Here’s something confronting . . . my 15 year old daughter says to me “do you think our family is a little weird?” Well. . . with my mind racing through a who’ s who of the extended family I was quietly nodding, but decided against admitting to any ‘weirdness’ until I knew exactly what measure of ...
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Wrapping up Christmas
Shabbilicious Friday Link Party ~ July 27th
Yikes. . . party day seems to have come around all too quickly this week. It honestly feels just like yesterday that we were gearing up for the last Shabbilicious Friday. I’ve had one of those incredibly hectic weeks, which we dubbed ‘Mission Impossible’ week in our house . . . on account of my ...
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Counting the days. . . vintage style
Everyone loves to count down the days until Christmas. . . and this year you’ll be able to do so in vintage style with my new Advent Calendar I’ve always adored those Victorian Christmas postcards with their beautiful artwork and soft muted tones, so I chose my favourites and made 25 ...
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The ‘JOY’ of a shabby vintage Christmas
Hello there . . . I’m so glad you stopped by today. I love when friends pop over for a visit. Things are quiet here in the studio. . . busy. . . but quiet. This week I’m a girl on a mission. I’m determined to not only finish my 2012 Christmas Collection, but am eager to have all the pattern ...
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Shabbilicious Friday Link Party ~ July 20th
Firstly, welcome to Shabby Art Boutique. It is lovely to have you here for . . . Before we get started with all the shabby gorgeousness today, I wanted to share a little Giveaway I have going on over on my Facebook page this week. To say a heartfelt thank you to those of you that follow ...
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A ‘home’ stitched with love
Home maintenance. . . hmm, yes we all need to do it occasionally . . . and recently I was embarrassed into doing a little shabby home maintenances of my own. Kylie, one of my Tuesday night creativity students has been making the most gorgeous mixed media fabric book covers in class. . . and ...
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