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!

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!

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!

happy thanksgiving gypsies!

projects and inspiration: christmas cards and envelopes!

holiday card time at the gypsy workshop!

need a little inspiration for those holiday cards you'll be sending out - 

look no further gypsies...

 this card and envelope set was created by gypsy ann mabee...
a quick, easy, simple and thoughtful way to say merry christmas, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah, or whatever it is you want to say to that special someone this holiday season. 

love love love the dimensions ranjini added to her card and envelope! 

how adorable is that flower?!?

mou is always so great at incorporating other elements into her projects! 

the stitching around the edges of the card add just the right touch. 

the combination of our venice and camden papers make you truly feel that it's finally the happiest time of the year!

paula created this tri-fold card! using our off the wall tape, barcelona paper and the holiday stamp set she created a fabulous card that even has room for that special family photo we all LOVE to take at Christmas time!

adorable how it stays shut with the button and green seam binding!

collage of holiday statements? we think paula made a fantasticly-vintage-so-7gypsies card here! how cute is that button tree??

start creating your cards gypsies and don't forget to post them on our facebook fan page!!!

guest post: ellen hutson!

Easy Gifts for the Holidays
by ellen hutson

Thank you 7gypsies for the privilege of sharing these projects with your readers! With the holiday season upon us I thought it would be fun to share several ideas that I think would make perfect gifts.

The first project is this fun little "message center!" Using the solo shadowbox together with the wonderful display trims it was quick and easy to create this fun accessory for my home.

displaying Santa photos is something we love to do at our house - the letterpress tray is perfect for showcasing these special photos.

the optical lens can be turned into a fabulous customized ornament. what a wonderful gift this would be for a grandparent! simply create a custom rub-on of your child's silhouette, add a date and hang on their tree!

you can find complete instructions for these projects at the following links:
7 Gypsies Shadowbox Message Center
Waiting for Santa Letterpress Tray
Custom Silhouette Ornaments

projects and inspiration: christmas gift ideas part 2!

we all know that holiday's can be a very stressful time.....

why not help someone relax a little? 

grab some lotion, bath salts, whatever you prefer - find a fancy book knob to place on the front - place items in drawer and you've got yourself a pretty-adorable-can't live without-bath and beauty kit!

ranjini did a fabulous job displaying the kit in spectacular mini library drawer!

we love hot cocoa here in the gypsy workshop! 

and what a perfect little gift for someone in your life that loves it as much as we do...

ranjini added those little extra touches that make this simple gift so fantasticly delicious!

 vicki created this beautiful gift with our photo shadowbox tray!

 the little details she added gave this a personal touch that you just can't forget...

 just grab the 7gypsies photo shadowbox tray, some photos sized to fit the compartments and all the embellishments you can find....

and just start placing them in the tray to see what you can come up with!

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