The ABC :B is for Button

The ABC ...

Like I mentioned last week for the next few Mondays I am going to complete the ABC in print....

I have to say I am really enjoying this... it is making the creative juices flow

This week is the letter B ... I had a few ideas for this.... Bike ... Bushes... but in the end I went with Buttons....

Buttons make me think of crafts and my daughter..... she loves buttons and sticking them on to paper to form pictures.... and I think she will love this print ......

Like I said last week ... if anyone would like to join in with me then please feel free just leave me a comment with the link to your ABC Monday.... it can be anything you have created.. as long as its beginning with the letter for the week.. it can even be the color of something like B is for blue ....


♥ Rachel

Sunday Stroll : Including my First Sponsorship

Its been a funny old week.
Lots of comings and goings, we had an encounter with another car, a bust water pipe, a treasury that reached number one on the listing page and my first sponsorship.


Yes that's right I am now an official sponsor of a lovely blog called The Elephants Trunk.... ever since I found Lauren and her blog I have been contemplating becoming a sponsor...

Today I took the Elephant by the trunk and just did it.

I really recommend Lauren's blog it is full of lots of stuff to do ... she has some wonderful guest posts and I just know you guys would really enjoy it... she is also an Etsy shop owner

Also this week I have finished another collection ..... No really name for this collection It was more a theme that I had in mind.... a theme of sepia ..... as sepia is something I relate to as old...and we all know I love anything older than me .....

So here we have my latest collection... and if any of you can think of a name for it ...I would love to hear from you ...

Well that's my week in a nutshell.... how was your week...? anything interesting happen?

I'm wondering what the week to come will bring .... thinking good vibes !!


♥ Rachel

Inspired by Love

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I know Im late making a post, but when I say its been a crazy sort of week, I know you will understand.
"Its been a crazy week"there I said it ... but despite the craziness of this week I have stilled found time for one of the most important things of all time..... Love....

So this week I am Inspired by Love...

Not only does it make the world go round, its one thing we all have in common as human begins...it's as simple as loving someone.

As a child my mom said I would doodle hearts on paper and leave them around the house....

I remember doing this as a young adult and if Im totally honest I still do it now.... funny this is ...my nine year old son does it to... always hearts doodled on paper...

This makes me smile...

I love finding hearts on paper, which he has just left around...

Secret ...I save them in a box ....

 From Left to Right

1: Born to live together Cushion Valentine Day by thegretest

2: Love postcard - Greeting card by PaperFairytale

3: floral "12 things i love" mini-books by CoriKindred

 What is inspiring you right now ? ...I would love to know.

♥ Rachel

2 Photographers 1 Inspiration : Around Town

This weeks Photo Prompt over at A Life Through The lens is to take a photography of the city or town in which you live....

And in true TatterBean style I couldn't just give you one ....

 It was two hard...

Also this is a mixture of the town in which I live and the neighboring town ...

Mainly cause I love both...

Being a city girl and being from across the pond, where I live now is so different... so I'm often just blown away by it all....

So here it is 

And you really should pop over to see Kristi and Mellisa's work ... stunning ..and not to be missed


♥ Rachel

I Love to Pounce.

Plum and Bear

Tuesdays have turned into a totally crazy day for me.... I was invited to join a Treasury Team at the weekend.... and their blitz day is Tuesday ...and as you all know I love to Pounce is on a Tuesday .... so I guess I need to get a bit more organized from now on....

So without further a do...here is my Pounce for the week.... if your here and wondering what I love to Pounce is here are the rules

Plum and Bear .... so totally adorable...

I feel in love .... with bear  ... well have you seen him ..how can you not fall in love with him...

But what really truly won my heart about this shop is... One the owner is British ... ye I know bias ..but also when I read her profile...what she wrote was what I want to read from an artist

Welcome and thank you for stopping by my shop. I am a mixed media artist from the UK. I am inspired in my art and designs by the imagination of my two wonderful children and also by my own childhood. You could call me a bit of a dreamer. I like to get lost in the world of my characters. 

