from the studio of: sande krieger

postale book stand

by sande krieger

Travel journals are more than just pieces of art. They are taking some of your best memories and dressing them up in finery and putting them on display for all to see. The new 7gypsies book stand is perfect to doing just that. Displaying your memories in a fashionable way. My oldest son and I took a trip back East to look at grad schools. Ten years from now I want to be able to "keep" some of those bonding moments, funny experiences and terrific meals in my memory.

The "keep" title is from an old vintage label maker. The flower is made of cheesecloth.

The pocket is a piece of manilla folder that I stamped with alpha stamps, punch a hole with a 1" circle punch in top and stitched to another piece of manilla folder. Red and black stamped on manilla folder card stock is my favorite color palette. What ever leftover bits of card stock I have I'll stamp images on then use them throughout the book. (like the finger pointing)

Mini paper clips are perfect for attaching layers.

 I printed out several iphone photos that I had taken on the trip with a vintage white frame around them. I love using various sizes of photos throughout a book to add variety. 

The Postale line is perfect for journaling because so many of the papers already have lines on them. I did draw in additional lines whenever I needed more journaling spaces. Layering various size pages adds visual interest too.

Using both the letter stickers from the Postale collection and the rectangular letter stickers from the Postale sticker sheet gave the pages a little variety and was a change from all my handwriting and stamping.

 I also like to add in some dimensional items like the ribbon, pearls and velvet leaf so that the project doesn't look flat. I dug into my stash of older 7Gypsies products because I LOVE them so much. It really goes to show you how the new collection of Postale can work well with all the previous 7gypsies collections.

thanks for sharing your thoughts with us Sande!!!


Book Stand is shipping now!!

journey: national stationery show!

National Stationery Show

NEW YORK!

The gypsies are in NY! 

Our first stationery show

 this cute DIY coffee wrap using canvas corp papers and 7gypsies 

dome studs has been a hit at stationery show

 gypsy junk

 cute Canvas Corp burlap cones, Tattered Angels misted name cards, 

7gypsies shadow box and standing clip

 7gypsies, Canvas Corp & Tattered Angels stationery show booth

 7gypsies, Tattered Angels & Canvas Corp wedding table at stationery show

 Canvas Corp goodies

gypsy wares

spotted and hearted: vintage storage

we gypsies, well we love to see anything vintage - 

storage, signage, photographs, bottles - you name it, if it's vintage, we live for it!!

there are so many fun ways to re-use vintage items for storage - 

take a look at what we found in a journey through Pinterest!

how amazing are these old vintage file storage drawers? 

picture all your gypsy embellishments, tapes, stickers and stamps tucked neatly inside each of these drawers?

see the fantastic picture on the left - that's from one of our very own gypsies home - Paula Cheney! such a fantastic way to store fun items but still keep them on display. 

how about the white wash vintage dresser? swooon

these are perfect for storing all your 7gypsies papers and paper packs - 

they are easy to reach and get right to work!

vintage crates? 

as you can see, these can be used in any room of your house! 

storage for bathroom hand towels, add character to an unused corner of the house or how about storing all your craft necessities or even your children's art supplies?

these vintage metal tins are the perfect accessory to give any room a gypsy-vintage-rustic feel.

how about reusing vintage tins to store pencils? 

stick a magnet on the back, stuff some pencils inside and place it on your fridge for those "where the heck are all my pencils" moments

vintage suitcases? 

no explanation necessary!

bakery tins used for buttons, small metal embellishments - fabulous! 

looking for a creative way to display and store your jewelry? 

grab any of the 7gypsies trays, add some hooks and voila - perfection!

these old trophy's are absolutely stunning! 

use them in your craft room, kitchen or office.

these storage pieces make such a statement in any room!