As I'm sure most of you know that are familiar with Beverly Ybarra and The Piece by Piece she and her family are relocating to a new home and she is closing her brick and mortar store in Niles District of Fremont California and her Etsy store. There's still time to pick up some fantastic bargains at either store, I'll leave links and the discount code below.
I have so many gorgeous pieces of lace from Bev's store and was inspired by a blogpost by designer Bigirt at Rapport fran ett skrivbordwhen she posted this darling angel card. Instantly I thought of this lace Bev had sent to me. When it had arrived a few months ago in my DT package I thought at the time this makes me think of angels. Well my angels have arrived!
I made six variations of the same card, changing up the wings, the flatback pearl rhinestone heads, the papers, and the snow.
My Angels came alive as I added bits and pieces of lace and wings. I love this one against the red background papers (the papers are from an old paper stack from Fancy Pants).
I found I could change up the Angel by switching out the wings with a variety of threads, anything from the heavier Tim Holtz twines to a light weight strand of pulled burlap.
I hope you'll join me on the video as I show you the cards, take you on a speedy trip to make one and inspire you with a few more photos.
You know it's sad when you can't even go to Costco anymore without that little crafty devil whispering in your ear 'you could alter that cheese box, go ahead buy it and see what happens'! Yep you know the feeling, you're moving along nicely and then wham you spot this darling little round container of Brie cheese and what does your crafty mind think, mmm that cheese looks good, nope, wow I could turn that round little balsa box into something, I'm sure I could!
Yes my crafty friends this darling round gift box started out as a lowly cheese container. Hmm I wonder how many boxes of cheese one person can eat :-) You can see the original container in the video below, as well as a process video showing you how I altered it to look like the one above and of course more photos to inspire you to first make your shopping list out and then go buying at The Piece by Piece you might also want to stop by your local grocer to pick up a cute little cheese box to alter yourself.
I used Prima's Epiphany collection to help revamp the box and of course these gorgeous laces and trims from the store. I just love the teal!
If you watch my videos you know I've been trying to convince you (and myself) that I'm not a hoarder, but I have a hard time throwing away the left over bits of Bev's laces and trims so I tuck them in a little plastic bag and pull them out when I need some fillers. That's what I've used here, scrunched and tucked they resemble leaves and give the embellishments just the touch of elegance they need to finish the project.
My intention is to fill the box with silk flowers made from the silk ribbons Bev sent me (like the streamer shown under the resin flower on the top of the box). Time didn't seem to be on my side right now so I added some colored Hug Snug to the inside just to give you an idea. I thought this Revamped box, filled with silk flowers, would make a lovely gift for a crafty friend, what do you think?
About The Piece by Piece
The Piece by Piece is an art and craft supply store that initially started on Etsy, but has grown and now also exists as a brick & mortar establishment in the Niles district of Fremont, California. Beverly Ybarra, store owner sources her unique laces, trims and ribbons from all over the world, including France, one of her favorite supply sources. Some of Beverly's favorite local suppliers include Graphic 45 and Prima, so you are sure to find their products on the shelves at TPBP. For those close to TPBP store in Fremont, each week there is a full list of classes to choose from.
Hi everyone, well you can't tell me I didn't think outside the box on this one! At Easter time I was going home to visit my family for a month and left Paul on his own. We don't normally buy Easter baskets but I was feeling a little guilty leaving him for such a long period. I went to See's and had a basket filled and hid it in my Crafty Closet, what man in his right mind would open that door right???
Well Paul, having lived with my crafty obsession and watched it grow knew he'd best be holding on to the basket after the chocolate goodies disappeared. I looked at it long and hard and finally thought I know what I'll use this for, and thus my Pumped Up Basket was born!
Yep, you guessed it! My basket evolved into a holder for all my glue bottles, it sits right in front of me on my desk and it's used daily! I have a hard time just making for making's sake and most things I do make are gifts or they are are collecting themselves into a tidy bundle for when I open my Zibbet store. This time I thought it would be fun to use this gorgeous Prima Epiphany collection Bev sent me from the store for something for myself. Of course this probably won't be the project for all of you, but it might get you thinking about a certain box or basket that you've stuck back because you just couldn't part with it (and no I AM NOT A HOARDER, my name is PATTI and I'm a crafty addict!)