Go so show some love to Plum and Bear...  Im sure bear will be thrilled ....
So did you pounce today and if so what did you find.... we all would love to see...
leave us a link below... and we will be over to visit

So I am going to leave you now with my favorite drawing from Plum and Bear 

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Tea For One

Have a wonderful day ...

♥ Rachel

The ABC : A is for Apple

I decided I need a change of direction ..... I have always wanted to produce the Alphabet in print, either by an object or by color...

So I from the new few weeks until the Alphabet is complete in print  Monday will be my day for doing my ABC's ....

If any of you would like to join me, it doesn't have to be a print it can be whatever your craft is...you just need to follow in order of the Alphabet ...

Its just a simple way of getting those creative juices flowing

If you do follow along just leave me a link in comments so I and everyone else can come and look.

So today is A for ...... Apple

♥ Rachel

Inspired by the 1920's

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 I am inspired by anything old... anything older than myself that is ..
Today's modern surroundings don't really float my boat, Id rather live in a old house that was maybe built 100"of years go then a newly built building.

I would rather wear something vintage then something I just purchased at Marcy's or any shop in the mall .. not that I have the honor of doing that, somethings something that's be wore by ten different people is so much more expensive than something you can buy at the mall

One of my biggest loves is the 1920's Frapper Girls... to say I'm fascinated by them is an understatement
I would truly loved to have lived in that era ..... the music the things they wore the way they danced...all of it ... I adore it all.

I was reading a post today over at Acute Designs, and saw she to had been inspired by something similar .... you can read the story yourselves over at her blog ... her inspiration is one of the reasons for this post along with a shop that was on the front page yesterday ... so let me share with you my 1920's inspired finds.

From Left to Right

1:The Lucille - Large White Beaded and Sequin Flower Stretch Headband by Acute Designs

2: Unlike Eloise, Ramona has mastered the hula hoop print by flapperdoodle

3:  Vintage Inspired 1920's Era Flapper gray pearl and crystal glass pendant. by The Fascination Street

 What is Inspiring you right now... I would love to know?

♥ Rachel

2 Photographers 1 Inspiration : White

Each week I join in with Kristi over at A Life Through The Lens and the photo prompt she does with another photographer called Mellisa.

This weeks prompt was the color white .....  

Kristi added this to the prompt

White (adj)

A: Free from color

B: The color of snow or milk

C: Free from spot or blemish

I am in love with the images that Kristi and Melissa have taken and posted this week. You really should go over and have a look... both photos have a dreamy feel to them.

For me the color white screams snow... but as Im a little bit sick of snow right now the thought of posting a photo of it is unthinkable.

One of my big loves is Pearls and the other week when sorting out a craft box I found a string of them, why they where in a craft box I have no idea but never the less I found them. 

You all know my other love is Teacups .. so the two together go very nice.... 

When I look at pearls I do think pure, white also says pure to me to ... so here is my photo prompt for this week 

 If you fancy join in with the photo prompt then make sure you follow Kristi on her blog and look out for the prompt each week...

♥ Rachel

Love is The New Black ... Treasury Challenge

Wednesday is Treasury Challenge for The Undiscovered Arts of Etsy ... anyone can join in... all are welcome... just follow this link  
The Theme this week is Anti Valentines ....






Go Visit my Treasury please and show it some love

Have a blessed day

♥ Rachel

I Love to Pounce.

The Paper Moon Studio

Pounce day.... Discover something new day ... whatever you call it .....

I love to pounce is all about finding new shops on Etsy via the Pounce button the Etsy use on their buy page.

So if your not looking for something specif then the pounce feature is the way to go.

Each week I link up with my team, The Undiscovered Artist of Etsy and I also add a link to my page for those of you who are not in the team but wish to join in. (both links are the same)

So today's pounce is The Paper Moon Studio

Found them in less than three pounces and it was an instance attraction.....

Paper it always gets me everytime... they have some wonderful prints in their shop all of which would look wonderful in any home...

The owner of Paper Moon is also a fine arts artist and does have another shop which still comes under the category

Go visit them they have some wonderful prints .... and you know this one here would be fitting in most of our homes
So who did you pounce today .... join up with me

♥ Rachel

Much ♥ Monday: Gift Tags

 Im a big love of paper, we have tons of it in the house .....
My new love for this week is gift tags... I adore anything that is small and made of paper...

