Milk glass and Mother Goose

I’ve always admired milkglass and I am always scouring the thrift store for some.  So, to my surprise, some milk glass was discovered out in the barn and no one wanted it so I became the proud owner of a few vases, a footed bowl, a pair of candlesticks, a large bowl type candle holder and a bell.  I new that I wanted to display it on my mantle, so I cleaned it up and removed all the Christmas garland and stockings and it now sits proudly above the fireplace along with a new paper cutting.  I don’t think I’ve mentioned my newest interest here before.  I discovered it here, here, and here and since then I have played around with some designs from this book and used pictures and other templates for desgins.  Over Christmas I made a Nativity scene; the design came from an old Southern Living book from 1989.  I also made one as a gift for my nephew and his lovely bride from a wedding photo. 

I happened to glance at this book the other day and thought that the image on the back was just lovely and I wanted to make a paper cutting and then I added the text from the nursery rhyme.  I found other illustrations from the popular rhymes that I thought would make good cuttings, traced them and then printed out the rhymes and framed them in simple black frames with a white matte.  I love the simplicity of silhouettes; the little details that are left for the imagination.

For more paper cutting goodnes check here and here and this book is a good one too.

Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you around next week!