Design Team Samples to Share

I have some lovely design team samples to share with you! The 4 pieces below were created by the talented Audrey Hernandez! I just LOVE the colors she used and they make me think of Spring (which I'm dying for!).

In the samples below, Audrey used The Doors Collage Sheet, Eggs and other Curiosities Collage Sheet, Empty Nest, and Jenni Bowlin Mini Bingo Cards - Vintage.

The three sweet samples below are by the talented Heather Robinson! I love that she loves the dollie sheets! Heather used the Hello Dollie Valentine Collage Sheet, Hello Dollie Nature Fairies Collage Sheet, and Beautiful Birds 1.

Studio Time and Buster

Craft shows are a comin' so I spent part of the weekend in my studio making some goods :). The tiny aquarium pendants make me happy, and you never have to flush the fish down the toilet!

Any Arrested Development fans out there? I coudn't resist making a Buster, which will be turned into a ring for moi. My BF and I have been watching the whole series via Netflix and it's the best show ever! We are constantly doing impressions of Buster! "Heeey Brother".

I'm So Lucky!

I'm so excited! I'm an OWOH winner and will be the proud owner of this amazing art quilt by the the talented Lisa Lectura! And she even made me an award button! Lisa is SO talented! This will be my second piece of Lisa's art as I purchased a gorgeous piece from her off of Ebay several years ago (it hangs in my studio)! I can hardly wait. THANK YOU Lisa!

OWOH Giveaway Winners!

The time has come to pick the winners! There were 352 comments (wow!), which means TWO winners for the collage sheet packs!

I used a random number generator and the winners are... drum roll .....

#230 Mary Ellen
&
#22 Just Jingle

Congrats ladies! I'll be contacting you tonight!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
xoxo,
Kristin

New Paper Cuts! Alice In Wonderland and More!

I have some BRAND NEW paper cuts in the store. Alice in Wonderland (just in time for Tim Burton's new movie), Dark Dolls, and Doll Eyes. Of course I absolutely ADORE the Dark Dolls. I have also restocked all the other paper cuts. See all the paper cuts HERE! I just love the paper cuts. TONS of DETAIL and NO CUTTING required!

New Collage Sheets!

I had fun creating these two new collage sheets last night! "Pink and Blue Pretties" & "Best Friends xoxo". You can get them HERE!

Published Prince Albert Tin

I recently had this altered Prince Albert tin published in the Somerset Studio Gallery Winter 2010 magazine. Definitely a Steampunk feel to the piece. I listed Mr. Albert HERE on my site if you are interested in taking him home!

Art To Share!

Check out these sweet tins created by the talented Heather Robinson! Heather used the Hello Dollie Nature Collage Sheet as well as the rusty picket fences! And lucky you, you can acutally WIN these lovely tins by entering Heather's OWOH giveaway! Hurry up and enter!

And remember when I told you Joanna Pierotti and I did a doll swap? Joanna's birthday was last week and she used the doll I sent her as a cake topper! Isn't she SO creative! A mixed media cake, who knew? I hope you had the best birthday Mossy Mom!

Lollishop Design Team

I'm super excited to be a part of the spring 2010 Lollishop design team! The term runs for three months and I'll be creating and posting three yummy pieces. I can hardly wait to get started!

One World One Heart Giveaway 2010!

It's that time of year again for One World One Heart! Last year, it was amazing how many people participated!

Now, for the giveaway! I'm giving away TEN (in honor of 2010) semi-gloss paper collage sheets created by me from my shop! A huge value! If you are the winner, you can either pick them or let me pick them for you if you like surprises. The winner will received the collage sheets in the mail (sorry, no digital sheets for this giveaway).

To enter, all you have to do is LEAVE A COMMENT on THIS post! That's it! Be sure to leave me your email so I can contact you, should you win. International players welcome!

Deadline to enter will be February 14th, 2010 and I will announce the winner on February 15th (or the evening of the 14th)! What a lovely Valentine's Day present that would be! Lots of yummy images for your art. Good luck! xoxo, Kristin

P.S. If the comments reach over 100, I'll give away TWO sets of TEN sheets! I think it might happen!

UPDATE: Comments are now locked! I will be annoucing the two winners shortly!

See the winners HERE.

This and That

I've been sewing again and I made this Day of the Dead cuff. Gotta LOVE pink cheetah print! I know I do!

Here are the three cuffs I've made to date.


Also, I wanted to share that my extremely talented, sweet friend Sandy is having a giveaway on her blog. You can win this fabulous heart and a few other goodies. But I've got my eye on this heart!



And finally, I added a few new shrine kits to the shop! Small Cigar Box Shrine, Large Cigar Box Shrine, and my favorite, The Hutch Shrine! See them all HERE.

Maija's Piece!

Every time I think I've seen the cutest doll piece ever, someone proves me wrong. This GORGEOUS "Pixies Under Glass" soldered piece was created by the talented and lovely Maija Lepore! Maija used the Hello Dollie Bodies Collage Sheet for the pixies! Thanks so much for letting me share your awesome piece Maija! I just adore it so much!

Another Cuff Bracelet

I had fun making another cuff bracelet today! This one is more of a Neo Victorian - Marie Antoinette - Steampunk inspired piece. All of the baubles are hand sewn to the cuff. I love that these pieces don't require any toxic adhesives!

Bird Fabric Cuff Bracelet

I had so much fun making this fabric cuff bracelet tonight! It was one of the projects in Ruth Rae's new book, Layered, Tattered and Stitched: A Fabric Art Workshop. The book is really incredible and I highly recommend it! Of course I added a few special touches such as the organza flower and used my favorite colors! I love how this project is so versatile and I can't wait to make more!

I also finally figured out how to make a button hole on my machine! It took FOREVER, but will be very easy next time!

A Few Thank Yous!

I'm such a lucky girl! I received some most wonderful gifts in the last few days! The scarf below was gifted to me by the oh so talented Joanna Pierotti or "Mossy" or "Mossy Mom" as I call her! She created it from the most gorgeous fibers!

And here I am wearing it last night. I had so many compliments on it as I was out and about.

Joanna (Mossy) also sent me a super cute paper mache' doll (my first paper mache' cutie). She had a pair, and sent me this photo and told me to pick my favorite. Of course, I picked the more serious one, which was great because Mossy wanted the "crazy" looking one! They remind me of us when we went on a trip together. Mossy was tossing things out of her suitcase, trying to find something, while I, miss OCD, was putting everything back right behind her! They are so us :). I also sent her a little composition doll. I too had twins. Ever see "wife swap"? We had a "doll swap".

She has settled in nicely (Mossy also created the lovely altered book behind her) though I think she misses her crazy sister!

Also, the most lovely gifts arrived today from my friend Diana! They were a late Christmas present/early Valentine's day gift and I LOVE them all so much!

I especially love this whimsy little rabbit! Thank you Diana! I'm so happy to have some of your beautiful art! xoxo

Okay, got to run. Christopher and I are headed out for some sushi! The soft shell crab roll is my absolute favorite!

Anne's Art

Check out this gorgeous piece by Design Team Member Anne Le Toux! Anne used the following 2 collage sheets in her piece: Dressed up Marie and Let The Eat Cupcakes. Anne's work is so gorgeous! Visit her blog, you won't be sorry!