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Brrr: 10 Crafty Projects for Chilly Days

04 Saturday Jan 2014

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With the weather in some areas of the US about to dip into minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend it’s a great time to think about cool weather craft projects. I come across the cutest ideas on Pinterest and here’s some of my favorites! Just click on the pictures to get more info.

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Turn Hanging Baskets into Outdoor Luminaries

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Ice Balloons

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Ice Decorations

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This one’s for Kimi!

Snow Dalek

Snow Dalek - Steve Cotton

This one’s for Savannah!

I hope everyone stays safe and warm this weekend and through this winter.

xo,

Christine Barker

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Swap: Winter Wonderland Ornament Swap

05 Tuesday Nov 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Soldering, Swap

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Winter Wonderland Ornament Swap

This year I’m hosting a swap for my friends who love to solder. I’m part of another Christmas swap and it closed before my friend, Pam Munns, could join, so we came up with some ideas for a swap for soldered ornaments with some of our friends we’ve met at the classes we’ve taken with Sally Jean Alexander. I’m so thrilled that not only did our Sally Jean friends join, but a coterie of other talented artists signed up to be in the swap as well!

It’s called Winter Wonderland and the guidelines are to create a soldered Christmas/Holiday ornament that is inspired by the beauty of winter. This leaves plenty of room for each artist to create an ornament inspired by their favorite part of winter and the Christmas holiday. I’m envisioning falling snowflakes, icicles on trees, adorable little woodland creatures hopping through the snow and all kinds of other gorgeous images.

I’m a big fan of vintage and shabby chic so I’m suggesting that all the artists create in a style that is somewhere between Antique Chic to Vintage Grandeur, with Antique Chic possibly being free spirited, lacey, made with linen, a little bit bohemian or a little bit primitive. Vintage Grandeur could be a little bit more dressy than Antique Chic, with chandelier crystals, rhinestones, and maybe a little bit of velvet or silk.

The color palette will consist of white, cream, silver and a hint of a muted winter color.

We have 20 talented ladies participating in this swap and I’ll be dividing us up into 2 groups so that we’ll make 10 ornaments each. The shape of the ornaments is wide open to whatever their hearts desire. There are so many shapes to choose from, like simple squares or circles, to house or dove shapes, vials and small perfume bottles and even stars or three dimensional shadow boxes or reliquaries.

The Ornaments are due to me by December 5 and then I’ll divide them up into the groups and mail them back out to all of the artists.

For inspiration I’ve been doing my research online and finding a lot of gorgeous soldered ornaments on Pinterest. I’ve created a board called Winter Wonderland to give myself some ideas about what shape I want and different colors and sizes.

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Since it’s been so warm in Southern California it’s difficult to get in the mood for winter and Christmas so I found a great blog with pictures of beautiful shabby chic decorations to get me going.

Here are some of my artist friends in the Winter Wonderland Ornament Swap who have blogs, teach soldering or sell their soldered jewelry:

Rochelle Gaukel

I’m excited that Rochelle Gaukel, of Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets, will be joining us. As I was going through Pinterest I saw several of her beautiful pieces pinned to other people’s boards.

Lonnie Jenck

Lonnie Jenck is a sweetheart whom I met at Kim Caldwell’s glorious creative events. Lonnie teaches classes and is a wonderful artist.

Lori Dams

Also joining us is the fabulous Lori Dams, who creates amazing jewelry! If you get to meet her, ask her about Hugh Jackson! And recycling! LOL

Alanna George

Alanna George is an artist I’ve never met in person but I feel lucky that I got to know her through the 12 Days of Christmas Ornament Swap that she hosted. She is a super versatile artist with talents in so many areas!

Hope Ellington

We also have Hope Ellington, an inspirational artist whom I’ve never met but we were in Alanna’s ornament swap together. It’s fun to meet new artists through swaps and get to know them via Facebook.

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And I’ve volunteered to teach my friends, Julie and Jeanine, how to solder. I hope I’m able to give them the instruction and encouragement to create some beautiful ornaments!

