Collage Fun

Excited to be working on some collages today. And happy that I finally get to use some of the Crate Paper we ordered in about a month ago. I hope it sells well because I'm in love with this company and would love to keep ordering from them! I'm all about vintage and vintage-inspired modern and as far as I can tell so are they. And, their papers work great with old book pages, one of my favorite materials to use. Ok, now back to some collage fun...Tweet

June Newsletter!

June is just flying by, maybe because we are having so much fun! We’ve had so much fun with all the classes this month. It never ceases to amaze me how creative people are, especially kids! Here is the schedule for our next classes:

June 21, 28: 4-5 year old Children’s Art Classes once a week for the month of June! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm

July 5, 12, 19, 26: 6-10 year old Children’s Art Classes once a week for the month of July! $7.50 per class per child, $6.00 per child if you have more than one child in your family taking classes, all materials provided. 4:30-5:30pm   

Saturday, July 14^th: Book Cover Notebook Class! Make your own notebook or journal using old book covers and graph paper, white cardstock, lined paper, etc.-the possibilities are endless! These can be so versatile with so many different options for putting them together and using your own style to decorate them. $15.00. 2:00-4:00pm

This month we have a guest feature from Kat Alder, maker of the repurposed/redesigned vintage jewelry that we carry. Just got some awesome new rings in from her too!

“I created Katz's Designs as my way of feeding my interest in vintage jewelry. This has been an interest of mine since I was a young girl. I remember receiving a mother of pearl necklace when I was 10 years old, and can still recall just gazing at the necklace, marveling at its design. From there, I started working with vintage earrings and broaches. I enjoy taking something old and making it new again. Vintage items carry such a history with them, it's exciting to think about where the jewelry has been as I work with it. It feels like I am taking history and making it new again. I hope you enjoy wearing my designs as much as I enjoy creating them!”

We’ve been using fanfold paper medallions a lot lately, they can be used in so many ways and are so simple to make! So we thought we would share a quick video tutorial with you on a simple way to make them: http://lemmertorium.blogspot.com/2012/06/paper-medallions.html

As ever, thank you so much for being the wonderful, encouraging, and creative people that you all are. We are so inspired!

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Paper Medallions

We've been using fanfold paper medallions a lot lately for so many different things, so we thought we would post a quick and simple tutorial on how to make them:

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I'm excited about some of our new furniture pieces! I was in a French mood when I woodburned and painted this one :-) I was happy to find some toile fabric for the seat of the chair to go with it. The chair was originally a sewing chair, so the seat lifts up for more storage! The desk is pretty awesome because the top lifts up and a shelf pulls out. It was originally for typewriters and still has the vintage sticker on it explaining this. But its perfect to set a laptop or desktop and keyboard on, or to just use as a pull out work station for extra room. The rest of our new furniture pieces can be seen on pinterest or in our shop. Mom is currently working on re-upholstering a really nice captain's chair and my next project will be a dresser. Excited for the possibilities!Tweet