Gilded Girl Stash Society

I've posted a little bit about the kits I have received from the

Gilded Girl Stash Society.

Debbie and Shea of A Gilded Life began this kit club in January of this year.

I missed out on the first three months and was kicking myself for it.  However, I was able to get on board in April.

I have received three kits now and each time I find myself gaping in awe.

If you are a mixed media artist and elegant, gilded, romantic, vintage, feminine or any word similar to these is a near reflection of your style, this is truly a kit club for you.

(I know it is for me!)

When a new kit is sent out a news letter goes out as well, full of updates and lovely sentiments from Debbie and Shea.  The Society also has a Flickr group where we can share our creations and soak up inspiration from each other and a private blog which features tutorials. 

I have had the honor of being asked to join the GGSS team as a designer for the Society blog

and I would like to take a moment to say to all of the Gilded Girls who have given me such a warm welcome,

Thank You, Ladies!

I'm really looking forward to creating with you all.

Blooming Stars

Last Thursday I heard the delivery man leave a package at the front door. 

I, however, did not deem it necessary to actually get up from my comfy chair, as I was quite sure the package only contained car parts for a certain Farmboy.

And those boxes are always so blasted heavy, so I decided to let it stay there for awhile.

Egads!

Little did I know!!!

Once I had to get up, I figured I'd go ahead and lug that box inside.

I stepped out onto the porch and thought how nice that the box wasn't 4 ft. x 4 ft.

As I was lifting with my legs, I was surprised that it didn't weigh a ton and that's when I saw it...

The label!

It was for ME and it was from THEM!

Them... the Gilded Girls!!!

It was my first Gilded Girls Stash Society box!

(I was kicking myself for letting it sit there on the porch for over an hour)

I slowly opened the box, letting the anticipation build.

A small sigh escaped my lips as I pulled the packing out.

It was like looking into a box full of glittering stars.

This little, poem wall hanging is my first creation from my box of stars.

I really liked how Debbie and Shea used handmade tags and an antique spool to wind the trims on,

and I thought they would be perfect as the base for a wall hanging.

In fact, in the piece, I also used the seambinding and the silver floss that was used to tie up this and that from the kit.

The only two extras I used from my stash were the cream cardstock, that I wrote the poem on, and the Osenberg fabric

(which, it would seem, I cannot create anything without)

Ahh, I do so love a GOOD supply kit.