binds: transitive and intransitive verb

to form a link or relationship between people based on loyalty, affection, or a shared experience
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Mermaid Bookmark

I made the base of my mermaid from 2 layers of fabric upholstery swatches, the tail, face, and head are cut out from a magazine. I gave her a rhinestone belly button in the form of a brad.

Her hair is put together from some fibers and I added glass beads and a starfish charm.

I did add glue to her sides so that she wouldn't unravel, and the sentiment is cut out from a book.

Inspiration Avenue: Where do mermaids stand?

and

Artist's Playroom #10 Bookmarks
also
Unique Crafters Challenge: Ribbons and fibers

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My first T!m Holtz tag! Ta dah!!

As much as I bought the other day I still didn't have everything I needed but I did pretty well. The enameled flowers are by Recollections, I would have made my own but the Michael's store was out of the large UTEE so I am waiting for that to arrive. The spool of thread, I made myself out of cardboard, woo hoo! I made my self happy on that :)

 The dress form was cut out from my Cricut ( French Manor ) using TH grunge board and I am loving how it turned out and it was so easy to pop those little pieces out of the grunge board, no tearing! yay! I inked it and then sprayed it with Black Diamond shimmer mist.

I even used the alcohol ink for the first time. My flowers only came in 3 colors so I had 2 flowers that were light pink and I wanted them all different colors. This shows the original colors.

However once I colored the flower I had to add the same color to the end of the butterfly wings and to the beads to balance out the colors.

The dress form background is an overlay that I white washed and then stamped the sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs. I did add a few buttons and beads on the bottom of the card just 'cause it was a sewing type theme tag. Last but not least, I scrunched, sprayed, and inked a Martha Stewart ribbon. I also used one of his Distress pens on the top portion of the card, Antique Linen.

So being my very first TH tag and having spent around $100.00 in supplies...what do you think? lol

The Shabby Tea Room #115 Garden Party

and

PanPastel challenge Pastel Colors

and of course

T!M Holtz 12 tags of 2012 - May

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Getting your creativity on this week end? Are you a fan of Pinterest? If you like to combine the 2 and create something from a pin think link up your post to Project Pinterest! :)