Rusty Hearts Valentine Tree ~ Part I

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWNcjvV2gaxIj8B7Ua-JvH2fHnhlis9ivftnGEDjJdHWjiEeBlm6T-9jYugAKz2i7wbJ9ZzI6HYAFIgTKWqXpW3KJCJCmkWRXiHa310Df3RsXnoUPfFz6kOfX2usp-ZEM1LmPDjhLFa8/s1600/114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWNcjvV2gaxIj8B7Ua-JvH2fHnhlis9ivftnGEDjJdHWjiEeBlm6T-9jYugAKz2i7wbJ9ZzI6HYAFIgTKWqXpW3KJCJCmkWRXiHa310Df3RsXnoUPfFz6kOfX2usp-ZEM1LmPDjhLFa8/s1600/114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Even tho' Bohemian Valhalla is still quite a bit out of Order, I made a New Year's Resolution that I would set aside Time for Creativity and Artistic Expression as often as possible, to Feed my Soul doing something I have always Loved.   We also decided that since I have a hefty Laundry List of Housekeeping and Caregiving duties that must be done, we'd keep the Champagne Pencil Tree up and just Re-Decorate it with Seasonal Ornaments for a while.  Since it looks so Pretty as a Livingroom Focal Point and I don't really have Time or the inclination to take everything down and put all of it away.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOY1XoP2vVO1RdSJRJUSlp04LARFtoxrF_JsDff3WwbRQ7srvQCip1HgKFsdjaf6gleKjgTLc79FvODgBZytuT3xb8tQ_V6_rf1a9_kjJUEwWTiRLeevFFY5m5l2F9QsgzJtwpMBer1w/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOY1XoP2vVO1RdSJRJUSlp04LARFtoxrF_JsDff3WwbRQ7srvQCip1HgKFsdjaf6gleKjgTLc79FvODgBZytuT3xb8tQ_V6_rf1a9_kjJUEwWTiRLeevFFY5m5l2F9QsgzJtwpMBer1w/s1600/079.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So I had this bucket of Rusty Metal Hearts just begging for a Valentine's Day Project... and decided they would make Awesome Altered Art Valentine Tree Decorations!   All I had to do was take anything Christmasy off of the Tree and replace them with Valentine's Day Inspired and Romantic objects.   I had a couple dozen of these Wonderful Rusty Hearts, each with a great Patina... so I spent a couple of days punching holes in them... Dying Seam Binding and Velvet... attaching Findings, Embellishing with bits and bobs... and Haute Sari Fibers... </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wSCSSyk1ep5aH-c0HPXtAYKsVUe5hxSfB2O2ZiSmY2kz_uyF-kUH88up0qSbofnrE9BnCo-UKbRnDt-TJv_t-83ngJmmwdqRB-55Lrn6xBmFeB3reE_4d8qMKSw9HF4YnXMwGWHnq6c/s1600/128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wSCSSyk1ep5aH-c0HPXtAYKsVUe5hxSfB2O2ZiSmY2kz_uyF-kUH88up0qSbofnrE9BnCo-UKbRnDt-TJv_t-83ngJmmwdqRB-55Lrn6xBmFeB3reE_4d8qMKSw9HF4YnXMwGWHnq6c/s1600/128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>In fact, Haute Sari Fibers could be one of my newest Favorite Finds this Month!   I'm a Fiber Fanatic so when I Discovered these Wonderful Dreadlocks of Yarn and Threads at Hobby Lobby I HAD to get one of each.   Such Eye Candy just as it is in the packaging... a Color Explosion and the little Dreads of it was an Interesting Concept for Creating Unique Fibers too.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJibqW8LdRPekQxIPDrX1KjLPvSyQGJMZFtnx_vxjlwROfK5YBui9ysE7UxAf05EtSuJtHI9PdotU2sgd4VeSnjee3GlYalbVwobrtkXTL3sfQptOiRi8mOu5ABQMERIwIiphxdTZU24/s1600/127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJibqW8LdRPekQxIPDrX1KjLPvSyQGJMZFtnx_vxjlwROfK5YBui9ysE7UxAf05EtSuJtHI9PdotU2sgd4VeSnjee3GlYalbVwobrtkXTL3sfQptOiRi8mOu5ABQMERIwIiphxdTZU24/s1600/127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><em> </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>So many Possibilities to use it and when you untwist the braided Skein of them there is a lot so well worth the eight bucks a Skein... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this Product!  So Relaxing and Fun to delve into this Creative Vision I had... and took my Mind off of Heavy Issues.  So the next few days Posts will Showcase the Results of the Rusty Hearts Valentine Tree now Gracing Bohemian Valhalla. </em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxuLqueIaa6t_e1j_eV28oCno5xsmv-OBCNtlXf63g095FOdkndOS8uY23VqOeKmRJ-WyUdN1P4d77EB2DNITrFekEDSEd8j705hFrqnHLb35-9MCmZqoXIqu5rwo8E0H3vyeBeQo7js/s1600/098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxuLqueIaa6t_e1j_eV28oCno5xsmv-OBCNtlXf63g095FOdkndOS8uY23VqOeKmRJ-WyUdN1P4d77EB2DNITrFekEDSEd8j705hFrqnHLb35-9MCmZqoXIqu5rwo8E0H3vyeBeQo7js/s1600/098.JPG" width="622" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I have such a Penchant for Collecting Ephemera, Fibers, bits and bobs that it is always a Delight to Create Art Projects with my Tiny Treasures so they can be Displayed or Gifted and Enjoyed properly.   Just wading thru my Stashes of them to choose what I want to use is such a Joy.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGYtAZjukcH5Tn-g4G63BjD2jKlwd9spi66gyLML_TJwpYpq9x3Hle8Ez_DRu1O3qslCowoegw-1gUtP2Sz-zio25uS42koYDcZ9gJwxQHwvuYRKEu_67cNKZw9u0lFkRnO4b3-5K4Ow/s1600/078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGYtAZjukcH5Tn-g4G63BjD2jKlwd9spi66gyLML_TJwpYpq9x3Hle8Ez_DRu1O3qslCowoegw-1gUtP2Sz-zio25uS42koYDcZ9gJwxQHwvuYRKEu_67cNKZw9u0lFkRnO4b3-5K4Ow/s1600/078.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The nice thing about Collecting Small Treasures is that they don't take up a lot of space and so you can have an impressive Hoard of them and keep them organized in other Found Storage Treasures such as Old Canning Jars, Cigar Boxes and Vintage Tins. </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NuHl4Szow9kV9kKBueFuFMDt16AWsRFwvbGx1-CyvNtiODBB8i96vjBEZfdnfVKV6vlOcJiYZmtsWQKTL1qFEmvT2iQn6SnitvmEno1hg53PmFcWgQIne0FgjMLnVxYjqF-sRips5pA/s1600/137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NuHl4Szow9kV9kKBueFuFMDt16AWsRFwvbGx1-CyvNtiODBB8i96vjBEZfdnfVKV6vlOcJiYZmtsWQKTL1qFEmvT2iQn6SnitvmEno1hg53PmFcWgQIne0FgjMLnVxYjqF-sRips5pA/s1600/137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Princess T was really Loving the End Result of keeping the Tree up and Re-Decorating it for the upcoming Holidays... the Ambiance of the Twinkling Lights is very Soothing and Lovely.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50Y5dboPLnFQRk3X360n5sCjeI2IWqLgILzJhXFEsvQmbqNnaZ0uoHc8AsG0V3d16YMzfKgLK1qRWgzUsJzLsKCsEFHdT7cg2GO_LYmOI1BORVL55Oty3A1ktDw5qrlwTH2GnI8H1KzE/s1600/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50Y5dboPLnFQRk3X360n5sCjeI2IWqLgILzJhXFEsvQmbqNnaZ0uoHc8AsG0V3d16YMzfKgLK1qRWgzUsJzLsKCsEFHdT7cg2GO_LYmOI1BORVL55Oty3A1ktDw5qrlwTH2GnI8H1KzE/s1600/067.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I wanted to keep the Rusty Heart Valentine Ornaments Simple and Organic... so I used some of my Stash of Tim Holtz Findings, mini Message Plaques and Clasps that would Compliment the Rusty and Crustiness rather than detract from it.