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New Half Scale Market Stall, Halloween Goodies + Christmas Market SALE
Filed under Christmas, Guest Designers, Halloween, Laura Carson, Market Stall
So cute! A new half-scale version of the 1:12 Scale Market Stall!
Lots of shelves and display space for showing off tiny treats! The overall height is just 5-1/2″. The stall is 2-3/4″ deep x 2-1/2″ wide on a 3-3/4″ deep x 3″ wide base (the stall is flush with the back so 1″ of base is usable at front).
Shown in the photos below with a variety of tiny props; PLUS I’ve added all the props in the photos to today’s sale collection!
Read on for lots of ideas for Christmas Market Stalls… plus a FREE gift related to one of the art projects. All the supply list items are just a portion of what’s in today’s sale collection! Don’t forget the sale COUPON below for an extra 20% off everything in the sale collection.
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New & Back-in-Stock Supplies!
Wow! Those new cakes & jars at right would be adorable in the 1:12 Scale Market Stall (whether a Christmas or a Halloween theme)!
The cakes and the cute fluted jar are linked directly below… I’ve even added the taller jar and the Nonpareils to the sale collection!
ALL of today’s new items are also in the sale collection (see the COUPON info below in the sale section)!
Christmas Market Stall Inspiration
Next up: the first of 2 Christmas projects using the 1:12 Scale Market Stall. This Cookie Houses and Hot Cocoa Bar by Guest Designer Connie Littell is such a wonder! All of Connie’s supplies are also in today’s sale. Read more about her project here.
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Oh! The Christmas Market Stall by Laura Carson was where this all began! All of Laura’s supplies are also in today’s sale. Read more about her project here. (Check the gift below — and the extras in the sale section — for more about Laura’s project.)
FREE Gift with All Orders
The miniature version of the Tiny Christmas Shape Set is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight July 24, 2024)!
This is the mini version that was in the November 2020 kit (though sold out, there’s eye candy on that kit page)… and it includes mittens and a tree that Laura used in her project (plus the full version is in Laura’s supplies so it’s on sale, too).
Note that Laura “scissored” 2 of the trees to make them a standing 3D tree in that photo at far left (so you could use the gift version plus the tree in the full version to do the same).
Christmas Market Stalls SALE
Oh, I added quite a few substitutes for Laura’s project; here’s a few highlights:
– 1 Inch Decorated Green 3D Tree
– Metal Nutcracker Soldier
– Set of 2 Mini Bakery Boxes with Windows (See the red cookie boxes with windows on the shelves above.)
– Embroidery Silk – 1/8 Inch – Red (Laura used a slightly different width of silk ribbon for her how-to on making that big bow under the red gingerbread house button, which reminds me: I’ve added the Resin Gingerbread House Embellishments to the sale.)
– Giant Snowflakes – Bronze (You’ll love how Laura used the silver version of this as the base of her standing display of ornaments.)
– 8mm Resin Christmas Cookies or Ornaments Mix
– Mini Carrots – Set of 5 (for the snowman’s nose!)
Use coupon MARKET-STALL when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices!
Over 100 items, including all the new items, the Halloween props way at the top of this missive (in the half-scale stall), AND all of the supplies from the Cookie Houses and Hot Cocoa Bar and Christmas Market Stall.
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, July 24th at midnight PST.
Miniature Magic Shoppe & Sale + New Chipboard & FREE Tombstone!
Filed under Halloween, Miniatures, Nightfall Lantern Kit, Shadowbox/Room Box, Shannon Cooper
There’s a fun Halloween project today, by Design Team Member Shannon Cooper!
But before today’s artwork: 1 of the NEW 3 Inch Resin Tombstones is FREE with all orders placed today through WEDNESDAY (ends at midnight July 17, 2024)! Double-sided painted plastic shapes… perfect for a prop in a Halloween scene. About 3″ tall (and just deep enough that they can stand up). (Random pick of FIVE designs.)
I also made a new collection from the supply list from Shannon’s project — and put it all on Sale plus a few extra items! That’s just a portion of the items in today’s sale collection! Don’t forget the sale COUPON below for an extra 20% off everything in the sale collection.
Practical Magic Shoppe by Shannon Cooper!
Amazing! Shannon fit so much fun, Halloween-ness into such a small space (the back in stock Simple Scene Box is a shallow space: just 4″ deep for the floor space in front of the wall.). Plus I’m amused by Shannon saying, “I didn’t go overboard with all.the.things, leaving the project somewhat tidy and uncluttered“… true (maybe for Shannon only)!
Here’s a bit of intro text from Shannon’s blog post:
October is almost here! Time to decorate the house and craft my little fingers off! I managed to sew a bunch of tiny chenille pumpkins to send to Japan before completing a witchy miniature shop for Alpha Stamps (and I also finished a box of Count Chocula. Don’t judge.)
