I made lots of pendants with vintage horse illustrations for the arts and crafts fair during the World Equestrian Games and have a few that didn’t sell so I’m listing them now in my Etsy shop. Here’s a few of them:
from vintage children’s books:
and from a vintage dictionary:
I’m not really sure what the official term for these accordion folded paper embellishments are that are popping up all over on cards and scrapbook pages but I’ll go with rosette 🙂 They make a cool dimensional addition to any card or scrapbook page, you could also glue two back to back with a ribbon hanger and make a fun ornament.
Here’s what you need:
one 1 1/2″ x 11 1/2″Â strip of patterned paper
two 1 1/2″ punched cardstock circles
strong adhesive (I used red line tape)
scoring board with bone folder ( I used my Martha Stewart board)
Start by scoring your patterned paper every 1/2″:
and then accordion fold it back and forth:
using a strong adhesive tape the two ends of your patterned paper to form a circle:
gather the circle, pinching the top and push downwards to flatten it out:
on the back side adhere one circle with strong adhesive:
on the front adhere the other circle and any other layers you might want to add to decorate the front:
I also added a fun retro looking cat stamp on my circle layers.
Here’s what it looks like from the side:
depending on what papers and stamps you use these can be made for any occasion.
The cat stamp I used is from PSX, all others are from Close To My Heart.
I had a wonderful time at the Arts and Crafts fair in Midway the past two weeks. I met alot of great artist and lots of great people who came to KY from all around the world for the World Equestrian Games. I’ve never done a show before and it was a great learning experience if not a little tiring 🙂 I’d like to try some more shows in the future. I shared my booth with my step dad Bill, he sold his paintings, prints and note cards with his great horse designs. Here’s a few pictures of my set up and our tent. I got so many compliments on my display and I have to thank my hubby for the idea of using a vintage suitcase, it worked out wonderfully! I got the case at Finders Keepers in Mt. Sterling KY, their web address is in my side bar —>
