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Love, Death and Roses by Lora Mahaffey
Filed under Art Projects, Back in Stock, Bella's Corner, Giveaways, Lora Mahaffey, Newsletters
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. However, you can see the supply list items from Lora’s project that are still available on the new site.
Psst! Miz Bella here, and I’m taking over this newsletter!
Design Team Member Lora Mahaffey is trying to buttuh mah butt right up before she calls me a biscuit; with her creation Love, Death, and Roses (made with old doll parts.) Four of my most favorite things!
Lora ran with the more subtly-colored papers from the Star-Crossed Collection to create her sweet little ode to Love and Death in 3 separate pieces (those papers are just so varied… that distressed honeycomb pattern is grand).
And Lora made her shrines from what else? The Paper Mache Tombstone Set!
The Paper Mache Tombstone Set is really versatile. If you’ll remember, Teri Calia created the Edgar Allan Poe Gravestone Triptych; and yours truly created the Divinity Shrine out of the same set. But I digress, back to Lora’s project! A few helpful hints from Lora:
“A couple of quick notes… these awesome tombstones are paper mache and about an inch thick. For the one at left I cut a hole in it, to inset the hand holding the heart. I put a block of cardboard scrap inside the bottom of the tombstone to elevate the hand to the right height and glued it down. Easy peasy!
All the banners were printed on stiff white scrapbook paper, cut to the shape they are and then aged up with paint.
The bases the tombstones are sitting on are all scrap chipboard I covered in matching paper, painted and then glued to the bottom of each tombstone.”
Check out the gorgeous 1-1/2 Inch Red Paper Roses, 7/8 Inch Fancy Fan Black Lace and one of my favorites, A Gilded Life – Love Wings Pendant — all On Sale! It all meshes together beautifully, don’t you think?
Take a peek at Lora’s supply list before you do dance macabre on over to Lora’s blog for more pictures and also Lora’s musings on Love, Death, Roses and Tattoos.
And (oh, my!) check out the gorgeous Death & Roses Giveaway (below) that Leslie pulled together, inspired by Lora’s artwork! AND (I know… there’s more?) Leslie got inspired by the red roses and brass filigree in Lora’s piece and created the Filigree & Roses FREE Gift Kit, too!
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Hooray! A Death & Roses Giveaway!
In addition to just about EVERYTHING in Lora’s Love, Death, and Roses supply list (Psst! that’s a link to a list all the items, with photos)…
I added all of these New items:
– Tiny Burgundy Paper Roses
– Mini Rose Buds – Burgundy
– 1 Inch 2-Tone Brown Paper Roses
– 20mm Red Heart Buttons
– 40x30mm Black Oval Setting
– 25mm Round Antique Bronze Setting
– 18x13mm Oval Filigree Settings
– 40x30mm Resin Skeleton Woman Cameo (not new… but she fits in the new black setting)
– 18×13 Resin Cameo Set (not new either… fits in (and shown with) the new 18x13mm Oval Filigree Settings)
And these goodies that screamed at me that they wanted to join the party:
– Thin Ornate Filigree
– 47mm Antique Gold Filigree
– Skeleton Slides Collage Sheet
– Skeleton Slide Mailers Collage Sheet
And one of the Filigree & Roses Gift Kits!
To enter the Death & Roses Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY OR TOMORROW (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, FRIDAY, January 16, 2015)!
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So check your mailbox on Sunday morning to see who won and for the next Giveaway and Newsletter!
Hey, who won the We’re All Mad Here Giveaway? That would be Kim Lucak! Please check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.
would love to win this what a great assortment Thanks for the opportunity!!
Love the theme for this project. Who would have thought that we should step outside the box and include skeletons and the like when it isn’t Halloween. LOVE IT!!!
I love this.. It would be so great to win!
Imaginative idea..would love love love to craft this one.
Oooo what a lovely assortment! Pick me! Pick me!
Its like halloween has come early lol
Love the tombstones!
Lora’s tombstones are fabulous, I love the combination of themes.
