Monday, March 14, 2011

Vintage Butterfly Garden




I made this over the weekend while I was playing with roses for my design team and doing housework..lol. I really love the yellow roses that are in my Etsy shop. I wanted to try them out on a layout. The first thing I found when I was searching for the paper I wanted, was these paper doilies. I used my homemade glimmer mist green and gold. I loved how it turned out. I used that when I was looking for the paper for this layout.  


The paper I used was from the "Mariposa" collection by DCWV. I love this collection and when my mom got me the stack for Christmas I couldn't wait to play around with it!


My grandmother made these for me. She made them on her embroidery machine. I love these!! They took to the glimmer mist very well. I also added some gleams paint by Decoart on some of it, along with the Dazzling Metallic paint by Decoart.



Then comes all my handmade paper flowers that I did on this layout. I tend to make my own flowers since I'm on a budget..LOL. I'm a SAHM and we have 5 kids, so I can't always get the nice designer products. So I had to figure out a way to make my own and I think I do a pretty good job on them!

I hand made all the flowers and embossed all the leaves and petals you see here on this spray. The only thing I did not make are the little dark pink berries that peek out on the side of some of the flowers.

I hope do some more layouts and this one will be available on my Etsy shop soon!

17 comments:

  1. Beautiful work Anna and your grandmothers butterflies are GORGEOUS

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  2. Beautiful work, those butterflys are to die for.
    AWESOME
    XX :-)

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  3. Just gorgeous!!! Love the sprays you make and that butterfly, awesome. Can't wait to see what your team comes up with!

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  4. OH WOW - this is AMAZING!!! Love all the details - vintage is a style that challenges me but I love it!
    xXx

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  5. Pretty good job??? You must be joking, they are nothing short of brilliant! I love the butterfly your mom made and as always the roses are stunning!

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  6. Oh my word thsi is GORGEOUS, LOVE these butterflies flowers and the vintage flair, BEAUTIFUL!

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  7. Anna, everything you create is just beautiful. I love the butterfly your grandmother made and the roses are just simply stunning!

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  8. Wow, this is such a gorgeous creation! Love the layout and those stunning flowers! New follower! Stop by and visit me some time!

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  9. You don't need to buy any store bought--your handmade flowers are gorgeous. Beautiful project!

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  10. Absolutley Beautiful! Love the colors and the vintage look!!!

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  11. wow oh wow your flowers are just amzingly awesome< Love your blog...

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  12. Waow ,you did a great job with those flowers,they are gorgeous .I do mine too,but compared to you ,I'm just a beginner

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  13. Wow so very very pretty. I love your hand made flowers, they are beautiful.

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  14. hello anna
    i watch a video on youtube and i go directly to your blog
    i become a follower because you make great things

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  15. OMG. These are so beautiful. I am so excited to learn how to make them. Thank you so much.
    debspaperpassion.blogspot.com

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