Eventually, I decided to pick up a Simple Scene Box for my new project to create something witchy: a kit with short sides around the front and space in the back to hide wiring should you choose to electrify your scene. It seemed silly not to have a light. Good thing there’s Tiny Halloween Lanterns! (Hanging from a slightly cropped version of the Tiny Dragon Sconce.)
The Practical Magic Shoppe is a quaint little place with spell books, potions, and brooms, plus a few odds and ends to spruce up the cottage.
I didn’t go overboard with all.the.things, leaving the project somewhat tidy and uncluttered, mostly because the paper is too lovely to cover up. There is a Miniature Vintage Cash Register (left unpainted!), an etched Ouija Board 3 Inch Coffin, and a “take an eyeball leave an eyeball” dish at the end of the counter.
Beautiful work, Shannon! See more details in Shannon’s blog post (including a tutorial!) and here’s her big supply list! (And come back to see more new items, plus the sale that includes EVERYTHING in Shannon’s artwork!)
New & Back-in-Stock Supplies!
In addition to the Simple Scene Box in Shannon’s project, there’s a new variation: Simple Scene Box – Riser Base. Similar to the original, but with the bottom/base flipped so it’s a solid floor. Still with the same features: the wall has a space at the back in case you want to hide wiring. Note: 7″ tall wall (above the floor) as this version has a platform base.
See the photo at right for a couple ideas of shallow tables that could be used with either version: Miniature Square Stand and Shallow Work Table…
Plus a bunch of new Halloweeny things shown below… and ALL of today’s new items are also in the sale collection (see the COUPON info below in the sale section)!
NEW: Practical Magic Shoppe SALE
This is a coupon sale in honor of Shannon’s project above! So all of Shannon’s supply list is on sale, plus I added everything new today!
MORE Bonus items added to the sale (shown below, too):
– Pumpkin Orange Ultrafine Glitter (there’s glittery spells in glass bottles, including a square one on the corner of the counter)
– Mini Black Plastic Cauldron – No Handle (there’s a bigger cauldron on the floor, too, but this small one could fit on the shelf)
– 1/2 Inch Black Paper Roses
– 1/2 Inch Orange Paper Roses
– 1/2 Inch Purple Paper Roses
– Unfinished Wooden Bucket (substitute for the barrel that held roses at the end of the counter)
Use coupon MINI-MAGIC when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection!
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, July 17th at midnight PST.
See the entire sale collection here! Over 40 items!
3 Vintage Mini Albums + Clearance Sale Expanded
Filed under Kristin Batsel, Rhonda Secrist Thomas, Spring Fashions Photo Album Kit, Summer/Beach, Vintage Voyage Kit
SALE EXTENDED! Quite a few things sold out last week, but 50 new items have been added to the clearance sale!
Read on for new goodies AND a new FREE Gift (related to the THREE featured artworks).
But first: Clearance Items are 50% off! That includes 50 new clearance items (over 450 total)!
The sale ends on Sunday night, July 10th, 2024. New additions to the clearance section are at the bottom of this newsletter.
Mini Travel Album by Design Team Member Kristin Batsel
Starting our tour of handmade mini albums…
Four sets of mini envelopes are back in stock, which reminded me of this fabulous album by Kristin (and the summer beachy theme is perfect for this heatwave).
Kristin used the Travel Album Covers Collage Sheet for the covers of her album (and cut scrapbook papers to match the size as her pages). That collage sheet has 3 covers that are large enough to be covers for a book of ATCs, and the wide blue covers (the ones Kristin used) can accommodate lots of sizes of envelopes (like those tiny square glassine envelopes on another page from Kristin’s album, shown above).
Vintage albums with a beachy vibe! Here’s a little souvenir album I created with all the fun new products. Hopefully it brings to mind someone’s long ago summer fun memories. The book is such a fatty that it needs clips to keep it closed. Thank goodness washi tape can make a plain black clip a little more fun! Can you believe that cover is from a collage sheet image, just glued to shirt cardboard? It looks like real leather!
Here’s Kristin’s supply list and you can see more photos in her blog post! ALL of the supplies from ALL THREE mini albums AND today’s new items are on sale in the Vintage Mini Albums SALE. (There’s a big group of related beach-themed charms on sale, too! That includes some that are back in stock… see 3 preview pics below.)
Use coupon ALBUMS when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! The sale ends WEDNESDAY night, July 10, 2024.
Accordion Books with Mats
Two sizes of Black Photo Album Accordion Book & Mats are back in stock and included in the Vintage Mini Albums Sale (and the larger size is used in two more album art samples below).
And just look at those adorable sweeties in the samples at right! Those mats were originally in a kit (now sold out) but the two collage sheets at right (A Mix of Spring Beauties and Bonne Annee Postcards) have ATC-sized images, which are a perfect size!
