tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017210066265264072024-03-09T18:46:52.044-08:00ALTERED ARTIFACTSI am a mixed media artist who enjoys creating all things with all things old rusty and worn. If it is not old, I like to try to age it and make it look as if it has been well loved. I love all kinds of paper arts, fabric collage, jewelry and painting wit a little Steampunk twist. It is my desire to make this blog is a place for my inner child to play, a place to dream and share. I hope this little glimpse of my world will inspire you in your art also!AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-79916760793255293682023-05-20T14:10:00.001-07:002023-05-20T14:12:19.314-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I have had a lot of requests for a tutorial on my "Alice in Wonderland" theater so her goes:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOaUpyU01MvZ0Gb-X-h5JClysE3lMnN-vD8rprhJG64J6eCQg2q0x1xIQwnhHSA9DIxp_pxW1NNhILRUJZ7xhBHxGAlMNiH8Z8VzgK40MAPXgNdEPkMdzDeRh1nXw5x7lxLbVaXEvEOTbdhysnO-m0L-K2kLXqOMQIFJwTO8Ys9A6qKyuEIsHsLLi/s1290/wonderland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1290" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOaUpyU01MvZ0Gb-X-h5JClysE3lMnN-vD8rprhJG64J6eCQg2q0x1xIQwnhHSA9DIxp_pxW1NNhILRUJZ7xhBHxGAlMNiH8Z8VzgK40MAPXgNdEPkMdzDeRh1nXw5x7lxLbVaXEvEOTbdhysnO-m0L-K2kLXqOMQIFJwTO8Ys9A6qKyuEIsHsLLi/w396-h297/wonderland.jpg" width="396" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> I started with an old jewelry box that I got at the thrift store and removed the drawers.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocAoJ4cUh0FH9n2pupeWHoxQh5Bkv9zYOOVgLxVJsOOO9bucDbHkNCQBRRCanBOQiKnz-5ohbmyHc_2hf_0J4r84qbwnWgyYLtu7U_vYnLRxGmiixdYci6CI1_uuXaUS88tuWmGkU2FaGQr27SxcpCp0TvdGdU1sLvVFBq0DMF1ymiglswfJoKCS-/s2048/alice%20010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocAoJ4cUh0FH9n2pupeWHoxQh5Bkv9zYOOVgLxVJsOOO9bucDbHkNCQBRRCanBOQiKnz-5ohbmyHc_2hf_0J4r84qbwnWgyYLtu7U_vYnLRxGmiixdYci6CI1_uuXaUS88tuWmGkU2FaGQr27SxcpCp0TvdGdU1sLvVFBq0DMF1ymiglswfJoKCS-/w420-h315/alice%20010.jpg" width="420" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I cut two slots in the top so that I could use the puppet wands. and painted the top.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb5gbpT9lCpfSr3ZHSx1QuUgQ9qsL7rEdPd-hgLFGGY_SxKCf5xVwV7oyNi3S8sGQ0L2POxbB-u9HNuZsjbw0MXrzFyS--GuPkiST5EcWpoy1wQ8EUuZtRSlZEZQTZRbb3blNkBMGtzsxnpHharvZO9aRA8h0uHWx-001T9WE6C3W1x-YwfWWuLk4/s2048/alice%20011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb5gbpT9lCpfSr3ZHSx1QuUgQ9qsL7rEdPd-hgLFGGY_SxKCf5xVwV7oyNi3S8sGQ0L2POxbB-u9HNuZsjbw0MXrzFyS--GuPkiST5EcWpoy1wQ8EUuZtRSlZEZQTZRbb3blNkBMGtzsxnpHharvZO9aRA8h0uHWx-001T9WE6C3W1x-YwfWWuLk4/w400-h300/alice%20011.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I used scrapbooking papers to cover the rest of the box. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEeYdIoDCO77qHz3aRMmELHDJBe2x8BVW2lExtok4VEfId6cPkgzGEcLq3ZYIucM6m8xuHKaIYnO9-LuUJdcj7UpsDvOm6CXZFkrS2cnu2WBlSlERPDTV_mb2Bz-PoY5HZpsf87hlLaetZSYXoI1Pp97DRfIPVyyakPjG_YX9MeoEgDHkEWNRnVpT/s2048/alice%20013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEeYdIoDCO77qHz3aRMmELHDJBe2x8BVW2lExtok4VEfId6cPkgzGEcLq3ZYIucM6m8xuHKaIYnO9-LuUJdcj7UpsDvOm6CXZFkrS2cnu2WBlSlERPDTV_mb2Bz-PoY5HZpsf87hlLaetZSYXoI1Pp97DRfIPVyyakPjG_YX9MeoEgDHkEWNRnVpT/w382-h286/alice%20013.jpg" width="382" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I then added the facade and some astro turf made for trains on the top. