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Saturday, August 21, 2010

TREASURE PROJECT 1: First Set of Cabachons

Hi, friends and family!!!

I'm back with the first of my found treasure projects I had an opportunity -- yeah!!! -- to start today!

I started with this set of cabachons:


I then grabbed some ribbon and and some wire and turned them into a flower, a bow, and a head pin:


And, these finally completed this family photo album:

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The book started from a plain photo album I purchased at a dollar store, removed the hardware from,  and covered inside/out using coordinating cardstock papers.  See here it is:


I added an old frame I had around the house, used some old lace to frame the book, added a few silk flowers and a rub-on to embellish!  Now I have a beautiful album ready for my first scrap page -- whenever I get the nerve to do that -- LOL!

Okay, so tell me what you think!!!

Well, stay tuned because, like I said, I'm on a roll!!!

13 comments:

Rose said...

this is STUNNING!!! way to use the found treasures :)

Jean said...

These are so nice!! I love all of them and think it turned out great. I think the bow is my favorite.

Debbie said...

Audrey this is gorgeous! I knew when I saw all of the stuff your found that you would put it to good use.

Beatriz Farquhar-Guzman said...

wow...... I love those cameos! (cabachons... I have never heard that word before!). And your bows are perfect. Very pretty and elegant!

Ladybug said...

Another gorgeous creative project, Audrey. You never cease to amaze me!!! :-)

Kingston's Kreations said...

Amazing! These are just beautiful. You tie the best bows! :)

DonnaMundinger said...

Oh Audrey, this is just gorgeous!!!!Love how professional and vintage it looks. What a treasure you have made with your treasures. Your grandma is smiling and so are we! xxD

Dawnll said...

Oh my word girl this is stunning!!! I love this album and those cabochons were the perfect touch.
I just love this and won't this look beautiful sitting out for everyone to admire?

Sandy from Ukiah said...

OH that is just so BEAUTIFUL Audrey. I love those cameos (I am like Beatriz, I have never heard them called cabachons)... I am glad you finally got some time to play around with all your goodies. You are so amazingly talented. Sending BIG HUGS to you from Ukiah - I feel so blessed to have you as my friend.

flowerdisco said...

audrey...you rocked those cameos. I can't wait to see what else you make with the other findings.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous!!! This cover looks amazing my friend! Your bow is just perfect!

Sheila aka SassyLady said...

What a BEAUTIFUL bookk this turned out to be, and to think you just pulled it from scraps and the dollar store! B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!

Jodie R said...

Oh Wow!!!! Beautiful, Audrey! Simply beautiful!!