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Sep 11, 2008

FALL is here!

Warning: Lengthy post - scroll down if you just want the pics! :)

While I love the warm, sunny days of summer I have to admit that when the temperature starts dropping at night and the days take on that special golden glow of Fall I get so excited! September and October are probably my favorite months of the year! I love being able to get out my turtleneck sweaters and corduroys. I love going apple picking and the smell of fresh, hot applesauce cooking on the stove! I love finding the perfect pumpkin to bring home and on the front step, finding some beautiful shade of mums to plant next to the front door and taking a leisurely drive through back country New England roads to view the changing leaves and hunt for vintage treasures!! Ok, truth be told I don't get to do ALL those things now that I have small children but we do a lot of them, and soon they will all be eager to welcome these Fall pleasures with us!

Why am I feeling all nostalgic about Fall today?? I get to share my Guest DT project for Say It With Letters today - and it's allllll F A L L. I was so excited when my package arrived from Deb (and can I also say here that her packaging is always so nicely done! It's like receiving a little gift - that you paid for - lol!!). I think I have shared this before, but all of Deb's shapes and letters are cut from 1/2" thick MDF and have pre-drilled keyholes on the back so that you hang on the wall right away. There are tons and tons of shapes, words, fonts and sizes to choose from!! I plan on making many more for Christmas gifts this year!

Ok, on to the project
(you can view a close-up of all the letters here.). I went on a hunt for paper, something Fall-ish but a bit unexpected . . . Pink Paislee's new line Vintage Moon struck me as the perfect line! Cindy, over at Emma's Paperie had just received their new shipment of Pink Paislee and it came in an 8" paper pack! I started by painting the edges black with a light coat of a yellow-gold paint which I sanded mostly off once it was dry (it made the black not so black). Then I covered each letter in a different paper trying to make sure that each color and pattern was not only used but tied together as a whole. When I laid them out, rust, off white, sunflower yellow, black . . . blue . . hmmm, how could I incorporate the blue paper without it looking a bit strange for Fall??! (the blue is really gorgeous IRL, with gray-ish/silver-ish pattern it's almost metallic, but not.)

I began wondering if creating a quilt with paper for one of the letters would work??! So I began cutting odd shapes, piecing together a crazy quilt of sorts. I must have spent at least an hour cutting, arranging, recutting and rearranging trying to get it right. Then I decided to just start stitching. That was the key - it ALL came together then and I love the result!!

On the final "L" I wanted to incorporate the cute little owl on the branch from one of the papers so I glued it (with my Zip Dry Glue - which I think is the best adhesive for projects like this) to some medium weight chipboard and cut it out with an Xacto knife. Then I could pop him anywhere on the letter once it was covered with paper.
To finish up, I added some vintage buttons from my old button tin, some dried wheat and strawflowers, some neat burlap ribbon and twill tape (SEI), and a snippet of lace (Melissa Frances).

If you are still reading, THANK YOU so much!! How about some Jules Jewels (i.e. blog candy!) to say thanks?!! :) Add a comment to this post letting me know what shape you think would be most fun to alter from SIWL (click on the link to view all of them). I will draw one name on Monday, September 15 and order their choice of Fall shapes, either a spooky bat, a pumpkin, acorn or turkey from Deb's store. While you're there check out
all the great other products, including fun journal kits, children's kits, papers, ribbons and yummy Vintage German glass glitter!! Thank you so much Deb for this fun opportunity to work with you and the team!!

30 comments:

  1. Julie, that is so nice. Seriously, I thought that the quilty paper came that way. You did an awesome job with it. Man they have a ton of shapes dont they? I think the pumpkin would be awesome all done up for Halloween. It would be a great way for little kids to get in on the pumkin carving without all of the sharp and pointy objects. Have a great day. -Molly B

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  2. What a fun idea!! Can't wait to see who wins. I totally agree about Fall - maybe it's a New England thing. :) Thank you so much for being our GD this month. I love what you did!

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  3. I love what you did with these letters! So inspiring!! I think that martini glass would be awesome to alter for the holidays!

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  4. You did such a beautiful job with your letters. Thanks for guest designing with me this fall! Please keep my name out of the drawing - I was lucky enough to get some SIWL products to play with already. So sweet of you to share the love!

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  5. Love your letters and just love how you embellishments them. You are so creative and inspiring. How sweet to offer some sweet candy to your readers. I really like the pumpkin or the acorn. Thanks for a chance.