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can follow my "Basic Theater Instructions" on my blog to prepare the facade and puppets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_FWdKDX6xh4_iO9mQ5thqDwgKc10_Pz45KqheXYCNZdsIFkJQy7HkXSfeUNxnhET-AZl76BmhNfBRWmepPbalNuFhl1gCmp37qvd1eP29JUbDawKHJ461N2bGmLQ6wOLzN1IJJvCLYFumzrPlAxNB7e1UBcap8MjMMHV0mWn3djapU4WSjOLNBAJ/s2048/alice%20022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_FWdKDX6xh4_iO9mQ5thqDwgKc10_Pz45KqheXYCNZdsIFkJQy7HkXSfeUNxnhET-AZl76BmhNfBRWmepPbalNuFhl1gCmp37qvd1eP29JUbDawKHJ461N2bGmLQ6wOLzN1IJJvCLYFumzrPlAxNB7e1UBcap8MjMMHV0mWn3djapU4WSjOLNBAJ/w392-h244/alice%20022.jpg" width="392" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I prepared the facade twice and cut out the frogs and the frame at the top and glued it to the facade so it would add de mention and the frogs would stand out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jr0LzOTKrAiG9dugEK6IRp0VgfjZFNs8NLDplhj5JFhWk5AL3gD3MnwQfzCxQXcblLrnU9XN9aVwhyvxTYCdFGqNV13oC8pt-rR6NmjIqXIFk0cYjXHP3l-sDTgagh8yyyT1fGDW5uCMvJgWKEtgoPjkbcykPdGpOsh-fcV7gfP1nwpIqTHL4827/s830/frog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="830" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jr0LzOTKrAiG9dugEK6IRp0VgfjZFNs8NLDplhj5JFhWk5AL3gD3MnwQfzCxQXcblLrnU9XN9aVwhyvxTYCdFGqNV13oC8pt-rR6NmjIqXIFk0cYjXHP3l-sDTgagh8yyyT1fGDW5uCMvJgWKEtgoPjkbcykPdGpOsh-fcV7gfP1nwpIqTHL4827/w407-h305/frog.jpg" width="407" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Gx6XH6g9ao19bZp3_lmZwu_JsYZOh9NtKEIGdTqnkSVCebUcqBo3wQ6RY9Vjz4vb1s6aYdU-hBU4_Omdn-oOSXpSacVfDVTeGKUevalIO_REpnAruY1RgJnzu4dcNiejWu_SeiUh3lirkAZxb7rhww9cfqiniezvHJnm7vGTqzthZy1Q0KqXaim/s830/fish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="830" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Gx6XH6g9ao19bZp3_lmZwu_JsYZOh9NtKEIGdTqnkSVCebUcqBo3wQ6RY9Vjz4vb1s6aYdU-hBU4_Omdn-oOSXpSacVfDVTeGKUevalIO_REpnAruY1RgJnzu4dcNiejWu_SeiUh3lirkAZxb7rhww9cfqiniezvHJnm7vGTqzthZy1Q0KqXaim/w408-h261/fish.jpg" width="408" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I used a floral spray from Hobby Lobby to make a tree for the Cheshire cat to sit in. I removed the floral tape at the bottom and separated the wires, twisted them to resemble tree roots and re wrapped them with floral tape.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NTKEySnvHNj8yYgkknI6CELtiFIpNxsm3igHiACCmX3x3pQfg6HSNbcedz62xSejXQJad_3dnhqwmEVhuzePLHFPFSgqr527NdEx8y6qBScx8jQ3QHsgp_QBEV5k6xLudbAfhBrzCTmdqbwfDUhwehZOczggOcTi7xQz3Sey0kEzkbGksQ1c0EIr/s830/cheshire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="830" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NTKEySnvHNj8yYgkknI6CELtiFIpNxsm3igHiACCmX3x3pQfg6HSNbcedz62xSejXQJad_3dnhqwmEVhuzePLHFPFSgqr527NdEx8y6qBScx8jQ3QHsgp_QBEV5k6xLudbAfhBrzCTmdqbwfDUhwehZOczggOcTi7xQz3Sey0kEzkbGksQ1c0EIr/w401-h301/cheshire.jpg" width="401" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Then I added a little picket fence around the top....also from Hobby Lobby. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIF-gqxIX0Nx3Q8kk2XqdP7KVpOE0jr96b8GOuVST0FMWvs6ckm7sYnsKTz0OE89Ezg8HCZgIEiIbBnw3D8knB14G7VK5A1qQm7ut_PqWAqJF5R_zjmGduT8bY5-czJN-58t2GlIIZu6GzjJ2wQBPk5N1RbdVJRcr3Z2jkFJSspQMyj5i__r_gnxF/s830/teaparty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="830" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIF-gqxIX0Nx3Q8kk2XqdP7KVpOE0jr96b8GOuVST0FMWvs6ckm7sYnsKTz0OE89Ezg8HCZgIEiIbBnw3D8knB14G7VK5A1qQm7ut_PqWAqJF5R_zjmGduT8bY5-czJN-58t2GlIIZu6GzjJ2wQBPk5N1RbdVJRcr3Z2jkFJSspQMyj5i__r_gnxF/w399-h299/teaparty.jpg" width="399" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then a little bit of bling, glitter, flowers with little clay faces, ect and I was done. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXW4Pj1rrrpD2q-TjwC7IOhqTsTsi53hQBBjxolt4tehq5sNQvCCjM74ATcr3gLIpUP9mSAsiH3cGnNnnKN788hZ86ddERzBinwATy915gwN2qSvaKiipJXNQzl8B4-kBc-OsYsNKd_ihK6-MwCTZ45C-bcTuR-5nrsnDjwAQOaSBHXvjt3nX5l5z/s1290/sides.