My latest creation is a 2 in 1- hand made leather vessel/bowl
Designed to be used either side for a different decorative look
A beautiful OOAK handmade vessel I created from soft leather scrap and reclaimed fabrics from vintage sources such as tableclothes and doilys. All moulded together with French 1950′s dressmakers ribbons.
I use mine to display my antique & vintage button collections, shells and French coins on shelves and tables.
Vintage 1950s nylon trim. Stunning, delicate and ever so soft vintage dotted trim, white with black dots. Wound on a large antique industrial wooden textile spool (bobbin) from Old U.S. Mill.
I’m so hooked on dyeing lately so here is my latest batch of cold water dyed fabrics and papers. I’ve had these dyes since the 70′s and they still worked really well. I was able to keep diluting the dye bath to get the very subtle tints. I’ve also been doing a bit of experimenting with rust dyeing and absolutely love it
On my other blog Outlook8studioI have a tutorial to share with you on rust dyeing
I really love these magazines. I found them at book sale in Paris and bought them for a real bargain at only 1 EU. for all 65 .
Dated from the 1920,s, they show you how to make craft and decorate the home. Only wish I could read French… I just love the front illustrations. At the end of the book sale the vendors threw out torn antique books and old music sheets into the bins so I managed to rescue a few things and will use them in my artwork eventually.
I love to collect napkins . These ones are very special to me and would have to be my favorite ones.Each napkin is covered in little rabbits, squirrels and reindeer with children playing in the snow, wearing colorful hats, coats and hand mittens.
Story behind these napkins…
I found these beautiful paper napkins in Paris. I bought them for our Xmas dinner at my son-laws parents in 2009. We had 11 courses of decadence consisting of colorful seafood terrains, Brittany crabs, lobster, chicken voulavents, duck, venison, deserts and to finish it all off, a huge chocolate buche covered with little ceramic ornaments. All this, while watching the Eiffel Tower lights twinkling out the window. Yes, I’m very spoilt when I live in Paris.
I am selling 5 of these in my Etsy shop Yes, I know thats not many but, they are pretty special to me, so I’m keeping some for a project and want to share out a few before they all disappear .Each napkin has 4 scenes for you to frame and also perfect to use or to use in decoupage and craft projects. You may just like to add them to your collection.
Size 13” – 33cm.each one
Paper Napkin transfers are fun too… check out this video
As a thank you to all my readers,you can download my 2nd Antique Cartes Postales collage sheet for free. Just click on the image and it will enlarge so you can print it out for all your art and craft projects
ABOUT THIS COLLECTION
A gorgeous collection of very rare images of Antique French Cartes Postales (post cards)dating back to early 1900′s scanned from my own large collection of original antique postcards and bits and pieces I gathered from my travels in France , Europe and Australia.I played around with this image and made my own design by adding an antique decorative French lock with found fonts.
Great for all your creative projects: Artistic booklets, Card making, Collage ,Painting Altered Art, Assemblage Scrapbooking , Fabric and Transparent Transfers , Jewellery and so much more.
TERMS OF USE FOR DIGITAL IMAGE COLLECTION
You are free to use the images in your personal art and/or crafts and for art and/or crafts you intend to sell. You MAY NOT re-sell the images in any form.Images may NOT be resold to others, as a collection or part of a collection, of any size in any format (digital, print, etc.)
I felt the first cool breeze of the coming winter in Melbourne today and it reminded me of my Winter in Paris last year.
I miss… the sharp icy wind hitting me in the face as I walk around the corner on my way to the market or Metro.
I miss… warm afternoons in the apartment listening to French tv with amazing foods, especially real baguettes and Frazier-res from the Patisserie across the road
I miss…being under the Eiffel, small cars and the little carnival nearby
I miss… the art , the artists, Surrealists, Dada….
I miss… collecting street litter with David ,street art, photographing underground spaces, junk collecting and Mont Martre
I miss… big woolly coats, scarves and boots when slipping in the snow and Champs Elysees.
I miss… creating in my little studio in the corner of the lounge/bedroom I call the “Cubicle” in Paris and the view out my window.
I miss…. visiting family and friends and living with passionate French people and locals and the colours, the smells of my neighborhood .
I miss you Paris but, I will be back again and again because… most of all ,I miss my darling daughter Amy who lives there.
A lovely gift for all Kitchenalia collectors.I remember my mum using similar items back in the 1950,s
1 pastry pie edge crimper.
5 metal icing or cream decorating nozzles
1 vegtable peeler with bean stringer on opposite end
1 large bone handled ,stainless steel carving fork
1 stainless steel tea strainer
1 Potato masher with bright blue wooden handle
The drawstring bag is hand-made,decorated with vintage fabrics that have been home dyed. There is a pocket on the outside to tuck in the little vintage icing nozzles.Once everything is tucked inside it can be tied off with some 1950/s underwear ribbon (new from old stock)
The word Kitchenalia has been hand written across the top of the pocket
All items are original vintage in good condition for age.
When I was last in Paris, I found a couple of boxes of lace and fabrics full of vintage and newer pieces. Being such a hoarder, I couldn’t resist and sent it all back home to Australia. I now realize I won’t be able to use all of it, so gradually I will be listing small amounts in my shop.
Pieces of delicate French lace and fabrics at different lengths. Perfect for sewing, craft, wedding, altered art journals, altered dolls, scrap booking, handmade cards, collage and art projects type fabric in pastel pinks and greens.
I don’t know yet what I’ll create with the lace and fabric, as it’s just too beautiful to use .
My house and studio is stuffed with junk for my creative projects….
I have been collecting since I was born. I used to hide stuff under my bed in boxes as a child .As an adult I’m still putting stuff into boxes, plastic bags and other strange things. I view my collections as arrangements. They are all art installations scattered around my place as well as material for use in my art and craft projects.
Walking through the streets to the local shop I always come home with something foot- trodden. A piece of paper, packaging, a bright piece of plastic, glass, all will be used in my creations eventually. When I travel overseas (much to the sometimes embarrassment to friends and family) I often pick up off the ground, bottle tops, lolly papers, wires bright bits of plastic, even if an item disturbs me I’ll bring it home. On a tour once in Europe the whole busload of passengers collected bottle tops for me.
My stuff may brood for years in a dark space or cupboard till I come across it again sending me off on another project. On my last trip to Paris I came home with 40 kilo of junk. I collected baguette bags,packaging, bits of string,wire,tags, advertising, stones, free ad cards, labels from food items, torn posters, a book and papers from a bin.
I collect found photographs and make up my own stories about the images. I collect found images, negatives, scientific stuff,equations, wire,tin,bones, animal skeletons,fur, hair,watches, old mobile covers, eye glasses, shrivelled things,found numbers and fonts from keyboards, magazines and advertising,boxes, packaging,all sorts paper, vintage clothes, fabrics, wall papers,shells, driftwood, snowglobes, toys, childrens books,games and so much more.
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"Cottontail Craft & Vintage" blog and online Etsy shops.
I have spent most of my life as a creative person and would like to share some of my favorite things and ideas with you. I hope you enjoy reading my blog and please,grab one of my free collage pages for your next project. Rare French Digital Collection 1 Rare French Digital Collection 2
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All designs and handmade pieces are created by Australian artist Jenny Davis, from her studio's in Melbourne Australia and Paris, when in France.
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