Creepy Beautiful…love it! A mix of Halloween and Valentines.
Please pick me. I love this and never win anything.
Best valentine ever!
Hahaha. These are great. I would never have thought this up. Thank you Lara.
Everything about this makes me happy.
Love it! Halloween and Valentine’s Day entangled!
Oh my!! Those are so lovely Lora, really stunning :o)
Red Red and more red! My favorite color! Love this love death collection works for me!
I love the paper roses. Did you know it is easy to take them apart and re-twist pieces into buds and smaller roses? Just a dab of glue and you are set. Then you can having a matching bouquet at different stages of blooming.
My favorite of all the giveaways!
I love Halloween and Valentines Day mixed up! Both are spooky and are not for the faint of heart!
Love the colors. Lots of fun goodies!
Halloween is my favorite holiday, so this collection is right up my alley! Thanks for the chance to win!
WoW, these shrines are simply amazing … love the creativity and style! Must create some!!
What a great theme. Love it.
oh these are so me!! Love them! Hope I win!
Oh how I would love to be randomly selected for this giveaway!!! Everything is absolutely wonderful.
Another great inspiration from Lora. And what a great giveaway. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
Right down my alley. Just me all over!
This kit is right up my alley so beautiful. I just love it all. I am still deeply missing Halloween so this helps!
Happy New Year! Looking forward to more creative FUN !!!
I am incredibly excited about this giveaway. Oh how I hope to be the chosen one!
It’s like you’ve combined all of my favorite things in one kit! Amazing!
What a great kit! Love the Valentine/Halloween type of vibe going on with this one!
What a beautiful kit…all my favorites. Thanks for the chance to win it!
Wow, what wonderful goodies you have put together! I can see all kinds of uses for them!!
So gothic cool. Love it!
Love this Giveaway, reminds me of Dia de los Muertos !!!!!
What a great collection, Valentine’s and halloween all in one.
These shrines are calling my name! Such an awesome project! Very Day of the Dead! LOVE this! TFS!
SHRINES! Another fav of mine. A perfect collection of Dia de las Muertos iinsperation in time for valentines day. The cameo I have and love them great for everything! Thanx alpha stamps!
Am loving this romantic side of death
Love it
Right my ally. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Thank you Alpha Stamps, THis is a great one.
Who wouldn’t want to win this ?
Me that’s who!!!!
Like the darkness.
This makes me laugh. Gotta love the dark side. So cool!
Oh My Gawd!!! This is so me! Ask anyone, YES, anyone who knows me and they would agree. If I won I’d be in A
This is my favorite! It’s absolutely beautiful.
These are great!
OH MY GOSH!!!!! This is too fabulous and has everything I love plus what great samples Lora made! Whether I win or not I WANT all of it!
Would so love to win this giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win Alpha Stsmps!!!
You always have the best giveawsys!!
Starbeader1959@gmail.com
I am never dissapointed with Alpha Stamps even the sales are fantasgic!!
The Tombstones and Roses giveaway puts a whole new spin on Valentine’s Day!
This is divine! Très magnifique!
My little sugar skull granddaughter would love helping me with these!
Wow- this is an amazing piece of art!
super giveaway, I’d love the opportunity to win, thanks
Ms Bella you ROCK!! I just don’t want to miss the chance of winning this great contest ! It has everything I love and much more !!!
starbeader1959@gmail.com
I’d die for this!!!!
LOVE this!
Omg. So freaking clever. Now you’ve outdone yourself.
It’s Valenteen. Love it.
PERFECT juxtaposition! I’ve loved those tombstones for months now! And JUST saw the Scor tape in 6×6!! Will wonders never cease???
Wow, this is definitely my favorite so far! Love it!
How awesome. I’m loving the colors and the skeleton.
Oh, my stars, I love this! Appreciate all the details given to create! Thanks.
I love skeletons. What a great use for them other than Halloween.
Love the tombstones project. I also would love the cute little tea set and to win the great giveaway.
What fantastic combination of goodies, really like this theme.
What’s not to love about this project. It has everything I need!!