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVSkNQqzF513tw61n9faRX6z4yRp73_-vtBvAeCmLh-HGP1a73CBV5sWaad-eYyW6NqptVtX58Fu7RfY1_4aikYFLwnMNaCwSpwPND1SBq2flvgqmPVH12wEwhQDDvsmt9mV7A9Q_2i0/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVSkNQqzF513tw61n9faRX6z4yRp73_-vtBvAeCmLh-HGP1a73CBV5sWaad-eYyW6NqptVtX58Fu7RfY1_4aikYFLwnMNaCwSpwPND1SBq2flvgqmPVH12wEwhQDDvsmt9mV7A9Q_2i0/s1600/096.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I didn't want to hide too much of the Wonderful Patina on each Heart or have it too busy.   And it really was a Stress Reliever to punch holes into each one with a nail and sledgehammer lemme tell you!   The Man was like, do you want me to help you do that Honey?  And I'm like, are you kidding me, I NEED this Hole Punching Therapy to take out Frustration and Relieve Stress!!!  *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXlWJHyWzsXSt_cPmH1-gL7ajZXmOdoJPOnkJ7oO7W9mUiPuiGA_u3_6L-PsGq7hhGo1zpO4SABW4fgabdU3kDbBSP3pGcTTMkMhLPDTlh6SviGG1XD198xqNXznctf1OiLw2t7x6BpY/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXlWJHyWzsXSt_cPmH1-gL7ajZXmOdoJPOnkJ7oO7W9mUiPuiGA_u3_6L-PsGq7hhGo1zpO4SABW4fgabdU3kDbBSP3pGcTTMkMhLPDTlh6SviGG1XD198xqNXznctf1OiLw2t7x6BpY/s1600/082.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Not to mention I'm not certain his motor skills are sufficiently healed enough yet to be weilding any tools that could potentially send us to the ER with an injury!  *Yikes!*   But it looked like a somewhat Destructive Project going on and you KNOW how Men Love to weild sledgehammers doing ANYTHING to make a hole in SOMETHING... so he hovered thru the whole Process... until I got to Dying Seam Binding... then he totally lost interest and wandered off to watch some more Football!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvncMGa3SUFsQBp1yfi4PvtftjkP1_0k3meQClz9VEYrHjtN5Hp9qk4VBTu6lNrf-xzNYKeATsqHTGDFtZpr82sgtYtzGM-Dl8KPCYMvpu04J-NBwGCjYeZcEjrguVqpqko0cDcowSZ64/s1600/103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvncMGa3SUFsQBp1yfi4PvtftjkP1_0k3meQClz9VEYrHjtN5Hp9qk4VBTu6lNrf-xzNYKeATsqHTGDFtZpr82sgtYtzGM-Dl8KPCYMvpu04J-NBwGCjYeZcEjrguVqpqko0cDcowSZ64/s1600/103.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The Kiddos only got interested when I broke out the Gorilla Glue... and NO, I don't need 'Help' with that Thank You very much... no telling what would have gotten permanently affixed with them weilding a strong adhesive!?!  *Shudder!*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hey wait a Minute!!!  A certain wee Princess had been clearly Admiring the Shiny Sparkle and Bling and probably picked them off before they were completely dry to attach to her Barbies as Earrings and Rings!?!   So I had to replace some as I noticed they'd disappeared seemingly into thin air!?!  *Smiles*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl3NWt-QsLvzN5QyGWU_EztxQt5Rje1PU1nglIx7rDC0Xoi5Wz26FLbqvIvF9bX1Mxv9pBPTc2aifnEstDG5izTG_dOZygtlthzGZlv0D6WpwvNNdK2kLiw7aSSVyI-xfHR-8wW9Yn9Y/s1600/123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl3NWt-QsLvzN5QyGWU_EztxQt5Rje1PU1nglIx7rDC0Xoi5Wz26FLbqvIvF9bX1Mxv9pBPTc2aifnEstDG5izTG_dOZygtlthzGZlv0D6WpwvNNdK2kLiw7aSSVyI-xfHR-8wW9Yn9Y/s1600/123.