Monthly Archives: December 2014

Woohoo! Back for 2015

Woohoo! Back for 2015

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I’m still in the midst of the holiday craze and don’t have much time for blogging, but I had to stop in and make this quick announcement.

I am thrilled to report that I have been invited back and am re-joining the 2015 Robin’s Nest Design Team as an Altered Art Artist. Make sure to check out the rest of the fabulous team.

In between board games and cookie consumption, I am actually working hard on my January projects for the team. At least one of them takes me in quite a different direction and I can’t wait to share it with you.

In the meantime, have a safe, sane, but equally fun New Year’s.

xoxo Betsy

For a fresh breath of Christmas, check out this tutorial

For a fresh breath of Christmas, check out this tutorial
For a fresh breath of Christmas, check out this tutorial

Ok, Now I’ve done it. With that headline, I have officially made the worst pun ever. If you can forgive me, please check out my Altoid tin (breath mint) tutorial over at the Robin’s Nest.

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Behind the scenes of Elfville

Behind the scenes of Elfville

 

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Now that the Robin’s Nest contest is over, I thought I would show you some of the things that went into making Elfville. It involved more than a solid month of work. Phew! Would I do such a large project again? Probably not…especially since I can’t find a place in my home big enough to display Elfville (without displacing all the other vintage collections I have).

I have to be honest, amidst the flurry of getting this project done, I didn’t take enough how-to-make photos. So instead of individual tutorials, which would become tedious to read, I am going to give you an overall glimpse of how things were made. Read the rest of this entry