Mother's Day.....with Love!

"Mothers hold their child's hand for a moment and their heart for a lifetime"

A special day asks for a special present.That's why I decided to design this box for my mum. The basic box was originally made of carton, which made it easy to decorate. By painting the box just quickly, it got a really nice vintage effect (because it's not entirely covering) Afterwards I still decided to paint the decoration on the cover with a kind of gold shimmer colour. This gave it at the same time that luxury look.

Finally I decided to decorate the box with paper, flowers, roses & pearls. The ribbon you see on the edge of the cover is stamped with a light brown stamp. These I can recommend, because they really finish your vintage creation. Next to this, they are easy to use, but take care, because they easily leak colour! The text on the box (With Love) I wrote by myself.

After putting the present in it, this box was ready to give lots of love to my mum and to show how special she is, love you mum!

 xxx Ilse 

"City Vintage" Coasters

Mornings always become easier in the company of nice decorations at your breakfast table. So what about some "City Vintage" Coasters?

The basic coasters are made of wood and by using Scrapbook I gave them that City Vintage style. I used basic coasters made of wood and after that, I made a selection of pictures of cities I wanted to use on the coasters (Amsterdam, New York, Paris, London, San Francisco & Rome) 

By using nice paper with vintage patterns, little paper roses, stones, a bit of fabric and writing the texts, I finished the coasters and this is the final result....

From the left to the right (above)

 Paris, mon Coeur - With Love from Holland - New York

 From the left to the right (below)

La Dolce Vita - London Love - American Dreams

xxx Ilse