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1290" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXW4Pj1rrrpD2q-TjwC7IOhqTsTsi53hQBBjxolt4tehq5sNQvCCjM74ATcr3gLIpUP9mSAsiH3cGnNnnKN788hZ86ddERzBinwATy915gwN2qSvaKiipJXNQzl8B4-kBc-OsYsNKd_ihK6-MwCTZ45C-bcTuR-5nrsnDjwAQOaSBHXvjt3nX5l5z/w416-h254/sides.jpg" width="416" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before the bling</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Kqd1WU6p3cuMfKGwDz7GZ49vYj-dlanR9Df-rEA9uZGJBexjxEcQ10Oti42rjg2AU_CM0g2zXNwyz3iM5YItW-YNi3fbyCqJ6rFP_w87JrkCOhh06eAg8x3cn4pGPiWFVlwc70xgVy3uO8q28WdKlFl8ytgKIrr6vezcqHa5ENH7Wq23Kt1dywUz/s986/alice_peek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="986" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Kqd1WU6p3cuMfKGwDz7GZ49vYj-dlanR9Df-rEA9uZGJBexjxEcQ10Oti42rjg2AU_CM0g2zXNwyz3iM5YItW-YNi3fbyCqJ6rFP_w87JrkCOhh06eAg8x3cn4pGPiWFVlwc70xgVy3uO8q28WdKlFl8ytgKIrr6vezcqHa5ENH7Wq23Kt1dywUz/w404-h304/alice_peek.jpg" width="404" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Example of the wire wands and stands used for the puppets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGUJEsXPPUg-gSwyhKX7APWmlLwnBX-PWdZgLkN_sOidWDIBbUVWcBAvLuTbuR9rZP-n6Gw53rW4_TSOzo5sWAoyIs3M3gqVmxz5_LJ-ZjIQdZoYBZkiV1aG7Sfobp1be3_qbbRWcTYpcPp3MkdGtlRrqjhZQSyMZMAxv7T4DShQFRUX-kSjtWYT9/s1150/wands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1150" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGUJEsXPPUg-gSwyhKX7APWmlLwnBX-PWdZgLkN_sOidWDIBbUVWcBAvLuTbuR9rZP-n6Gw53rW4_TSOzo5sWAoyIs3M3gqVmxz5_LJ-ZjIQdZoYBZkiV1aG7Sfobp1be3_qbbRWcTYpcPp3MkdGtlRrqjhZQSyMZMAxv7T4DShQFRUX-kSjtWYT9/w410-h287/wands.jpg" width="410" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></span><p></p>AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-85054066360910828062022-03-06T21:16:00.003-08:002022-03-06T21:18:02.174-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: x-large;"> <span><b>St. Patrick's Day Fun! </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: medium;">Scavenger hunt game! I will start the boys off with a clue, when they find the next clue, I will leave a chocolate coin for each boy. at the end they will find my little leprechaun with a pot of gold chocolate coins! If you would like to play this with your kids, the little leprechaun is available at my little <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlteredArtifacts" target="_blank">etsy store!</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnqxSs61RDwCWpK41asBPONDu1J1TrfZmhd41rPTohAAA03bejML2WA4joOSjtIWmemb6f36BAyFH3Uh_Q10N1foCQ0yZlgpb-AVOwGSNUOkNWNkZ-nEPbDceWLditXCx_YUy0JS3-j8It-iBalDQNu803d5-wWypnArL6dg4oZ17x4sBaHk1L-Rvh=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnqxSs61RDwCWpK41asBPONDu1J1TrfZmhd41rPTohAAA03bejML2WA4joOSjtIWmemb6f36BAyFH3Uh_Q10N1foCQ0yZlgpb-AVOwGSNUOkNWNkZ-nEPbDceWLditXCx_YUy0JS3-j8It-iBalDQNu803d5-wWypnArL6dg4oZ17x4sBaHk1L-Rvh=w377-h283" width="377" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-45314174975171732092022-03-06T20:57:00.004-08:002022-03-06T20:59:52.993-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span> I have finished a little assemblage for St. Patrick's Day! </span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just a little something to put on my mantle but it could also be made into a pop up card. Available at my little <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlteredArtifacts" target="_blank">etsy store</a>. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioVuICXjREumFGVfctyO9JjkFire2aGkG0dY45NFbBp0ECFLOilYWMdoKybARM9DcuPTHFkhRFgtWdizvE4Ej2GHhBYVTp5w5Al8hlxqqQYY1eFika9Ei2wRZ5NtaQ_1RlVkEvm2nS4CuYn2XNSvn6_GHnx68TbiiCFLA_KDA-FvXejAQjGbrnTDi0=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioVuICXjREumFGVfctyO9JjkFire2aGkG0dY45NFbBp0ECFLOilYWMdoKybARM9DcuPTHFkhRFgtWdizvE4Ej2GHhBYVTp5w5Al8hlxqqQYY1eFika9Ei2wRZ5NtaQ_1RlVkEvm2nS4CuYn2XNSvn6_GHnx68TbiiCFLA_KDA-FvXejAQjGbrnTDi0=w344-h258" width="344" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p>AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-45311644076971677752017-09-19T10:49:00.001-07:002021-03-17T00:43:01.673-07:00Free Halloween Collage Sheet Fright NightI just retired this cute little Halloween collage sheet from my little etsy store and am offing it to you for free! Great for making Halloween decorations, party favors and party games.<br />