I’m counting down the days until I get to see all of these beautiful ornaments start arriving at my house. In the meantime, I’m brainstorming ideas so I can create some delightful ornaments that will grace the trees of my talented friends!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Field Trip: Renegade Craft Fair LA 2013

22 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Field Trip, Jewelry, Mixed Media

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Hello Creative Friends!

I was a busy girl this weekend and I left Orange County and headed up to Los Angeles two days in a row!  On Saturday night my husband and I had date night at Tom Colicchio’s restaurant, Craft, for LA Restaurant Week. We had mixed reviews about our experience which I’ll detail in a Yelp review at some point.

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On Sunday I went with some friends on a fun shopping adventure to the Renegade Craft Fair which featured over 250 indie crafters, make-n-takes and workshops, food trucks, popsicle stands, a dj, a beer garden, and amazing people watching. The Hot Trends right now are succulents, laser cut jewelry and stationery, repurposed and recycled items, more succulents, screen printed wearables and posters, all things knit and crochet, including crocheted cactus and succulents, ceramics and pottery, letterpress, and of course, more succulents!

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Terrarium Shop by Urban Anonymous

If you spend time on Pinterest then you know that Terrarium’s are HOT right now! There were several booths with Terrariums but this one with the different colored sands was my favorite.

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I adore the pastel colors and organic shapes of this pottery from Me Like Clay.

Scarlet Calliope Renegade Craft 11Whimsical animal masks from Biddy Bopp Shop

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Upcycled bottles made into lamps from Moonshine Lamp Co

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This unique piece of art from Moonshine Lamp Co stopped me in my tracks!

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I bought some delicious smelling soap from Padua Farms Bath & Body. It smells heavenly! Becky Morgan told me about her shop in Claremont, CA called Heirloom that is filled with her sweet smelling body products and wonderful handmade treasures. I think another field trip is in my future!

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I have a little obsession with bunnies and deer and Lizbeth Navarro makes the most adorable ceramic deer and she has Jackalopes!!!

Scarlet Calliope Renegade Craft 2I was on cuteness overload yesterday. LOVE these adorable greeting cards from Le Trango.

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There was lots of jewelry to be seen at Renegade but these delicate lace pieces from Topiary really caught my eye. So fun and so unique!

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Cupcakes are still hot!  These adorable, yummy looking candles are from Koko Candles.

Scarlet Calliope Renegade Craft 7I’ve tried needle felting and loved it so it took all of my willpower not to buy up some of this beautiful hand painted wool roving from Blarney Yarn.

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I bought some Chai Tea from these handsome gents of T-We Tea.

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There were several booths with gorgeous cards and prints from letterpress printers. Being amongst all of the beautiful stationery inspired me and makes me want to return to my print studio and start printing something, anything! These cards from iLee Papergoods were particularly colorful and whimsical with sailing ships surrounded by swans, gnomes dancing around mushrooms and owls and foxes and mermaids, oh my!

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And more succulents!  I loved these birdhouses and home decor frames crafted by Christopher Curtis from reclaimed wood.

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For lunch there was a plethora of food trucks serving up burgers, organic vegan food, gelato, indian food and more!

What a great day of shopping and being inspired by all of these talented makers!  If you live up in the Bay Area, the next Renegade Craft Fair will be held July 27 & 28.

Thanks for joining me, Friends!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Inspiration: The Fairytale World of Mister Finch

14 Friday Jun 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Mixed Media, Soft Sculpture, Textiles

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Textile Moths

One of the really wonderful things about Pinterest is that I come across images pinned by other people that speak deeply to my heart and soul. I found this incredible soft sculpture moth on a mixed-media board and learned that it was created by a fantastically creative artist who lives in Leeds, Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, who goes by the name of Mister Finch.

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Mister Finch

Mister Finch is described like this: “Scraps of thread, fabric and paper are stitched and pulled into fairytale creatures looking for new owners and worlds to inhabit. They hide in the woods, behind masks, some have died along the way and are buried under spoon lockets. Finch works alone and makes everything himself by hand in a studio full of books, glass jars and naughty cats.”

