Sunday, 31 October 2010
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Friday, 29 October 2010
Altered Halloween Book
What a wonderful week full of costumes and goodies! I had to take all my kiddos to the dentist yesterday but they didn’t have time to change. I had the biggest smile on my face as I walked in into the dentist with a gaggle of children following all dressed up in their costumes. My youngest, Jessica, whispered into my ear, “Mom…tell them that I’m wearing I costume!” She was so worried that they were going to think that so always dressed like that! So cute!
Altered Halloween Book
I found one of our old, beat up baby board books that was going to be thrown away and I had some fun altering it to make it into a Halloween decoration. So easy and quick! The girls have fun making these for gifts for teacher and friends too!
Well I hope that everyone has a fantastic and SPOOKY Halloween!
Susan
Thursday, 28 October 2010
INTERIOR | My Bedside
Bedside table made out of a pile of my favorite literature.
Mattresse is on the floor. Ikea lamp.
The most comfortable shoes in the world: 1990's Chanel men's inspired laced shoes.
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Painted Pumpkin Fun
I LOVE PUMPKINS! I love making pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, muffins & loaf. I adore carving them into fantastic Jack o Lanterns and then roasting up the seeds while everyone is trick or treating. I even love the shape of a pumpkin. It really is a wonderful squash with wonderful properties to it and it is so good to eat.
The Properties of a Pumpkin
Having a yellowish-orange color, pumpkin is rich in anti-oxidants and beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is a vitamin that can be converted by the body into vitamin A. This helps the body in its process of regeneration, slowing down the aging process. Pumpkin pulp contains vitamins, especially pro-vitamin A, vitamins E and C, salts and minerals, carbon hydrates, and proteids. The seeds contain oil, proteids, resines and enzymes with antihelmintic properties. The pumpkin's core contains lecithin, tyrosine, peporesine, phosphorus and vitamins B and A. ~Live and Feel. comThis year I had fun taking a plastic pumpkin form that I found and altered it. I started by covering the form with Mod Podge and then I used metallic rub on paints and glimmer mists from My Tattered Angels, to create whimsical patterns.I then embellished. So much FUN!!!
BEAUTY | Grey Lipstick
I was ecstatic to read Doe Deere's (founder of Lime Crime make up) tweet about her newest lipstick project: a grey one! A poll on her website made clear that nearly 70% of the participants thought that grey lipstick is a great idea. Reasons enough for her to make one. The lipstick will be available next year, but when exactly you'll find out soon enough because I will surely order a stick or two!
click dor my previous post on lime crime's lipstick
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Monday, 25 October 2010
Sunday, 24 October 2010
OUTFITS | Sunny Sunday
long drape cardi: thrifted
taupe blouse: monki
cropped tee: diy
platform sandals: zara
purse: vintage moschino
belt: shoulder strap of moschino purse worn as belt
sunnies: vintage
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Friday, 22 October 2010
OUTFITS | Greyscale
legging: Monki
sweater: Hema men's
suede boots: Zara
felt basket used as purse: Hema
sofa: Klippan Ikea(80% probable that you own one)
Trees have almost lost all their leafs. The contrast between the grey city and the grey clouds is almost non existent. Soon everything will be grey. The skies are allready grey, the streets are grey and the grass will be covered by a layer of silver frost. I will completely blend in the soon to be greyscale landscape with this monochromatic ensemble.
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
ACCESSORIES | Billy Bride Jewelry
Titanium Aura cluster is set in gold plated sterling silver. $385
Citrine stone is cast in a gold-plated sterling silver setting. $320
Champagne Aura stone is set in handcrafted sterling silver. $499
Billy Bride jewelry is individually handcrafted using the highest quality naturally occurring materials. Each distinctive piece possesses unique properties - no two stones are alike. Irregularity in the appearance of each stone is a testament to their natural strength and individuality.
All jewelry is designed and created in Australia, using indigene Australian materials.
source&order: Billy Bride
I just ordered a simillar ring of poorer quality. Wish I had waited to invest in one of these babies. But it's very likely I still will.
Duct Tape Creations
Duct tape pencil case designed by Ashley Weckesser
Duck Tape Club
First of all I would like to take the time to apologize to my husband for all the years that I have teased him when he has taken out a roll of duct tape to fix something. I always thought that is was so funny that he used that stuff for everything! Well, no more!!!
I officially LOVE duct or DUCK TAPE!!!! It is amazing stuff! You can create some many cool and amazing things with it. My daughter, Ashley convinced me the other night to go and buy some from Michael’s because she wanted to fix her pencil case. Well, she FIXED it! Look what she did to it! Doesn’t it look FANTASTIC! I love what she did! So now we are going to make a purse and maybe a dress! So watch out world…the WECKESSER WOMEN have duct tape!
Check out the ‘Duck Tape Club’ they have patterns for everything from woven purses to hammocks! Cool!
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Ink & Stamps
By nature I have always been a freestyle painter, so when companies like My Tattered Angels came out with paint such as glimmer mist, I was so excited. It is so amazing all the different creative and magical things that you can do with this type of paint. It adds a whole new dimension to your artwork. It really is amazing how you can add such richness to your scrapbook layout with these mists.
To finish my ‘dimensional’ magic I cut out circles from matching paper and used glue dots to create a 3-D affect on my page. I love the look that it gives that page.
Give a try today and release your artistic side! It is super fun!
Keep on Scrappin’
Susan
OUTFITS | 1990's Levi's and Gemstone Earring
An akward unflattering fit, iconic 1990's stone wash.
These are the only jeans I wear.
Earring made out of two thrifted chrystal pendants.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Scrapbooking Between 2 Worlds
Technorati Tags: scrapbooking,Adobe Photoshop,digital scrapbooking,traditional scrapbooking,©Susan K. Weckesser
So, I know that likely lots of scrapbookers have been doing this for a very long time, however the digital world of scrapbooking is really quite ‘new’ to me so I thought that I would give it a try… with baby steps! I have been looking at some peoples work and it amazes me what they can do with digital elements on there scrapbooking pages. It really is quite beautiful & it opens up a whole different artistic world. I have no problem editing photographs, so I though I would try to edit a scrapbook page. Maybe next time I will try to add some more digital elements, however I FIRST have to learn HOW to do that! :) I have always been a traditional scrapbooker, but I love all the beautiful digital graphics that are available & becoming easier to work with! Basic Grey is one Traditional scrapbooking company that offers some really awesome digital scrapbooking elements! If you Google the topic there are so many talented designers that sell or sometimes give away graphics, so give it try this week. Mix it in with your traditional styles and you just might like it!
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Friday, 15 October 2010
ACCESSORIES | Ear Cuff
Apparently this is an ear cuff. This golden one I found at the 'used' section of the local jewelry shop. The first thoughts about the function(relatively, as if decorating your ear merely had a practical function) of this odd little clip were perhaps for holding a skarf together or a tiny ring for the top of your pinky or toe. And even though ear bangles are a novelty for me, they evidently have been around for some decades.
