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Inspired by Mother Nature's Creations
New addition! Red Hat cards for the Scarlet Sparrows of Texas.
Each bird is hand painted in Watercolor, the sparrow rests on Northern Sea Oats which have been coated to
prevent drying and fading, each bird has it's own red hat with purple feather and is mounted on a fabric
background then mounted to the card. Blank inside, printing can be added where desired.
Please view all the cards, if you find something you like, or would like a custom card, please contact me and I will work on a design made just for you.
Recycled fabric and papers are used whenever possible along with natures bounty.
Angel Cards
A variety of words relating to peace, angels, and religion are printed
in the background with an original angle image design overlay lightly
painted to create the illusion of an angel moving away from the viewer.
Other Handmade Cards
Christmas Cards, Birthday, Easter, Friendship or Spring celebration cards
or Custom - special Irish birthday card
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Celebration of Spring - Brightly colored fabrics, quilted and inserted
into a cutout of a rabbit shape. An example of inside messages
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Not a Creature was Stirring – your very own Christmas Mouse card
This little mouse is made from birch bark, dressed in a Santa hat with faux fur trim
and surrounded with packages bulging from the stocking. The stocking cuffs are
decorated in a variety of trims, vintage laces, buttons and fabrics, which were hung
with care. The card is heavy card stock, 5.5” x 8.5”
Poem inside was written by Joanna Fuchs
Click here for more images
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Additional Holiday Cards
This is a small sampling of A2 size cards for the holiday. Fabric,
knitted materials and paper were used to create these cards.
Contact me for more information on quantities and combinations.
Button snowmen
Mittens from recycled materials.
Countless combinations available.
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Inspired by the song "The Christmas Shoes" the following cards are made with red and green silks and satins and a variety of vintage ribbons and lace.
Edith Wharton - Novelist is the inspiration for this card.
“There are only two ways of spreading the light --
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
Message on inside is a verse from Matthew 5:14-16
The church window is cut out from earth tone cardstocks and aged using special inks. The border of the window is 'Ivy' covered using several layers of machine stitching and a variety of colored threads.
The window has at least 3 layers of materials simulating window cross bars, netting and screening.
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Lady Bug Card
These ladies are decorating their tree too!
The tree is a small piece of limb from a Cedar, complete with tiny
pinecones.
The red ornaments on the tree are dried seeds from the Burning Bush.
The yellow petal behind the star is from the Rudebeckia Flower.
Fennel borders the handmade paper.
The ladybug bodies are made from petals of the Red Salvia Flower.
The spots on the ladybugs are Nigelia seeds.
The heads on the ladybugs are Yucca plant seeds.
The feet are Broomcorn seeds.
Antenna and other set of legs are from black thread.
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Poinsettia Card Made with real dried leaves of the 'Burning Bush' shrub.
Mounted on handmade paper, embellished with
Poinsettia ribbon and tissue on the edge.
The lovely Legend of the Poinsettia is on the inside
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Ribbon Tree cards constructed with many Vintage ribbons
from the 40's and 50's
Insert for Ribbon Tree Card More pictures here
Each Card is lovingly made with bits and pieces of leftover ribbons, laces, rick rack, and materials gathered
over 40 years from relatives both with us and who are now endearing memories. Each card stock has a spattering
of snow (paint) on the background and on the inside, the inside is also stamped with gold stars. A blank insert page is
provided for your own personalized message, or one of your choosing can be pre-printed.
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The Stocking is made with muslin, that has been tea dyed
giving it a 'primitive' style of fabric design, then
formed into shape of a stocking style. Simple adornments
are added and the fabric is then slightly distressed to age it.
Insert for card a poem from the movie
"The Bishop's Wife"
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Snowman Cards made of Birch Bark and
other elements from nature.
Snowman cards made of Birch Bark,
Broomcorn stalks and seed,
Grapevine, Raffia, and Yucca Seeds
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"Christmas Bells"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807-1881)
The poem was written during the American Civil War while waiting on news of his son.
This poem is on the inside of each of the "Christmas Bells" cards. For the Story behind the writing of "Christmas Bells" click Here.
Each card has various colors and sizes of ribbons woven throughout the shape of the bells. Each card is original, unique and one of a kind.
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The poem is titled:
"Friendship"
by David Henry Thoreau
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Easter Card Sample:
Insert Poem is written by Nicholas Gordon
and the top part of the 'cracked egg' opens to
feature an Easter renewal verse.
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All Cards and design are subject to product availability. |
*Please note all work is made to order, special requests are welcome.
Contact rhabunek@wowway.com for any questions or additional information