Shabby Cuff and Bag by GDT Elizabeth

Hello friends, Elizabeth here today, I am one of the Guest Designers for Shabby is Chic Boutique for the month of October 2016.

 I was inspired by SCB laces and designed this Handbag and cuff set using SCB laces and a few embellishments from my stash.

 

 

I began this project with SCB Canvas drawstring bag. I really wanted to use the wide pink lace in a project and soon realized that it wrapped perfectly around the pouch. I attached it to the bag and my inspiration was on a roll. I decided to add the dangle laces to the bottom to display the beauty of the lace and it gave the project beautiful movement.

 

 

 

 

Later, I decided to place another delicate lace with some ribbon at the top. I was a bit concerned about the drawstring I still wanted it to draw so I carefully attached the lace around it. Then I realized that the string was too thick and I replaced it with a thin pink cord that I found in my stash.

 

 

I decided that I wanted my elegant bag to have a handle. As I tossed around ideas I realized that I just might be able to make my own handle. I twisted some bead trim together to form an elegant handle. I finished it off with one of SCB stunning pearl embellishments. I wanted the beauty of the lace to be visible so I decided to use a flower from SCB collar lace. It was perfect just enough and not too much. I finished off the project by embellishing it with a few flatback pearls from my stash. SCB awesome heart embellishment added just a bit more elegance to the bottom of the bag.

 

 

Now for the elegant wrist cuff. I began this project with the idea that I wanted to bring many of the same elements of the handbag into the cuff. I had just enough of SCB stretchy lace to wrap around my wrist. I began layering similar laces as I did for the handbag.

 

 

 

 

 

  I ended by placing a combination of SCB bling, and some from my own stash in the mix. I hope you like my designs and are inspired to head on over to Shabby Chic Boutique Zibbet store, where you will find all the lovely laces I used.

 

Shabby Velvet Pumpkin by GDT Elizabeth B.

Good morning Elizabeth here with my first GDT project for Shabby is Chic Boutique on Zibbet.  I have created this seasonal shabby pumpkin out of velvet material and lots of wonderful items from the SCB store.

 

 

With velvet brown fabric and velvet pink ribbons from my stash I was ready to design with Shabby is Chic Boutique Delicate laces. Included are handmade flowers and other embellishments from my own stash.

 

 

I began embellishment of this project by surrounding the top of my handmade pumpkin with SCB Dangle laces. My goal was to have the laces stream down the sides as the main overall effect. I later attached another delicate trim to the dangle laces to give the impression of longer delicate creeping vines. Surrounding the top cluster of handmade flowers, you will find bits and pieces of SCB laces as well as flowers from SCB Lace flower collar. SCB delicate pink and white lace droops down around the entire pumpkin and is the star lace of this project. This delicate pink lace gives the impression of a flowery vine streaming downward. SCB laces were embellished with pink flat back pearls to enhance the color and beauty of the lace.

 

 

 At the center is a removable skeleton cameo which enhances and brings the soft pink delicate SCB lace to life. SCB has a beautiful butterfly like trim. I cut out the butterflies and formed them as though they were ready for flight to experience a taste of a bit of nectar from another flower. In the center of each butterfly I added a pearl trim as the body. Along the edges where I wrapped the pumpkin with velvet ribbon you will find more SCB butterflies that I used to embellish as the star of that portion of this Velvet Lace Pumpkin.

 

 

 

 

Peeking through the top embellishments you will see how I utilized the soft creamy delicate SCB flowered neck applique flowers. I removed the flowers and added them throughout my project.

 

 

 I still have some of this left for my next project. Amongst the flowers peeking beneath the flower embellishments you will find more SCB dangle laces giving the edges of my design a soft blended outcome.

Please check out my social media links for more info on this project and other items I have created.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Shabby is Chic Boutique Store on Zibbet

 

 

Crafty DevotionLiz Benavides - Designer
Yt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftyDevo...
Email: CraftyDevotions@gmail.com