epicurean winner!

congratulations Kathryn!

you are the lucky winner of our Epicurean goody package

Kathryn said: 

"Amazing collection, recipe tabs are great! My favorite recipe is for my great grandmother's carrot cake. She was an amazing chef:)"

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from the studio of: ranjini malhotra

postale library drawer

by ranjini malhotra

7 gypsies supplies: Gaffer Tape - Nottinghill Librarie Drawer with Index Cards Librarie Drawer Naked Sidetabs Paper Tape - Postale Tag Envelopes - Postale Tag Inserts - Postale Index Envelopes - Postale Index Cards - Postale Petit Carnet - Rue/French 97% Complete Stickers - Always Lille Paperclip Dangles Avignon Paperclip Dangles 7 Gypsies Tags (Vintage & Victoria) Other Supplies: Mini Paris Envelopes (Zulio.com) Paris Stickers  (Cavallini) Trims: red seam binding, red/white baker's twine, blue/cream striped linen ribbon, red twine, eyelet lace trim (1.5") Vintage Buttons Photos, Ephemera, Index Tags Postale Librarie Drawer When I spied the Postale Collection from 7 Gypsies, I was so excited to be asked to create this project! I wanted to recreate the look of a cherished box of letters tied with ribbons, chock full of photos, ephemera, tickets, tags, memories, all tied up with pretty ribbons and buttons. The key for me was to work within the Postale palette. When you are pulling together supplies for this project, look for things you already have that will work with the palette - the addition of the vintage buttons, the trims etc. give an authentic feel to this project and is also visually pleasing. You'll love and cherish the finished project!  Instructions 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the screws on the metal handle of the Librarie Drawer. Remove hardware and set aside.  2. Cover the front of the librarie drawer with Nottinghill Gaffer Tape, trim to fit. 3. Replace the metal handle on the face of the drawer, the screws will pierce the gaffer tape as they are screwed back in.  4. Assemble the drawer contents adding postale envelopes, inserts and photos. Journal on some of the inserts, you can adhere photos directly to the insert or envelopes and add journaling as well. Address the envelopes if you like, add vintage postage stamps. Use your imagination - you're creating a letter box full of memories!  5. Add other ephemera from your stash - letters, tickets, tags.  6. Tie mini postal envelopes with red and white baker's twine, securing the centers with a vintage button.  7. For the very front portion of the drawer, layer the tag envelope shown on top of the postale index card shown. Use a circle punch to punch out a photo and center it within the circle on the tag envelope. Add the A sticker from the 97% Complete Stickers to the left side of the postale index card. Use a small circle punch to punch a half circle on the left side of the index card.  8. I wanted the drawer to look as if it contained stacks of old letters and cards, tied together with ribbons. To imitate this look, you can stack journaling cards/envelopes/photos/ephemera of similar size and tie them together with ribbon as shown.  Repeat this several times to give the drawer fullness.  9. Lots of little touches bring the drawer to life - add paper tape on the Naked Sidetabs, use paperclip dangles on the envelopes and inserts, fashion a rosette from fabric trim with a few stitches and a button for a center. The key is to add lots of color in the postale palette - look for the reds, whites and blues that make up the postale palette and bring those in through selecting trims and vintage embellishments in the same palette.  10. You can add a petit carnet from 7gypsies in the back, mine was from a previous project and it fit nicely in the drawer for storage.

this month: may

may...

"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer's lease hath all too short a date." ~ william shakespeare

our may picks: 1. library drawer 2. keys tissue paper 3. white surveyor rulers 4. britannia book knob 5. Lille tags 6. crystal dangles  7. global 6x6 paper pack

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this month: april

april...

"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." ~ william shakespeare

our april picks: 1. mini library drawer 2. Canvas Corp mini canvas 3. conservatory 97% complete tag kit 4. collage tape: metro and keys 5. gems gears 6. mini keys  7. conservatory clear stamp 8. conservatory alpha & numbers chip  9. display trims: pyramid studs 10. conservatory clear stamp

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journey: paris-sande krieger

What Gypsies look for at the Paris Flea Market

by sande krieger

Paris is known for it's fabulous flea markets. Every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, right off the Porte de Vanves (line 13) metro stop is an outdoor flea that covers 2+ blocks. It is perfect for those looking for a treasure, small enough to fit in that extra empty suitcase you brought, that will remind you of your Parisian aventure.

