Little Pink Studio

Pretty, pretty papers and a sale!

I don't know what it is, or how it started, but I have had a serious love of paper for as long as I can remember. Vintage paper, new paper, it doesn't really matter..I just love paper. 

So lately, I've been adding all sorts of pretty new scrapbook papers to the shops. 

All of these are just some of my favorites. There's more on the website, here.

I've also created a new, birthday themed collage sheet. I want to bring in more collage sheets, but first, I need to find a better program. 

**And for some exciting news, all orders over $20 will ship FREE of charge this week! (US and Canadian orders only. Sorry international customers, I wish I could afford to ship those orders for free as well...) 

Also, the handful of Halloween items remaining in the shop have been marked down and there are lots of other mark downs as well. I'm making room for lots of new items. 

Lastly, if you're an alternative type scrapbooker that is interested in making some samples for my shops, please send me an email. By alternative, I simply mean that you like to use both traditional and non traditional types of supplies,including vintage papers,  and use different techniques. (sewing, painting, etc.) It's a great way to earn some free supplies from Little Pink Studio! :)

Be back soon!

Cerri xoxo

 

Halloween shop happenings..

 

Hello! Continuing on from my last blog post, here are the Halloween happenings in our little shop. I recently acquired this 1920's corner shelf and it seemed like the perfect piece to bring in to the shop and display my Halloween items on. So here we go, some close ups. 

I love tarnished silver for fall and Halloween displays. This one is holding little "treat" boxes I made to hold vintage buttons. 

The buttons are a vintage combination of mother of pearl and the black and orange buttons are plastic. A fun treat for crafters, right? 

Don't you love those black and white damask containers? I bought them all at the Target dollar section and sanded, and sanded, and sanded them some more. They were kind of shiny and I wanted them a bit more matte and 'roughed up'. Turned out pretty well, even if all of that sanding messed up my manicure. LOL You can see a little peek of my Halloween collage sheets there. 

Paper bag pocket album kits and more collage sheets. 

Now, if you're not local and my little Halloween offerings strike your fancy, I've listed almost everything in the shop. You can find most of them by clicking on "what's new". They're also sprinkled throughout the shop. 

Here's a close up of some of those offerings. 

(laser printed collage sheet)

The Witch's Dance paper crafting kit. This a great collection of paper goodies, including laser printed vintage images, kraft tags, notecards, vintage paper, and more. You'll have the materials to make cards, tags, scrapbook pages, banners, etc. 

Another little kit that lets you create a fun little paper bag pocket album. It's been quite a while since I had kits for sale, so I was happy to be able to put together two kits! This one has a album, vintage fabric, large kraft tags for the pockets, TONS of vintage images, and flat note cards. 

Now, a bit of truth about my little shop. As much as I adore having my little shop and  love meeting and working with customers in person, we're not very happy with the facility itself. I won't go into a long, drawn out complaint, but basically we were promised many things about what the market would be and what it wouldn't be, and how it would be run, and those promises were basically false. In fact, we were flat out lied to about the kinds of shops that would be there. We've been trying to hold our heads up and keep plugging along, but it's getter harder and harder. I've been looking already for another retail space that would allow us to move our shop there as well as perhaps host a workshop center. But so far, I'm having a bit of trouble finding the perfect location that we can afford. We're also tossing around several ideas of what direction to take our shop.  I'll keep you posted on what we end up doing...

But right now, I'm loving the beautiful fall weather and the preparations for my  daughter's birthday surprise. Wait until you see what we've done!! :)

Much love, Cerri xoxo

A little shop fluffing

Hello! I haven't posted many photos of our little shop since we opened in August, and since I bring in new things every week and am always fluffing, I thought you might like to see it's current state. Lots of photos, so I'll talk only a little. Ha!

Not sure if you can tell by the photo, but the little chipboard banner says "rubber stamps". 

Even though I've always loved them, I am surprised at how many vintage flashcards we sell. 

(vintage flashcards on the wall= instant art)

(why yes, those are vintage crepe paper that has been ruffled by my fabulous Momma...and you can even find them in the shop too!)

Ok, so that's a ton of photos! Maybe too many? So I will continue this with the Halloween section soon. Speaking of Halloween, there are some lovely new Halloween items on the website as well. Yes, even kits. I know, it's been forever since I've listed a kit. I'll blog more about them later, but for right now you can find them in the "what's new" section of the shop as well as in various other shop sections. 