FREE Gift with All Orders
A set of the Black Photo Album Accordion Book & Mats – for 1 Inch Covers is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight July 10, 2024)!
Note: as designed for 1″ tall covers, the height of this mini accordion book is smaller than 1″ tall (the book is about 7/8″ tall by almost 3/4″ wide).
It’s the tiniest size of the two back-in-stock sets above (this set includes one accordion fold booklet and 4 mats)… Laura Carson used this size as a tiny photo album in her Poe Book Nook shown at left: more photos here.
They’re also included in the sale (in case you’d like to order more)!
TWO More Mini Albums
First: the beautiful and clever Animal Family Album by Kristin Batsel! Kristin used the Black Mini Photo Album Accordion Book with a collage sheet of color mats…
I used two copies of the Photo Album Covers Collage Sheet to make the cover of the book and the front of the slipcase. The collage sheet has a front and back image of the book covers. I used one image of the front covers for the front of the book, and cut the center part of the same front image out to place on the slipcase.
Nice work, Kristin! A few more supplies are shown below; see everything Kristin used to make her Animal Family Album in the Supply List. And see more photos and a tutorial on Kristin’s blog post.
So…one thing led to another… since Kristin made a slipcase to “house” her album, like the Matchbox Letter Box, I added that letter box AND the 2 sizes of the related book stands to the sale, too!
Final Album: the Mini Animal Album by Rhonda Thomas using the same Black Mini Photo Album Accordion Book as Kristin, but with a simpler cover (a collage sheet cover image attached to the front of the accordion book) and with a clever use of Square Library Drawer Pulls as part of a metal clasp.
See everything Rhonda used to make her album in her Supply List. And see more photos on her’s blog post.
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More New or Back-in-Stock Sale Items
Starting with this cute Mini Reading Room Background Papers Set. Pretty scenes of libraries with cushy chairs and lots of books! Midweight cardstock; printed single-sided. Approx. 7″ x 5-1/2″ (images are two per sheet so each image is about 3-1/2″ x 5-1/2″).
And check out that preview photo at right (I put a sheet behind a Double Pane Window Shadowbox Lid for size).
Plus, to go with our summer theme, three back-in-stock supplies below (ok… the grass may say “Easter” but could be beach grass, too)!
Notes on the Clearance Sale
Clearance Items are first-come-first-served and will not be reordered. Here’s a few highlights of the 50 supplies were just put on clearance:
– Antique Red Coffee Grinder
– Black & White Cat Lying with Back Leg Down
– Black Window Pulls – Set of 6
– Resin Straw Hat
– White Mantel Clock
– Tiny Glass Candy Jar
– Mini Black Waffle Iron
– Symmetrical Antique Silver Flourish
– Flowers on Washstand
– Quarter Scale Window Room Box
Remember the last day of the clearance sale is WEDNESDAY, July 10th (same date as the end of the coupon sale). See them all here (over 450!)
Don’t forget: Use coupon ALBUMS when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in Vintage Mini Albums SALE!
4th of July SALE & FREE Gift with Orders
Filed under Dresden, Rhonda Secrist Thomas, Sale, Witch's Dressing Table Kit
Wow! July already! (Yes, the temperature should have been a clue!)
Read on for new goodies AND a new FREE Gift (related to both the featured artwork AND a new collage sheet).
But first: Clearance Items are 50% off! That includes 30 new clearance items (over 450 total)!
The sale ends on Sunday night, July 7th, 2024. New additions to the clearance section are at the bottom of this newsletter.
Vanity Through The Years by Design Team Member Rhonda Thomas
Wow! How clever is that?! Rhonda made a double-sided dressing table!
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I so enjoy making miniature scenes full of mini, detailed items. When I got the urge to make a double sided vanity, it was simple to fill it up with some of my favorite collage sheets and cool items from Alpha Stamps.
On one side of the vanity, we see a young woman, flawless skin and beauty abound. It looks like she has some beautiful heirlooms and is also getting that desire to care for her skin and maintain her youth.
On the opposite side, we see the same beauty, but now older, wiser and hopefully not giving a (choose your word) what anyone thinks about her. But with all of the potions and bottles she has, I doubt that is the case. But I for one can relate and am hoping to one day not give a (choose your word) what anyone thinks.
Beautiful work, Rhonda! The color palette is lovely (such a change to see a pretty Halloween scene) and the little details like curving some chipboard items over a pencil to give them dimension makes the mix of 2D and 3D items on the table work so well!
Here’s Rhonda’s supply list and you can see more photos and learn about more details in her blog post!
NOTE: There’s a new Halloween Dresden Borders Set (that includes 2 of the same trims Rhonda used on her vanity table). See 3 new items in the row directly below (AND a new collage sheet inspired by Rhonda’s potions farther below). ALL of Rhonda’s supplies AND today’s new items are on sale in the Vanity through the Years SALE.
