Monday, February 22, 2010

Sing Sweet Nightingale

It began



with a beautiful old door escutcheon,



found in an antique store



after a calligraphy class.



Along with three shades of amethyst seam binding



and a photograph of an English garden,



the Fairy Tale began.

20 comments:

knitterbeader said...

Alisa, it's magical the way you can make something spectacular out of nothing! It's so pretty.

Lori said...

sooooo lovely Alisa...i love your ribbon flowers!!!

FILIGREE MOON said...

Gorgeous composition - love your color choices and ribbonwork! ~ Angela

Robin Thomas said...

Yikes, that is delicious...

Charlene said...

Beautiful!!!!!! You did an amazing job! The colors are so sweet & peaceful. Have a wonderful week. Charlene

Tina said...

So beautiful - love your tiny flowers Alisa

chasity said...

that is a lovely piece of art.

Unknown said...

This absolutely takes my breath away! Absolutely beautiful, Alisa.

Caleen said...

It is so beautiful. Lovely work. I love your ribbonwork.. So delicate and pretty. You are amazing!

Margaret said...

Totally inspired Alisa! beautiful colours and great composition, love it! Mx

Cheryl Carey Bass said...

Holy Schmackers, Alisa! That turned out brilliant. I never doubted, but it's even better than I imagined it would be! Great job.

Unknown said...

It's so lovely Alisa! Isn't it exciting when a project is complete and it turns out so amazing? I'm glad you are taking time to craft. I have a few of those key hole hardware thingys and made some door hangers with them last summer. It's crazy how rusty hardware is so charming to us..LOL!

Have a great weekend!

Sandy XOX

Anonymous said...

Alisa, this is absolutely beautiful!! Can you just imagine what the people who once owned these pieces as usable items would think, then someone cast them away as junk!
Peeled paint, rust and tossed into a pile of seemingly useless items has become something so pretty once again!
Great job!!
Diane

Heavens2Betsy said...

This is a stunning piece of work. Exquisitely beautiful. I am new to your blog but will return often.
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Sandy said...

Beautiful! I arrived by way of Diane Knott's Musings and am glad to have found your blog.

Holly Knott said...

This is gorgeous! So delicate and what a beautiful way to use the door escutcheon. I found your blog via my mom's blog (Diane Knott's Musings). I'll be back!

Cami @ Creating Myself said...

It's gorgeous...simply gorgeous!

natalea said...

just wonderful! xo natalea

Sherry Williams said...

How beautiful, Alisa! I am always amazed at your beautiful creations!
hugs,
Sherry

Suz said...

That is STUNNING!