In other news, my baby girl will be 18 this weekend. Wow, does that seem strange. But we have a HUGE surprise planned for her. I can't share it with you yet, as she sometimes reads my blog, but you'll love it too. Sooo excited. I'll share about that as soon as I can. 

xo, Cerri

Hand dyed lace and rubber stamps

Hello! More previews for you! There's a lot of them, so I will talk little and show pictures, ok? First up, new rubber stamps. 

Gah! Aren't they sweet? 

And FINALLY (!), sweet, nostalgic, stamps for BOYS! So many of you have asked for boyish things and I always have a hard time finding them, but I'm smitten with these. Bet you will be too. 

This one is the cling mounted version of the Boy's Life cube. (we have it wood mounted as well)

And just look at this fantastic number stamp set. There's a total of FIFTEEN stamps in this set. LOVE it. 

And now, for some more hand dyed lace!

First up, I redid the butterfly sets. I like these so much better. 

lace frames!

All hand dyed, and "aged" to perfection by me. 

So, I'm thinking I should have it all up and ready by Friday. Stay tuned for more previews...told you this was a massive shop update. I've had most of this stuff here for months, even before I decided to open up my little shop. 

Local friends, the lace items will be in the store this weekend too!

xo, Cerri

Want to take a peek?

Wow! I can't believe we're finally open! As promised, I took lots of photos. We didn't get everything completely finished, and I still have tons of inventory to add, but we got as much in place for opening weekend as we could. The opening went really well, and I'm excited to keep working on it all. Eventually, I hope to open a stand alone retail store, but for now this is what we're going with.  There are a ton of photos, so I'll try and "talk" as little as possible and just show you the photos. (you might want to grab a glass of iced tea, and have a few moments to relax)

Stickles, Glimmer Mist, Liquid Pearls, Coccoina, wood mounted stamps, matte medium,..and gorgeous inks. The stamps you see that are not currently on the website will be there soon. (same with new Stickles, Liquid Pearls, and all those fantastic inks)

LOVE all of the new letterpress I'm carrying. I may be adding some of that to the website as well. 

Unmounted rubber stamps. 

(Yep, all of the fabulous paper tapes will be on the website soon as well.)

Vintage wallpaper sold by the yard. (by the way, my husband cut and rolled all of this wallpaper for me, can you believe that? )

Pretty paper straws and a help yourself cupcake topper section.

Yes, those are egg cartons. I have 4 styles, and they're the absolutely perfect size for miniature cupcakes. The blank cartons allow you to customize your labels for parties or gifts. They're also fun for filling with trinkets and such. If you've been reading here a while you may remember I did a spring/Easter kit in the vintage egg cartons some time ago. I was happy to find that they had been reproduced! I'll have them on the website soon. 

I had to have a football cupcake kit as this is UT country, and it's huge here..(also why I have orange paper straws..)

There are three new prize ribbon designs, but I think this little darling is my favorite.  

This is something I was really excited about. I wanted the shop to have a little space where a customer could sit and try out items that they have never used before. I have samples set up of the Glimmer Mists, Stickles, unmounted stamps, etc. I had also hoped to do make and takes at some point, but my shop is pretty tiny, so I may just stick to doing individual demos and let customers sample what they would like. 

This is the side entrance. 

My little cash and wrap center plus and extra chair for the sample table. My cash counter was a fabulous find from the Hwy 127 sale this year. It's an antique jewelers cabinet and the other side has great little drawers and such. It was filthy, and black when we found it, and it still needs some work on the top, but it was a great find and I really love it. 

 
The front entrance. Don't mind my husband, he was trying to get my cash register working and is scrunched down behind the counter. 

I still have lots of things to get up on the walls, including my sign that we're waiting on, and I need lots and lots of samples in the shop. I still have a ton of inventory to add, and two mannequins that are waiting to be made over, but I'm happy with the start. 

My family was so very supportive and wonderful through this process. I have to admit, I was getting a tad bit cranky the closer to opening we got. :) My girls both worked hard, and so did my husband helping me get it all ready. Even my Mom and niece pitched in to help some! I feel blessed, indeed. 

I hope you enjoyed the little tour, and if you're ever in the area, please stop in to see us! We're open Fri-Sun, 10-5. (those hours may change soon as the facility is thinking of extending the hours a bit)

Tomorrow morning I leave to go help my college student get settled back into her dorm and then hopefully I will start getting new products listed on the website. You might want to check in frequently as I'll be slowly getting things added. 

xoxo, Cerri