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I have really enjoyed making these pieces, it is just so relaxing for me. I thought I would give you a glimpse into my creative process. Now I am no writer, however I can just sit there for hours in my own little world and make up my corny stories... something I have really not told any one :)) It seems that when I do this, things just flow together... like they belong together. I don't get stuck on what should I add here or what colors to go with...So I thought I would share a condensed version of one... here goes...</div>
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Somewhere in England during the dark ages a carriage makes its way down a bumpy dirt road carrying a lovely young lady to visit her dear aunt in the neighboring castle. Suddenly a group of bandits appear stopping the carriage and over taking the driver and its guard. They kidnap the young lady to hold her for ransom and during the struggle the necklaces she wears are broken and fall to the ground... </div>
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She is later rescued by Robin Hood and returned to her home.... but that is another necklace :)) Can you tell I was a big fan of BBC's Robin Hood? at least until they killed of Marian... I really lost interest after that.</div>
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So on with the story... along comes a little peasant girl who had been in the forest all day gathering mushrooms and berries for dinner that night. She finds the broken necklaces on the ground and gathers up all the pieces. Later that night she assembles them all together creating a lovely necklace and presents it to her dying mother. Her mother is so pleased and tells her daughter that she knows in her heart that she is going to become a wonderful woman. She <span style="font-size: small;">implores her not to be </span>satisfied with her station in life. To always strive to better herself. </div>
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After her mothers death, the young girl wakes up before dawn every day and goes out into the forest gathering mushrooms, berries and wild flowers. She then spends her evenings in the little village selling them, saving her money in hopes of attending the boarding school for young ladies in the city. </div>
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Then in all her newly acquired finery she makes her way to the city where she enrolls in the school for young ladies, carefully watching the other girls and mimicking there mannerisms. She learns quickly and begins to make friends and to be a lady. Soon one of her friend notices her necklace and convinces her to create one for her. Using the girls jewelry she makes an elegant and unique pendant for her. All of the other girls began to notice and soon were coming to her to create one for them. </div>
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When spring break came her close friend told her that her mother had seen her necklace and hoped she would come visit during there break and put together some things for her. The girl did and while there met a handsome young gentleman. Over time they corresponded, met on occasion (dated) then he asks her to marry him and they live happily ever after. </div>