Im loving this one cause its hand painted 

by Oddball Arts

And this is to cute for words....
by happypapers

There was so many more I could of listed but it would take all day .....

So what are you loving this week?

Come sign up with Anna at Much Love

♥ Rachel

Pay It Forward... You know you want to

As many of you know I have a personal blog ...Select All + Delete .....and I just have to say the people I have followed and join up with are some of the most wonderful people any girl could wish to meet.

I strolled on over to one of my favorites the other day and her post was about paying it forward...

One of my favorite topics ...

I have recently posted on my facebook personal page a pay it forward ...and I am swapping with  a few of my English friends ...

I signed up to pay it foward with MultipleMum and Im in ... yes Im excited

So now its my turn .... And this much I will promise .. You will receive one of my prints with a little something to go with it

I promise something handmade to the FIRST 5 people who leave a comment here. However, to be eligible, you must re-post this message, offering something handmade to 5 other people. The rules are that it must be handmade by you, and it must be sent to your 5 giftees sometime in 2011.

Ready, set, GO!

 

I said GO .... Go sign up 

♥ Rachel

 

P.S When you sign up you also need to email your address ... tatterbeans@gmail.com

2 Photographers 1 Inspiration : Texture

Every Wednesday to of my favorite Photographers do a photography prompt .....

I recently joined back up with them to take part....

This week the prompt was Texture......

How excited have I been all week..textures are what I love about what I do ... I don't think I have anything in my shop that isn't textured in one way or another ...

I'm crazy for textures...and have recently started working on making and taking my own to use as over layers....... not has hard as you may think... anything can be used..its just what you do with it to make it work I guess...

So as we had a huge snow storm today this throw me slightly... I normal take the photo of what I want to enter the day I'm going to do the prompt... yes I am  totally organized.

Well that didn't quiet happen today two children at home and between shoveling and everything else you do with two kids home..when your not use to having them home ..it well went a miss...

But not a complete wash out ... I have a file of photos that are all textured so I went and had a look .... and this has to be one of my favorite...

I took this sitting at my work desk at home... The thing I love about it is the tree ....... this is the view I have and its even better in summer... and that tree has been featured in so much of my blog posts its untrue....

I am a tree lover also 

 It is a texture I do plan on using at some point....

 Now hop on over to Life Through The Lens and see what Kristi and Mellisa came up with 





♥ Rachel

I Love to Pounce.

Tulle Pom Party Picks - Red

My faviorite day of the week is tueday ...

Mainly because I get to pounce...why do I like pounce so much

Well its a way finding new shops and discovering new things ...and boy do I have  something diffrent for you today ...

When you go to a party and you look at cocktail sticks/party picks what do you think?

Well I think..hmmm they look pretty boring .. well not any more if you shop with

ShortCake

Pom Pom Party Picks - Red

 They make boring party picks into eye catching candy that will make any party food look totally appealing ...
Its totally ingenious what they have done with Party Picks....


Newly opened this month and from Nashua New Hampshire... we are from the same neighborhoods by the way I must live about 10 miles away....

I love something that is so different its eye catching, but yet such a simple idea.

 Go pay them a visit and discover some of their totally awesome party picks 

So did you pounce today and if so who did you find....

You can link up here and show the world your pounce.....

I also link up with The Undiscovered Artist of Etsy and as a team we pounce you can visit there pounces here



♥ Rachel

Much ♥ Monday

 Im loving everything about valentines day right now....

Little secret it....

It is my favorite time of the year, my favorite holiday

So here are a few things that Im loving right now

Geek Love Card

XOXO Robbie Robot Mini Note Card Set of 4

 

 Message in A Bottle Valentines Day Vase, reclaimed wood

I adore paper and wood .... for some unknown reason it truly excites me ... and I LOVE it ... and this is just a few selection of my love finds.... 

Believe me I could post so much more 

So are you loving anything this Monday if so why not go link up with Anna and let us all know what your Much ♥ Monday  is

♥ Rachel

Does it Run in the Family

Still not feeling 100% but there is still so much work I want to get done ...

I worked on a print today...and while I worked my precious daughter worked along side me ...