Use coupon VANITY when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! The sale ends SATURDAY night, July 6, 2024.
A New Collage Sheet & FREE Gift with All Orders
I designed the new Apothecary Jars & Labels Collage Sheet with a wide group of sources. I was inspired by Rhonda’s choices of bottles in her vanity project… mixing pretty perfume bottles with potions bottles, skulls (and frogs?)!
So many tiny jars! (And bottles and vases… and a few labels, too!) The labels were designed for using with the Small Chipboard Apothecary Jar Shapes (there are at least 2 labels for each of the shapes in that set). Plus a huge variety of glass and ceramic apothecary jars & bottles… all in 1:12 scale.
A subset of that chipboard set AND a mini version of this new collage sheet are included in the Apothecary Jar Shapes Gift Kit (see the photos below for some of the tiny labels in action).
An Apothecary Jar Shapes Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Saturday (ends at midnight July 6, 2024)!
The full-size versions are also included in the sale (in case you’d like to order more)!
Notes on the Clearance Sale
Clearance Items are first-come-first-served and will not be reordered. Here’s a few highlights of the 30 supplies were just put on clearance:
– Blue Ceramic Square Planter and Base
– German Shepard Laying Down
– Gold Dresden Bunny Rabbits
– Miniature Hurricane Lamp
– Round Basket with Tall Handle – Set of 2
– Wooden Rolling Pin
– Red French Coffee Press
– Green Fluted Teacup Set
– Brass Candlestick with Candle
– Glass Mini Beaker Bottle with Cork
More inspiration? These were recently put on clearance
(and would fit right in with a vanity project or kitchen table display):
– Cup of Cocoa with Whipped Cream
– Red & White Ceramic Christmas Mug
– 8mm Resin Christmas Cookies or Ornaments Mix
– Chocolate Cake Mix
– Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting & Cherry
– Blue & White Mini Ceramic Teacup with Gold Rim
Remember the last day of the clearance sale is SUNDAY, July 7th. See them all here (over 450!)
Shadowboxes with Fancy Lids; Heavenly Artwork; Glittery Gift
Filed under Laura Carson, Nichola Battilana, Shadowbox/Room Box, The Snow Queen Kit, Tutorials
Shadowboxes and snowy supplies today… plus a FREE gift related to one of the FOUR art projects.
Read on for lots of eye candy and tips… plus all the supply lists are just a portion of the items in today’s sale collection! Don’t forget the sale COUPON below for an extra 20% off everything in the sale collection.
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First of Two Chippy Shadowboxes by Nichola Battilana
We’re got the 4×6 Shadowbox with 2 coordinating lids back in stock today: and TWO Design Team projects for each combo!
This dreamy shadowbox uses the Taj Mahal Shadowbox Lid with gobs of gold Dresden.
Here’s a bit from Nichola’s blog post:
The exterior of both of my shadowboxes is bordered with Gold Dresden.
Let’s face it… that stuff is just magic. I’m not one for resolutions but I think I need more lushness and opulence in my life and I’m sure upping my gold dresden usage would make my world prettier.
Speaking of lushness and more. I’ve replaced this angels wings with something a little more substantial from the Angel Wings Collage Sheet. I’ll admit it, sometimes size does matter.
Here’s Nichola’s supply list (part of today’s sale; and check out the 3 items below — all in Nichola’s artwork)!
Note: Nichola’s supply list is for both of her projects… the second below has a “bathing beauty with fairy wings” theme (!) so there’s a mix of styles in those supplies.
Woman of Mystery Shadowbox by Laura Carson
This next project uses the same shadowbox lid (and the same 2 Dresden rosettes) as Nichola’s above, but you might not notice as first glance…
The image I used is from the Pale Beauties Collage Sheet. I printed it out twice, attached one image to the back of the shadowbox and cut out the woman from the other copy of the image.
I popped up the cutout image and added flat-back pearls and rhinestones to give the woman sparkle and dimension.
To one side of the box, I added a Blue Side Curtain with Fringe download image which I printed twice. For depth, I cut away part of one curtain and layered the curtains together separated by double foam stick tape.
To the bottom of the box, I added chipboard Stained Glass Border which I painted gold.
To the right side, I added a column from the Garden Urns Collage Sheet.
I hung lanterns from my Lanterns Collage Sheet suspended by metallic stickers from my stash.
I then added a Gold Dresden Halo behind the image of the woman as well as a Fancy Gold Dresden Rosette to the bottom right corner of the shadowbox.
The final touch was a moon from my Bejeweled Moon Collage Sheet to which I added rhinestones and a Glitter Star Ornament.
Nice work, Laura! You can see more pics and read more about both of her shadowboxes on Laura’s blog post and here’s the supply list for this first shadowbox by Laura (also part of the sale).
