Classic Christmas .......

Don't miss the Lili of the Valley Christmas stamps on Hochanda on Monday!  I'm sharing this card I made using one of the new images plus a sentiment stamp.  I coloured it with Copics and added flowers, lace and burgundy ribbon all from The Ribbon Girl

Thanks for looking, see you soon,

Mary G xx

Graduation decoupaged wineglass ...

 

A wineglass decoupaged with an image by Polkadoodles.  I added glitter and after three coats of clear varnish trimmed the glass with 38mm hunter green silky crush ribbon, yellow/white wild roses and white cosmos daisies.  The text on the base of the glass was computer generated onto ricepaper

close up of the image

close up of the base of the glass

I'm entering this into the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

Thanks for looking, see you soon,

Mary G xx

Butterfly decoupaged trinket box ..........

 A decoupaged/painted hinged wooden trinket box.  I trimmed around the base with velvet ribbon topped with a 14mm round diamante buckle slide.  The 'feet' were made with 11mm flatback pearls

inside the box

close up of the top of the box - the docoupaged areas are made from rice paper and also paper napkins and the blank areas were painted with acrylic paint.

close up of the velvet ribbon and diamante ribbon slide

Thanks for looking, see you soon

Mary G xx

(this box has already been sold but there are others available to order from my Ebay store or you can request a bespoke box by emailing me)

'Mother' a small oval decoupaged trinket box ..

 

A small oval papier mache trinket box trimmed with faux pearls, velvet ribbon, pale pink pure silk ribbon, paper flowers and tiny pearl clusters on silver stem all from The Ribbon Girl

Inside the lid there is a personal message

a close up of the flowers and silk ribbon

This little box is for sale on my Ebay page

Thank you for looking, see you soon, Mary G x

Decoupaged Wine Glass for Christmas .....

 

I thoroughly enjoyed decorating this wineglass as a Christmas gift - I was impatient to try out a video I had watched on decorating a glass bottle with rice paper, but since I had no bottle, I used a wine glass from the cupboard.  I painted the glass, applied the decoupage (will make it smoother next time) sealed with modpodge, added glitter, then three layers of clear varnish.  I added 25mm pale pink satin edge sheer ribbon and a 30mm pale pink wild rose. 

another view of the glass

I will be trying other techniques on Christmas baubles of various shape and material in the next few weeks

thanks for looking,

Mary G xx

Anniversary card ......

 

Anniversary card trimmed with 40mm pink tea rose, tiny pearl cluster on silver stem, white guipure lace leaves, pink wild rose and a large pink rosebud    The sentiment was computer generated and the bottom of the card is trimmed with shabby pink ruffled trim, topped with 6mm white flatback pearl trim and a bow made from 25mm pale pink satin edge sheer ribbon.   All embellishments are from The Ribbon Girl

Close up of the flowers and guipure lace appliques

The bow on top of the shabby pink ruffled trim topped with white pearls

Thanks for looking, see you soon,

Mary G xx

A little treasure chest ............

Today I'm sharing a little hinged wooden treasure chest which I have decorated with paper, a bronze flowery oval mount and a pearl and diamante oval embellishment, both from The Ribbon Girl.

view with contents spilling out

this shot shows the inside of the little chest

The top of the little treasure chest

This little box is for sale in my ebay shop

Thanks for looking, see you soon,

Mary G xx

Hexagon box decorated in Faberge style .....

 

A hexagon shaped hinged wooden trinket box decorated in 'Faberge' style (without the diamonds and precious stones :-)  I  added 6mm white flatback pearl string, 17mm white 'Laila' vintage style fine cotton lace, oval diamante and faux mother of pearl embellishments, a double edged diamante pearl embellishment, aqua wild rose, miniature pink blossoms, green rose leaf and tiny white pearls on a silver stem.  The ribbon is white 100% pure silk

top of the box

The inside of the box

Close up of the flowers and embellishment on the top

This is for sale in my Ebay store, thanks for looking

Mary G xx

Vintage style Pink and Ivory Oval gift box .....

 

I love decorating papier mache or hand-made boxes.  I trimmed this papier mache one with designer paper, 6mm ivory flatback pearls, ivory vintage style Donna lace, a 40mm pink tea rose, 20mm pale pink open roses, white miniature blossoms, petite ivory beaded berries, tiny pearl clusters on silver stems, pale pink pure silk ribbon and a 15mm pearl and diamante embellishment.  The feet are made from 8mm ivory pearls   All ribbon, lace, trim and embellishments are from The Ribbon Girl

Side of the box showing the lovely diamante embellishment

The top of the box showing the hand stamped sentiment (papertrey ink stamp)

close up of the box

This box is for sale on my Ebay store, thanks for looking, 

see you soon, 

Mary G  x