Let Your Heart Soar

Most likely, my last heart collage of the season! Wherever your heart is this Valentines Day; with friends, family, or someone special. Let it Soar!

Hugs and Blessings,

Ele

Hearts

Hang your heart(s), literally.

I LOVE Valentines Day, and it's only three weeks away, (I know, I know, you just took down Christmas!).

A little bit of old,  a little bit of new, Paris inspired, and a whole lot of heart makes for a banner you can hang anywhere!  

Sealed with a Kiss:)

DIY TIPS: Lately, I've had a thing for pinking sheers. Not the lightweight decorative trim scissors, but the heavy duty scissors like your grandmother used. They cut more then one paper at a time.  Also, if you want the crinkled seam binding look, I have found that it is easiest to lightly spritz with water and then scrunch it up.

I've started to add a few things to my etsy shop, so stop by.

Have a blessed week,

Ele

Valentines

Vintage wallpapers combined with new papers, glistening trims, and old game pieces....simply scrumptious.  These hearts were fun to make.

Valentines have been on my mind. Maybe because we had a fabulous Christmas with a lot of love. 

Seriously, scrumptious. Who could resist "Kiss Me" from that special person?

Hanging on an apocothary jar, or candle holder. Perfect for home decor or even a wedding!

These are currently in my etsy shop, (shop link at the top) and come with a glassine envelope for gift giving.

Blessings, Ele

2010 Pinks

I couldn't recap 2010 without a journey back into my pink blogposts. The lack of pink would be like living in a world where pink cotton candy, salt water taffy, and buttercream frosting didn't exist. Oh, how shameful to even think about it. 

So my dear blog friends, breathe deeply and absorb the sweetness.  

Pink Blessings to you,

Ele

Je t'adore

Je t'aime, I love you, Je t'adore, I adore you, Tu es ma joie de vivre,  You are the joy of my life, Tu es mon mon amour, You are my love, Mon amour pour toi est éternel, My love for you is eternal, Mon amour pour toi est si grand que le Mond, My love for you is as grand as the world...

                              

When talking about Valentines Day, I just couldn't resist sharing a bit of the French love language  with you.  

Valentines with crinkled seam binding, vintage jewels, crepe ruffles, and glass glitter,  just might say, "Je t'aime".  

      

Je t'adore, I adore you.

I adore you for being a follower and for your words of encouragement.

Ele

Valentines, already?

I'm not really trying to push Valentines on you, but as you saw in my last post, I am surrounded by a lot of snow. What does this have to do with Valentines? The snow has reminded me of the glass glitter I used last year when making Valentines (2nd row, 1st pic.). When the sun hits the snow, it glistens just like glass glitter. The snow is really quite beautiful.

1. Valentine Medallion (lrgc), 2. Valentine Key Heart (a), 3. Valentine Girl Tag, 4. Valentine Heart Gold Key (a), 5. Valentine Tussie Mussie Pink Roses, 6. Valentine Glass Glitter Heart, 7. Valentine Tags, 8. Valentine Pink Box, 9. Valentine Heart Gold Key, 10. Valentine Rhinestone Tussie Mussie, 11. Valentine Dress Form Tag, 12. Valentine Key Heart small, 13. Valentine Key Hearts

In many of these creations I have used vintage wallpaper (my favorite kind of paper), and vintage millinery flowers. I have also used various types of keys to go with a "key to my heart" theme. If you haven't used glass glitter before, remember it is REAL glass and will cut, so use it carefully. It is not for little hands.

Happy January,

Ele

Merry Christmas From My Home to Yours

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Check out my website  Hannah Banana Baby !

Holiday decor pictures of my home-

Vintage ornaments in a glass compote-

Bottle brush trees under glass and also on a wreath-

Strawberry sachets on a silver tree-

Sometimes the simplest touch can look grand. Beads and a baubble hung from a light fixture.

A mosaic table made by Nan at Manic for Mosaics. She does beautiful work.

crystal.... 

One of my new favorites- mercury glass candleholders!

A Christmas book filled with altered art pages from various bloggers. I will show you more of this creation in another post.

Faux treats from Jennifer's Petal Palace are perfect for my candy themed kitchen.

Peace and Blessings,

Ele

Valentine Hearts

i participated in Dolly's My Vintage Heart Swap. My partner is Kathy from Country Chintz. We were to send a containter filled with "heart" items. This is what I sent her.




I embellished the heart box with German scrap trims and millinery flowers. The "key to my heart" was also made by me and is embellished with a vintage key and vintage wallpaper.