I've Been Doin Some SPOONIN

Greetings Sweeties...

I had soooooo much fun yesterday,

sitting down at my crafting desk & playin with some SPOONS!

As with all things in life, even my 'SPOONIN'

business comes & goes in cycles. I've been so

focused in on my paper doll line, I've all but

forgotten about 'SPOONIN'.

And then an order comes in & I pull out my vintage spoons

& hammers & anvil & start poundin away &

it feels SO GOOD!

After I'm finished with one & I look at an old spoon

that was tarnished & dirty, now sparkling with new life,

I can't help but SMILE!

Hope you're smiling today too...

XOXO

vintagesusie

Here's the Soup I Sent!

Hi Soupers!!

Tina of Winged Imp got her beads yesterday,

so I can now show y'all what I sent her.

First, I threw in a few pieces from my 'SPOONIN' jewelry

line, cuz it's always so much easier to eat soup

when you've got a SPOON!  :)

Then I added some of my favorite colored beads

in luscious coppers & browns...

aquas & turquoise made from stone & glass,

the subtle, beautiful colors of nature.

And just for fun, I added some bird nests, vintage coins,

silver Milagros, wood beads, sari silk & vintage lace.

What fun...I can't wait to see what amazing design's

Tina comes up with & to sit down with all my

goodies & start makin my necklace.

Check back for more Bead Soup soon,

our reveal date is in April, now

to start designing!!

XOXO

vintagesusie

Soup's On & Look What I GOT!

Greetings to my Sweetest of Hearts!

It's that time again, time for Lori Anderson's

7th Bead Soup Party & Blog Hop!!

This is my 3rd time makin soup with Lori & it's always such

a fun event... pickin the beads you're going to send your

partner & then waiting excitedly for your beads to arrive!

My partner this time is the talented...

Tina Noonan

of

Winged Imp Designs & Blog.

 She sent me some wonderful ingredients,

 full of color & texture...

with silvers...

& coppers...

& gold.

I can't wait to get all of my supplies out,

spread this soup out on my bead table

& start cooking.

Thanks Tina, for all the Beautiful Goodies,

Let the Creating Begin!!!

Oh & speaking of Sweetest of Hearts...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

to all of you, from my neck of the woods to yours!

XOXO

vintagesusie

Queen of Queens

Queen Alexandra of Denmark,

Queen Consort of King Edward VII,

Mother of King George V,

Sister to Princess Dagmar of Denmark, {Maria Feodorovna}

Aunt to Tsar Nicholas II,

the Last Tsar of Russia.

Queen Mary of Teck,

Queen Consort of George V,

Mother of King Edward, who abdicated the throne for Wallis Simpson

& to Albert who took his place & became King George VI,

Grandmother to our current Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Marie Antoinette of France,

Born Archduchess of Austria,

She ruled France with her husband,

King Louis the XVI,

who she was married to from 1770 until 1793

when they were both executed during the

French Revolution.

Soooooo, from all of the paper doll designs I've made lately,

I have decided I, vintagesusie, am the Queen of Queens!

It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!!! :)))

{if you'd like to see any of my dolls for sale,
they can be found in my etsy shop right
HERE}

XOXO

vintagesusie

Dapper Dan

Hi Darlins...

Just a quick post to show you my NEW Gentleman Friend...

Dapper Dan!

All my Victorian Ladies were in need of a companion!!

I think he's quite DAPPER...

how bout you??

XOXO

vintagesusie

Paper Dolls Headin to Finland!!!

Happy TGIF Sweet Friends!

Say HI to my new Victorian Paper Doll...

this girl has a HABIT, a RIDING HABIT that is!! ;)

This has been a tough week for me...my Daddy had a hip replacement

& has been suffering some complications from it. I've been going back

& forth to the hospital & have been so worried about him. But I was

very excited this morning to wake up to 2 separate paperdoll orders!

Two dolls are headed to a new customer in Helsinki, Finland & one

doll is on her way to a return customer in Victoria, Australia. How

Absolutely Fabulous is that!!! :)))

Here is another affirmation, that doing what you LOVE & following

your BLISS can lead you in a direction you might have never even

imagined. I make paperdolls & I LOVE it! And guess what, others

have an appreciation for it too & I'm selling them.

Who would have thunk!!! LOL

XOXO

vintagesusie