I promised her that if she did her art work and put 100% into it I would show the world what an awesome artist she is ...

So now I must keep my promise....

 A young TatterBean in the making

 Piece to my Puzzle 

My new print will be in the shop sometime tomorrow 

Well here is to a amazing week ahead ..... The weekend goes by far to fast

♥ Rachel

Valentines Day

 Being a merchant means being on step ahead of yourself.....
planning in advance and being organized ... something which I use to be fairly good at ..but it would seem I have gotten out of the habit just a little.

So with a swift kick up the backside I have gotten my acted into gear.

I produced my valentines range and made them into mini prints.
Valentines day isn't just for lovers its for that person in your life that means a lot to you

Like your mother,father,sister,brother,daughter and son

The mini prints are ideal as they say I love you your special to me and then that person has a keepsake that they can fame... they come in a set ... and two of the sets are printed in textured METALLIC Linen Textured paper.

So not just one person can benefit a few special people in you life can.
Here is a little taste of what they look like ....

 each set ranges from $12 to $15 .... and they are in my shop now

♥ Rachel

2 Photographers 1 Inspiration

For along time now I have wanted to join in with Kristi and Melissa and their photo prompt  ... I use to do to join this prompt sometime ago before I opened my own Etsy shop...

Kristi is one of the reasons I started my shop.. she has for sometime been a source of inspiration to me ... and a great encouragement.

Her work is featured in my daughters room, and that room was decorated around the prints I picked out from her shop .. Lifethroughthelens

So this weeks prompt was your favorite imagine from 2010

This was hard there was so many

In the end I went with a favorite of some of my team mates on Etsy and a favorite of mine... both involving water a favorite activity of both my children

 

Both my children are awesome models and will send hours letting me take their photos as long as its something they enjoy doing... 

Do you have a faviorite Imagine of 2010

if so go join in with Kristi and Melissa

they would love to meet you

♥ Rachel

I Love to Pounce.

 next2hector

Its Tuesday and its Pounce day .... now I have Pounced but I have to admit I didn't use the pounce button today.
I pounced someone I meet in our teams BnR's....
So Ladies and gentlemen let me  Introduce to You

Next2Hector

I thought hector was a girl... don't as me why I just did but Hector informs me he is in fact all boy/man... and his real name is Christopher J Kulfan

He will always be hector to me... and his work will always inspire me ....

Oh and if you ever get the chance to meet hector...ask him how his name came about ... its an awesome story.

Go check hector out ...and I'm also hoping you will see more from me and hector in the near future... he is sort like my new camera buddy


♥ Rachel

Much ♥ Monday: The New year

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Can I just say I have never got this excited over a New Year ... day 3 and I woke up to another sale in my shop... Now that's worth getting up for ... 
That makes my two sales this week and its only Monday .... Got to LOVE IT

My hope, dreams and aspirations are beginning to fall into place... 

Last night I began working on a few new collections...

I love new collections I find really joy and peace when I come up with new ideas... and when I am in that place things move so quickly and I produce faster than if I'm in that stuck what am I doing place

Still stuck on the card idea, if I product a card is it Handmade... yes its my photo on the front but I didn't make the card... so this idea is a bit puzzling right now not sure what to think, but that's ok I'm sure at some point Ill find the answer that sits right with me.

So 2011 I am Loving you right now ....


♥ Rachel

New Year .... 2011

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How fast did you year go by?

Mine was pretty fast one minute I was working for someone else next I was working for myself... and there are time when it all just seems a little bit crazy...

I have set myself person and work goals... now sticking to them is going to be key I feel

My work goals are as such as..

I would really like to do an photography exhibition in the spring
I would really like to be selling at lest two prints a week
And take part in at lest 6 craft fairs a year
Plus do some charity/donation work.

Can I achieve all this maybe I know I am the key to all this no one is going to do it for me ....

So here is to a an awesome year of Gaining and Giving ....

Talking about giving I did a little giver away just after christmas and I have a winner ....

Charlot aka dreamaginarius 

Charlot you need to email me ...with a way so I can stalk you .... :P and send you your winning print 

 I wish you all a Happy New Year with many Blessings

♥ Rachel