Vintage Resurrection :)
The other day I turned out to be the winner (hold down one second please: YAY!!!!!!!) of a wonderful giveaway from my dear friend Margie who has such a special collection of everything vintage. Down here you can see some of the treasures that were included in my prize! These are pieces of vintage fabrics and trims, I love them sooo much!
In the pictures below you can see something simple that I created using Photoshop with some of the pictures of the fabrics. The uses that we can give to pretty vintage fabrics are infinite. Sewing small toys and other things for the home is one of them (which I am planning to do with these beautiful fabrics) but you can also scan the fabrics to your computer, print them on paper and use them for collages etc. If you are familiar with Photoshop then you can use this program for creating illustrations etc.
If you are not familiar with Photoshop but have dreamed to learn how to use it then I HAVE GREAT NEWS for you!! I just found an amazing set of video tutorials that teach you the basics of Photoshop. In order to do wonders with photoshop all you need to know is the basics and then with a little bit of exploration you will discover all the possibilities. You can buy this treasure online (here is the link) and it is worth every cent, I payed $97 for the set, it is not super cheap but again it is worth every nickel. I am recommending this to you with total confidence because it has saved my life regarding how to use Photoshop and because I wish that someone had recommended this to me like 10 year ago, it would have saved me soooo much time. (You buy the access to the tutorials which you can watch online or download to your computer, it is not a CD but it is 100% safe). Also I really enjoy the way David Peters sells this product, he must be an interesting person :)
Have a wonderful weekend my friend!
And see you on Monday with the winner of our last giveaway!
Elsita :)
Lucky you. What a Vintage Collection. Have a nice weekend.
Posted by: Mette | May 02, 2008 at 02:03 AM
You are so creative.
Posted by: Esti | May 02, 2008 at 03:47 AM
I love that yellow rose print with the houses on it!
I have a bunch of fabric that is old it's unuseable but I love the print too much to part with it- thanks for the ideas!
Posted by: Hoopey | May 02, 2008 at 07:18 AM
WOW!!! Leave it to elsita to take a small stack of old fabric from my closet and turn it instantly with a wave of her magic photoshop wand into art. Unbelievable!!! I love your pictures so much especially the last one. Like I said you can come raid my stash any time :)
Posted by: Margaret Oomen | May 02, 2008 at 09:23 AM
Unbelievably creative and so inspiring!
Posted by: Victoria | May 02, 2008 at 03:54 PM
Hello
I am an aspiring crafter and love to read your blog. Sometimes all the etsy bloggers I read slightly intimidate me as you're all soooo creative. But I guess it's all a journey of discovery!
I just wanted to add that for anyone (like me) who can't quite afford photoshop/illustrator etc. there's a company called Serif who produce very similar programs at a fraction of the cost. I purchased their equivalent to Photoshop,Illustrator, Quark and a web design package for £150. Their tools and functionality are very similar to the real deals, so they're quite a useful for a first step.
Posted by: Cleona Wallace | May 03, 2008 at 04:29 AM
Elsita, everything you do is so magical and inspirational. any chance you'll make prints with these colllages?
Posted by: fanja | May 04, 2008 at 01:56 AM
wonderful! I love what you did with these!!
Posted by: amy k. | May 04, 2008 at 07:02 AM
Hello Elsita!
Congrats on your win!
You've been busy creating beautifully as always!
I came by to let you know if you don't already know about it. It is important that illustrators, artists and photographers need to know about. Brenda Pinnick posted about it on a message board. If you just click on Posted by: Flassie it will take you to her blog and that post about it. Don't let the title fool you. It's not about Orphans it's about art, even family photos and any photo that has been published on the internet. Published and Unpublished work. It will force you to register every picture you do with privately held commercial registries. It will make every unregistered work potential orphans. At her blog she goes into more detail about it.
God Bless Your Creative Life and Your Family Too!
Posted by: Flassie | May 04, 2008 at 07:04 AM
This is a wonderful idea. I love what you did with the fabrics. If I could just pluck up the courage to learn about Photoshop I know I would have so much fun with something like this.
Posted by: Josie | May 04, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Gorgeous! I love the collages!
Posted by: Beth | May 04, 2008 at 04:06 PM
I was just cursing photoshop today wondering how anyone ever figures out how to use it on their own (luckily I have a patient husband who tries to walk me through it). I will definitely check out this link. Thanks!
Posted by: kari | May 04, 2008 at 06:13 PM
Hello Elsa,
I was recently given the Excellent blog award, and just wanted to let you know that I have passed it on to you. You can read the post and find the image on my blog. I truly adore your work.
Best Wishes,
Victoria
a.k.a. The Silly BooDilly
Posted by: Victoria | May 04, 2008 at 07:12 PM
ohhhh....I have Photoshop envy...
Posted by: High Desert Diva | May 06, 2008 at 06:57 AM