Shabby Chic Clothespins

Here's a fun little project, take plain old clothespins and make them designer in minutes.

Now, many people ask me if I paint these...not hardly, it's scrap book paper. I love scrap book paper and have a TON of it. So I just chose some pages (out of about the 100 designs I have) for this project.

First- buy some clothespins, or round up some old ones around the house. 

Second- choose your paper

Third- measure and cut your paper in strips to fit both sides of the clothespin

 Last- glue them with modpodge

Here are some finished ones. I use them for notes, bag clips, paper clips, goodie bags, ect.

You could put magnets on them, or add embellishments. They are a great add on to a gift bag, and cost pennies to make. ENJOY!!

Altered Art

Have you ever seen those images or artwork where it looks like an old photo head mixed with colorful papers and materials? I've always been fascinated by them, but didn't know what they were called or how they were created. BINGO, they are called 'altered art' and they are made from cutting out the heads and or bodies of old photos. Being a photographer, I decided to 'cut' mine out in photoshop and play around.

I started by using a baby photo of my Grandma. I tinted her hair and skin and adjusted the levels.

Next I chose a background from scrap book paper.

A little photo shop magic (actually a lot) and an added flower from another paper and it's done!

After doing this one, I searched Pinterest and the web. I found awesome paper doll downloads and more creative papers. I plan on actually printing some of them off and cutting and layering them and adding embellishments. What a fun way to celebrate your history in a shabby chic kind of way.

This is another one I created with my mom's photo and some paper doll clothing.

I will post more photos as I create them.