Fabric Wall Hangings / Ladies with Quotes

 I have spent the past 2 days in my sewing room and have a few more pieces to add to the collection that I will be selling at the Barn Sale! You really should make plans to attend on Fri. or Sat. November 2nd or 3rd because it is going to be so much bigger than last year with tons of new vendors!

 I really enjoy making these, but boy do I make a mess of my sewing room! I need to go clean it up now before I start any new pieces! My hope is to have around 20 of these made for the Barn Sale!

 This one is on a "flea market purse" so it's wearable art! I plan to put a couple on to tote bags too.

I leave in 8 days to Galveston, where we board the Carnival cruise ship to Cozumel....and I'm so excited! So my focus is switching to getting ready to leave, packing, etc.  September is gonna be a super busy month, and I can't believe how fast time is flying by! The big antiques show in Warrenton, and Round Top will be here soon!!!

Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate your comments!!!!
Lisa Phillippi

Vintage Style Portfolio's

This summer is flying by...and I hope everyone is having a great one! I got to take a vacation and visit my family in Dallas and in Oklahoma!  My son & I had a great time spending the week of  July 4th with family...and I miss them already!  Since I have been back home, I have been trying to stay busy working on items for the "Barn Sale" because it will be here before I know it!!!

 I started making these portfolios, and covering them with vintage lace pieces.

  They open up and hold a note pad, pen, and note cards with envelopes. They could also hold a Nook or a Kindle.

They are all "one of a kind" and I have 10 finished!  Now to figure out what to price them?!? Any suggestions?

 Thanks for stopping by! I love reading your comments! 
Lisa Phillippi

Flea Market Purses

 When I made my flea market purse to use in Warrenton I got so many compliments on it! Everyone encouraged me to make more of them....so I did...and I will be selling them at "The Barn Sale" in November.

 So far I have about 9 finished, and I plan to make many more...but I thought I would give ya  a little peek in to what I have been filling some of my time with these days.  Every one is "one of a kind" and I really haven't decided on prices yet....for me that is the hardest part!  I would love to know what you think!
Thanks for stopping by!
Lisa Phillippi

Welcome banner

 Event though it's a long way off until November, I have been working on things I will be selling at my booth at "The Barn Sale" in Gonzales, TX.  This year I will have a 10ft X 10ft booth to fill and decorate with all sorts of handmade treasures.  So save the dates, Fri & Sat Nov 2nd & 3rd and be ready to shop!

I just made this welcome banner with the idea to have it hanging in my booth just for decoration,  but I think I will make a few more to sell...changing them up just a little so no 2 are exactly alike.
I have so many ideas of things to make for my booth, lets just hope I can get them all done!

Thanks for stopping by, I would love to hear from you!
Lisa Phillippi

Beacuse My Computer Crashed!!!

That's why I haven't posted in such a long time!! So this is my first post from my brand new computer...and so much has happened since my last post (like 3 months ago) I don't even know where to start.....so I'm just gonna post some of my pictures from Warrenton and Round Top because these pictures were still in my camera....and I just got brave enough to try to uploaded them ....it does take me a while to figure all these things out....remember I am a blond!

 About the time Warrenton and Round Top Antiques week started we were short handed at work, and I was working more than usual, but I was determined I was gonna get to go....more than one day!

 Because in only one day, you can just barley scratch the surface, and there is still so much to see!

 I did buy this beautiful purse, and I love it! It's from one of my favorite vendors Barbara McNally, from Houston, Tx  her business is "Whimsical Bling"

 Sometimes when your there, it's just so overwhelming that you forget to stop and take pictures! I'm glad I did take some...it's crazy how quick you forget what you saw!

We were there for the opening day of Marberger Farm, was a part of the friendzy at Magnolia Pearl's Booth!  I absolutely love her clothes...I bought a few pieces to add to my collection.

 I think we (my friend Yuki and Myself) made 3 trips up to Warrenton..or was it 4 trips?  Now I can't even remember...We saw this amazing vintage trim from Europe...it really was to die for...I wish I could have bought some of every spool.