It's so nice to have something pretty, something I've altered, something I need and use sitting on my desk. This houses the glues I use all the time that were here there and everywhere now they have this beautiful new home to rest in.
I didn't use many things from my stash, most everything is from Bev's Etsy store, The Piece by Piece. On each end I did use a home made flower (the other end has a Prima flower centered in one of my flowers).
How could I not love using her gorgeous laces and trims and then have the joy of looking at them everytime I sit down at my crafty desk (which is often, let me tell you!). I used some of these Prima gems here and there, aren't they pretty and they just sparkle beautifully.
I love the Prima Epiphany collection, married together with some Lindy's Sprays and Bevs store items it was a match made in Heaven and the best part is, it's mine to keep and enjoy!
I hope you'll check out my video, I'll share the basket on all sides, a process video of different steps I took to create my Pumped Up Basket and a few more still photos.
Thanks everyone for stopping by, don't forget to become a follower while you're here!
About The Piece by Piece
The Piece by Piece is an art and craft supply store that initially started on Etsy, but has grown and now also exists as a brick & mortar establishment in the Niles district of Fremont, California. Beverly Ybarra, store owner sources her unique laces, trims and ribbons from all over the world, including France, one of her favorite supply sources. Some of Beverly's favorite local suppliers include Graphic 45 and Prima, so you are sure to find their products on the shelves at TPBP. For those close to TPBP store in Fremont, each week there is a full list of classes to choose from.
Being on the Design Team for The Piece by Pieceis like a little slice of heaven. I get to play with the most gorgeous laces, trims and embellishments. Recently I was in JoAnn Fabrics and ran across the end of the season aisle and spotted this notepad. What drew my attention was the cover was fabric and inside housed a wonderful notepad of Kraft paper, I'm very partial to Kraft. So I picked it up uncertain when or how I'd use it, just sure that I would. What I'm sharing today is the transformation of this little notepad into something Lacy and Lovely.
I covered the complete notebook, minus the paper pad and ties, with Gesso, dried it and sprayed liberally with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst in Love at First Sight Lavendar. Next came the fun part figuring out which laces, trims and goodies from The Piece by Piece I wanted to add. I chose a beautiful Venise lace that measures 5.25" wide for the front of the book letting it hand below the edge on the bottom and pulling in to the inside on the top. What could be prettier?
Where the two sections of lace met in the middle I added a pale lavender silk ribbon under the lace edges extending it on the right side to tie the book shut. Using the little flower trim I covered up the open edges. The book had been tied with a hemp type string which definitely didn't fit now and the perfect choice was to add a second silk ribbon in cream. I added a couple of candy gem sprays and a dragonfly atop the ribbon bow. Not wanting large bows on both sides I pulled the knot to the bottom edge, wound the tail of the ribbon around the upper several times hiding the ends of the candy gems.
The main focal point of the front is the cascading candy gems and wheat sprays that tumble from behind this gorgeous resin flower in purple. Perched on top is the mate to the other dragonfly.
Inside on the back of the front as I said I pulled the top edge of the lace to the inside and glued it in place. I took a strip of the baby mum lace and cut each flower apart and glued them between the points of the lace. Using one of Bev's lace frames I created the perfect spot for an extra special photo and of course I added another dragonfly. Under the lace frame I added a piece of acrylic from some discarded packaging, now the photo will slip easily behind and be protected on the front.
The back inside cover houses one lone butterfly (they are called moths in the store but I refuse to have a moth in my book so I'm bumping him up to butterfly status!) When I glued the butterfly down I pushed him gently inward to create a little pocket at the top to slip a note or another photo or two into.
The back is a repeat of the font laces with the addition of a carved lace heart from the store which I sprayed gently with the same Lindy's Starburst. You can't see it here but there is a metal piece on the spine which I changed the color up a bit with Adirondac Alcohol Ink in Eggplant.
If you'd like to see the complete (fast forwarded version) of the designing process please watch the video below, I'll also have a walk through of the completed notebook and additional still photos.