Snow Queen Shadowbox by Laura Carson
Next up: the first of 2 shadowboxes using the Double Pane Window Shadowbox Lid. Ooo… so pretty!
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Through the window, you can see a little boy having a magical experience encountering the frosty Snow Queen. She sparkles in the frosty night and the boy looks on with wonder. Flanking the window scene are various snowflakes, frosty picks, and beads.
The structure of the shadowbox is made from the Double Pane Window Shadowbox Lid and a 4” x 6” Shadowbox.
I started by painting the area around the window cutout blue. Next, I painted the window overlay white.
Next, I glued an image from the Snow Queen Collage Sheet. It’s popped up with double stick foam tape so that it is easier to see through the windows.
To the bottom front, I added a Snowflake Border painted white.
On three of the corners, I added various snowflakes. I also added leaves from my Silver Leaves Collage Sheet and covered them in Twinklets Diamond Dust.
Note: most of the snowflakes and bling Laura used have sold out, but there’s a new Faceted Acrylic Crystal Beads & Pendants set (more info on it below, as it’s also in today’s FREE gift)! (And there’s a wide variety of snowflakes in the sale: some new snowflakes listed in the 2 rows immediately below, some linked in the sale section farther below.)
Here’s Laura’s Snow Queen Shadowbox supply list (part of today’s sale, too).
Second Chippy Shadowbox by Nichola Battilana
Wow! Here’s a change of styles! Still lots of Dresden (like Nichola’s first shadowbox — and the same shadowbox lid as Laura’s snowy scene) but now with… a sun bathing fairy?!
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I made two projects using the same chipboard 4×6 Shadowbox as the base.
The second box is a garden fairy theme… because that’s what my supplies demand I create. I’ve used the Shadowbox Lid – Double Pane Window for this piece. You can just peek beyond the pane to see the winged fairy and butterflies inside.
I really prefer these two piece lidded boxes btw. They are soooo much easier to work with than a hinged top boxes.
Beautiful projects, Nichola!
Note that both of Nichola’s Chippy Shadowboxes share this supply list link.
FREE Gift with All Orders
An Acrylic Crystal Beads & Pendants Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight June 26, 2024)!
I was inspired by all the sparkly bling in Laura’s Snow Queen Shadowbox so created this big mix of Faceted Acrylic Crystal Beads & Pendants! Imported from Germany. A few of the styles are iridescent.
They’re also included in the sale (in case you’d like to order more)!
Shadowboxes with Fancy Lids SALE plus a few more new items
Bonus: Beside the SIX new or back in stock goodies shown in the 2 rows below, I picked out 5 more snowflake-themed items that I’ve added to the sale:
– 5mm Thin Silver Snowflakes
– Antique Silver Snowflakes – Set of 5
– 21mm Gold Snowflake Charms
– Giant Snowflakes – Bronze
– Gold Dresden Snowflakes
Use coupon LIDS when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices!
Over 40 items, including all the new items, the item in the Gift Kit, AND all of the supplies from the Snow Queen Shadowbox and Woman of Mystery Shadowbox and both of Nichola’s Chippy Shadowboxes.
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, June 26th at midnight PST.
Ceramic Gargoyles, Ravens & Bats; Artwork with Archways
Filed under Beads, Halloween, Kristin Batsel, Shannon Cooper
Oh, lots of pretty little supplies today… plus a FREE gift kit related to one of the THREE art projects.
Read on for lots of eye candy and tips… plus all 3 supply lists are just a portion of the items in today’s sale collection! Don’t forget the sale COUPON below for an extra 20% off everything in the sale collection.
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3D Halloween Mini Card
This “card” (so much more than a flat card!) by Design Team Member Shannon Cooper is so fun! Lots of depth for just a “card”!
Here’s a teaser from Shannon’s blog post:
Is it October yet?
No?
Rats.
Halloween has been on my mind lately, more so than usual, which put me in a mood to make a few spooky things. Nothing wrong with getting a head start on holiday crafting, right?
I had two Arched Triptychs with Overlays (back in stock today) and thought they would make an interesting little card to give to a friend that enjoys Halloween as much as I do. She also loves miniatures, so I glued the overlay from the second arched triptych over the first to create enough depth for a “bookcase” with oodles of dark and creepy things!
Here’s Shannon’s supply list (part of today’s sale; and check out the 3 items below — all in Shannon’s artwork and all back in stock)!
Let Us Crown Him Triptych
This next project is using the tiny version of the triptych Shannon used (and it’s such a different project: so rich with color and gold).
Design Team Member Kristin Batsel kind of did the opposite of Shannon’s artwork above: Kristin left off the center shelf overlay (where Shannon doubled up the overlays for more depth by using 2).
