Let’s Get Shabby~Challenge #16

This month’s Let’s Get Shabby Challenge is a two part challenge, the first is to decide between two kitchens.  I choose Kitchen number one.

This was a hard challenge for me as my colors are very bold.  My kitchen is egg yolk yellow, black and white.  You see the small trivet in my layout ~the chef eating the spaghetti?  That is where  I got my inspiration for my kitchen.  The black and white tile in the back ground is fake.  lol  I painfully, took a level and painter’s tape and mapped it out and just painted it.  Everyone one who sees it thinks it’s real tile.

Part two of the challenge was to add one piece of fabric, two die cut shapes and three colours from your chosen kitchen that will need to be your dominant colours.  I’ve chosen white, yellow and teal.  My fabric reminds me of a vintage table runner and I added the ruffle because it reminds me of the old aprons the ladies wore in the kitchen.  My two die cuts is the chocolate cupcake which is my favorite dessert and the wooden spoon I used to add my title.

The little girl I bought at a craft show many years ago, I keep it on my ledge to remind me of Gabby and it makes me smile every time I see it.  Also, love my egg people!  Here’s a close up of them.

Aren’t they cute!  I always wanted to add to this collection but have never seen anymore like them?  I also, choose the black and white because in my previous house I had a cow kitchen, which now is paired down to just my mudroom area. 

Thanks, for joining me in my kitchen.  Celebrating my birthday Sunday!  :o)  I’ll leave for London next week to visit Gabby so, I hope to be able to post one more time before I leave.  Have a great weekend.  Hugz, Z

Finished my classes from Carol Wingert

Here is my box I did~I added the zipper rose and framed the inside so you could read what type of cigar box I used:

Here is my other class, just love this book!

  This is the inside which has an envelope flap on the left and the right has flip pages.

There is one more page that I still have to add and I still have to do the other side of each page.  I really enjoyed this class.  Thanks again to Carol and her wonderful creations.  Hugz, Z

Where is Carol Wingert?

 Carol Wingert is here in New Jersey again this year.   We were luck enough to have Carol here teaching again.  Here are the two classes we created with a bonus project.

It was a cigar box and an alter book.

This is the top and inside is the signature book we did.

Aren’t these trims fabulous, some right from Paris.

This was Carol’s inside of her box.  Here are some of the other boxes created in class as some people did not totally cover their boxes.

The next class was my favorite!  An altered book.

   This was the inside of the book,  when I finish mine I’ll share more pictures.   And here was the bonus project, I was lucky enough when I went to Creative Escape 2 years ago and did this.

It was such a great day!   Thanks to Carol for a great class and Peggy for hosting another fabulous day.  Hugz, Z

Cake Boss~Hoboken, NJ

I spent today at the famous bakery Carlo’s Bake Shop in Hoboken, NJ.   For those of you who don’t know they have a TV show on TLC featuring the owner Buddy and his family.  Usually, there is a line out the door and a 2 to 3 hour wait, but today it was a rainy, damp day and we got right in!  :o)

Love the pink, aqua and brown cake. My goodies!  yum

Thanks for stopping by!  Hugz, Z

A Charming Heart Swap

I joined this swap where we have a secret swap partner. Hosted by Sarah from Gypsy Mermaid.   My partner loves glitter, Halloween, pink, black and white.  This was a hard swap for me as pink and black had me stomped for Halloween?  So, this is what I made my secret partner.  I hope she like it.  We also, had to make a charm. 

We should be getting our packages soon, I’ll share who was my partner when I know.  Have a great week.  Hugz, Z

Haunted~My Mind’s Eye

I love this My Mind’s Eye “Haunted” collection as each page is flocked.   Here is the class I taught this weekend.

    Hope you enjoyed these spooktacular pages!  ;o)  Have a great week.  Hugz, Z