I bought two art pieces from one of my tweeps who lives in Holland (as in: across the pond ... The Hague ... The Netherlands; not in Michigan), and the package arrived today. Imagine my surprise when there was more crafty goodness in there besides just the two pieces I bought! I would squeeze her if she was here! Let me show you what I got:
First, her card she included in the package:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe5VEx88pBq9om8MaVZRlQSj-PLb3yLlzKHA2P3vuUL_6hU1jPRIgrn86toCTfu8IVw60LEFKGv9dFTIopiX-PrnqFqyjSoQC2rFcLvLSHJ-Z9C-JKY9hkzSOhXFDZ6-JzBEfZR2iOSw/s400/PirateCardFront.JPG)
If you don't follow me on Twitter, please let me explain. My name is
@crookedstamper. One of my tweeps took that and it morphed: crookedstamper --> crook --> captain crook --> pirate. Then she sent me a pic of Johnny Depp to use as my avatar, and I've been a pirate ever since. So now that card should make sense. Isn't is too cute? But wait - there's more! Look inside:
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Can you
believe this craftiness?! LOVE IT!
Next, there was a mystery package:
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She hand-crafted the card stock + acetate cover. Inside was
another package:
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(I think it's chocolate. From Holland! :))
Next, I found this pretty little envelope:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRkMgkNQJGi7OOTXR5rW3b6H02Ph4ZLUsIJhNesIA-OYqiUkSylEw6S31Gh7UVemPQ6TPirhlrvqc8YUcmxiNS7Fq5T5Wm6t8bheeG1_IgGhnvfEeJRcAWJESnrhaEu2WHkdqvdCAROw/s400/SmallEnvelope.JPG)
... and inside, a stamp:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipEngzBjjE_cB1qDmNmkwQ7z4hpfuBDTjl2SkiX5vKwytpl2-DSoNHAxunkIOaWkwCO_UH3n2KCOW2FtkPBeE0RN6SFhOnQ-_xGZCVU5adLry7sgLgjJnJz2FOahMJuIEECIANKVkEjs/s400/Stamp.JPG)
I'm not sure if she made this one herself or not, and since she has been without Internet connectivity for a while, she's not around to even ask. ;(
This next pic is a journal, and one of the two items I actually
bought:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspEQKGggXspnQD95p5BtstOpfdBjCqDEM8OwbwNnWMkrkWrBD_loIuxZi_jf8VPkmaFv5s6-NDB63flJ431Tr6CU1C3OQSAQDGwOCm9oeB9aPrhjvi4YqcdvbppBoZ2AVMphx6h59Loc/s400/JournalCover.JPG)
It's a little blurry - okay, a LOT blurry. I guess you don't want to know this is the 5th pic I took and it's the best of the bunch. ;/ I blame all that bling. Let's look at the bling close up and personal:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3RMdXXBTqHeCahKVK9wzYlcmHd1KbBW_cGW5h2LTpfQ9xNX4Lsf6P1pKhQk2PiBzf94ByABj2t6UaenZQ6nWHBylBi5eGh5kf7eCvXR9MLHUkIWHxtcwoKoG5zqHc9OWy-Q4VRdsSrw/s400/JournalCoverClose.JPG)
So pretty! This next one is also one of my purchases:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32e2byrfn8gjaJPOQcn4aG7rWp4GKFG2YgyGx6VV1A58jK9V7iddBqH6JEjtTvVg0o4Fl6sp70lor6VGVVe_0PtDyUKPHWf01tdpNFT3nHAH1Sw9tpHFajyO7xU9o7m5-Pqp6frCFRSU/s400/Trees.JPG)
It's a painting made of bazillions of dots. I think she counted them. She used (if I recall correctly) hypodermic-type needles filled with paint to apply each of those dots. I could not make that up. Wanna see it up close? -->
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Just amazing.
So there you have it - art from a crafty peep in Holland. If you'd like to see more of her creations, please see
her online store and buy her stuff!
Speaking of which, I am taking all my remaining
retired SU stuff to my LSS on Sunday and donating it to a local retirement home. If there is anything you want, get it now!
And thanks for stopping by!
She really is a wonderful artist, our sweet little critter under the bed. And I'm missing her!!! Hope she gets her internet sorted fast.
ReplyDeleteVery talented lady!
ReplyDeleteOooohh! I love the pirate! We should have done a pirate kitty for you! :)
ReplyDeleteHmm...maybe I need to go buy something from her. I'm jealous! I love getting stuff from overseas!
pretty work
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