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>But by and large they all left me alone to lose myself in my Creative Pursuits and I was Grateful for that since I was in my own Bubble throughout the Process.  And it wasn't about getting done in a hurry anyway or having any looming deadlines to get 'er done... Valentine's Day is still a ways off and they will very likely Grace the Tree for a while after that.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4u7njnFhxnx87_6FFmTU2SKSFo5M77JAO5IEzqMdsjacigx4_9iX1FUV4_dFglBBLcrflIvw14hedH9EyeXrPPBB5O9trqPHpf2TrxCVp9JRN97rnGaSuS7sAm3GDeSvHbhsKn6mNm0/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4u7njnFhxnx87_6FFmTU2SKSFo5M77JAO5IEzqMdsjacigx4_9iX1FUV4_dFglBBLcrflIvw14hedH9EyeXrPPBB5O9trqPHpf2TrxCVp9JRN97rnGaSuS7sAm3GDeSvHbhsKn6mNm0/s1600/085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And besides, when you're awash in your Tiny Treasures, Rusty Crusty Fabulousness and freshly Dyed Seam Binding, Time stands still anyway, doesn't it?   It was a Time Warp in fact and I only came out the other side when I ran out of Rusty Hearts to Embellish!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdokw4nhsP4T5yN7u5RdW65_cLvw5zBEyjuC0mxcg7hlRdKB3XZBUnRPiGO3rENoMsFyDOJReE59ER7Gzel6ZXu1Wew0M05T0AGn9juHZeoX0s7SgLOEWvgoqx7WWaBpCYes1R7ftJbJQ/s1600/102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdokw4nhsP4T5yN7u5RdW65_cLvw5zBEyjuC0mxcg7hlRdKB3XZBUnRPiGO3rENoMsFyDOJReE59ER7Gzel6ZXu1Wew0M05T0AGn9juHZeoX0s7SgLOEWvgoqx7WWaBpCYes1R7ftJbJQ/s1600/102.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... since I was in The Zone Creatively... when I ran out of Rusty Hearts... I switched over to...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyIV9yAfzwU7grIWeFeNdgcdGu7JEZbdSVYfaSzeBR3EbWS9DXZcl5P4-NPf5-NU1AhdnqCUUu8dZkXjIqSpwxRHZfIpXxDX7Qd20c-smFd0LBsn2vCjSrbkGkpFJEuLpAVEHFx2rc5Q/s1600/136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyIV9yAfzwU7grIWeFeNdgcdGu7JEZbdSVYfaSzeBR3EbWS9DXZcl5P4-NPf5-NU1AhdnqCUUu8dZkXjIqSpwxRHZfIpXxDX7Qd20c-smFd0LBsn2vCjSrbkGkpFJEuLpAVEHFx2rc5Q/s1600/136.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Embellishing some Altered Art Tags that were semi-pre-made, which saved some Time, and only needed me to put my own Spin and Stamp on how I wanted them to look for my Project.  You don't have to start from Scratch if you don't want to, I'm always on the lookout for semi-pre-made items I like the look of and can further Embellish in my own Style to use and yet not spend quite so much Precious Time upon.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-CI71QYPQMesHqBsjh_mVlykONXkJT5U3614VJN5tAg32i_19y0V9aSsJxW2OrjWmknKkoC_x5EngDfkYjZE_9gVeD4D6SrO4-lLupzUwGCbFGq-ZjoVfXPNzn3UH51AB80KzLqYkvg/s1600/133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-CI71QYPQMesHqBsjh_mVlykONXkJT5U3614VJN5tAg32i_19y0V9aSsJxW2OrjWmknKkoC_x5EngDfkYjZE_9gVeD4D6SrO4-lLupzUwGCbFGq-ZjoVfXPNzn3UH51AB80KzLqYkvg/s1600/133.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>These particular Tags already had some Tea Staining, Dyed Seam Binding and Vintage Millinery Accents... so all I had to do was add some Haute Sari Fibers, Scrapbook Stamping and any other bits and bobs I wanted to like Vintage Buttons, Charms and Rhinestones.