It is that Spooky Time of Year!

Get out your orange and black,

leave the spider web on your front door,

encourage the mushrooms on your lawn...

It is time for Halloween once more!

I am not a huge fan of Halloween, like some of my bloggy friends (you know who you are!)

But I do feel a thrill when creating Halloween inspired art!

I loved going out to Trick or Treat as a child, even as a teenager. It was so much fun to see everyone walking up and down the street dressed as their favorite character.

I created a pair of *SpooKy* earrings for my friend and I thought I would share how easy it was.

I found this pack of skeletons at Archivers, sprayed them with walnut ink by Tsukinek, drilled a tiny hole in his head (he said he didn't mind...) and inserted a bronze jump ring.

On a bronze headpin I made a eyelet at one end, then slipped on a bead cap, orange crystal bead, a vintage rhinestone and then a Swarovsky green bicone crystal. I closed the end of the wire with another eyelet and then hooked the skeleton to the beads then the entire thingy to the earrings!
Presto Chango, Halloween Fun!

Happy Wednesday!
Hugs,
Terri

Tea Cup Tuesday-Black and Gold

Hello All! I can hardly believe it is Monday night already! The days seem to be flying by. It is just as they say "Time flies when you are having fun". I must be having an enormous amount of fun then! 

Today I am sharing a cup that I have shared before, but it is so unique it needs repeating. I had never seen one like this before, and I haven't seen one since. I think it suits the Autumn season perfectly!

When I first spotted it in the antique shop I was drawn by the dramatic black and gold and the fleur de lis.

Each one is hand painted, so they are all just a tad different. I like that about his cup!

This handle is so classy! That is a good size thumb rest on it!

I also appreciate the interesting bottom, I haven't seen a footed cup like this before either.

 

This is the plate with it's lovely floral bouquet.

 

As you can see it is a Royal Stafford China cup. Since it says "Made in England"

I know it was created after 1920.

I hope you all are doing well and enjoying the fall. The trees are turning little by little each day and looking so gorgeous! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog for a visit. I am excited to come see your tea cups!

If you want to play along just create a post about your tea cup and then come back here and sign up with Linky tools below. Martha and I delight in coming to visit you and your tea cups!

Hugs,

Terri

Memory Book of Grandmother

Hello All!

 The opening of my new mixed media class on Altered Domino Books starts tomorrow!!!

O.k. can you tell I am excited about this???

You should see the grin on my face! 

I wanted to share with you a domino book I made as a memory holder to my grandmother. 

I only have a few blurry photos of my grandmother, so I chose an old vintage one that I thought resembled her the most and I crafted this little book that holds many happy memories of her for me.

I used each panel to depict something that I thought was particular special about her and our childhood.

One of my favorite memories is of her teaching us how to feed the birds in the backyard. We would save the crusts of our toast and put it out for them to have for breakfast. So I used the last panel to remind me of this.

And on the back of the pages I wrote out a thank you to her for all the happy experiences I had at her home when I was a child. 

I do miss my grandparents. I have very good memories of staying overnight at their home. 

I am very thankful for those memories!

You may have noticed that I changed the bead color from the first photo, I was happier with the gold pearl. I also stitched a little lace bag from vintage lace and silk to keep it in.

I also want to thank Gail at Creative Workshops for giving me an opportunity to teach what I love online!

Thank you Gail!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Terri

Gothic Arches and Domino Kit Winner

Hello All!
I have had a chance to finish up my other arches for a swap at Paperwhimsy. 

These arches are for the Poetry group, and the poem is one of my favorites of Emily Dickinson...

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm. 

I've heard it in the chilliest land

And on the strangest sea;

Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me. 

Each one is a little different, as I used many vintage materials and they are all aged uniquely. The feathers too are not perfect matches, but I think that is fine.

I decided to wrap them in tulle and tie with string. I think I will sneak a little Halloween candy into the package as well!

Now last but no least is the winner of my Domino Book Kit giveaway to celebrate my new class that opens tomorrow over at Creative Workshops! The winner, chosen by Random.org number generator.....IS...... 

Bobbi!

Congratulations to Bobbi! 

Thank you to everyone who entered, I am sorry I do  not have 111 of these kits so each and every one of you could get one too. I will be having many more giveaways in the future!

This little domino book was created while I shot the classes for my Altered Domino Book class. It is my Tea book! Such fun! Tomorrow is the opening of the class and I am super excited about it. Maybe I will see you there! 

Hugs,

Terri

Gothic Arches and Halloween Fun

 Hello All!

How are you all doing so far this week?

I hope it is a good one for each and every one of you.

I will be picking the winner of my Domino Book Kit tomorrow night! Yay! I wish each of you luck.

