Creative Pictures

This is a card, or a picture, made with several layers of special textured papers. The pictures come from So Shabby Pink Papers. Instead of glitter, I used something called mica, which is also called snow.  It looks like crushed cellophane.

Using old bits and pieces that match, this card was created.  Try clicking it on for a closer look. The hearts are foam, pre-glittered.  The picture is outlined with a special tube of glitter glue that is made for paper decorating. The little aqua "love" piece, came from a wedding favor. These kinds of scraps do not take up much room and can be stored in a small envelope. On a rainy day,  children delight in going through the treasures and making something to give away.

Other people using glitter and sparkly stones are Susan Rios who has created a picture of a dress, using fine glitter and a crystal on the painting; and there is a template and instructions for a glittered buckle, here.  There's a nostalgic description of home made Valentines with glitter, here.

In a little while, I hope to post a pattern here on this same post with instructions for one you can easily make with materials that are not hard to find.

There are a number of newsletters you can get in your email that are a real bright spot, for they never bring any bad news: Victorian Papers Newsletter , Tea Time Newsletter, Victoria Magazine Newsletter and Sweet Necessiteas newsletter.  They have an online Victorian magazine called Victorian Etc. which features todays events and activities  in Victorian style   (try http://www.victorianetc.com/Layout_1_cover.html )

Not everything in all these email magazines will appeal to everyone, but the brightness they deliver in your email is like getting a shiny card in the mail on a foggy day.

These are the kinds of things needed in our lives  today: goodness, loveliness, brightness and creativeness.