Birds (& Bees) & Settings with Cabochons
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I’ve expanded the Bird theme of our final Giveaway (from early January). If you’d like to see all the Giveaway bird links on one page, click the photo at right (but remember, some new bird-themed things have been added since that Giveaway, so come back to this page to find the new links, some of which are on sale).
New Birds …
2 Bird Clear Stamp Sets w/Rhinestones
Sweet sets with a bonus row of self-adhesive rhinestones. The colors shown in the photos aren’t on the stamps (the stamps are clear; the acetate index sheet is printed in color). Overall size is 4 x 6″.
Birdcage Scrapbook Paper and Transparency Sheet
The paper sheet is silkscreened with brown ink on patterned paper (a tiny little print of lime on cream paper… such a tiny pattern that it doesn’t look lime green but does give the sheet a rich, golden appearance). The pattern is on the back side, too.
The transparency sheet is metallic gold (screenprinted ink) on clear acetate transparency (heavyweight… won’t curl). Nice stuff. 12″ x 12″
Nest Stickers
A variety of shapes, words and phrases. 5-7/8″ X 12-1/4″ (The individual stickers vary from 1″ diameter to 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″).
Little Folding House Chipboard Set
On Sale! Make a 3D house with a gingerbread roof, a folding door, shuttered windows and a bluebird (to sit on the roof or put anywhere you’d like). Packaged set of 3 die-cut (white) chipboard sheets (each sheet is 6″ x 12″) with shapes that easily punch out from the surrounding area.
Diving Swallow Vintage Brass Pendant
Beautiful, antique patinaed brass stamping based on a vintage piece. The wings touching the tail feathers create loops. 21mm x 41mm.
… And Bees
The beautiful bracelet at right is by Design Team Member Frieda Oxenham. Click on any of the following links for a full list of items used; the following are new items:
Bee 3-Ring Connectors
Beautiful bee connectors with 2 loops at the top and one at the bottom. 18mm x 20mm. Antique gold-plated brass, antique silver-plated brass or vintage patinaed brass.
White Bone Flowers
Beautiful, hand-carved white bone flower beads. 22mm diameter.
Violet Filigree Flower
Beautiful, vintage patinaed brass filigree, with delicate details. 35mm diameter
Sunflower Charms
Vintage patinaed brass. 11mm without loop.
Diamond Glaze, Rustic Brass Pendant Blanks, French Ribbon…
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Diamond Glaze Bottles
Gypsy/Fortune Teller Die-Cut Ephemera Sets
1-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ Glassine Envelopes
Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint
Picnic Brights Alcohol Ink Set
Square & Rectangular Brass Pendant Blanks
Copper Fern Connectors
Place Vendome RibbonMore Venetian Carnival & A Shaped Book Swap
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More Venetian Carnival &
A Shaped Book Swap
After the success of our mask swap (success in the number of people who have signed up… and I anticipate great success when we see all the artwork, too), we’re having another Carnival-themed swap.
Venetian Fan-Shaped Book Swap!
Here’s a bit of the info from the Swap Specs (that’s a link to the Yahoo Group, where you can also sign up for the swap):
Make 5 original book “leaves/pages” and receive 5 in return, all by different artists! We’re providing a template for the shape (the pages are 8″ tall). Sign up by February 21st; artwork will be due March 20th.
Fan-Shaped Book Sample Gallery
A beautiful Gallery of samples to whet your appetite, by our Design Team and Guest Designer Izabella Pierce (who created the wonderful, paper-doll-like artwork at left). The smaller snippets of masks are by Design Team Member Barbe Saint John and Design Team Coordinator Miz Bella (Kim Ayers) (left and right, respectively). And the large photo, above, showing a finished fan, is by Teri Calia.
More Venice/Carnival Themed Items
Pierrette Collage Sheet
By request: a sheet with a mirror image of the masked lady from The Secret. Plus an Arlecchina jumping jack. And a larger version of masked hussy from the Art Deco Party #2 collage sheet.
