Embellished Photo Board

 

I snuck in a quick project today.  This is an embellished photo board.  I decided I was feeling Autumnal and Halloweeny so I went that direction with it.

I started off a bit plain (if you can call black velvet flowers and orange Halloween paper plain) and then went from there. 

 

Too bad that great black and white paper has to get covered up with a photo (or in my case a vintage Halloween image).  I *love* the ruched, black ribbon on the bottom.  It looks like rick-rack at first glance but it is so much more.  I found it at a rubber stamping store and it just looked like trim that would be on a Victorian mourning gown.

 

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I added a litte running pumpkinhead man and some German glass glitter.  Because what isn't better with a little German glass glitter?  Hmmm?  Not much.

Whenever I finish a project I always think of about eight different things I would have done.  I have some great black lace that I should have added to the top.  Ah well.  It's all good.  I'm learning and that is the total point of this online art retreat.  Stretch a little.

I have to give Rick partial credit for this project.  I had him dragging out his saw and cutting me pieces of wood (actually I think it is veener – it's really thin) and drilling holes in it.