happy holidays and our Christmas card winner!

we had so many great cards show up at the workshop from our gypsies! 

it was soooo hard to pick one winner - but we finally chose someone......

congratulations to Rhea Skomorowski, 

you are the winner of our Christmas card contest!

click HERE to send us your shipping information and we will be sending you a box

full of all kinds of gypsy goodies from our workshop.

Thank you to everyone who submitted your cards - they were all truly wonderful!

facebook friday: alice dabush

Congratulations

 Alice Dabush

your MIRACLES tray is our 

Facebook Friday pick this week!

projects & inspiration: paula cheney

we received this unexpected surprise from gypsy Paula Cheney and just had to share it with you.

remember the atc & photo display? 

paula took this gypsy classic to a whole new level....

see for yourself!

you can hop on over to her blog

she has been posting all kinds of holiday delights that any gypsy will NOT want to miss out! 

from the studio of: vanessa spencer of stampington & co.

we are so excited to share some gorgeous 7gypsies projects created by Vanessa Spencer of Stampington and Company. 

click the links below each project for product details, a fun little explanation and more photos!

 creative ephemera storage

 daily calendar journal

 monthly ephemera drawer

 parisian notebooks

printers tray storage inspiration

facebook friday: Zuzu's Petals Altered Art 'n' Stuff

Congratulations

 Zuzu's Petals Art 'n' Stuff

your GORGEOUS map project is our 

Facebook Friday pick this week!

spotted & hearted: Pinterest holiday recipes!

we loooooove Pinterest.....

we can't live without yummy treats......

what happens when you put those together? 

THIS!

this gypsies, is called "cuppa good cheer"

find the recipe HERE along with many more holiday sippers!

peppermint-brownie-trifle - say no more! this looks like heaven in a jar to us....

want to try it out? recipe is from the Dashing Dish blog! 

 these are totally adorable-Christmas morning (or anytime of the day really...and any time of the year) treats! you can find the full recipe Free-N-Fun Christmas 

i just love all the Christmas-holiday-time smells! fresh pine needles, cinnamon sticks, sugar cookies baking in the oven....click HERE to find out how to get your whole house smelling fantistically holiday-ish!

how adorable is this Santa cheese ball? this website has SO many cute holiday appetizer, cookie, cakes and meal recipes that are all going to make you smile a LOT!

diy: paula's christmas tags!

what you need:  7gypsies tissue paper, CLEAR silicon caulk (can get at Target for around $3), paper for background of tag
one. cut out the image on the tissue paper you want, leaving about 1/4" around the edges - does not need to be precise - and set aside

two.  place silicone on the paper you chose for the tag background and smooth out again - set aside to dry

three. place a small amount of the silicone on the backside of your cutout  

four. smooth out using an old credit card
five. place the cutout on top of the background paper and smooth out
six. cutout, punch hole, add ribbon and you have a tag!

for more detailed instructions (or just for some really crafty fun!)- 

check out Paula's blog by clicking HERE! she has some realllly GREAT stuff gypsies! 

gypsy life: holiday decor - candles, envelopes

have you seen the Pottery Barn candles? well we absolutely love them and as we've discovered, so does our gypsy Vicki! 

 she created such a wonderful decor item using the 7gypsies life tissue paper and some cream colored candles! so simple...and probably 1/4 the price of the Pottery Barn ones!

 we adore the way she dipped the bottom of the candles in epsom salt - it looks like snow!

 such a cute ensemble wrapped up in a gorgeous ribbon, some fake holly, gypsy hardware and the JOY tag!

 how perfect is this for a table centerpiece, sitting on a side table in a hallway or entryway or in a bathroom?! swooooon....

 paula created this perfect little envelope to hold gift cards! 

and this even larger envelope to hold a christmas card!

click HERE to see her tutorial on how she made these fabulous envelopes!

facebook friday: stepheney fenton

Congratulations

 Stepheney Fenton

your crafty ticket holder is our 

Facebook Friday pick this week!

gypsy life: holiday decor - tags!

after you spend so much of your time thinking and contemplating the perfect gift for all those special people in your lives and then finally wrapping those presents, you think, "how will people know who it's for?"

why not create a fabulous tag like our gypsies Mou and Paula did?

 mou always does such a great job mixing in all sorts of fun elements into her projects, and this time is no different....

starting with our gorgeous gypsy tags, mou began adding pieces, layer by layer, to create these beautiful-one-of-a-kind gift tags!

look how she used a frame from our frames collage tissue and the Christmas stamp to add fun holiday statements!

 paula created these vintage tags using our frames and silhouettes collage tissue!

adding some pieces from old song books behind to create such beautiful dimension..

want to know how she cut the images out so precisely? check out her blog for a how to!

we will be sharing holiday decor ideas all week gypsies!! 

don't miss out on all the fun we are having here in the gypsy workshop

holiday decor: wrapping!

there are so many fun ways to wrap presents during the holidays...

sometimes, okay well we actually think always -  it's just more fun to get creative then spend all your money on expensive, pre-printed wrapping paper....

our gypsy Ann came up with some amazing wrapping ideas...take a peek.

how cute is the chipboard letter used as a tag on this present? 

and don't forget the Christmas papertape to keep those little ones from peeking early!

the combination of the 7gypsies Paris tissue with the doily create a gorgeous holiday gift wrapping 

using our Life tissue paper, Gypsy tags and Lille papertape with the perfect addition of pink ribbon and bells - Ann created a true Christmas morning treat - but you can't eat this one gypsies!! 

simple, easy, beautiful...

 gypsy Ranjini wrapped this gift with kraft paper and the Lille papers...

with the addition of the gypsy hardware kit, this will look absolutely gorgeous sitting under any tree this season.

 this adorable little package incorporates our gorgeous conservatory collection with the gypsy hardware...

who wouldn't LOVE receiving this adorable gift? we love the way she attached the bottles to the outside to give it that special gypsy touch...

what will you be wrapping your gifts in this year gypsies?

stay tuned for more holiday decor this week!

gypsy life: office holiday decorations!

decorating for Christmas has been a really fun time here in the gypsy workshop.

using plenty of gypsy goodies, along with some other trinkets we had laying around, we feel we did a pretty darn good job....take a look....

using our 12 days of Christmas tag kit and some ruby dangles, we hung this adorable garland up in our front window for all the passerby's to see...

we love this little display - an old mirror with speckle spray paint, bottles coated in white spray paint and epsom salt and stuffed with glitter sticks, two thrift store candles, "JOY" cutout of book board and covered in Savannah flocked paper - perfect little holiday display!

don't you love these styrofoam tree's? super easy to make and perfect for an anywhere-in-the-house and must-be-seen-by-all holiday display!

we attached these paper flowers to our window shade! 

one of our gypsies created these using paper and our gears for the flower center

do you remember our DIY on the ruler stars? 

if you missed it, click HERE to see how to make these adorable holiday decorations....

our tree is one decor item us gypsies are pretty proud of...we covered some clear plastic ornaments with our tissue paper (inspired by Ellen Hutson - click HERE for tutorial) and rubbings, created a paper chain with scalloped and glittered edges, some princesca dangles and our gypsy Christmas banner!

does it get any better than this?!

stay tuned to the Gypsy Journal Blog all next week for more holiday decor inspiration from the 7gypsies design team!