 I went toTeresa Cano's Blog party and got to hang with some famous ladies:

Cindy Crane of Lillies Lace, Kristi Day of Junkology, and Robelyn of Red Neck Chic

 On literally the last day of the show, on the drive home, Yuki made a turn around, so we could go take pictures of the cutest little barn in Texas!

 We continued  on the way home, and were talking about how sad it was to be over, and that all our fun and our money  was gone, then we stopped at Buckey's for a bathroom break, and when we came out to to the parking lot to get back in the car...there is was in all it's glory!!! The Magnolia Pearl silver stream.....it's so much prettier in person...The paintings on it are amazing! It seemed like a sign to remind us that in life, you never know what is going to be around the next corner.

I hope you enjoyed my ramblings and I would love to hear from you!!!
Lisa Phillippi

Lace Embellished Purse

I'm so excited to show you the lace embellished purse I made! I started with a canvas bag, with a zipper across the top, that I purchased from Hobby Lobby. Thanks to my friend Kristi (her blog is Junkology 101) for showing them to me! When I got home I dug out every piece of lace I own ...which is a lot...and I made a huge mess! Anyway... I started trying out different combinations, until I decided I liked this.

 I simply glued all of it down using "Crafters Pick Fabric Glue" and I am thrilled with how it came out! It's perfect for when I am shopping the fields in Warrenton!
Thanks for stopping by, I would love to know what you think of it by leaving me a comment.
Lisa Phillippi

"Wide open spaces"

 Life has been a bit busy lately....and I am counting down the days until the Spring Antiques show in Warrenton & Round Top, TX.  Im looking so forward  to getting  out of the city, and out to, as the Dixie Chick's say, "wide open spaces".  It makes me smile to just think about it!
 Last spring we stopped and took these pictures on the way....the Bluebonnets were just beautiful!

                                   

I have been doing a lot of spring cleaning, and my reward will be shopping the fields, and tents of Warrenton and Round Top. I am already dreaming of the treasures I will find!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa Phillippi

Butterfly Cards

Recently I needed to make a birthday card for my bosses wife....and with alllll the papers and die cuts, and ribbon, and STUFF I have.....I went blank!!! Does this ever happen to anyone else???  I fiddled around for at least 2 or 3 hours....and finally I just re-made one of my favorites in different colors! I guess this is the whole idea of "sketches".....I finally "get it"....and then I went crazy and made several more!

Now I have some "spring " cards made up in advance....hurray!

And actually I think these could even be used for a baby card....and I'm gonna need some of those soon!

Thanks for stopping by....I appreciate your comments So Much!!!

Lisa Phillippi

Playing with Paper Scraps

Hi...I just wanted to share some collage pieces I made using almost nothing but scraps of papers I had been saving! I did use a few embellishments....I stamped the ruler on to sticky back canvas which makes it like a measuring tape.  I didn't measure anything, but I did sponge black ink from my ink pad to all the edges for cohesiveness.

These are so much better in person....my pictures didn't come out very good. I hope you give collage a try...they are fun! Pick your favorite scraps, a couple of your favorite images (you can find some great images to print on Pinterest) then start arranging them on to a pre-selected piece of cardstock  or cardboard...let them overlap so you aren't cutting to precision...and have fun with it!

Thanks for stopping by!

I love hearing from you!!!

Lisa Phillippi

           

A few more Fabric Pieces

I wanted to share with you a few more fabric collage pieces I have finished...since it's about the only thing I have to share.  I haven't been working on much anything else, but I had to make myself stop the other day to work on projects for my next class.  I swear I think Im addicted...I have bought so much fabric and I even bought myself a new sewing machine! I think I need a 12 step program!

I think I am going to have to sell some of these....there is no way I can keep them all!

          This one is on a tote bag, and I sent it to my sister....she loves it! Yea!

           Thanks for stopping by....I would love to hear what ya think!

Lisa Phillippi

Victorian Ladies Fabric book

 I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We have finally had some sunshine so I was able to take pictures of the Mixed Media Fabric book I made at the KC Willis Workshop.....it has already been a month ago! For my book I chose a more Victorian theme, although I didn't stay with one particular color theme throughout the entire book.

 Page one: quote...A woman should be two things, classy and fabulous.  Coco Chanel

Page 2: quote...Women's eye's have pierced more hearts than ever did the bullets of war.

