Bridal Shower Favors, Tea Pockets

These are "pockets" I made for my daughter-in-law's bridal shower recently. Her sister was giving her a tea party shower, and asked me to make the favors, which I enjoyed doing. I was happy with the way they turned out. Inside each one I placed a tea bag and cinnamon stick.

Wedding program, vintage theme

This is the wedding program that I made recently for my youngest son's wedding. I soaked the papers in tea, then printed the information he and his bride wanted in "parchment" font, and tied the pages together with raffia. I also burned the edges of the pages to give it more of an aged look. Some pages were darker than others, depending on how well the tea soaked in. I was pleased with the results.

Decoupaged Bookshelves, the back side

I wanted to use bookshelves in my craft room for storage, but as dividers instead of against the wall. The problem, as you know, is that the back of bookshelves (inexpensive ones) is just particle board, which is unattractive. I have three bookcases, so I decided to decoupage one, then invited my daughter-in-laws to each decorate one if they wanted, and they did. Here are the results. I still need to put a coat of Mod Podge on to seal them, but we were all happy with how they turned out! The photo of only two shelves are the ones my daughter-in-laws created, and the "wedding cake" on top of the purple shelf is made from boxes that I decoupaged.

Bass Clef, handcrafted

My son, who creates fine writing instruments, designed and handcrafted this bass clef for his brother and sister-in-law. It is approx. 20" in length. I am quite proud of his fine workmanship!

Latest update

I have been busy with weddings this year, so got behind with posting. However, my goal is to begin posting each week, with photos of what I am working on.
My oldest son got married in March, my parents celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary in May for which my siblings and I hosted a small wedding for them to renew their vows, and my youngest son is getting married next month, in October. So I have been busy with helping, including helping with favors and decorations for wedding number one, making all of the favors and decorations for wedding number two, and creating rsvp cards and a banner for wedding number three (in addition to shopping for vintage items which will be props).
I will be posting photos of some of the above items this week, and soon will begin posting items for sale in my etsy shop. I also have a facebook page, which is Eclectic By Design, with my name in there somewhere. :)

More Alcohol Ink on Ceramic

My husband and I had a birthday party last night for our daughter-in-laws, so after dessert, we went to my craft room and used alcohol inks on ceramic tiles to create some fun designs, and everyone had a great time!

VBS Craft, Alcohol Inks On Ceramic Tile

In a VBS craft class, my students used alcohol inks to create designs on ceramic tiles, which may be used as coasters or trivets. (I expect they should be protected with acrylic sealer, however.)