A Steampunk Debutante

Hello friends!

I have been playing with Graphic 45's new Steampunk Debutante paper line, and this altered suitcase is what I created. This cool line is a combination of Victorian elegance and metal, such as gears and clock faces.

I found the suitcase at Hobby Lobby in their paper mache section. It had a beautiful handle and I knew it would be fun to alter. I covered it with layers of paper and ink.

I found this cool metal piece at a an antique shop a few months ago and was saving it for the perfect project. I added 2 bronze brads and then roughened them up a bit by beating them with a Texture Hammer.

The top of the suitcase has been wrapped with Tim Holtz Tissue Tape. This cool tape can be inked or altered in many ways and comes in great patterns. I used a song sheet pattern.

When I first received this paper to make samples, for the scrapbook store I work at, I was really stumped by it. It is so cool, but so different from anything else I have ever worked with. I just started cutting and seeing what idea would come to me as I worked. This project was so fun!  This paper line has so many unique designs! I think it would be great for heritage ideas and of course it goes so well with the Tim Holtz grunge style.

I wish you all a day of fun and creativity, Lindsey

Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!

I am excited today to show you a preview of my favorite new dolls from the Mattel Spring 2011 line!

I am super excited that 2 of my favorite Barbie dolls are being released in their lovely vintage style! The first being I Dream Of Jeanie. I LOVE her! I can't wait to get this one!

One of my other favorites was the Bewitched Barbie. I can tell you that the Vintage styled version looks just as lovely!

An exciting new doll to join Mattel's collection of Classic Tv dolls is Elly May from The Beverly Hillbillies! Isn't she cute?!!!! I love her pigtails!!

Mattel has definitely outdone themselves this time! I can't wait for Spring!

Wishing you all a day of fun, Lindsey

Twyla Tuesday

Hello dear friends!

I hope you've all had a great week.

I want to thank you all for leaving sweet comments on October Afternoon's blog

in response to Lindsey being the guest designer this month.

I don't guess I have to tell you how proud I am of her.

Her designs were created through much work and consideration on

her part.  She totally put her heart in each of these creations.

I wanted to share with you a couple of my latest finds.

This sweet little Hull planter.  I'm loving pink and yellow together!

The vase is McCoy and I believe the planter is Shawnee.

Just little treasures that make me happy. 

I love coming home from the antique malls with items like these.

I have created a pattern for a crochet cap!

I plan to make several of these in different colors and list them in our

etsy shop.  If you have any requests let me know. 

I enjoy making them so much!  It is almost the season for them and

I think they would make great gifts!

Another thing I love is occasionally making myself an afghan.  Most of the time

I make things for other people or to sell, but this afghan is just for me!  It's soft and yummy

with it's mostly pastel color scheme.

Another thing I love is my bloggy friends.

By the way, I was curious about the word 'blog' and where it came from and

discovered that it began as the term 'web log' and just gradually got shortened

to 'blog'.  I thought that was very interesting.  It is so

wonderful that we can connect this way and share little bits of our

lives with one another.  I am continually in awe of the creative and inspiring women

in the world.  Whether you are an artist, a homaker or a collector, you all amaze me

with your wisdom, hospitality and grace in inviting us into your corners of the world.

Thank you so much for making my life so full.

Wishing you all much happiness this week!

Twyla

New October Afternoon Post

A new post is up on October Afternoon's blog featuring a few photos from my Beach Paper Bag Album! It was created using OA's new Seaside collection.

I will share more photos of this and all my projects here very soon!

Wishing you fun and creativity, Lindsey

A Book of Inspiration

Hello friends!

Today I want to share with you this really inspirational book that I bought the other day on Amazon. It's called, "Masquerade: Costume Inspirations from the 1920's to the 1950's".

It's a beautiful book! I knew when I saw the cover that I would enjoy it!

I was pleasantly surprised that the pages were filled with LOTS of beautiful images to inspire creating!

There is not much reading to this book, which was fine with me as I wanted the book for the illustrations.

At a great price I think this book will be great fun!

If you would like this book too, you can find it here on Amazon.

Wishing you a lovely weekend, Lindsey

Check Out October Afternoon!!!

October Afternoon's blog has a new post up showing an old antique chair that I altered with their new Schoolhouse line!

Check it out!

Lindsey

Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!

I was looking through one of my Barbie magazines when I happened across these photos and wanted to share them with you.