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AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-26820795442036022532014-05-22T18:54:00.001-07:002021-03-16T23:49:39.494-07:00Fun and GamesFree Antique Game Spinner Where has this month gone! I have been trying to recover from having to take so many antibiotics... there just not great for MS. They make your immune system go on high gear and that makes MS flair up. For digital work you have to be able to make precise movements with your hands. I am getting better and starting to do some digital work again. However I have kept busy playing games with my grand babies and working on some jewelry pieces for hubby's store. I noticed while playing games that there are a lot of game boards out there but no spinners so I am posting this cute little antique spinner for you to play with. There are arrows available at most craft stores or you could just get your kitchen shears out and cut one from a soda can. If you do that though make sure you sand it well so you don't get any cut fingers :))<br />
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AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-23206710728801474222014-04-02T12:20:00.002-07:002021-03-16T23:40:20.300-07:00Free Collage Sheet from my store this month I did not even get anything posted last month. Not to make excuses but... I was having some dental problems again stemming from a car accident years ago. Well I ended up having to have some teeth pulled and some implants put in. Not a big deal for some but I have MS too and when I have anything like that it seems to make it flare up as well.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">or a coupon code to use at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlteredArtifacts" target="_blank">my store</a> for $5.00 </span></b></div>
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<br />AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-66547565825573878242014-01-03T09:23:00.006-08:002021-03-16T23:38:19.332-07:00Basic Theater and Puppet Instructions:<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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My images should show pretty large on the internet unless
your browser resizes them to fit the window. If you received your image by
email, some email programs will resize them for viewing as well. So in your
email program, if you right click the picture and save it will be smaller and
it will not print as clearly. To make sure you are getting the original image
right click on each paper clip. A list should appear, choose “save as” and save
the image to your hard drive. My pictures is usually a good place to save them.
The smaller bonus images will need to be copied and pasted onto a sheet the
size of an actual collage sheet for these instructions to work. If you start a
blank page you can copy and paste it onto the sheet and fill up the sheet as
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Use your photo program to open them since they are in a .jpg
picture format. Once you have them on the screen in your photo program, hold
down the “Ctrl” key and at the same time press the “P” key. This will open your
printer settings. Make sure that you choose ... under quality choose “best” and
make sure that the “fit to page” box is checked. Then choose the paper type you
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I print my images on brochure paper or
you can use a light weight photo paper also. I always use a laser printer
because it has a finish that is like what you would find on a commercial game
board and it is resistant to splashes and spills. An added bonus is that the
ink will not run when it gets wet so if you use a water base glue, your safe
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light weight gift boxes you get at the dollar store. Even a cereal box will
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sure to smooth them from the center of the sheet to the edges so you don't have
any bubbles or wrinkles. Then cut them out and sand the edges with a emery
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sanded smooth, use a marker on the edges of all you pieces. I use a skin tone
for the puppets but sometimes for the clothing section of the puppets and for
the theaters I would use a color matching it to the main color of the image.