Here’s a quick little 3″ tall triptych I put together recently. The image is from one of my favorite collage sheets: Saints and Sinners. So many great images to play with! The triptych is covered with “heavenly” paper, and the edges are painted with a gold metallic paint. The “Let Us Crown Him” caption was cut from an old hymnal. I painted over it a bit to make it blend into the background, and then went over the letters with a fine black pen. Gold stars and a golden halo (back in stock today) complete the heavenly look.
Nice work, Kristin! You can see more pics and read more on Kristin’s blog post and here’s the supply list (also part of the sale).
Hallowe’en Party Shrine by Shannon Cooper
Here’s the last of our trio of “Artworks with Archways” (and with TWO more back in stock ceramic beads (that’s actually a link to all 6 back today) and orange tinsel AND a new shelf… all in this project or designed to fit the shrine).
I started by covering an Arched Shrine Shadowbox with scrapbook papers. The table is made from a Set of Wooden Table Legs and a rectangle of basswood. It was stained with watered-down brown acrylic paint and a scrap of fabric was glued on top for the tablecloth.
I was happy to have a 3-Tier Cupcake Stand handy because otherwise I would’ve run out of space pretty quickly! (Actually, there’s still surface area there…darn.) All of the cookies on the stand as well as the black and white checkerboard cookies and bats and ghosts are simply slices of polymer clay canes. The white cakes were made with a Mini Bundt Cake Silicone Mold and a dash of glitter.
Great job, Shannon! Read more and see more photos in Shannon’s blog post. Here’s her supply list (whew… over 30 items: and remember that all these supplies are in today’s sale collection — more info below)!
One more note! The Narrow Set of 1:12 Shelves is new today: specifically sized for using inside the Arched Shrine Shadowbox… the same size as the tiny wooden shelf in the top of Shannon’s shrine.
FREE Gift with All Orders
A Bats & Pumpkin Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight June 19, 2024)!
Starting with the Wood Jack-o-Lantern Cut-Out at the top of Shannon’s shrine, then:
– a New Antique Silver Double-Sided Bat Charm
– a Back in stock Silver Day of the Dead Skull Charm
– one of the Tiny Black Resin Bats
– a random choice of some tiny ceramic beads (2 are shown in the photos… I have a few more singles roaming around so you may not get one of those)
They’re also included in the sale (in case you’d like to order more)! Plus remember that the sale coupon takes 20% off of clearance price, too.
Triptychs & Party Shrine SALE plus a few more new items
What? More new supplies!? Yes, starting with the duo of cuties shown at left: Tiny Resin White Ghosts and Tiny Resin Black Cats.
Plus the 3 items in the first row below are all back in stock.
And a final bonus: Wrought Iron Gate for Arched Shrine Shadowbox (not in Shannon’s artwork, but it matches the shadowbox).
Use coupon ARCHES when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices!
Over 50 items, including all the new items, the items in the Gift Kit, AND all of the supplies from the 3D Halloween Mini Card and Let Us Crown Him Triptych and the Hallowe’en Party Shrine.
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, June 19th at midnight PST.
Potions, Planters & Planchettes (& Dresden)
Filed under Dresden, Halloween, Miniatures, Shannon Cooper, Teri Calia
What a fun mix of new supplies today! Something for everyone… whether gardending for summer or looking ahead to Halloween!
That new little Glazed Ceramic Round Planter at left reminded me of the ceramic pot on top of the Wise Woman’s Apothecary Cabinet by Teri Calia (artfully using the Storage Hutch as the cabinet).
And there’s a SECOND apothecary cabinet made from that same hutch (this time without that top scalloped trim): Mini Potions and Herbology Cabinet by Shannon Cooper (more info on that artwork is way below at the bottom of this newsletter).
Read on for lots of eye candy and tips… plus both supply lists are just a portion of the items in today’s sale collection)! Don’t forget the sale COUPON below for an extra 20% off everything in the sale collection.
First, let’s talk about the beautiful Wise Woman’s Apothecary Cabinet that Teri Calia made (with the Storage Hutch and chest of drawers. To start, I’ll quote some of Teri’s intro:
The Oxford Dictionary defines “wise woman” as a woman considered to be knowledgeable in matters such as herbal healing, magic charms, or other traditional lore. That is the kind of woman I envision using this apothecary cabinet.
She would keep all of her herbs and other ingredients in well labeled, tightly covered, glass jars so nothing would be misplaced or misused.
She would have lots of books, scrolls, and papers to fill up those two large drawers, and yes, sometimes, to leave stacked on the worktop. Her mortar and pestle would be well used and perhaps a bit dented.
And note: Teri has included a tutorial on how she made the open book (with a teal blue bookmark) on top of her work table, using pages and covers from her own Tiny Little Grimoires Collage Sheet.
I love all the glass jars covered with cloth, tied with a string and wax seal. Plus the skulls she used as drawer pulls in the photo above.
