December 20
Day 20 of the Countdown to Christmas! Here is the box I made:
And the lovely box that traveled all the way from England from Jan Smith:
On this page, I stitched part of an old embroidered handkerchief for the background.
More trim stitched on to create a little pocket.
And the lovely box that traveled all the way from England from Jan Smith:
I'm working on a Christmas paperbag album. It's still a work in progress, but I'll share a few pages.
I used paper from Graphic 45, Making Memories, and Karen Foster that matched a subdued, vintage, and homespun style for the book. I added vintage fabrics and trims to give it an aged feel.
On this page, I stitched part of an old embroidered handkerchief for the background.
More trim stitched on to create a little pocket.
I need to finish the book and fill the pockets, but that might not happen until next Christmas.
Labels: A Swap for All Seasons, altered matchbox, Christmas, paperbag album
posted by Erica | 6:00 AM
4 Comments:
This has been such a fun swap...even though it's easy to get behind during this busy time!
LOVE your album, it is really beautiful.
This album is fabulous! I just might have to do something like this after the holidays. I loved looking over your blog and seeing this and all your matchboxes and other posts. Have a very Merry Christmas and thank you so much for visiting my blog as you do and for your sweet comments always. I
Your album is looking Gorgeous, I hope you can fill it with nice pics from this Christmas =D
2 more fun matchboxes! Your elf looks...well, rather reluctant! And the album you're making is lovely!
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