AngelRose Designs

Today I was surpised to find out that I had won a contest. I am in a group on Facebook called The Mailbox Muse.  www.facebook.com/groups/MailboxMuse/   I had posted a project that I done inspired by Mai Larsen.   www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008603920113 . Mai did a show on How to alter a shoe  part 1  www.youtube.com/watch?v=oko-naIqiNg   part 2 coming soon . Mai is a great teacher. When I was done with the shoe. I posted in the The Mailbox Muse group on Facebook. I had no idea that they were doing a give away. I just posted my work. The way that I found out that I had won is when I reveived a message from my friend   Robin McCusker Horasanian   on Facebook with the link to the blog of The Mailbox Muse:   http://alteredpages-artsociates.blogspot.com/2015/01/snow-in-phx-az-and-winners-name.html?showComment=1420385014913&m=1 . When I read the post there I saw my name there and I was so surprise that I had one. I am so honored...

Merry Christmas to all my friends and family. Spanish Feliz Navidad a todos mis amigos y familiares. Indonesian Selamat Natal untuk semua teman-teman dan keluarga. French Joyeux Noël à tous mes amis et la famille. Italian Buon Natale a tutti i miei amici e la famiglia . Swedish God jul till alla mina vänner och familj . Albsnian Gëzuar Krishtlindjet të gjithë miqtë e mi dhe familjen.

Here are some of the gift bags I made this morning.

Here is my finished Tussie Mussie of Peace inspired by a great lady/designer Mai Larsen. I little history about the Tussie Mussie:   tussie-mussie, or posy is a small flower bouquet, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were carried or worn around the head or bodice.[1] Doilies are traditionally used to bind the stems in these arrangements. Alternatively, "posy holders," available in a variety of shapes and materials (although often silver), enable the wearing of these arrangements "at the waist, in the hair, or secured with a brooch." [2] The term nosegay arose in fifteenth-century Middle English as a combination of nose and gay (the latter then meaning "ornament"). So a nosegay was an ornament that appeals to the nose or nostril.[3] The term tussie-mussie comes from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), when the small bouquets became a popular fashion accessory. Typically, tussie-m...

Here is the Christmas Tree I have been working on. Inspired by The Frugal Crafter. He re is her youtube link.  www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klTZQCfgD8