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLa7nBayVcXGsNdKDWo0Mw8ptU3LysbpAdQJniDBV90j9XUkLIjG7w0l9By_SZLUslCm_CxSKS_GvcCqoPwldNSdF5hnDEaeRFttQL1nDqicH1jWGWKMIflOyXr1lXNhJp4MC_iYWa-M/s1600/134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLa7nBayVcXGsNdKDWo0Mw8ptU3LysbpAdQJniDBV90j9XUkLIjG7w0l9By_SZLUslCm_CxSKS_GvcCqoPwldNSdF5hnDEaeRFttQL1nDqicH1jWGWKMIflOyXr1lXNhJp4MC_iYWa-M/s1600/134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Altered Art Tags are so much Fun and easy to Create, they are a Simple way to Decorate almost anything.  And even if you don't have the Time or inclination to make your own, they are inexpensive to Purchase pre-made or semi-pre-made too.   I pick them up anytime I see some I really like... and either leave them 'As Is' or as a Quickie Art Project to further Embellish... and if I have sufficient Time, to Create from Scratch.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI3znnAu7dY0BuDzAom4rQkxSVQ7AFip2GyvwW8OFQu7TXF0MICm2WtH8jArZK9p4rJWMD3kMHlRbYf2XBgWygdOOvXgzuSXcjWjSQxjCs79gfTdHNfki33yxBRdXDLiz8DOsZI4Ve-o/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI3znnAu7dY0BuDzAom4rQkxSVQ7AFip2GyvwW8OFQu7TXF0MICm2WtH8jArZK9p4rJWMD3kMHlRbYf2XBgWygdOOvXgzuSXcjWjSQxjCs79gfTdHNfki33yxBRdXDLiz8DOsZI4Ve-o/s1600/132.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>It was nice to throw in some Art Tag Creating with the Rusty Valentine Hearts Creating for added Variety and to fill in the Tree more fully when I ran out of Rusty Hearts to Adorn it with.  Altered Art Tags are great Fillers.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q1s9lpdwdE8q2_HfuaOtH5HXPR8LaXNEcoimgzN4nm9OTcXQVhJXPLk8qzQJ_nvDYaN8fIFl54PgGECpo49O5Bjj5C4uXHmFa6Dgq7mmTY-Es524dESs3y5CbfySHZQM3bpx5qL38LM/s1600/129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q1s9lpdwdE8q2_HfuaOtH5HXPR8LaXNEcoimgzN4nm9OTcXQVhJXPLk8qzQJ_nvDYaN8fIFl54PgGECpo49O5Bjj5C4uXHmFa6Dgq7mmTY-Es524dESs3y5CbfySHZQM3bpx5qL38LM/s1600/129.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Hey my Friend Pamela... if you're coming for a Blog Visit Today, recognize this Tag from a Valentine's Day Goodie Bag in your Booth?!  *Winks... yeah it was me who bought it... and you TOTALLY set me up to buy Red Seam Binding too you sly Vixen... since I realized that was the one Dye Hue I didn't possess!   And what is Valentine's Day without some Vivid Blood Red, right?!? LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hypgldQBMCDAkXeHjlAlk-NFK1YqpuUQPtu-bsimcGUg2EkJAlIkR_d6pjcNiw2seD6JMQsAmZH89Vv9rEFBUB9jyzg9iCouf8bw-VH81uhJHciv8DNEjOmOnIn8b_dSwJtikZozNL4/s1600/130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hypgldQBMCDAkXeHjlAlk-NFK1YqpuUQPtu-bsimcGUg2EkJAlIkR_d6pjcNiw2seD6JMQsAmZH89Vv9rEFBUB9jyzg9iCouf8bw-VH81uhJHciv8DNEjOmOnIn8b_dSwJtikZozNL4/s1600/130.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm an absolute S-U-C-K-A for Ephemera and Smalls in Goodie Bags... like a Kid at a Party I HAVE TO HAVE one!  *Smiles*   Yes, I LOVE Creating my own Goodie Bags and Junque Jars too... and they are good solid Sellers... so apparently I'm not the only one Afflicted with the Urge to have them?!?  *Smiles*  Goodie Bag and Junque Jars Anonymous Junkies you KNOW who you are and you're in Good Company!  *Smiles*   And what you choose not to keep you can Create your own Bags and Jars to give the next person their 'Fix', so it's All Good.