About The Piece by Piece
The Piece by Piece is an art and craft supply store that initially started on Etsy, but has grown and now also exists as a brick & mortar establishment in the Niles district of Fremont, California. Beverly Ybarra, store owner sources her unique laces, trims and ribbons from all over the world, including France, one of her favorite supply sources. Some of Beverly's favorite local suppliers include Graphic 45 and Prima, so you are sure to find their products on the shelves at TPBP. For those close to TPBP store in Fremont, each week there is a full list of classes to choose from.
Recently Beverly from The Piece by Piece Etsy shop asked me if I'd like to return to her Design Team for the remainder of the year. Well, that took about 2 seconds to answer, of course I would. This week my first Design Team box arrived and I wanted to share Bev's generosity to her team with you.
The other day I was sitting here at my desk thinking I really should clean up all these bits and pieces from my last mini, it was made using Graphic 45's Botanical Tea Collection. I didn't have much left, a few scraps of paper and then the odds and ends from the packages of flowers, pendants, banners, chipboard, pockets etc. A little of this and a little of that, but more than I could just chuck and say DONE. Previously I'd made a larger mini and a gift box to house it in, so it's not like I hadn't already gotten a lot from my one 12x12 paper pad, but still there were pieces left!
I took out a stack of white cardstock, I believe it's 110# 8 1/2" x 11" and cut them in half giving me a standard A2 size card base, 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" when scored in the middle. I picked up the first card base and figured I just make a card or two! Thirteen cards later I had depleted all but the smallest smidgens of paper and the majority of the add-on flowers, pendants, pockets etc. I couldn't believe how far those scraps had gotten me.
Now mind you, I left the insides blank and didn't add multiple layers of the decorative paper but I was pretty happen with my baker's dozen of cards. Check out the video below for close ups of each card. I hope this will inspire you make yourself a collection of cards too!
Supplies: In addition to the supplies linked below I also used laces and trims from The Piece by Piece, white cardstock, assorted ribbon, twine, button and flowers from my stash
When I went hunting in my crafty closet I found a plain brown cardboard canister another crafter had RAK'd me with (thank you Brenda B). I decided if I altered it with Bev's luscious laces and embellishments from The Piece By Piece I'd have just the gift I needed (of course I'll need to fill the inside with yummy crafty goodness as well).
I started with a combination of Matte Medium, White Gesso, Lindy's Coca Bean Magicals and some Pearl Ex in Micro Pearl. With this mixture I painted the entire surface of the canister including the inside and the lid. Once dry I misted the surface with Lindy's Alpine Ice Rose Starburst Spray. The next step was to fussy cut the birds from a sheet of Ruby Rock-it paper called Mother Nature, Flock. Don't you just love those birds on the feeder? I also cut one extra lone bird, popped him up on black chipboard and attached him to the back.
The flowers are a combination of Daisies Vintage Lace in Mauve, I snipped the flowers apart glued them to the canister with Beacon's Fabri-Tac and added a Flatback Pearl with Rhinestones in the middle, I used the Grey, perfect color to compliment everything else. Around the bottom are two rows of Tutu Tulle in Grey, one points upwards and one down to give a real full fluffy effect.
On the inside I used the Floral Venise Lace in White and misted it with a combination of grey sprays to get the soft grey that matched the rest. Paper was cut for the inside/outside of the canister and the lid. I used just a touch of Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Worn Lipstick and Black Soot around all the edges.
The lid edge and outer portion of the top were covered in the French Cotton Crochet Lace in the Grey/White combo, I used Beacon's Fabri-Tac to hold it down. Next I moved to the center and cut 2 of the mauve flowers in half and placed three of the halves in a circle adding my Jolee's silver bird house and finally a circle of the grey tutu tulle lace around the charm.
There was one half of the Mauve flowers left so I cut it in half placed it atop some of the gathered crocheted lace and added some flower stamens for antenna and I had a butterfly once I added a stone for the body.
So I hope you liked my altered gift canister. Please check out Bev's fabulous trim, laces and embellishments and other crafty gems, in her Etsy Store - The Piece By Piece. You can also find her on Facebook.
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