Gorgeous!
What an interesting combination…Hoping to win this one!
Wonderful and creepy!
I simply love this to death!
Very cool!!
Fabulous. Love this giveaway.
Oh how macabre! I love it. death and valentines.
I love this giveaway! Very unique
Very cool! And a little creepy!
Wow, what fantastic combinations. Love this set!
Too fun! What a great idea.
Love it! All of it! So much fabulous happiness happening here!
Halloween in February!
Love, roses and skeletons, my kind of giveaway.
Love Roses giveaway looks great – just found this sight I love it!! I do a lot of Day of the Dead crafts so this is great!!
Fantastic giveaway…love the filigree and roses.
This is so fun and unexpected . This is something that I could see as a funny valentine theme. The ashes of old lovers, don’t by me chocolate , again…
I just love Lora’s display of 3 special Valentines! A very whimsical but sweet display! And yes…please enter me in the giveaway! would love to win this sweet stash of goodies! 🙂
Love, Love, Love this kit to death. Thanks for the chance to win!
LOVE Lora’s creations, wonderful take on Valentine’s Day! Thanks for the giveaway, skeletons and roses, it’s inspired!
Love Valentine’s Day and this great giveaway. Love all your supplies.
Wow! This design team just keeps blowing my mind with their creativity! Thanks for some more great shrine ideas! This giveaway would mesh beautifully with stuff I have on hand.
Super creative….. love these designs. The little black cameo is great.
Love this giveaway!!
I have the perfect project that this goes beautifully with!
Death never look better.
This would. Be fantastic, my niece is in a hight school play Damm Yankies and she is playing Lola. I could sure use this to make her scrapbook and other things
I’m always looking for Halloween ideas. Even in January
Love the mix of scary and romance!
This is what I want for valentines day!
Oooh! Valentine’s Day and Dia de los Muertos all rolled into one package! Loving it!
I think this is my favorite giveaway yet! I just love it to death!
This is by far my favorite giveaway…. so far!
Was never a big Valentines Day fan but i would definitely use it all. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
These a few of my favorite things, and have been. Hearts,& skulls have been and always probly will be.
Another great give away that I’d love to win.
Beautiful! Would love to win it.
I love everything about this Post. The Art work from Lora is amazing and the Giveaway is even more amazing. Thanks for a chance to win!!
I love the reds and browns used in the project. thanks for the chance to win.
How great to combine Valentine’s & Halloween! I’d love these goodies!
those two tone brown roses have great potential!
Crazy Love…Thank you.
Wow … these tombstones are great!
love it
OMG!!! This is sooo up my alley! Amazing project! Love, love, LOVE! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Love the roses. Such a great project
I just adore your giveaways. Thank you for the opportunity to win. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
This one looks like fun. I have the cameo and she is just lovely!
i love this macabre valentines kit! 🙂 so awesome.
How fun! I love it!
I’d love to make my own little shrines! Crossing my fingers and toes!!
I love dark love! Fabulous collection
Eeeeee !! Such AWESOME projects !!! I LUV it. I would very much love to win some of these goodies 😀 xxx
As usual a fantastic group. Sure am sitting with my fingers crossed.
Amazing designs! I love it all, thank you for the chance to win!
What a great collection. So many possibilities!
What a fabulous shrine giveaway! I adore those red roses!
Love the juxtaposition of romantic & creepy with the tombstones. Lora’s done some unique, beautiful work.
Ooooooo this is awesome! So pretty
Love Kills! I love this set! lol
Bloomin’ awesome, Lora!
Wonderful details.
I love this project! It looks like fun to make”
What an interesting concept.
I would love to have this.
How did you know I need this?
Mercy, me. Reminds me of the Woody Allen movie, “Love and Death.” What fun!
I don’t usually love “Love themes”, but this one is great!
Deadly Love is a fantastic theme! How very dangerously beautiful!
Would love to receive this…lovely things!
Another great kit.
Love that chubby little bat!
This looks like so much fun!
Skeletons and roses are great any time of year!! Lovely giveaway