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we are SO proud of our design team here at 7gypsies...

and not only for the wonderful projects they create for us, 

but for all the fabulous things they create outside of 7gypsies....

take a look below, these are just the most recents ones we've seen, 

but three of our wonderful gypsies have been published in Creating Keepsakes magazines!

 this was Janelle's, published in the Jan/Feb 2012 

 Mou's layout was published in the Scrapbooking for Every Season special issue by Creating Keepsakes

Ranjini's layout was published in the Scrapbooking for Every Season special issue by Creating Keepsakes

Creating Keepsakes is a fabulous magazine - a must have! 

you will have to purchase the whole magazine for more details on these lovely projects!

Are you a TRUE gypsy?

Okay, so for all you TRUE gypsies out there, Janelle has created a fabulous wall hanging. Do you not love it? That girl can throw everything on (including the kitchen sink) and make it look like the most fabulous piece of cool art work ever.
Read on to see how she did it...

Acrylic Wall Hanging
by Janelle Smith

Janelle printed a picture of her daughter on a transparency sheet. She cut the transparency to size and punched holes to match the acrylic hanging book piece which is 6 x 7". Once the transparency was in place she ran an elastic (one of our very favorite products ever!) through the holes and around the back to hold the transparency in place. She added a metal book handle to the top (these just slip on) so the piece will hang as well as secure the transparency.
Now the fun begins! Janelle added lots and lots of dangles (pearl, crystal and silver chain), naked buttons and dangle charms all hanging from the elastic.

At the bottom she added a crystal book knob with a large hanging crystal from our NEW Princesca hardware kit...of course Janelle added some funky rubbings on top. Love it! A couple binding rings in the second hole, with dangle charms (pink flower, silver heart and purse) and vintage buttons added to complete the wall hanging.

We will mention that the acrylic book comes with 3 pieces so can you just imagine what two more added panels to the project would look like. Just add binding rings to connect the pieces together!

Thanks to Janelle for such a great...out of the box...project. We love it!

Come back tomorrow when you can see how acrylic and a stretched canvas can work together to make a fun project. Can you figure it out??

Look Where We've Been!

Our journeys have taken us South... way south to Houston, Texas. We experienced a bit of Southern hospitality and lots of cajun cooking.  Our friends at A Scrapbook Junkie, hosted our very own, Janelle Smith, for a weekend of gypsy classes, sneak peaks and gypsy inspired goodies. We hear the classes were action packed and everyone left with new ideas and lots of love for the gypsies. Check out some of the great projects from her classes designed by our fabulous artists.

The Gypsy Board Book:

This cute little album was created using our naked 4x4 Board Book, 97% Complete Stickers, Gaffer's tape, Photo Turns, and papers from our brand new Savannah collection!

Here we transformed one of the naked portfolios using family flashcards, chipboard tags, metal page edges, family ink rubbings, and our infamous book belt.

And finally, a mini book was bound into a cd holder and embellished with papers from our Nottinghill collection, ATC stickers, and ink travel rubbings. A clever little closure was created from ATC transparencies, textured rubbings and 6" elastic. Too fun!

Thanks again to all of you who joined us for a great weekend of classes!  We can't wait to see where our travels take us next. If you're interested in hosting a gypsy at your store email us for more information!