Page 3: quote...Inside every woman a gypsy girl dances by the fire.

                          
                               Page4: quote....If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.

Page 5: quote....Beauty...when you look into a woman's eyes and see what is in her heart.

These are a couple of projects that I made for Christmas Presents...that still haven't been mailed-Yikes!

                    This one is a family photo...of My Daddy and his brother and sisters....it's a wall hanging

This one is my mom and her sister....on a tote bag

So you can see I have been busy...and I bet you have been too....so thanks for taking a few minuets to stop by my blog!  I would so love it if you would leave me a comment!!!

Lisa Phillippi

KC Willis Workshop in SanAngelo, TX

Last weekend My friend Yuki and I attended  a 2 day workshop with KC Willis in San Angelo, TX and I loved every minute of it! I had never met KC before but had been admiring her work for about a year or so.  Let me tell you she is awesome! I learned so much! Our workshop was small with only 5 students, so we each had a lot of personal attention. Before we got started on our project (a mixed media fabric book) KC told us her story of how she started in her art several years ago. She is very inspirational!

Yuki, KC and myself with one of KC's large canvas pieces.

 KC had a large assortment of her pieces with her because during this trip to Texas to teach a few workshops, she was delivering her art pieces to stores that sell her work. She gave us the opportunity to have first pick if we wanted to buy any of her pieces.  I bought a book kit with 2 of her dvd's and one of her small pieces. I can't wait to watch the dvd's 

Here is the KC Willis piece I bought....it was so hard to pick just one!

This is one of the books KC made that was one of the "samples" for the class.  It was amazing how every one's book turned out so different, but they were all beautiful!!!!

At the end of the second day we each did a show & tell of our books. Here is everyone looking at Ann's book....except me since I was behind the camera.

I will never be able to put into words how much I enjoyed the workshop! It has inspired me so much!

I will have to do another post of the book I made during the workshop!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa Phillippi

Fabric Collage Heart

I am so excited ...I leave the day after tomorrow for the KC Willis 2 day worshop in San Angelo, Tx! If you aren't familiar with her work, the pictures above are both samples I borrowed from Pinterest. During the 2 days we will be making a mixed media book, working with all sorts of fabrics and textures. A few days ago I decided I couldn't wait to get started ... so I pulled out my stash of fabrics and this heart is what I wound up with.

It is so much prettier in  person, when you can see all the different textures of the fabrics.  I have my camera charging right now, because I plan to take lots of pictures during the workshop...so I will have lots to share when I get back!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa

Lace Case

I made this "Lace Case" to take with me to my very first KC Willis workshop! I am soooo excited! It has all worked out so perfectly!  At first the workshop was sold out, but then a few ladies transferred to a workshop in Arlington, Tx, so since there were openings my friend Yuki is now coming with me! I was a bit nervous to go all alone, driving somewhere I have never been, staying in a hotel all by myself, and not knowing anyone that will be there....so I was ecstatic when she said she could go! 

I had seen some of these vintage travel cases covered in lace in Warrenton, Tx. I  even posted a picture of one I wish I had bought.(click here to see it)   So when I found a vintage travel case, for only a few dollars I decided I could do it myself.  I packed it full of "art supplies" like lace, buttons, ribbons, etc. so I am set! We leave one week from today!
Also....I did pick a winner of my tag giveaway....and Olga was the winner! I will get it in the mail to you soon!
Thanks for stopping by....and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Lisa

Grateful Girl!

  At this time of year, with Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to stop and reflect on how grateful I am for so many things in my life! I am so thankful for my family, and friends who give me such love and support. I am so happy that I have you all! I am grateful that God always provides for me, even when I don't feel like I deserve it! I am thankful that I have had the opportunity to do so many wonderful things this year like attending art retreats and spending time in Warrenton & Round Top....because these things make me happy.

It makes me happy that I can sit down and create a little work of art, and that I can share what I have learned with others....I so enjoy teaching classes!

I enjoy this journey of life, and I hope you do too!

Tell me something you are grateful for or something that makes you happy and be entered to win the tag in the first photo. You have until Monday Nov. 21st at midnight, then I will draw a winner.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa