The
Compendium of Curiosities Challenge has been running for two weeks this time, due to the larger creative nature of the project....Configurations. I was fortunate to work on my Christmasy version riverside over the July 4th week while watching my children play in the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Swimmers by looked at me strangely, but I didn't care. It was a great craft space to say the least, and my children actually enjoyed me working for a change! It was strange to be singing Christmas songs in my head while soaking up 90+ degree rays, but the scenery really did provide me with great inspiration.
My tray is not the usual
Tim Configurations Tray. I found this solid wood one at a flea market in The Big Apple, and definitely reconfigured it to fit my New York City at Christmastime mementos. I have been fortunate enough to visit there twice during the holiday season, and have collected several items reminding me of my time. They needed to be showcased, and Tim's way really highlights these special tokens.Warning: TOO MANY photos!!!
Supplies:
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!
WAW!!! Это просто потрясающе!!! Готовишь сани летом? Анита, ты великолепна!!!
ReplyDeleteI am, to use a word well known here in the UK, GOBSMACKED. That is a stunning piece. So creative, full of gorgeous ephemera & completely beautiful. Wow!!!! I love it!!! I have an idea for one, but if I get it made, it won't be anywhere near as wonderful as this is.
ReplyDeleteStunned silence over here! I looked earlier and had to have coffee before commenting! this is just PERFECT! This is amazing Anita, a stunning collection of memorabilia and each little box is so fascinating to look at. The scale of it all is just so perfect for the tray. It's like a banquet for the eyes... you are such an inspiration my friend! xx
ReplyDeleteO M G Anita..... O M G .... seriously... this is THE BEST I have ever seen.... it is PERFECT!!! Sorry I keep shouting, am excited!!! Ah, Christmas in New York... my dream that is!!! Thanks for joining in with the Sunday sTamper xx
ReplyDeleteWow! what a treat for the eyes! Such fabulous colors, pieces, ideas and composition - the taxi is just fab! An abundance of true loveliness! Well done. Thanks so much for joining us at Simon says Stamp & Show.
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Anita, thanks for your comment on my NYC Config. Box. I love how yours turned out. So many great little details to look at. I loved your mix and Tim's and G45 papers. And I would love to know where you got that great Santa key. Please, if you don't mind, e-mail me about that great find: AnnetteGreen@me.com Wonderful job!!
ReplyDeleteWow Anita,what a wonderful work.It is so stunning,I love to look at all the details.Really beautiful.
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So glad there were "too many" pics. Love seeing all the deets up close and personal. Lucky you to be able to spend the holidays in NYC!
ReplyDeletei am nearly speechless which is a rarity for me. This is crazy amazing. Your choice of papers, attention to detail, tiny vignettes...WoW! Anita, this is a beautiful work of art. Did I say WoW?
ReplyDeleteWowzer... this is superb! So much to see and admire (THANK YOU for all the photos, I wouldn't have been happy with any fewer!), and all done with such style and panache. LOVE the papers, and all your collected bric-a-brac is delightful. Big Admiration...
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Anita, this is STUNNING! All of the photos are appreciated because it gives us the opportunity to see all of the wonderful details. What a lovely keepsake you've created!
ReplyDeleteWow Anita. This is GORGEOUS. This is a real labour of love and in sunshine and heat too (currently trying hard to remember what sunshine and heat is right now!)! Love the tray too. I may be picking your brains in a year or so as my friend and I are planning a trip to the Big Apple during Christmas season for our "special" birthdays! Any craft shops to speak of?
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond awesome. I especially love the red Kris Kringle costumed doll and the big red shoe. So many delightful surprises to look at!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas in July! Totally AWESOME! Love all the little goodies! I enjoyed working on my first CB and now will have to do up another!
ReplyDeleteThis is so COOL! Wow wow wow!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Nothing like Christmas in NYC!
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Goodness. This is seriously the best configurations box I have ever seen, and I have looked at a lot. I keep looking, because in my heart of hearts, I wish I could create one. But, I can't imagine that I could have a project ongoing long enough to do something this detailed and complex. I am too task-oriented and need to have an end in sight, WHEN I start! But this is just incredible.
ReplyDeleteWonderfull elements and the configuration, Anita!! the girl in the Radio City Music Hall is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Anita, this is fabulous!! So much fun to look at all of your embellies! Great job!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS !!! Wow Anita this is a stunning piece and a brilliant way to show all your mementos from trips to NY. Good luck in the challenges. I hope to have my pc linked up tomorrow, catch up then. Fantastic piece x
ReplyDeleteFantastic work really captures the vibrancy of New York! X
ReplyDeleteWow fabulous Christmas configuration box Anita. Love the papers you used and your embellishments are out of this world and beautifully put together. Thanks for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge with this beauty. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you for putting all those photos in. It would have been such a shame not to get to see your treasures up close. You have done such an amazing job with this box/display. Bet it's going to get pride of place so you can remember some fab times. Thanks for sharing, hugs Buttons x
ReplyDeleteLOVE this configuration tray!! What a great theme, it is what early for the time of year, but who cares. Simply love everything about it, the whole look and feel of it, and what a clever idea to work on it by the lake. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteThis is so wonderful and I can't believe all the absolutely perfect mementos you found to put in the tray! love, love, love it
ReplyDeleteLove the red glittery shoe! Really a fantastic box and a wonderful Merry display!
ReplyDeleteWOW WOW WOW. You hit this one out of the ballpark. Where did you find all this stuff? I need a tutorial for what to do on my next vacation!
ReplyDeleteAnita, this is a stunning piece of art! And I'm not a bit prejudiced because I'm a NYer! I'd love it anyway, but yes, the theme is special to me. Not only did you fill the compartments with mementos of your trips, but what fabulous things they are! I have to know....did you make that beaded taxi and the Broadway sign? I couldn't stop staring at them. If you didn't make them, could you tell me where you found them?
ReplyDeleteI'm viewing this after learning you were the big winner, and I have to say, it couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
Wow! Anita this is stunning!! Very original theme, which i love!! Loads of detail that draws the eye again and again...love it! Trish x
ReplyDeleteHi, Anita, this is such a fantastic way to display all the beautiful collections! Your box is fabulous!... :)
ReplyDeleteYowza, Anita! You've created such a spectacular Christmas piece here. I love Santa's face in the keyhole and the way you put the 25 on the pan. Fantastic box with loads of eye candy!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on winning!! Can't wait to see what you do with your new Tim stuff!
ReplyDeleteHi Anita, I missed your post, we have had visitors, but this is absolutely brilliant, a magnificent piece and many congratulations on winning too! A x
ReplyDeleteWow, this fabulous! Love all the details and everything you did here. Thank you for playing along with us at Simon Says Stamp & Show!
ReplyDeleteI'm missing words, that's a breathtaking project.
ReplyDeleteHi Anita! This is stunning! Fantastic , all details are faboulous! BArbarayaya
ReplyDeleteWow this is amazing! I kept watching the Rockette girl to see if she would kick. NY is beautiful during that time of the year and you showcased it with this box. The details are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis is SUCH an amazing piece of art! Love it!
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