Friday, March 26, 2010

Because it's Never Too Late for Love

My local altered art group did a Valentine's Day Swap, and I just recently received my goodies. Here's a sampling of some of my favorites.  Aren't they cool?  I love the chicken in the upper left hand corner - it's made of fabric and has great stitching on it and twigs for legs!  Next to it is a "cootie catcher" that is stamped with all kinds of hearts.  I loved this idea, and I had never seen it before.  Continuing counter-clockwise, there's a cool altered valentine, a fantastic art doll and two lovely canvases.  The final piece is another one of my favorites - an altered matchbox in beautiful , subtle colors.  The quote inside says "only from the heart can you touch the sky."  Really beautiful.  Remember, you can click on the image to enlarge the image and see details.
What did I offer for trade?  Well, I haven't handed mine off yet.  And I'm not sure I should spoil the surprise, but if you check in this weekend, I'll spill the beans.  I'll even post a mini-tutorial for my very simple project.
Happy (belated) Valentine's Day and a huge thanks to my Coastside Mixed Media Group.

10 comments:

  1. Wonderful! They are all lovely and I think the chicken is my favorite :) Looking forward to seeing your project!

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  2. I think the chicken is my favourite too. I'm very interested to see your project now :)

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  3. What a talented group! I do love the chicken.

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  4. What great swaps....my fave is also the chicken.

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  5. i like the heart card and I love the quote what a talented group

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  6. Beautiful stuff, I wish I had a group like that! I love the matchbox!! Awesome!

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  7. That chicken is fantastic, I quite like the matchbox too!

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  8. Fun! As soon as I saw the picture my eyes went to the chicken. I love it. :o) Look forward to seeing what you made... :o)

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  9. Exciting to get all these goodies in the post!!

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