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3wNswVHSE1UPO-vkSl0hDjw1pyY3KLSbj_pKJsPoBUx8abgVGh7qBt40XtDAigszR0BtR1zK5-AhGtRfhe_et8NF2Eib7Z8u_CTDGH8SrZc8pEqh2UIC186XK48O279SAYZoLbIDJiU/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3wNswVHSE1UPO-vkSl0hDjw1pyY3KLSbj_pKJsPoBUx8abgVGh7qBt40XtDAigszR0BtR1zK5-AhGtRfhe_et8NF2Eib7Z8u_CTDGH8SrZc8pEqh2UIC186XK48O279SAYZoLbIDJiU/s1600/065.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And an early Valentine's Day Gift from The Man is this Gorgeous Vintage Salvage Stained Glass Window with Hearts and Roses in a Swag of Textured Glass that I got 65% off!  *Whoop Whoop!*  It now Graces our Boudoir... which is in dire need of dusting and Organization... but I'm in Creative and Decorating Mode right now... so I'd lose my Rhythm and risk not being 'On' Creatively if I switched to Housekeeping at the Moment.  *Bwahahaha!*  I'm glad I have a fairly high thresh-hold for the capacity to live in a mess right now and not have it bother me too much!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'd have to then clean everything in the whole damn room if I Stage Cleaned a Close-Up Shot wouldn't I?  *Gasp!*  And that ain't gonna happen... *LOL* </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9-pwqRE_hyphenhyphenEntUMEfv4NPU-UDQuZDmRWA57ZQIWJCnQaqf9ZPUI8KdqGWZir-OuJxV_tmwAeuWtdQqy6qS1uDAYjZJEjgAR7V0G0VwA48r02M-B0EVp8XHnocZ8ZDovk5zmf4_mFgS8/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9-pwqRE_hyphenhyphenEntUMEfv4NPU-UDQuZDmRWA57ZQIWJCnQaqf9ZPUI8KdqGWZir-OuJxV_tmwAeuWtdQqy6qS1uDAYjZJEjgAR7V0G0VwA48r02M-B0EVp8XHnocZ8ZDovk5zmf4_mFgS8/s1600/074.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Besides, I was on a Creative Roll and Artistic Binge, having way too much Fun to resort to Household drudgery, lose my Mojo and reign in all the Positive Energy swirling around the house.  I was a Rusty Hearts Valentine Creating Machine by then...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dEBVJkMI3mW98KXrGgTYiuqZFyWEceVV1OOWBIqOonVmHfZAv0SJbwdJpQjccjrLGYL7Z-MySKMvFUppCU7aulp5T-3tpVtsSEAXvfUATNS7BVqngUbvov_0Cq-TQIOR7lqrd9qw800/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dEBVJkMI3mW98KXrGgTYiuqZFyWEceVV1OOWBIqOonVmHfZAv0SJbwdJpQjccjrLGYL7Z-MySKMvFUppCU7aulp5T-3tpVtsSEAXvfUATNS7BVqngUbvov_0Cq-TQIOR7lqrd9qw800/s1600/089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>See... see what a busy Gal Dawn was!  *Winks*  So be sure to come back for at least a couple more Posts so I can Show it all Off in Excessive Detail.   Cause tho' I managed to Keep it Simple with the Creations... I've GOTTA go Excessive somewhere for Heaven's Sakes or I'll Implode I tell ya... so might as well be here!   *Smiles*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ik4l7X2TbSsx9nsMZzk0XpO6W23c6x0G3m1_9pLAPvmF3VcjKyh0maWs_Nj6mX32eJLOdMIN-SWu3bL3Tin7pZJjB4RYsWfMVAbtARpg0WhMQI0Zw5Mi_zWXqVsUrLAKmCqex3IFicE/s1600/120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ik4l7X2TbSsx9nsMZzk0XpO6W23c6x0G3m1_9pLAPvmF3VcjKyh0maWs_Nj6mX32eJLOdMIN-SWu3bL3Tin7pZJjB4RYsWfMVAbtARpg0WhMQI0Zw5Mi_zWXqVsUrLAKmCqex3IFicE/s1600/120.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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Rusty Hearts Valentine Tree ~ Part I

Even tho' Bohemian Valhalla is still quite a bit out of Order, I made a New Year's Resolution that I would set aside Time for Creati...

