Upcycled Ikea Mirror

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Hand towels made from vintage damask table cloths.

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A True Junk Journal - Borax Box Cover

A true junk journal I created with upcycled white envelopes. Great for lists etc. The cover is from the cardboard box of a Borax box.

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Mini Gibson Girl Cards

I created these mini cards using these Gibson girls from a magazine. #minicards #gibsongirlart #creativitybysandrafoster #upcycling #paperart

Beaded Framed Upcycled Ikea Mirror

I created this raw wooden Ikea mirror frame with tiny beads.

Stencilled Upcycled Ikea Mirror

Used a texture to stencil this raw wooden Ikea mirror frame. Finished with a shimmering cream colored paint.

Aileens Mini Heart Letter A

Aileen's mini heart. Created this by using 1/4 inch foam core which I covered in vintage snippets of linens and laces etc. Die cut the letters and attached to each heart. Added beads on the bottom.

Aileen's Mini Heart Banner

Aileen's mini heart banner. Created this by using 1/4 inch foam core which I covered in vintage snippets of linens and laces etc. Die cut the letters and attached to each heart. Added beads on the bottom. Click on the image to see the details.

Book Charm From Upcycled Beads Etc

I created this book charm with upcycled beads and old jewelry along with an original vintage key.

Bunny Themed Garden Journal

A garden created using a wall paper image and a frame styled cover with the coordinating wallpaper. This journal has been bound using the Zutter Coil Binder. This has been gifted. #journal #gardenjournal #bunny #upcycled #upcycledwallpaper #zutter #zutterbinding #creativitybysandrafoster #creativity

Vintage Lavender Sachets

Three lavender sachets made from vintage linens and lace. #sachet #lavendersachet #lavender #vintage #vintagelinen #sandrafoster #creativitybysandrafoster

A sneak peek of part of my studio.

A sneek peek of an area of my studio. What I really want to share is the lamp shade frame that I use as an "Inspiration Board". A place to hang flowers and other things gifted to me to do a "make work project". #lampshade #studio #sandrafosterstudio #sandrafoster

A Bowl Of Spheres

A bowl of spheres using vintage doilies etc. Click on image to see the details of these spheres.

It Was A Beautiful Calender

It was a beautiful calendar. The top five are now bookmarks and bottom four are tags. Had fun upcycling the calendar page and making tassels. Credits to Calender Artist Sandy Clough. To see more details such as the embossing etc click on image.

Two Roses - Gift Card Box

Designed this gift card box with a digital image of a rose and vintage sheet music titled Two Roses. Finished it off with a cheesecloth flower.

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Melody In F

A collage of paper scraps and a rose. Created this for my quote book.

Lavender Sachets # 6

 Lavender sachets using vintage embroidered linens and laces.  These are great gifts for my friends to tuck into their lingerie and linen storage.

Too many people overvalue .....

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” Quote by Malcolm S Forbes. Created this
Paper Collagequote page for my quote book.
Used paper scraps I created with an embossing machine and die cut frame. Did some machine stitching and used gel medium to adhere paper.
Scanned finished work with HP Scanjet G3110.
Prepared for presentation using Photoshop Elements 9.
Paper scraps dyed with printer ink

White Damask Linen Napkins

Used vintage damask linens for these kitchen/dining gifts.  Used iron on transfers of vintage teapots and cutlery.

If you want to be creative - envelope.

Created this as an envelope then added the quote etc.  Papers dyed with left over printer ink. Used free motion stitching to tie it all together. Click on image to see details of the work.