Here’s the link to Teri’s blog post. Remember to use THIS supply list link as we moved the site since her original posts.
New or Back-in-Stock Preview
Just a few from the 12 new today.
FREE Gift with All Orders
A Skull Bottles Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight June 12, 2024)!
In honor of the new Set of 7 Flower Pots (and the drippy candles in Teri’s project), I’m including one each of these in the mini kit:
– Set of 7 Flower Pots (one piece, chosen at random)
– Square Glass Bottle with Cork
– Green Soju Bottle
– Resin Skull with Dripping Candles (not exactly the same as in Teri’s artwork, but really cute!)
They’re also included in the sale (in case you’d like to order more)! Plus remember that the sale coupon takes 20% off of clearance price, too (2 of these are on clearance).
MORE New Items
Apothecary Cabinets SALE plus the Second Art Project
Here’s a short intro to Shannon’s amazing Mini Potions and Herbology Cabinet:
Hallowe’en is creeping up, I can feel it in the air! Actually, it is still suffocatingly hot here so maybe it’s just wishful thinking. But that doesn’t mean Hallowe’en crafting has to wait! I made a potions cabinet from a 4″ x 4″ Storage Hutch, but left off the top scalloped portion and used it by itself vs. attaching it to a set of drawers. So maybe it is more like a potions cubby. Whatever it is, it held a whole bunch of stuff!
A whole bunch of stuff is right! Beside being filled to overflowing with tiny bottles & jars & magic books, Shannon did a wonderful job aging everything to look well-used (and frankly grungy).
Read more in Shannon’s blog post. And/or see her expansive supply list (all those tiny bottles)!
Note there are 3 (more) items from Shannon’s supplies shown in the first row of highlighted sale items below… AND 3 examples of substitutes I added to the sale in the second row.
Use coupon STORAGE when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices, including some new markdowns to the clearance items in this group!
Over 50 items, including all the new items, the items in the Gift Kit, AND all of the supplies from the Wise Woman’s Apothecary Cabinet and the Mini Potions and Herbology Cabinet.
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, June 12th at midnight PST.
Aunt Tess’s Cupboard & New Vintage Grocery Store Supplies
Filed under Art Projects, Matchbox Cabinet Kit, Miniatures, Shannon Cooper, Tutorials
Lots of new and back-in-stock vintage groceries/general store items (like the Small Canning Jars at left) led me to Shannon Cooper’s Aunt Tess’s Cupboard artwork (so cute)!
Read on for lots of eye candy and tips for vintage art-ing from Shannon — and many supplies from Shannon’s project (psst: that’s a link to all of Shannon’s supplies… just a portion of the items in today’s sale collection)!
Don’t forget the sale COUPON below for an extra 20% off everything in the sale collection.
Aw… so darling! Shannon Cooper made a vintage cupboard (with paint appropriately cracked and with the “chicken wire” a little torn) using the Matchbox Cabinet and the back-in-stock Small Canning Jars and White Resin Cocoa Containers (and a big bunch of other bottles and labels)!
(Psst! Scroll down just a little to a wide photo to see the bottles on the inside shelves; there’s also a photo of the full cabinet with the door open farther down this page.)
My cabinet decided it wanted to be old, well-used, and suitable for maybe an aging farmhouse. It was glued together, gessoed, then painted with beige paint. Finally, it was covered with white glue and a coating of white acrylic paint, creating the aged effect. The center of the door was cut out and “chicken wire” was added.
Inside the cupboard is every sort of pantry item you could think of. Even a condiment bottle and cocoa container! Having a few different collage sheets of labels made it really easy to fill the shelves. In about an hour, I had a handful of items after gluing on labels and occasionally painting a lid. There are two jars, one with peach halves and one with pickles, that were made from polymer clay, an even tinier jar, resin, and a scrap of fabric. There was still room to cram in a spice rack and a few baby food jars worked perfectly as the spice containers. I love those jars. The lid comes off and you can fill it with (a tiny amount of) whatever you wish! I built a little rack from balsa wood and made concave sections to hold the jars at an angle by wrapping sandpaper around a thin dowel and sanding the wood. So simple.
The chicken wire is actually a piece of tulle netting that was colored with a silver Sharpie. The holes in the chicken wire were accidentally made with a heat gun, but I liked the look and left it.
That Shannon is so inventive! Tulle as chicken wire is perfect, and making a tiny spice rack for “spice jars” from the (incredibly tiny) baby food jars!
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Here’s a link to Shannon’s supply list for Aunt Tess’s Cupboard, and stop by her blog to read more and see more photos.
Note: There was a follow-up post by Shannon (as I asked for comments about which tiny creation housed inside you’d like to have explained in a tutorial). Shannon went above and beyond again, as she made a tutorial for the top three requests! Here’s her tutorial post. Remember to use THIS supply list link as we moved the site since her original posts.
