I've posted some of these on Facebook (find me as Coleen Franks Ukraine to get the right "me"), but decided to post all here together. I must admit to like the shabby look. The leaves were collected from our street in central Ukraine this past autumn. I love things from nature and when we travel I always have a book so I can slip some leaves or flowers in to dry from distant places.
The papers are from a 1947 Webster's Dictionary we've moved from place to place for eons. It's a monster and I won't use it up in my lifetime, but the paper is very thin and perfect for applying with glue for mixed-media work. It's really my preferred choice for a background. Hoping one of my grand kids will like to craft so I can pass it on. A legacy, huh!
This beautiful fern actually is the only piece that came right from my yard. The foreign words over my dictionary page say "Jesus Christ" in Russian. The shabby/dirty looking trim below was died with raspberries over the summer. And I have so many seed beads I decided one day they'd make a good glitter decoration. I applied them with Glossy Accents.
A little bit of music paper here too. Someone sent me this curly doll hair. Maybe someday I'll make dolls with the kids I work with, but in the meantime I thought it was pretty here.
I believe these little gold things are called micro-balls. I found them in Germany last year and I can't read German so you probably know better than I what to call them. Compliments nature nicely.
So that is most of my collection from the fall. Found this cool yarn right here in Ukraine. Thanks for stopping by and I love when you leave comments. Blessings to you all.