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Textile Bees Made From Fake Fur

Mister Finch explains the source of his creativity: “My main inspirations come from nature and often I return to certain ideas again and again. Flowers, insects and birds really fascinate me with their amazing life cycles and extraordinary nests and behaviour.
British folklore is also so beautifully rich in fabulous stories and warnings and never ceases to be at the heart of what I make. Shape shifting witches, moon gazing hares and a smartly dressed devil ready to invite you to stray from the path. Humanising animals with shoes and clothes is something Ive always done and I imagine them to come alive at night. Getting dressed and helping an elderly shoemaker or the tired housewife.”

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Fabric Mushrooms

Mister Finch describes his creative process: “Making things has always been incredibly important to me and is often an amazing release to get it out of my system. Its a joy to hunt for things for my work…the lost, found and forgotten all have places in what I make. Most of my pieces use recycled materials, not only as an ethical statement, but I believe they add more authenticity and charm. A story sewn in, woven in. Velvet curtains from an old hotel, a threadbare wedding dress and a vintage apron become birds and beasts, looking for new owners and adventures to have. Storytelling creatures for people who are also a little lost, found and forgotten…”

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Large Textile Swan

I relate to Mister Finch because I share some of these same feelings with him. I often feel a little lost, found and forgotten and viewing Mister Finch’s creations evokes in me a desire to be in the English countryside, traipsing along a lonely country lane, discovering hidden nests, finding a clutch of small eggs and perhaps seeing a spot of parkland that has been forgotten.

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Textile Owl

To learn more about Mister Finch, you can find him on Facebook, Pinterest and his Etsy Shop.

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Soft Sculpture Fox Heads

Have a lovely weekend being creative, getting lost and found and perhaps escaping, with the mundane details of your life to be forgotten if only for a little while.

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Moth and Coach

xo,

Christine Barker

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Friday Round Up: Cute Cakes

17 Friday May 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Paper Sculpture, Papercrafting

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art journal, beach wedding, beach-themed wedding, cake, Cupcake, Elizabeth Cakes, Everyday is a Holiday, hotel laguna, Jenny Holiday, Kimberly Ouimet, laguna beach, marjolaine, paper sculpture, pinterest, sand castle, Tahiti Pehrson, wedding anniversary

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My husband and I are getting ready to celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary on May 20 so I thought it would be fun to do a round up of cute cakes.

Everyday is a Holiday

One of my favorite artists is Jenny Holiday from Everyday is a Holiday. She and her partner, Aaron, design some of the cutest stuff I’ve ever seen. I have this print hanging in my craft room and it makes me happy every time I see it!

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How much do you love this art journal, with an adorable cupcake?

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Not only are Jenny and Aaron totally talented but they are two of the nicest people I’ve ever met!

Tahiti Pehrson

Can you believe this incredible work of art by Tahiti Pehrson? She creates paper sculptures using layers of intricately hand-cut stencils. The detail on this cake is incredible and I wish that I could see it in person. (I don’t think I ever will, though, because I read that she burns her paper sculptures after they’ve been shown.)

Elizabeth's Cakes

Isn’t this dreamy? This cake made by Elizabeth Cakes is an absolute fantasy in white. This cake is one of the pictures on my Wedding board on Pinterest. Sometimes I wish I could have another wedding just so I could use some of the gorgeous ideas I have saved on my board.

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These adorable cupcake designs are from the Etsy shop of Kimberly Ouimet.

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Aren’t they so incredibly precious?

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This one is my favorite, with a beautiful wedding cake in the window of the Patisserie.

And, since it’s our anniversary, I want to share another picture from our beach-themed wedding.

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Here is a picture of Phil and I cutting our wedding cake in 2007. Our wedding was held at the Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach so I had to have a sand castle on top of my cake! This was the best cake I’ve ever eaten, too. The owner of the bakery is French and he made us a cake with layers of different flavors. My favorite was the Marjolaine layer, which is made with almond and hazelnut meringue layers with chocolate buttercream.

Thank you for joining me on my roundup of cakes. Now I am totally craving cake, how about you?

xo,

Christine Barker

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