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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gypsy collab: tissue canvas

Maggie at Midwestern Sewing Girl Blog made this tissue paper art using Canvas Corp and 7gypsies products.

we can't get enough of how she used the Conservatory stamp inside the frames!

for more details of her project, go to Maggie’s blog HERE.

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! 

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!

look what we've got: tissue!!!

have you seen our tissue and all the fabulous projects it can be used on?

take a look at what we've played with in the gypsy workshop...

tired of an old bracelet? have one sitting around you never wear?

 why not cover it with tissue? 

 we love how the new keys tissue looks covering our pumpkin! what a halloween delight.

 do you have any worn out dresser knobs? we covered ours with tissue and are quite tickled with the result!

 one of our gypsies can't get enough tissue - we even covered her desk shelf with it!

 how fabulous does the new frames tissue look around the light switch? 

tip: we used glue dots to keep it on, can't have the screws messing up our pretty right?

for Christmas? or any other time of the year - try making a tree out of tissue paper!

how lovely would it be to mist spray the tissue and create beautiful holiday decor.

shop 7gypsies tissue now!

you can so do this: tissue paper skirt

one. Lightly sketch a female figure in pencil. Add details of a simple spaghetti strap top if you wish. Add watercolor paint and ink. two. Cut at least 2 strips of tissue from the 7 Gypsies tissue paper.  For the two tiered skirt shown, we cut two 1"x 8" strips three. Apply a strip of adhesive to the drawing where you want your skirt to hang.  Accordion fold or pleat the first strip of tissue down to the adhesive every 1/16 of an inch or at desired intervals, shaping as you go to gather the folds tighter at the top, allowing them to flare out wider at the bottom.  four. Repeat step three with the second strip of tissue. five. Add a 7 Gypsies 97% Complete sticker for a belted waist.  Tape drawing into your art journal!  (Ranjini used the venice patterned paper tape)