Wednesday 30 March 2011

Tag Tuesday Challenge - Vintage Sewing

What a great theme for a tag! It had me rooting through my vintage sewing supplies as soon as I read it. But of course, as usual, things turned out very differently from what I had set out to create. I blame it all on the Graphics Fairy, lol. I wanted to use one of her images of an antique dress form on the tag. And then I saw gorgeous old scissors on her image collection, and all of a sudden, vintage sewing had gone steampunk!! Can you imagine, me having even a hint of steampunk on a tag? Guess there is a first for everything.

So I created a faint background of a vintage Coats Threads ad and coloured the dress form slightly.
I created a skirt out of the antique scissors, silvered them with the Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, made a necklace out of vintage hooks and eyes, and a belt out of vintage poppers. Added a little flower made from antique lace trim, some MOP buttons, and a little ruffle made from vintage McCall's dressmaking paper. Oh, and a teeny little vintage sequin.

Here is my "Vintage Sewing " gone-slightly-steampunk tag -


I had oodles of fun with this one!

Toodlepip, xxx
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25 comments:

  1. suziqu's thread works30 March 2011 at 22:03

    A little bit of Vintage immagination goes a very long way - this has turned out so creatively Liz!
    Hugs, Suzy

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  2. my cup of tea30 March 2011 at 22:07

    This is really cute! Loved how you used the hooks and snaps!
    ~Donna~

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  3. Zoechaos30 March 2011 at 22:12

    Gorgeous work love the bottom of the bodice. XOXO Zoe

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  4. Barbara Jean30 March 2011 at 22:47

    that tag is adorable!!

    blessings
    barbara jean

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  5. BelleSouth30 March 2011 at 22:53

    Such a fantastic tag!!! Love it!

    Rebecca

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  6. Sarah - Red Gingham30 March 2011 at 23:36

    What a fabulous tag!!! Love how you added hooks and domes as decorations. But really love the swishy tail from a paper pattern. Jolly well done!

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  7. Angela31 March 2011 at 02:04

    It's gorgeous! I love this tag!
    Angela

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  8. Jean Franks Beck31 March 2011 at 03:55

    Love, love, looooooove it! A match made in heaven, vintage sewing and steampunk! Gorgeous artwork.

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  9. Marie Lost Bird Studio31 March 2011 at 08:45

    WOW, I love it Liz!!!
    Your tag is just stunning and I love all the details.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Hugs,
    Marie

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  10. Dorthe31 March 2011 at 09:24

    Liz, WOW -
    IT HAS GONE BEAUTIFULLY STEAMPUNK... OH MY-THE SCISSORS WITH THE POPPERS ON AND THE HOOKS NECKLACE- GREAT,GREAT- DEAR FRIEND.

    Hugs,Dorthe

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  11. Catje31 March 2011 at 10:27

    Beautiful! I'm impressed with the imaginative use of sewing stuff! :)

    Catje

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  12. woodandfabric31 March 2011 at 11:20

    oh my!! Such a Lovely Tag! I love all those details! Great, great work!
    Michelle *Û*

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  13. Diann31 March 2011 at 13:12

    Wow...just the best! Its an awesome tag full of detail..you go girl! Diann

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  14. Lynne Moncrieff31 March 2011 at 16:17

    Oh this is soooo lovely, especially the necklace you created, brilliant!
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  15. Unknown31 March 2011 at 18:42

    Loving the tag but the extra on the main image are wonderful

    Love Dawn xx

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  16. FredaB31 March 2011 at 22:31

    What great ideas you used on this tag. Love the dress form with hooks and eyes and the snaps.

    Whomever gets this will be very lucky.

    Hugs

    FredaB

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  17. Gaby Bee 1 April 2011 at 13:49

    Gorgeous work...very creative with lots of fabulous details to explore.
    Love it!

    Gaby xo

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  18. Anonymous1 April 2011 at 18:04

    This is beautiful, Liz. Must be something in the air today. On another blog I discovered that Tim Holtz has a dress form die. I'm thinking I NEED that one! And here's YOUR dress form tag! Coincidence or a nudge for me to buy the die! ;-)
    Hugs, Diane

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  19. Julia @ Vintage with Laces1 April 2011 at 18:45

    That's a super cool and creative tag, Liz!
    Hugs to you,
    Julia

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  20. Hellemor2 April 2011 at 12:33

    Gosh, this is very beautiful and elegant. Love all about it.

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  21. Janna3 April 2011 at 23:47

    I love, love, love your tag. It is so very cool!!! So creative.

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  22. Linda M.4 April 2011 at 00:06

    Fabulous tag. I love all the details especially the snaps and hook and eyes and the hint of steam punk going on is fantastic.

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  23. Cindy Adkins5 April 2011 at 08:03

    How did I miss this amazing tag? It's gorgeous, Liz!!!
    XO

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  24. marie11 April 2011 at 22:06

    I love this tag Liz! The bit of pattern tissue is a perfect touch.

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  25. Marjie Kemper14 April 2011 at 15:40

    Such a fabulous tag... love what you did with the scissors/snaps and the metal around her neck... it's gorgeous.

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