2 Gold Metallic Rub-On Sets
8-1/2″ x 11″ metallic rub-on sheets with ornate borders / frames / flourishes that would be beautiful on a collage, even if just using a small portion of one of the designs.
Wavy Fan Handles
Flat, wooden handles meant to add support to paper fans. Use singly (like a church fan) or use a metal binding ring or chicago screw to secure the pivot point. Shown at right on the back of the template for the Fan-Shaped Book Swap.
Scrapbook Papers & Paper Trims
Avignon Set & Paper Tapes
Beautifully distressed set of 5 (double-sided) 12″ x 12″ cardstock sheets with fleur de lys, scrollwork, vintage maps, music and handwriting (and most (all except the maps) are printed with the same pattern on the reverse side in a contrasting color scheme).
There’s also a matching set of printed paper tapes (available to pre-order).
Chandelier Stamps, Paper Flowers, Keys, Clock Faces
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Chandeliers Clear Stamp Set
Brass Oxide 4-Leaf-Top Keys
Small Vintage Brass Bird Connectors
Patinaed Brass Sparrow Connector
Tim Holtz Artful Flight, French Marketplace & Mini Ornates Cling-Mounted Stamp Sets
Mini Compasses
Gold Small Heart CharmsVenetian Carnival & A New Swap
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In honor of the Carnival season quickly approaching (Fat Tuesday is February 16), I’ve pulled together an entire page of goodies spanning the centuries from 17th c Venice to about 1920 Paris (or New Orleans… my vintage mags from that era are definitely in French).
Mini Carnival/Masquerade Mask Swap!
Here’s a bit of the info from the Swap Specs (that’s a link to the Yahoo Group, where you can also sign up for the swap):
Make 3 original Mini Masquerade Masks and receive 3 in return, all by different artists! We’re providing a template of mask options: there are 4 designs/mask shapes on the template. You can make all 3 of your masks a different shape or you can repeat the same shape for all 3. Sign up by February 7th; artwork will be due March 6th.
Carnival/Masquerade Masks Gallery
A beautiful Gallery of samples to whet your appetite, by our Design Team and Guest Designer Izabella Pierce (who created the lovely mask with pink chandeliers in the large photo, above right). The smaller snippets of masks are by Design Team Members Barbe Saint John and Teri Calia (left and right, respectively). And a couple more close-ups of masks by the Design Team are farther down this page.
Venice/Carnival Theme Page
A huge page: 8 New Collage Sheets, Many New Scrapbook Papers, 5 New Rubber Stamps or Stamp Sets, Dresden, Ribbons/Trims, Charms/Connectors/Filigree, Bells and Rhinestones/Glitter. Whew. What else to say? Go there now!
More Valentines
Bronze Baroque Heart Charms
Antique bronze colored metal with etched details. 1-1/16″ wide. Indented on the back side (but these are heavier than a brass stamping, so the back side is a smooth heart shape).
Large Oval Cherub Pendant/Charm
This is a substantial piece… heavily cast brass, with baroque flourishes and an antique patina over gold plating.
6 New Collage Sheets
Mischievous Cupid, Winged Cupid & On Wings of Love
These first 3 all have a Cupid theme. That great image, above right, is from the Winged Cupid sheet.
Musical Offerings + Bouguereau Cupid & Nudes
A beautiful sheet from Polliwog & Dragonfly called Musical Offerings (2 small images shown at right) and 2 more sheets of paintings from William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
Miscellaneous
1/8″ Eyelets - Mixed Metallic Colors
Sold in a recloseable plastic “tin” of approximately 100. Used by Design Team Member Sarah Whitmire on her mini masquerade mask (snippet at right).
Legacy Letters Wood-Mounted Stamp Set - On Sale
All 26 letters plus an ampersan and exclamation point. A rough-hewn, Benjamin Franklin’s press feel. Letters are 9/16″ tall.