They also look great with the edges done with a gold paint pen. Be sure to
angle the marker or pen from the back side so you do not accidentally mark the
front of the image and only color the cut edges. That way no one will see cut
cardboard edges and it gives it a commercial looking finish. On the theater
facade, I covered the backside with scrap booking paper also. That way the
theater would still look nice from the backside as well.<br />
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I print two copies of the facade and select elements from the second copy. Then
I laminate the elements to matt board as described above and glue on to the top
of the full facade giving it a layered
pop out. I would choose things like the, pillars, the bottom of the stage, the
fascia and so on. This will gave the theater a little dimension but of course
they still look great with out this extra layer. Then just embellish as
desired. You can add glitter, little scrapbook flowers, brass charms, feathers
or what ever fits your piece. The main thing is to have fun and make it your
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the puppets and make little wire stands. To make the stands I start with about 12 inches of wire and I twist the top like a paper
clip then the bottom into a stand like the picture. Then I a flattened paper ring on the back of the puppet for the
stand to hold to. This also works for the wire wands. This makes it easy
to convert them from display puppets to performers in "the show". For smaller puppets and jumping jacks it is better to use
embroidery floss and tie knots threw punched holes. Then you can just
jiggle them around for your show. The most important thing is to have
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Someone very special to me, who happens to be a big Punch & Judy fan, is going to get a kit for this for Christmas. I have had the theater printed larger than my printer will print but I am going to print the puppets large myself. Then I will put it in a special box I am working on with the chip board, brads, glue and so on so that she can make it herself. The graphic's for this are now available in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlteredArtifacts" target="_blank">my little etsy store</a>.<br />
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As you know... I usually try to make my free image go along with whatever I am working on so I have a cute little Punch and Judy free printable for you. I thought it would make a great invitation to your show or Punch & Judy birthday party, or as I have used it to create a box lid for the little theater to go into.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyw_c7KsqRRhTAM-az4VETkGfiJYe6cuXwe9l5BDyj3md-I8f5n6LcVOmbep_sIgnCIOG6t5TtmJSkWKqt_KSFhyphenhyphenNlE7asC6GTEkW364XG9rcmHHigUhQvnJLCBnR810E9ABKLI5QMck/s2048/show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyw_c7KsqRRhTAM-az4VETkGfiJYe6cuXwe9l5BDyj3md-I8f5n6LcVOmbep_sIgnCIOG6t5TtmJSkWKqt_KSFhyphenhyphenNlE7asC6GTEkW364XG9rcmHHigUhQvnJLCBnR810E9ABKLI5QMck/s320/show.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />
If you check it out in its larger version, I think you will be able to tell how clear I can make these vintage images :)<br />
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as that was the first recorded day his show was preformed in Britain. The
British show developed into "Punch and Judy" with its first published
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by a "Bottler", who encouraged to participate and collecting money.
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<br /><br />AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-48905739791825714162013-10-20T11:14:00.004-07:002021-03-16T23:25:38.425-07:00Quinton And Jaspers Birthday Cakes Wow... Halloween is sneaking up on me fast! I just have so much going on this time of year. Both my grandchildren and there mom and dad has had birthdays in the last two months. I always try to do a special birthday cake for them :)<br />
This year Jasper wanted "George"... his favorite cartoon is Curious George. Here he is giving "George" a kiss.<br />
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And here is a closer look at his George on a mountain of bananas cake.<br />
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It took grandpa four hours to make all those bananas!<br />
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Then Quinton wanted a dinosaur cake again. He told me that his dinosaur cake last year was nice but this year he wanted the bones...lol. He has been telling us he wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up since he was three.<br />
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So here is our little paleontologist :)<br />
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And a closer look at his dinosaur dig cake.<br />
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<br /><br />AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-68086027386167413962013-07-20T15:13:00.004-07:002021-03-16T23:18:31.625-07:00Typewriter Keys Watch BandOnce again it has been a long time since I posted. I guess I just have to face the fact that I am going to have to take life a bit slower. Anyway... hubby has been busy taking apart an old typewriter for me to make some jewelry with. I made this cut little watch band with them!
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* $30 Amazon.com Gift Certificate<br />
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*Digital Image Set by Inka at ALTERED ARTIFACTS http://alteredartifacts.blogspot.com<br />
*vaness designs: free ad space on their website and design a button for your blog or website with logo $45.00 value!!!!<br />
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<br />AlteredArtifactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833517473863780580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301721006626526407.post-55868310122891113832013-06-04T20:34:00.004-07:002021-03-16T23:17:00.435-07:00Studio Progress<p>I have been so busy! Yes... working on the studio and getting my planting done.I have also been busy working on my studio.. I finished the "crate stack" for my printer. I added some vintage casters and a little lace curtain to hide my inkjet printer. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjL0ieRWVKq6pEXzZiAYb97apB4IHzwyNfvDqLQhhyphenhyphenlDZwaPXeCcxPmbrjwX6M-GyqzEXWziU7i3CKGmbexQ259644JqEy5UVuDt5DAG3eqxe7Sor4R8_zznZoHgy8mu_ciJSJf_vjS4/s726/lgcrates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjL0ieRWVKq6pEXzZiAYb97apB4IHzwyNfvDqLQhhyphenhyphenlDZwaPXeCcxPmbrjwX6M-GyqzEXWziU7i3CKGmbexQ259644JqEy5UVuDt5DAG3eqxe7Sor4R8_zznZoHgy8mu_ciJSJf_vjS4/s320/lgcrates.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
and I have put some of the vintage locker baskets to use... I have been arranging and rearranged things a hundred times...lol. I even put the newspaper shelf paper on my bookcase. So here is another peek at that.
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I just love to edge them with a gold paint pen... They look so authentic
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Its all coming together now... I am so excited! </div>
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