal Notes booklet--I love these booklets--so many choices! More gold glitter, ribbons & lace. This time I added some letter tiles from an old Scrabble game. (No one will even know they're missing.....!)

Since I've been waxing poetic about my favorite time of year, which is your favorite season? And why? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy this beautiful first day of Autumn...go bake something delicious!