Look at my latest find!! Aren’t they beautiful!? This vintage china set is from Contour China of Japan. The pattern name is Picardy. I love these gorgeous pink roses. I wish I could have found more pieces. I wish I new when this pattern was produced. By the shape and style I am assuming in the 1960’s. Does anyone know? Or could you direct me where I could find out more information?
Posted in Vintage Finds
Tagged Contour China, creamer, cups, Japan, Picardy, pink, platter, roses, saucers, sugar bowl, Tea
The 2012 A*Muse Studio Catalog and Inspiration Guide is now available. You can see it here on-line. As a special offer for the next 24 hours (ending at 10 AM EST on Wednesday, February 8) if you purchase $30 worth of A*Muse products (before shipping and handling) I will add a free package of Heart Twinkle Stickers to your order. They are the perfect little embellishment for all your valentine needs.
So don’t delay… call, email or click on my secure website to take advantage of this limited time offer.
Posted in Events and Shows, Uncategorized
Tagged A muse Studio, heart stickers, limited time offer, pink, Red, Rubber Stamps, special offer, twinkle, Valentine's Day
Just a reminder there are only 3 days left to register for my Valentine Stamp Camp this Friday, January 20th. This card is only one of the lovely projects we will be making. Call or email today for more information or to reserve your spot.
See you Friday!
Posted in Cards, Events and Shows, Rubber Stamped Items, Uncategorized
Tagged Black, Card, crook, Heart, pink, robber, theif, Valentine's Day
I am in the Valentine mood already. I know, I know… the Christmas holiday has just passed. I need to relax. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it it the mild weather we are having here in the midwest… no snow and temperatures in the mid 50’s. Whatever the reason, I dug out my valentine papers and made this cute card. The patterned cardstock is from Brenda Walton’s Sweet Talk by K and Company. I got the owl from the sheet of the the die cuts that are included in the stack.
Posted in Cards, Rubber Stamped Items
Tagged Card, Hearts, K and Company, Owl, pink, Red, Valentine's Day
Quick & Cute Valentines
Sweetheart Background
Love Conquers All
Friends Fur-Ever
Sweet Love
And, for a limited time, order the special Rock Candy cardstock assortment pack – an easy way to get the look showcased in this month’s spotlight.
Rock Candy Assortment Pack contains four sheets each:
Bubblegum
Shell
Orange
Apricot
Blush
Look at the samples below and when you’ve decided on the sets you can’t live without give me a call or send an email to order.
Contact your A Muse Studio Consultant to learn more about these projects and the supplies we used to make them!
A few years ago my grandmother gave me a treasure chest full vintage buttons. Well, it wasn’t a real treasure chest like the pirates use, but it felt like that to me. It was really a 40-year-old blue tin with a flower design on it. But, none the less, I was pleased to have it. My grandmother was a seamstress in her younger days and she kept every left over from all her projects. I always loved playing in those buttons when I was little. She always let me create with them. I’d sew them to scraps of fabric, use them in paper collages and of course, glue them to cards. Just a couple of years ago my grandmother and I sat down together and made button rings using her buttons. It’s hard to believe that was one of the last few times we would create together. Now she is in a total care nursing home six hours away from me so I don’t get to see her that often and she is not able to craft anymore. I was feeling lonely for her so I thought I would take down her button tin and combine them with some of the newer ones I have acquired. (I also save everything, I know where I get it from.) 🙂 This is one that I created. I also have quite a few others listed in my Etsy shop. So click on over and take a look. You could own a piece of “grandmother love” too. 🙂
I’m in the mood for love!
I’ve been making Valentine’s Day cards. I “love” this simple layered design. I mounted patterned scrapbook paper over textured cardstock and I used the retired stamp set Heart-itude from The Angel Company.
Posted in Cards, Rubber Stamped Items
Tagged flower, Hearts, Love, pink, Purple, Red, Valentine's Day
