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Collage Contessa

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A personal blog of an artist specializing in mixed media, paper collage, assemblage, altered art, altered books using vintage papers, ephemera and lace. Sells on Etsy.com under 'CollageContessa' and 'CollageCuriosities'.

Recent Posts Tagged With 'altered'

• Bird Garden Angel

  Posted on Friday August 8th, 2008 at 14:25 in altered, birds, collage, crafty chica, crowns, mixed media, twitter

  A couple months ago The Crafty Chica contacted me about altered a piece from her upcoming line of products due out in August. (I've been following - not stalking - her on Twitter for awhile now.) I w...

• Art Journal Pages

  Posted on Thursday August 7th, 2008 at 10:00 in altered, collage, journal, painting, puppy, studio

  (Clemie is apparently enjoying DD #2's new pillow rec'd for her birthday. It's so big the dog can't even lay her head ON it, its just propped up next to it. lol)I worked on a couple more art journal ...

• Idiosyncrasies & Quirks

  Posted on Monday July 21st, 2008 at 09:00 in altered, challenge, collage, creative therapy

  Idiosyncrasy: \ˌi-dē-ə-ˈsiŋ-krə-sē\ noun - a: a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality b: characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament)Quirk:...

• Friendship Art

  Posted on Wednesday July 9th, 2008 at 12:59 in altered, art supplies, collage, mixed media, studio

  Remember when I was talking about my art room organization? I invited friends over two Tuesdays in a row and we attacked my ribbon. My friends worked tirelessly for hours. My dd helped me finish up a...

• Catch Up Post - Book Club, Winner, Giveaway

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 11:00 in altered, books, canvas, etsy, family, Giveaway, sewing

  Gosh! I do get sidetracked sometimes! I'm realizing there are several things I never got around to closing up, commenting on or whatever.I seriously dropped the ball on my impromptu, newly formed 'V...

• Good Girls & Night Owls

  Posted on Sunday June 29th, 2008 at 11:00 in altered, beach, canvas, challenge, collage, etsy, painting

  (9 days until my beach vacation. Woo hoo!)Saturday was another good day for art. My neatly cleaned art desk is no longer. But that's okay. I pulled out things I haven't used in awhile; metal letters, ...

• 'Day To Myself' Work

  Posted on Saturday June 28th, 2008 at 17:00 in altered, altered gypsy, art, atc, canvas, challenge, collage, creative therapy, etsy, painting

  (ATC made for the TGIF weekly challenge at Altered Gypsy - Tinkling H2Os, stamps w/stazon, Oil pastels on the edge. All created on watercolor paper, with an Altered Pages image.)Gosh, I love having an...

• Etsy, Ebay, Craigslist Oh My! Coupon Too!

  Posted on Saturday June 21st, 2008 at 14:14 in altered, altered art, canvas, ebay, etsy, mixed media, sale

  ** COUPON: Mention this blog post or my bulletin post about my recent Etsy, Ebay & Craigslists listings and I'll give you 20% off anything you buy (excluding custom items.) Mention my listings on ...

• Creative Therapy Catalyst

  Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 09:00 in altered, art supplies, canvas, collage, creative therapy, family

  I'm loving my stint as a Creative Therapy Designer. It 'forces' me to create, even when I feel my muse is gone, that I have no talent or that I just have nothing to contribute. Thanks to all those wh...

• Recycling Project #1

  Posted on Sunday June 15th, 2008 at 09:00 in altered, altered pages, art supplies, blogs, collage, Giveaway, mixed media, studio, tutorial

  As some people know, I hate to throw things away (I'm trying DH, really I am! Yes, Rhonda & Trisha, I know you'll GLADLY come raid my art room and take things off my hands.) On Saturday, I was ch...

• Near & Dear Art Books Lists

  Posted on Friday June 13th, 2008 at 13:00 in altered, books, collage, mixed media

  Someone asked me today what art books I hold near and dear, which books I own and which I covet. Well, here you go!Near & Dear (that I own):Mixed Media ExplorationsArtist Trading Cards, An Ant...

• Beaded Fabric Cards

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 19:00 in altered, altered pages, beads, buttons, cards, collage, fabric, lace, mixed media, ribbon, swap

  Forgot to mention the card I made for my swap partner. I wanted to make something fun so I pulled out my fabrics and trims to see what I could come up with. The end result was so fun to make that I p...

• Spring & New Project

  Posted on Tuesday March 18th, 2008 at 12:59 in altered, collage, collagecuriosities, etsy, ice cream, spring

  Can you feel spring where you live? I can't but I know its coming. Even though its bitter cold out, when I take the pup outside I see buds forming on the bushes. I see new ivy pushing its way up throu...

• Guten Tag!

  Posted on Tuesday February 5th, 2008 at 08:58 in altered, altered book, birds, collage, mixed-media, sign-in, vellum

  0205085, originally uploaded by Collage Contessa.I love that Flickr shows you a different way to say hello, every time you sign in. I learn something new everyday!Here are pics from the Nature AB I'm ...