Flat Metal Bird Cage Pendant
“Flat” because we already have a 3D metal bird cage; this bird cage is cast and is not completely flat.) Oxidized black (or gun metal) color. Large size (approx. 2-1/8″ tall) with the silhouette shape of a Victorian birdcage; raised details, including the bird inside.
Vintage Patinaed Brass Textured Cable Chain
The same beautiful chain we already carry in gold-, copper-, or silver-plated brass
Shiny Gold Single Leaf Charms
Single leaves with indented veins. Gold-plated brass. Shown in the small photo at left as part of a beautiful mask by Design Team Member Frieda Oxenham.
All Kinds of Valentines
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It seems ages since I’ve written a newsletter but I’ve been so busy I think my sense of time is off. Since the Giveaways included 2 Valentine’s Day-themed sets, the goodies here are divided into “bright and colorful” and “Paris/Chocolates” (yum).
Brighter Valentines
Gypsy Envelopes 
A bright set of envelopes (with contrasting colors on the inside). Set of 9 envelopes in 3 sizes.
Adhesive-Backed Heart or Flower Rhinestones 
4 sizes in either set.
Cloisonne Red Heart Beads 
Cloisonne is an ancient metalworking technique. Cloisonne beads are created by affixing a metal wire to the base bead to act as a color separator. A powdered colored glass enamel is then painted between the partitions and then fired to melt the glass. These heart beads are enamel and gold-plated brass and are 12mm diameter. Slightly puffy (6mm thick).
Narrow Crinkled Ribbons
Crinkly, soft nylon ribbons (1/2″ wide).
Paper Flowers
Delicate paper flowers (including some realistic roses and tulips) and leaves on wired stems (some of the leaves are coated with metallic silver). Approx. 30 pieces. See the link for a photo with a ruler (they are small… the length including the stem is approx. 3″).
Pink Chandelier (Olivia) Paper
12″ x 12″ 65# cardstock.
1/2″ Red or Black Silk Ribbon
Very soft, dyed china silk.
Brighter Red Velvet Ribbon
3/8″ nylon velvet.
Pink or Red Heart Buttons
The white flower & stitching designs are embossed. Sold per single button.
More Valentines: Paris/Chocolate
3 New Valentine Collage Sheets
3 beautiful new sheets with warm sepia, pink and red hues. Licensed from Teri Calia.
Cupid Clear Border Stickers
New & on Sale! Beautifully designed clear border stickers with a French feel, in chocolate-box colors. And since they’re clear, they’ll practically melt into your layouts. 12″ long.
Chocolate Pearls in Tin
New & on Sale! Beautiful mixed sizes and hues of Czech glass pearls, in a tin with a glass lid.
3 Antique Copper Heart Charms w/Dots
New & on Sale! Tiny little copper (plated lead-free pewter) hearts with fine details.
Floral Fabric Scrapbook Paper
Roses in soft, faded colors. Double-sided with polka dots on the back.
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Tim Holtz Roses
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Create large, 3D roses with these 4 new products. Click the links below to see the products used (with tutorial photos) or read the full tutorial.
Distress Ink Reinkers
They’re definitely not just for reinking an ink pad. Colors: Walnut Stain, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Broken China, Peeled Paint (green), Worn Lipstick.
Grungepaper
Grungepaper is like indesctructible paper… but can still be cut with scissors or punched with paper punches.
Perfect Pearls
Create dazzling pearlsescent effects with “Perfect Pearls” (mica powder with a built-in resin). Easy to use wet or dry.
Mini Misters
Compact, portable “Mini Mister” spray bottles. Fill with dye inks, reinkers, resist inks, rubber stamp cleaners and more.
Mini Compasses, Film Strip Ribbon, Heart Charms…
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Textured Cable Chain
Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon
Mini Compasses
Pewter Winged HeartDay 9 (Birds) Giveaway Runner Up!
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Congrats to jood! (Check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.)
Thank you to everyone else for playing.
thanks,
Leslie
Day 9 (Birds) Giveaway Winner!
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Congrats to crinwil! (Check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.)
Thank you to everyone else for playing.
thanks,
Leslie