Steam punk ATC swap is all geared up and ready to fly!

I LOVE these! I am so glad you joined in this swap for one of my favorite themes. These are just amazing, and each one is totally unique. Such a fantastic mix of Victorian, gears, mechanics, strange and wonderful images. I take off my top hat and bow to you.

Janice Stankus

Donna Lagone

Miriam Kleinberger

Doris Santore

Jen Sager

Mary Calzadilla

Fran Pascazio

Maura Hibbitts

 

 

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Miriam's Get Well Wishes Book

 Thank you all.

Samples of Altered Witch Hats

 

As promised here are picture of the Witch Hat I am altering for the gathering....

 

The witchs hat I am altering will also be a photo album.

 

 

 After I measured the brim of the hat I then cut 2 10" circles from sturdy black card stock.   

Glue the 2 circles together this just makes the base sturdier.

 I then cut squares 7 x 7" squares  (but you could use circles) to make the photo album (I cut 6 pages) I used black duck tape to bind the pages of the album.

 

 

I then glued the last page of the album to the back circle centering it.

 

 

 

I used a 1/2" screw type book post to attach the brim and base circle together. 

This allows for the hat to swing open, out of the way, to view the album rather than flip up.  

I then ataached a heavy purse magnetic disk on the opposite side of the circle and brim

 for the closure. (The magnetic disk I purchased at Joann Fabrics).

 

 

 

Now all thats left is to finish decorating and adding my pictures. If you have any questions email or call me and I will try to answer them for you..

dsantore2@nycap.rr.com

Doris.

 

 

Some samples of altered witchs Hats

 

Height can be added to the hat by adding paper or fabric by wrapping the cone to desired height then shape the point. If using fabric you can either stuff the point and or use fabric stiffner to angle the point the way you want like. Either way you can change the shape of the witchs hat  

 

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Halloween Gathering

Ghosts and witches and

Creatures of fright

Come to our

Halloween Gathering

for food, witches brew and apple delight!

Monday, October 29^th

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

at:   Captured Moments

Come in costumes or

Come in jeans…

We want you to

be comfortable

and not get

mean!!!!

RSVP:

if your dare

Beth or Doris

Swaps

Maura's Steampunk ATC exchange  Due: September 30th

 (3 for 3 ATC's)

Steampunk is often a fantasy of gears, machines, steam, victorian, so a lot of fun to Play with.

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Doris's Happy Halloween Swap  Due: October 15th

Everyone that knows me knows how much I love Halloween so, I can't let it go by without a swap. Create a 4x4 with a Halloween Theme, make it cute, make it spooky just have fun with it.

 

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Janice's Art For Animals Fundraiser  Due: November 1st

 

 

Art for Animals - Project to support Whiskers Create an art project to be included in basket of art donated to the Whiskers Animal Benevolent Leaque Fundraising auction. Items of your choice - ATC, 4X4, journal, boxes, handmade jewelry - anything you like to do. Cat themed items would be great since this is a cat rescue group. But, you are all such wonderful artists, I will take any of your work Janice Stankus

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Fran's Christmas Ornament Exchange   Due: November 20th

Christmas Ornaments 3 for 3 ATC to hang

 To continue this "Tradition" with our group, create 3 ornaments and receive 3 - use the ATC format and please make sure you create hangers on the ATC.

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Maura's Domino Book  Due: December 15th

swap one for one, any theme goes!

 

For more information on this swap Maura has shared a link with us
see her post of August 21st.

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Check the area to the left to see more information on these swaps.

 

WELCOME two new members

Just want to say Welcome to our two newest members:

Sue Black and Sherri Fisher

Tim Holtz - September Tag

I can not beleive it is September where did the summer go....lol, I am sure you are shaking your heads and thinking the same thing.  Two weeks ago I was asked if the leaves had started changing here where I live in Voorheesville and sadly I had to say yes I had seen a couple trees where the leaves had started turning.  Well I have to admit though that I am not sad that they are I love the fall I love living here in Voorheesville with the Helderberg Mountains all around me, and it won't be long when I walk outside and it will look like a box of crayons exploded in my yard with all the beautiful fall colors...lol.  And of course with the onset of fall we all know what comes next.... Halloween...... I have already started my holiday decorating have you.....

Anyway what this post is suppose to be about is Tim Holtz's September Tag

See the link in the right hand column to see how to make Tim's Tag. Have you been playing along.