Scored!

OK, a quick shopping trip yesterday won me these treasures!  The very cool vintage box of Fairy Tale film strips complete with records which tell the stories, 

diary from 1902 ( many entries but also some stretches where the woman didn't write... but there's also a ledger in the back listing costs of things which is so interesting! ) Isn't her writing gorgeous?  The book is in excellent condition with a tight spine.  I was shocked when I realized the book was over 100 years old!  Oh, and get this... this woman had a daughter with the same name I had chosen if I'd had a girl!  Clare Elizabeth!  What are the chances?  

Anyway, I also got all these cool laces, trims, ribbons, etc... many retro, many sparkly, and as you can see, some very cool vintage pieces.  The bright colors remind me of "Day of the dead".  I'm thinking of selling this stuff... although I might have to get a snippet of each of the vintage trims cuz they are so gorgeous!  

any thoughts?  My only concern with the Film strip box of goodies, great for altering, is the weight and size would be sufficient postage costs, I'm thinkin'. Of course, if someone didn't care about the box, they just wanted the canisters of films and records for altering, then maybe postage wouldn't be an issue.  What do you guys think?

Getting published!!!

Wooo Hooo!  I submitted a few cards for publication in an upcoming book "1000 Handmade Greeting Cards" and two of my cards will be in the book!  I'm excited that I finally got up the courage to submit something.  Actually, so far this year, I've submitted to 3 different things so I am getting brave!  And this time, it paid off!  :)

Rainy and sick days

Yesterday, it poured cats and dogs and it's always a special reward to get a beautiful rainbow.  They just make me so excited!  This one went all the way across the sky but was darkest closest to the ground.  I took  photos to rub it in to my mom who only lives 8 miles west of me and when I called her to tell her to go look, she couldn't see it! She finally was able to catch a glimpse of one end but she couldn't see the whole thing stretch across the sky.  So mom, here is part of what I got see!  ;)

Max ran fever from Saturday through the entire day yesterday so he stayed home from school again today.  He was pretty much back to normal all day with no fever but this evening, at bedtime, said his ears hurt!  Arghhhh!  He only has half days on Wednesday's at school so unless he is in terrible pain, I'm giving him Motrin and sending him on but will call the Dr. for an appt. right after school to have his ears checked.  Anyway, this kid is pretty creative and he came up with the idea of making a car from an altoid tin.  Of course, in my studio, he pretty much knows I have every supply needed and since I'm an artist, of course we can make a car.  Well, this is the art I did today.  Max is so proud of his car complete with headlights and an upholstered seat!  LOL!  His mini-Beanie babies are the perfect size drivers.  This counts for altered art, doesn't it?  OK, so at least I can claim versatility!  LOL!

Satisfied curiosity...

Well, due to an e-mail I received about my little building fronts, my curiosity arose and I decided to find out more about them.  I have now discovered that they are actually parts of vintage iron banks dating back to 1890- early 1900's!  Too bad I couldn't have found the whole banks for a deal... the entire banks are now worth around $275.00 and up!  Anyway, even if I only got "walls" when I purchased these, they are totally cool.

Now to go get some cleaning done.  Max is home sick AGAIN with fever being his only real symptom this time but I've heard of a virus going around that the fever is it... but runs about 5 days!  He just got back to school for 2 weeks after missing an entire week of school!  UGH!  I pray no one else gets it, especially Sam.  Ya'll pray for us!

UPDATE: re: studio clean out

The following items from my last post have now sold:

1.) vintage metal building fronts

2.) book: Crafting with Flea Market Fabrics

Thanks for helping me earn money for Art Unraveled!  

Oh, and by the way, if any of you artists are looking for something specific for a project, I may have it... I have soooo much stuff!  And because I do all sorts of media, I have quite a range of stuff.

For you altered book artists out there, I have a whole bunch of encyclopedias that I'd be willing to part with if anyone needs one.  They are so sturdy to alter.

Cleaning out some stuff....

Here are a few things I'm cleaning out of my studio.   Thought I'd offer these things up for sale here and see if anyone is interested.  All prices INCLUDE first class shipping.

1.) 1 dozen vintage metal slide mounts $5.00

2.) vintage metal building fronts with natural rust patina. These were an
unusual find and since I purchased several, I decided to part with a couple of them. 
 $15.00 (these are quite heavy considering their size... I think they
are iron)  If you need more close up pictures of each building, e-mail me, ok?

Books:
1.) 1000 Journals Project
like new condition
list price $22.95 My price: $12.00

2.) Christmas Gifts under $10.00
like new hardcover
published by Leisure Arts
My price: $10.00

3.) Crafting with Flea Market Fabrics
like new hardcover w/ dust jacket
published by Readers Digest
List price $24.95 My price: $14.00

4.) Simply Handmade: 365 easy projects for every occasion
like new hardcover w/ dust jacket
published by Meredith books
My price: $12.00

5.) Dover Fashion of the Thirties: 476 Authentic copyright-free illustrations
Like new/ never used
List price: $7.95 My price: $5.00

6.) Vintage Victrola album book contains only one record. Album is in very nice
condition with a strong spine, no tears or bent corners. It contains 5 album pages. 
Great for altering! 
My Price: $14.00

 

I prefer paypal but will also accept checks/money orders, however, item will not

be shipped until check has cleared if that is your preferred payment method.

Also, don't forget to see my art offerings in my Etsy shop! 
http://Artvisionz.etsy.com

Let me know if there's anything of interest here, ok?

Angie Platten

Ichi Umo

OK, yes, it's a Japanese title for this fabric postcard but fitting.  It means "One Feather"!  This is the postcard I created for Susan Lenz and the Cyber Fiber Exhibition!  I'll be mailing it out on Monday.  When Susan told me her favorite color was blue, I was immediately stumped.  I've been working so much with earth tones lately I didn't know what to do with blue!  And, I'm especially partial to my vintage kimono silks right now so, I dug and dug and found some with blue so I got to use them!  The background quilt is done with strips of kimono silks and then I did an overlay of navy netting.  The central focus of the piece was done by layering vintage asian text with sheer fabrics and fusing them with Translucent Liquid Sculpey clay.  The feather was fused in last.  I then did some beading and tiny french knots for accent and embellishment.  I loved working on this but gosh, the binding was a bear.  That thin fine silk was NOT easy to work with for a binding!  But I managed and I do love the over all look of the piece which is way prettier in real life than the image!  The photo sorta' loses the depth of the piece.  Oh well, what can ya' do?  Now I have to take a break from hand stitching.  I did hand work yesterday at Fran's house for a few hours and also today and my thumb joints are really, really sore and stiff.  Getting older sucks.... and I'm still young!