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Handle With Great Care

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Curses Foiled Again!!!  Are we having Fun yet?!??!  I felt like the only Sane Person in Charge of a Lunatic Asylum... well, barely... my Sanity has been in Question lately and I probably shouldn't be in Charge of anything.  Especially not three Beloved peeps with considerable 'Issues'!!!  The Torment isn't so much about Caring for them... but Wondering how long you CAN hold out... physically, emotionally, mentally and financially?   Because when you reach Critical Mass, who exactly would you Sacrifice in a 'Sophie's Choice' sorta horrific moment and find alternate Placement for if you can no longer do it?  I couldn't choose, I Love them all... and so therein is the Quonundrum!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGkZNeVGzAiHI3e1UdWtf41e_R5d9fVC7VzuROi6sV6a-noEAg6ACUeuX5DyM5ZASzU5EOJxeH4JCGvY5vccwVfL-O17Zoys1DFj779rKDgUPPDqjWOaHlTsOlFY6ZdmIyyTgHUywNMk/s1600/1398582_658558544164490_67466231_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGkZNeVGzAiHI3e1UdWtf41e_R5d9fVC7VzuROi6sV6a-noEAg6ACUeuX5DyM5ZASzU5EOJxeH4JCGvY5vccwVfL-O17Zoys1DFj779rKDgUPPDqjWOaHlTsOlFY6ZdmIyyTgHUywNMk/s640/1398582_658558544164490_67466231_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Source: Facebook</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Yea, tho' I knew all my fun loving Compadres would be there and I had really looked forward to... well... you know... pretending I have a Life too beyond Caregiving and Living The Dream instead of The Nightmare... it wasn't to be.  And so I dramatically threw the towel in the ring, hoisted the White Flag, threw off my Gypsy Finery, got back in my Pajamas and spent the entire day in bed.  Crying my eyes out, trying to recuperate and steady my nerves so that I could get back to Center and have some Hope that you <u>can</u> actually come back from extreme Caregiver Burnout?  After all... Tomorrow will be a brand New Day.  I'm an Incurable Optimist like that... or maybe it's Denial, I'm not sure?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ddUvX2f_s9QIbSILFGbpVQFu7cfVwNSYH4E02hkWu3ApS2UgTHqcxwBOClpBTud5EjPRUKILTX89CClNboBD8KicvkIap6JD5ftU_ehS6UUA58uxYRI8V1XmJ6wyrpw0y3OFoEseIY/s1600/1469815_3624675352966_837971899_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ddUvX2f_s9QIbSILFGbpVQFu7cfVwNSYH4E02hkWu3ApS2UgTHqcxwBOClpBTud5EjPRUKILTX89CClNboBD8KicvkIap6JD5ftU_ehS6UUA58uxYRI8V1XmJ6wyrpw0y3OFoEseIY/s640/1469815_3624675352966_837971899_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And it probably helped immensely that Yesterday Morning had been a brief Respite and some much needed 'Me Time' away from the Bohemian Valhalla Crew while I Attended a Therapuetic Workshop at my Friend Pamela's Shop <a href="http://thepapercollage.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">THE PAPER COLLAGE</span></strong></a> learning to make Beautiful Chinese Lanterns and hand-dye Seam Binding.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuqkavDMKzvVy4Ha1jIdimUXsa6KpVgqgt6HrJBqQRqt2s21Bo0lgmG_yDYLQNFcv_aVw-eo58ruD0uwGZcsur-RhXjAQVJirjwdJbcl_PsTYHfSSsCSV4vXu6zSKonXEBiR8LEBzlF4/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuqkavDMKzvVy4Ha1jIdimUXsa6KpVgqgt6HrJBqQRqt2s21Bo0lgmG_yDYLQNFcv_aVw-eo58ruD0uwGZcsur-RhXjAQVJirjwdJbcl_PsTYHfSSsCSV4vXu6zSKonXEBiR8LEBzlF4/s640/026.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It really is easy and quite Calming... and I Loved the Cheerful Boho Hues and Francophile Graphics on the Napkins I Created mine out of... just my Palette of vivid Jewel Tones.  And what a Fantastic way to Upcycle and Repurpose those Napkins you Adore the Visuals of and would normally be a discard item nobody usually Saves or Collects.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI3_uklY-FfIMZGIxl50c-2Vb2QPgDNee6rTvPp_4CkBFZbHCA38_90IJv_FkoKVQ_BcLZKrjyNUtK8Lg86gtelTSuXTjQbsL70boipRjvOFO0WdQf95wFIZ-s-T5iydnQHD9AtOtC1Y/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI3_uklY-FfIMZGIxl50c-2Vb2QPgDNee6rTvPp_4CkBFZbHCA38_90IJv_FkoKVQ_BcLZKrjyNUtK8Lg86gtelTSuXTjQbsL70boipRjvOFO0WdQf95wFIZ-s-T5iydnQHD9AtOtC1Y/s640/028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This could become a New Addiction and certainly could be a Fun Family Project... well, when the Crew here aren't Manic, temperamental and going Off The Rails that is?!?  *LOL*  I rather liked how my dyed Seam Binding turned out, as well as my Lantern, for a first attempt it proved how effortless it is to make something that looks so Special.  I wasn't even in a good Head Space when I showed up for Class, since Yesterday Morning had been Prince R's Time to go Wheels Off while getting him ready for School and threaten to send me over the Edge again and almost Cancel Attendance... but Time spent doing this brought my, Peace, Joy and Zen back so that I could be Centered before returning Home to Chaos.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Handle With Great Care

"Handle With Great Care", yeah, that pretty much sums up how this whole Family has been for the entire day... extremely Fragile.  ...

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Young People embrace Change much more readily and easily it seems, it doesn't intimidate or confuse them.  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So, I've been sitting on this Month's Melrose Crawl pixs and potential Posts since Thursday Night in Hopes that I could finally figure everything out and get you updated on what we've all been up to here in the Valley of the Sun!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The 1st Stop on the Crawl was <a href="http://rareearthdesignsllc.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">FRILLY FROCKS</span></strong></a> because I had FINALLY attained my self-imposed Deadline to complete the Bag for my Dear Friend Angela, who has been patiently awaiting it for Months!   She has the Patience of Job I tell you and is the sweetest person you can imagine... but Thankfully, as you can see by her expression, she was thrilled with it and that brought me great Joy since the Creations she'd made for me in this Gypsy Swap had been Magnificent and it had been my intent to Wow her with a Mary Poppins Style Bohemian Carpetbag that matched the Vision she'd shared with me for it.   I Love Creating, but I'm painfully slow at it and it bothers me to keep anyone waiting for anything.   Angela is an amazingly Talented Artist and Seamstress herself and there at <a href="http://rareearthdesignsllc.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">FRILLY FROCKS</span></strong></a> she is surrounded, as you can clearly see, by fabulous Creations by many Talented and Amazing Artists that I can't hold a candle to... so it was so sweet that she had insisted on having one of my bags, since she has her choice of so many absolutely gorgeous ones and that she could attain right away... Bags by uber Talented Artists such as Magnolia Pearl and Izabella Rose.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And <a href="http://rareearthdesignsllc.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">FRILLY FROCKS</span></strong></a> has some great News my Friends... May 1st they will be moving in with <a href="http://sirensandsaints.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">SIRENS & SAINTS</span></strong></a> and the collaberation of the fabulous Designs and Designers offered by Shelly, Leslie & Angela are going to blow you away... you're going to want to fill your Wardrobe with new Creations offered all in one convenient location!!!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And now that I THINK I've got this new Blogger Enhancement figured out????? *Winks*  I Hope to be back to the Daily Blog to continue to take you along on our Melrose Crawl for this Month because we had so much fun and visited so many amazing Shops filled with fab Treasures!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Melrose Crawl ~ Part I ~ Frilly Frocks

First let me say that I have not intended to neglect you my Dear Friends, but anytime Blogger enhances and changes things... well, I'm d...

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