The article talks about the rarity of the green dress Barbie is wearing. It is an unusual version of the 1963 "Theatere Date" outfit. What caught my eye was the Midge doll, standing next to Barbie. 

She is a Japanese Midge. I have read stories in the past about the Japanese thinking that Midge was not a very pretty doll, so they created this version with a beautiful, unique head mold and no freckles!

I believe she has a painted head and a set of wigs, much like the Fashion Queen Barbie.

Wishing you all a lovely day, Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday

Hello dear friends!

You are used to me showing new treasures that I

have discovered.  This week I share with you my new car!

It's an '05 Pontiac Grand Prix and it suits me just right!

It's a pretty silver color and is my new antique finding car. 

Yippee!  Here I come!

If you supersize the picture you can also see my new haircut.  Got my haircut

Friday night also.  I am pretty happy with it.

I was commisioned to make a baby blanket.  It is very non-traditional in the colors that

were needed.  The mother- to- be doesn't care for pink or baby colors.  The bedding

is a combination of these colors.  After making it, I think it would be very pretty for an

autumn baby.

I'm dreaming of what is to come this fall.  It is full of surprises here at

Two Crazy Crafters.  We can hardly wait to share with you all we have up

our sleeves. 

I'm also dreaming of the summer that has passed and wondering why it had

to go by so fast.  We had our share of fun and leisure time, got lots of

crafting done and enjoyed the inspiration of so many of the wonderful blogging ladies

out there.  The passing seasons are sad to me as I lament over how quickly time

flies.  I am trying to remind myself to make the most of each day and enjoy

the experiences and companionships of those around me. 

Make it a good day, make a little time to create and lot of time for fun!

Twyla

Create Banner

Hello friends!

I have finished making a banner for our craft room! I created this banner using sewing machine shaped chipboard, by Maya Road. Maya Road is a great company that creates lots of cool chipboard books and embellishments. I knew as soon as I saw this set, that it had to be made into a banner!

My banner says "CREATE" across the six chipboard pieces. I used the lovely Lost and Found paper pad by Tim Holtz.

I also used lots of Tim Holtz embellishments throughout this banner.

I really loved giving this banner a more grungy, antique feel.

Before I can hang my new banner in our craft room, it must hang at The Scrap Nook, where I work! I make LOTS of samples for the store and I enjoy watching the customers look around at my work!

If you would like a set of these chipboard sewing machines, you can find them it here at Amazon.

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday weekend, Lindsey

A Crafty Day

Hello friends!

First, I want to thank everyone that commented on October Afternoon's blog!! I appreciate all your kind words about my Guest Designing work. October Afternoon will now randomly show my other projects throughout the month, so make sure to check back for them!

*UPDATE - New post up at October Afternoon's blog!!!!!! Check it out!

I love living a crafty life! I love getting my hands covered in ink and glitter! Right now my hands are stained a bright shade of red!! It's because I've been playing with this stack of awesome paper!! It's called Lost and Found by Tim Holtz. It's a great set of paper as it includes so many patterns, in a lovely antique style.

I love Tim's grungy, vintage style! So many fun embellishments and techniques to try, when working with his products. I am working on a banner that I can't wait to share!!!

I definitely recommend this paper pad!!! See the clock faces? I cut them out from the paper pad! Aren't they cool?

If you haven't been to Tim's blog, you should! It's filled with great projects and tutorials!

Wishing you all a crafty day, Lindsey

Barbie Wednesday

Hello friends!!

Today I wanted to share with you a sweet gift I recently received from Diane of Lavender Dreams!

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Exclusives!

This guide has been a fascinating read!!

It's all about the Exclusive dolls from the early 70's to the early 2000's. Not only is this book a great price guide, but each page is filled with great info about each Barbie!!

One very interesting page talks about the 2 different editions of the 1995 and 1996 Dorothy Barbies.

The first edition uses the Modern Barbie logo on the box. The story on the back of the box is also different. It says that a Cyclone whisked her house to Munchkinland. Another interesting detail is that on the contents list, a "hand ring" was blackened out as Dorothy didn't wear a ring in the movie.

The second edition uses the original logo on the box. The story on the back was changed to says that a tornado whisked her house away. This doll also has heavier eye shadow.

TODAY IS THE DAY!!! PLEASE GO to October Afternoon's blog and check out the first of my Guest Design work!!!

I will be guest designing for the entire month of September so please check in and see my projects!!

Wishing you a creative day, Lindsey