If you have not yet entered to win, just go to THIS post.

Make sure you leave info on how to reach you if you win.

I have had a few moments to play and created these Gothic Arches for a swap over at Paperwhimsy.

Creating is such an enjoyable venture! I was thinking today about how young I was when I first realized that making things from paper is my favorite thing to do...and I had a memory of sitting at the kitchen table cutting out paper dolls the way my grandmother taught my sisters and I, I think I was about 6 or 7 years old.

I still love making things with paper!

I have been out and about in Blogland and was unable to comment on some blogs.

Just know, I do love to visit you!

Hugs to you all!

Terri

Tea Cup Tuesday-Fall!

Hello All!

Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday where Martha and I invite you to visit and see our tea cups, and we hope we get asked over to your place to see yours! We love (really love) seeing your beautiful tea cups as well as stopping by to visit your blog.

 Today I am sharing two tea cups and a tea pot. The first tea cup I have had for about 15 years. It is not a vintage cup, but about as old as I have had it. What drew me to it at the time was the large gorgeous rose! The cup is a very generous shape, so one does not have to refill it as often : )

 The coloring on this cup is very pleasing, with such pretty botanicals!

 The handle is a simple split loop and thumb spur without any adornment.

 It was manufactured by Staffordshire China from England. But I found it at Ross For Less!

 This is the matching tea pot. It is quite small considering the size of the cup!

Love this rose!

 Here is the second cup. Very cheery yet perfect for fall with it's oranges, peaches and greens.

It also sports a unique "7" handle.

 I am not sure what flowers these are supposed to be, they look like apple blossoms or rosa rugosa to me. What do you all think?

 See the pale green edges? I do love this look! The inner rim of the cup has this same treatment only in pale pink. Also  gorgeous! It is the little extra touches that make this cup unique.

This cup was created by Old Royal Bone China. Since it does not say "Made In" I am thinking it is before 1920. Do you agree?

I am so glad you were able to stop by!

Blogger has been iffy for me for months now, but I am not going to give up the ship. After thinking about it for quite some time, I figure any host is going to have issues, and I don't want to trade for different ones! I have seen a number of you bloggers out there thinking of leaving Blogger too. Hopefully they will keep working out the issues. So I can visit AND leave comments at your blog!

If you would like to play along with Tea Cup Tuesday, Please Remember, HAVE A TEA CUP IN YOUR POST! It is that simple. Most of you do this beautifully, but some lately have not had a tea cup at all or even just linked to a store page. I remove links that go to shops.

Sorry about this, but I need to do a little moderating.

If you have a tea cup you would like to share, then go create your post and then come back here and link that post to Linky Tools below. Then we can come and visit you! Yay!

I am having a giveaway to celebrate my new class beginning next Monday October 10th! 

If you haven't yet entered just click HERE to go to the post to comment.

I will be announcing the winner at the end of this week!

Good luck to each of you!

Hugs,

Terri

Happy October!

October has begun in perfection, with our first crisp day!

It has been in the high 80s here, and today it is in the 60s. So wonderful! As I mentioned in my previous post, the Maple trees in my backyard are beginning to turn color. Each day there are a few more leaves sporting seasonal attire!

I have finished filming all my class videos for my new class on Altered Domino Books at Creative Workshops. Yay! It was a wonderful experience and I learned a great deal more about editing and filming, even though I have been making videos for about two years. I think I am getting better at it! There are 8 videos in all! I am very excited to see what everyone in the class is going to make. 

Since I am done filming and editing...I had time to play and create something for Halloween! I had a great time creating this banner using Paperwhimsy images. The background to the banners is a new sheet Gale has created. I love it! All of the Witches are PW girls. The letters BOO I bought at Archivers.

To celebrate my class opening, I am having a giveaway of a Domino Book Kit. If you have not entered yet, go HERE to do so. You only need be a follower to enter. I will be awarding this prize by Sunday October 9th! When you enter, please leave an e-mail address so I can contact you.

 The witches in my banner are very chic. They design their own hats! They love netting, feathers and even rhinestones! Very fashionable I think!

 I have begun a little Fall/Halloween decorating with this banner. It now graces my fireplace mantle in my family room.  I have also added new candles and a plant there too.

Now all I need is to find a few pumpkins for my front porch!

I want to share with you a lovely gift I won during the Gypsy Dream Blog hop hosted by Celia at Adventures of the Striped Stockings.

Mina of Green Witch With Sprinkles offered this beautiful jewelry set and I won it! Yay!

Her gift arrived yesterday and I put them on as soon as I opened the package. They are so lovely and perfect for fall!

Thank you so much Mina!

Thank you all for stopping by!

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. 

Hugs,

Terri