New or Back-in-Stock Preview
That top row are all items that Shannon used; and all of this first group are mainly bottles (just a few from the 22 new today).
FREE Gift with All Orders
A Mini Box of Button is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight June 5, 2024)!
6 tiny cards of buttons, glued into a chipboard box. Perfect for the check-out counter of a vintage fabric store.
And since these are NEW today, they’re also included in the sale (in case you’d like to order more)!
MORE New Items (no bottles in this group)
Whew… even more new or back-in-stock items are farther below, too!
Aunt Tess’s Cupboard SALE
Oh, those Wooden Buckets with Water at right are really nice: A tiny little bucket with a “rope” handle and resin faux water inside; about 3/4″ tall so works well for 1:12 scale… And see 6 more sale items after that second wide photo from Shannon’s artwork.
Use coupon GROCERIES when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices!
Over 30 items, including all the new items AND all of the supplies from Aunt Tess’s Cupboard.
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, June 5th at midnight PST.
Memorial Day Weekend SALE & FREE Gift with Orders!
Filed under Christmas, Halloween, Miniatures, Nichola Battilana, Sale, Shannon Cooper
Updates to the sale!
Everything on the site is on Sale at 20% off! That’s a 20% discount above whatever sale price is currently shown — including Clearance Items (over 400)! Use discount code SUMMER2024 when checking out for the additional savings.
The sale ends on Wednesday night, May 29th, 2024. More info at the bottom of this newsletter.
Simple Christmas Kraft Boxes
A few things arrived this week, which makes them part of the sale! Here’s an art idea from the back-in-stock Mini Bronze Butterfly Paper Clips:
Remember these super cute treat boxes? Even if you don’t you can still oogle Nichola Battilana’s artwork and create your own! More info on this blog post and/or see Nichola’s supply list (all in the sale collection… see below for discount code).
Voodoo Shadowbox
Next up: Here’s an art idea from the back-in-stock Mini Wooden Printer’s Type Tray Shadowbox:
What a fun, jam-packed spooky project to get an early start on Halloween; Shannon Cooper’s Voodoo Shadowbox is so creepy cool! More info on this blog post and/or see Shannon’s supply list (all in the sale collection… see below for discount code).
FREE Gift with All Orders
A Christmas Minis Gift Kit is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight May 29, 2024)!
In honor of the back-in-stock Frosted Mini Green Sisal Trees, I’m including one of those trees AND one each of the Larger Miniature Candy Canes and Red & Green Mini Candy Canes!
See all 3 of those items in Shannon’s Sweet Treats for the Holidays at right. More info in the blog and/or see the supply list.
Notes on the Sale
Clearance Items are first-come-first-served and will not be reordered. The discount code will knock an additional 20% off of the clearance prices! These supplies were just put on clearance:
– Bottle Of Vodka with Vodka Tonic
– Silver Antique Tea Set
– Tiny Palm Tree
– 1:24 Antique Brick Wall Sheet
– Classic Wooden Kitchen Table
– Set of Antique Brass Scalloped Cabinet Pulls
– Black Wrought 2-Tier Basket
– Mini Peanut Machine
– Green Resin Bottles – Set of 2
More back-in-stock inspiration?
– Old Fashioned Door Latch
– Mini Jardiniere
– Micro Mini Dragon
– Round Mini Clay Pot
– Half Scale Metal Candlesticks – Pair
– Death Head Moth Pendant
– 5/8 Inch Silver Skull & Bones Charms
Remember the last day of the sale is Wednesday, May 29th. Use coupon SUMMER2024 when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING!
Memorial Day Weekend SALE!
Filed under Sale, Summer/Beach
Summer starts early!
Everything on the site is on Sale at 20% off! That’s a 20% discount above whatever sale price is currently shown — including Clearance Items (over 400)! Use discount code SUMMER2024 when checking out for the additional savings.
The sale ends on Wednesday night, May 29th, 2024. More info at the bottom of this newsletter.
Featured Themes: Halloween
Get a head start on projects for the fall! Here are links to a few of the Halloween sections in the sale
– Halloween Collage Sheets
– Halloween Chipboard & Acrylic Laser Cuts
– Halloween Beads
– Halloween Charms & Cabochons
– Halloween Miniatures
– Halloween Rubber Stamps
Featured Themes: Christmas
Here are links to a few of the Christmas sections in the sale
– Christmas Collage Sheets
– Christmas Chipboard & Wood Laser Cuts
– Christmas Beads
– Christmas Charms & Cabochons
– Christmas Miniatures
– Christmas Paper & Dresden
Notes on the Sale
Clearance Items are first-come-first-served and will not be reordered.
Remember the last day of the sale is Wednesday, May 29th.
Reminder: use coupon SUMMER2024 when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING!