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Vintage Bling Babies



Oh I can tell this summer is going to be the summer of love and creativity. I wanted to let you know about a class that Lisa Loria will be teaching at the Urban Barn.

From the first time I looked at Lisa's art I loved "the look" and creativity. Her jewelry and art pieces are just sooooo cool :}

Below is the information Lisa has posted in her class flier.....check it out!

Here is your first chance for me to teach you how to make you very own
Bling Baby





Saturday, June 26th 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Class cost is $75. I will provide the following:
- Arm post, (which we will be covering in batting and fabric)
- batting and vintage fabric to choose from
- Tacky Glue, adhesive
- Beaded Halo
- Pearls and baubles to build and decorate bodice
- Chandelier Bobeche
- Written Instructions
- a yummy snack
- a thank you gift
- If you do not have a doll available to you or a lamp base, I can provide
them for $15 each...please let me know in advance though so I can plan
accordingly.

- Email or call to sign up!
LISA LORIA (909) 921-2976 VINTAGEBLING4U.BLOGSPOT.COM DAYDREAMPAINTER@AOL.COM

Supply list of what you need to bring
• Doll (if you only have a head, I will have
bodies, just let me know ahead of time
• lamp base or a wire cloche or small
birdcage (11 -12 inches tall)
• any broken jewelry/trim of your own you
might like to incorporate
• Glue gun and glue sticks
• hack saw (If you have one great, if not, I
will have a couple and we can share.
• wire cutters
NOTE: Just be aware that the scale of the
doll matches the scale of the lamp/
birdcage. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me!

KC Willis is Coming to San Diego!!!

Have you heard of KC Willis and her fabric collages?

I found her a couple years ago on-line and fell in love with her coffee-stained, doo dad trimmed vintage fabric collages. I'm on her mailing list and earlier this month I got an email saying she would be in the LA area.

What the heck, I shot off and email to her asking if she would like to come to San Diego and she replied "SURE".

We got the place:

Urban Barn Craft Cafe in Escondido

We got the date:

Wedneday, July 21st

Class: Collage Camp Basic Training
Learn all her techniques on fabric collaging and take away your own little piece of art.

Last minute details are being worked out and it will be open to registration soon on her website. The Lipstick Ranch

If you would like me to let you know when registration is open, leave a comment here and I will let you know the MINUTE it is open :}

Mermaid Mercantile

Glitterfest in Santa Ana was Saturday and I had planned to attend but decided against the 1-1/2 drive and stayed home.

I did feel a tinge of regret because I wanted to shop and get some art inspiration....luckily Mermaid Mercantile was scheduled in Solano Beach on Sunday so I decided to buzz on over for a couple of hours.

The weather was breezy but the sun was out and there were lots of vendors. I did get a nice graduation present for my niece and some flea finds to make me happy and friendly hugs and art inspiration so it was a nice day for a short trip.

Here's some quick snaps I took....hope your Sunday was fun and inspiring too!

Little RED Coffee Table

When my granddaughter moved from her apartment after graduating from UCSD I went to help and came away with two tables. A coffee table and a craft table. I have been reading on the net about painting furniture and using glaze and thought this coffee table would be a good challenge for me.

It didn't turn out as I envisioned but it does look nice. I will be giving it back to my granddaughter or her MOther (I'm not getting into that argument.) ha ha

If it doesn't fit into their decor I might be painting it white who knows. I think it changed the look, don't you?

BEFORE






AFTER




I'll be painting the craft table too......those pictures later.

Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

I am envisioning redecorating my living room to a seashore decor so when I am shopping I have that in mind.

I had spotted this little star basket at a thrift store a couple weeks ago and later thought "oh, I should have bought that and painted it". I week back a few days later and of course, it was GONE....typical.




Then I stopped into the thrift store for a quick look see on my way to the grocery store and wandered around....low and behold....there was the star basket, they had moved it to a 4th of July display in the store. EUREKA.....I have a vision and can't wait to play.

I spray painted it white.....easy, peasy. Looked different already. Then I glue seashells on the lid to give it the ocean feel. I love the way it looks.

What Day is It? What Time is It?

Woo Hoo!!! Wanted to share my great find at the local thrift store last week. I spotted it out of the corner of my eye and rushed over to grab it.



It had all it's parts except for a battery cover on the back. It also had a label "sold as is" so I didn't know if it worked or not but I wanted it.

Brought it home and put in two AA batteries and 2 "C" batteries BOOM...it worked PeReCTLy yay!!

Now I know what day it is and what time it is AnYTIME.



1960's flip calendar/clock......I call this my retro/vintage clock....love it!!

Olivenhain Grove Sale

Yesterday, I took off early in the morning to go to the Olivenhain Grove Sale (Encinitas). Luckily my GPS took me right there otherwise I would have been lost in the middle of lemon groves.

The setup...30 wonderful vintage vendors in the middle of a huge amount of property. The parking was a little tricky but it was organized so that there were shuttles back and forth to a little parking lot to keep the neighborhood happy.

Lots of fun and beautiful things. I tried to stay within my budget and luckily didn't need any large pieces of furniture but oh I would have loved a couple tee hee

Here's some pictures to give you the "feel" of the show.












Wish you were there :}

Olivehain Grove Sale