There’s A Song In The Air

As you read this I am retreating with 28 of my PWA pals at a lodge in Cle Elum, WA.  We are stamping the weekend away, sharing projects, stories, games and lots and lots of laughter!  I know you wish you were there too!

The Pennywise Arts retreats are “Shoebox” retreats.  That’s what we call it when everyone brings a project (in a box) to share with everyone else.  I bring one project with enough supplies for 28 gals to create it and over the course of the weekend I create 28 other projects from their boxes!

My project was inspired by an altered spool that I came across on Pinterest a couple of months ago.  Many of the elements are the same as what I used on my Pity Party project and atc swap for the event, just adapted a little differently to go on a spool.

This is my instruction sheet that goes with the project:

1. Put small dabs of glue on the flowers (Prima) and leaves and place the flowers and leaves into a tidy tray. Add bubble beads where desired and then sprinkle bead mixture over all exposed glue and let sit to dry. Return the excess beads to the jar.

1. Use the ATG tape gun to adhere the script circles in the middle of the brown lace papers. (Glue is too wet and may cause it to warp.)

1. Remove just one tape liner on the music notes paper and center it onto cardboard tube. Wrap it tightly then remove the other liner and press down.

1. Squeeze a small amount of glue on one end of the tube and center the brown lace paper onto it. Repeat with the other end.

1. Using the glue “caulk” around the base of the tube to create a thin strip of glue all the way around. Set into tidy tray and sprinkle bead mixture onto it.

1. Take note of where the “back” is before proceeding. Add the leaf vine once around the tube with little dabs of glue. Trim off extra leaves to use on the top.

1. Glue the nest in place, add leaves, vine and flowers as desired

1. Add the verse with just a little dab of glue

1. Stick the bird onto the tube, add flowers, vine and/or twigs to “ground” the bird.

I created this to be a little sweet something to sit on your desk, windowsill or shelf. The basic idea could be adapted to be a hanging ornament or make the top a lid that comes off to put a note inside.

Hugs, Suzanne

You’re A Hoot

Vicki Chow has an amazing relationship with her Cricut!

Darling paper pieced owls adorn the front of the page as well as a tag that fits into a deep pocket mounted on the front.  The polka dot frame behind the sentiment was covered with O’So Sticky Tape before laying the words on.  Then it was dipped in clear micro beads (which never show up well in photos).

The Flower Soft wings on the cover owl add soft texture that invites you to see this page with your hands!

Hugs, Suzanne

It’s Owl Good

My owl was totally inspired by a blingy wine bottle wrap!  My friend Sandy was going through her stash ‘o stuff  and decided that I needed to have about a dozen of them. (?? Ü)

When I sat down to begin my owl design there they were, in a pile on my table just waiting to be: disassembled!

Using jewelry pliers I opened up the jump rings to take it apart and created “skirts” to go around my owl’s waistline, or is that a neckline?

I used some of the glitzy circles from the wrap to create the eye lids and lashes for my owls.  And then there are large 3-D Zots on the eye balls with a fun mixture of micro beads stuck to them.

I love how the beaded Zots stay “skooshy”.  They remind me of the old time candies my grandma used to keep in her candy bowl.  I didn’t like to eat them but I did like to “skoosh” them.  Ü

The scalloped lace feathers were cut with my Cricut.  The stamp is a Studio G from the dollar bin at the craft store.

Oh, and back to the wine,….. if you look closely you can see from the label that it came from the Pennywise vineyard in California.  For reals!  I ordered a few bottles to share at the Pennywise retreat this weekend, Cheers!

Hugs, Suzanne

I Give A Hoot

Sherry Schauble’s fun-ky owl really gives a hoot! 

Love the bright colors and sparkle of the background paper and the floral eyes.  On the back Sherry fibered and micro beaded the whole thing.

Hugs, Suzanne

Take Only Memories

This pretty owl was created by Lisa Perez:

Baby bottle caps with teal micro beads make for beadi-ful eyes!  And the flowers folded over to create the back feathers are just too cute!

Hugs, Suzanne

Fun and Funky Hooter

Kelli Green included so many creative elements it’s hard to keep track of them all!

Layers and layers of papers have been decoupaged onto the chipboard base to create a fun background.

A small clothespin separated into two pieces is stamped and placed as eyebrows.  Buttons are layered for eyes and an upside down heart shaped button is the beak.  Cute little mushroom’s are placed inside tiny bottle caps for the feet and a micro bead strip around the belly just adds to all the texture.

On the back layer Kelli has foil embossed (MORE texture!) an owl with amazing detail!

Hugs, Suzanne

Love Your Hooters

This take on the Pennywise Arts “What A Hoot” fat book swap by Kathy Fabre was quite clever and unexpected!The front sports a sassy gal reminding you to “Love your Hooters”, on the back is a reminder to “Feel Them Often” with a breast cancer ribbon.  The pink rat tail cord finishes off the edges so nicely.

Look closely and you can see inside her blouse, where Kathy has cleverly placed a unique hand shaped charm.  Ü

 

What a fun take on the theme, and a very important reminder!

Hugs, Suzanne