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  6. Gosh, I see lots of cute shapes that would be great, but I am drawn to the coffee cup as I am a big coffee lover. There is lots of space on there for sentiments, decorating, etc. That was fun looking at this website.
    Thanks for the chance.
    Cheryl Sims

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  7. Julie-this is FABULOUS!! I was just in their store last night checking things out! Very cute stuff! The cupcake gets me-I love cupcakes!:)
    I have that paper just sitting and waiting for me to dig into it-can't wait now!
    Have a wonderful day!

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  8. You did an awesome job on the Fall letters. I think a pumpkin would be a great fall item to alter. I love the cooler weather, pumpkins and the beautiful colors of fall. Thanks for being so nice!

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  9. Great job, the letters look awesome! Love the owl and the quilted A!

    And I'm with you on the Fall...wonderful here in New England!

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  10. I personally love the DIVA chipboard the best. At first I was thinking of my granddaughters, but after thinking about it.....isn't there a little DIVA in ALL of us ladies??? LOL You could keep that out all year long, not just on certain holidays.

    Thanks for the opportunity to win this Julie :~)

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  11. Julie, this is so BEAUTIFUL! I can't believe how beautiful it is! From the paper to the accesories it is perfect. That quilted letter looks so great and pulled together. I love the scalloped stitching you did on it! Those shapes look like they would be so fun to use and after seeing this I'm dying to give them a try!:-) So I'm going to enter the contest and I'd have to say although I love all the fall shapes, I think the pumpkin is my favorite!:-)

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  12. Maybe the most fun to thing to alter would be...an angel? I really think a pumpkin would be nice!! Great idea!

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  13. Julie, your fall letters are so cute! Especially the owl on the last L!

    I think the pumpkin would be so fun to do because you could quilt-piece it with different fall papers and some great embellishments! Thanks for sharing!

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  14. I love snow and snowflakes so I think the Snowflake trio would be fun to alter. You could either make all 3 different or exactly the same, just in a different size. Im thinking they would make a very cute door or wall decoration for the holidays.

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  15. Hi Julie-your "Fall" is so cute-love the quilt piecing and especially the owl. DIWL's shapes are great to work with and decorate. I did an acorn last year-so much fun! Thanks for giving us a chance to win.
    ~Joyce

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  16. I think the snowflakes would be fun to alter. What a great project.

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  17. Oh my; those are all adorable! What first caught my eye was "diva" thinking of our oldest getting ready to be a teenager in less than 6 mos. LOL

    But the snowflakes would be fantabulous to decorate...or that reindeer; he's cute too! Thanks for the chance to win; always love your work!!

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  18. Oh my word, I've never been to that site before...how cool...I've book marked it so I can go back later today and get a good look and probably shop...lol
    I LOVE the Sweet Tooth Collection with all the cupcakes...how fun those would be to decorate!!!
    Thanks for the opportunity to win Julie!

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  19. I think the snowflake would be fun to decorat... I like snow. For fall, the bat would be fun. Thanks for sharing.

    Swedie

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  20. I think the snowflake would be fun to decorat... I like snow. For fall, the bat would be fun. Thanks for sharing.

    Swedie

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  21. Great job with the letters--I love the owl on the L. I think the dresses would be fun to alter--just so many possibilities.

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  22. Love your letters...so fun to play with and dress up! Have fun with the guest designer gig...hope to see more fun stuff! I think the little dress on the 1st page would be a blast to "dress up"! Don't know why I play these, I never win but I had to try!

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  23. I think the fall items would be great fun but the word CREATE for my studio would also be nice. Never done letters before and the experience would be good.

    Mary
    www.primitiveseasons.blogspot.com

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  24. I love your letters and your blog as well. I get so many ideas of what to do from visiting your blog and now I have another place to shop from...SIWL. YEAH!

    I am a cupcake girl so I would love to see you do something wonderful with that one.

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  25. I think the pumpkin would be the most fun to alter. I love fall, so I would have a great time embellishing it. Thanks for the chance to win. You rock! :D

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  26. I think the cupcake would be a blast to decorate. I also love the acorn.

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  27. I love the letters. I guess I am just going to have to break down and try this....
    Yours look so darn good. I just don't alter things well.... Thanks for sharing, you make me want to take that leap....

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  28. I love the way you did your letters. I'm going to have to try it.
    sullyscrapandstamp@hotmail.com
    sullyscrapandstamp.blogspot.com

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  29. I adore this Fall project, love the owl on the letter. too cute

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