Gypsies looking to fill their shadow boxes & letterbox trays with something to catch the eye would nab one of these tiny photo frames filled with an elegant frenchman or madame.

The fabric cards would look lovely framed or placed in one of the new 7Gypsies book stands.

Rows and rows of cabinet cards were just begging to be added to my library drawers at home.

Along with this butterfly button card.

A gypsy has to have a large roll of euros in their wallet to spring for this little gem but he's rare and would look quite dashing under a glass dome.

Vintage pastry molds are perfect for storing all your little baubles and bits.

Of course, one can't pass up a couple of decks of vintage playing cards to use in your next altered book project.

And you can't leave Paris without this little beauty to hold all your euro cents in, because after visiting this flea, that's probably all you'll have left.

guest post: Connie Fong!

Library Drawer Turned Shadow Box

- Connie Fong

A couple years ago, I found the posts for Deb and Paula’s Junk Drawer Advent Calendar, and I was hooked!  Deb and Paula are designers for 7gypsies and I’ve been following their blog (http://www.2gypsygirls.com/) ever since.  I've been inspired by their many creative ideas.


So fast forward to last month when Deb asked me to create a project for the 7gypsies booth at CHA. I was full of emotions: happy, excited, nervous and scared. How fun it would be to receive a box full of 7gypsies product; but how nervous I was to create a project for them that would live up to their standards.


My assignment was to make a shadow box from the library drawer.  I felt that was doable and allowed me to focus in one area.


I have to share with you how I started the project. I layed out and sorted all the product on my kitchen table. I stared at it all day and then went to bed, not doing anything with the supplies yet, but just allowing the ideas to crystallize in my head.   In the middle of the night the ideas came to me and I got up and sketched this.

The sketch got me going and the next day I put it all together. It’s so much fun to be able to take an item and try to use it in a unique way, such as using the rulers as my dividers. 

Here's some close up shots. One of my favorite items are the apothecary bottles.

I was happy with how it came out and hoped they were, too. (we were SO happy!)


Visit Connie's blog for more fun! http://artfulplay.blogspot.com/

from our workshop: cha winter sneak peek #2

The journey through the postale collection continues... we have SO many new products that are part of this collection!!

A fun new clear stamp along with 3 new papertape designs.  Now if you haven't tried our papertape yet, you MUST.  It is NOT washi tape, it is paper tape~ it actually works like tape AND looks great too!

And 2 new stickers~ a classic black alphabet and a MUST have collection sticker.

These "tags" also double as cute journaling cards and inserts for the new tag envelopes!  SO darn cute in a 2.5"x 2.5" size.  (you'll want to wallpaper your craft room with these when you see them)

These envelopes are made to fit the new tag inserts and are CUTE (we just can't say it enough)

What is also FABULOUS about these new envelopes and inserts is that they fit perfectly in our mini library drawer and the artist printers tray!

Here's a beautiful project showing the mini library drawer stuffed with the new postale inserts & envelopes.

Next up are the index inserts.  These are made to fit our the new index envelopes (below)  These are a great size for journaling and cards.

We also just had to throw in a naked version of the index cards~ create your own design by stamping, inking, collaging and journaling on these!  AND they have a scalloped edge!

The index envelopes are designed to fit the index inserts.  At 6"x5" they'll also hold photos and fit perfectly in our Librarie Drawer!

And since we've got lots of fun new goodies to fit the librarie drawer, we figured that every gypsy needed a new set of Librarie Drawer tabs to complete a fun librarie drawer project.  Check out the project below!

And.....

New 7gypsies/ Tattered Angles Paint system!!

We were so excited to get to formulate and design our own custom 7gypsies paint system with Tattered Angels.  It coordinates with the Postale collection and has a bit of everything~ glam, glaze, glimmer mist & chalkboard mist!!

Are you excited to play with these???

Check back Tuesday for a look at the new Trousseau collection!!

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