Little Pink Studio

A peek into the October Little Pink Box

Hello! I wanted to pop in today and share a peek into the October Little Pink Box. October's box is when I like to do autumn inspired projects or colors. So, this box had lots of cream, peach, and gold in it. You may remember the snippet roll swap I participated in a few weeks ago? Well I was so smitten with making those that I wanted to share that with my subscribers last month. So we made "autumn sweethearts" snippet rolls! 

Here's the creative kit for the snippet rolls. I provided all of the materials (plus lots of extras!) for subscribers to make a sweet snippet roll of their own. This is the kind of project that's perfect to work on while sitting in front of a fire on a chilly fall evening with one of your favorite movies on. It's just a relaxing, no stress, and fun project. 

These are photos of the example I made. 

In addition to all of the vintage lace, millinery, embellishments, etc included in the kit, we also had some pretty trims this month. 

That pretty white trim at the top and the gold sequin trim at the bottom are both vintage. And of course so is the vintage bird card. 

Inspired by the gorgeous vintage doily dreamcatchers I have been seeing all over the internet, I came up with my own version for our 2nd creative kit. I love the vintage doily on the gold hoop! They're actually a quick and fun project to make, and I love the shabby chic style of them. 

These kits included all of the materials needed including the muslin fabric, the vintage doily, gold hoops, and feathers. 

If you love the kits in this months box, I did have the materials to make a couple extras and they're listed in the shop now. 

In other news, I did get my studio finally finished a couple of weeks ago, and I'll blog about that in a couple of days. I'm also busy working away on kits for the Christmas season. They will start trickling in to the shop very soon. I have several kits lined up for this year, including some past favorites. I will also have my popular vintage December daily book kits available again this year. I'm working on those too. I'll post updates here , and you can alwasy follow along on instagram where I try to post most days. 

Oh, and both the November and December Little Pink Boxes are on sale now. I went ahead and opened up subscriptions for December early so that you could purchase them as a gift for your favorite crafter if you wish. (or to put on your own wish list!) December boxes will arrive in time for Christmas. 

That's it for me! What are you busy working on? 

I'll be back soon to give you a little tour of my studio. (ok, long tour, it's a lot of photos!) xo, Cerri

Making...

Hello! I have been making a few things here and there lately, and just popped in to share. First up, I found this amazing gold and white journal at Home Goods a few weeks ago, and decided it would be just perfect for an idea journal. You know, an old style pinboard. A place where I can cut and paste ideas, write about my ideas, make lists, and overall keep my creative thoughts organized and all in one tangible place. 

Here's a photo of the whole journal, and as you can see I couldn't just leave it bare. As lovely as those gold polka dots are, it needed just a bit more embellishment for an idea journal. However, since I plan to cary it with me, I just wanted something very simple and not too fussy or three dimensional. So I simply printed out an image that was shared in Romantic Homes years ago, (it was an image shared by Sandra Everston and was of a couple, but I only like the female part of the image) and glued it to my cover and gave her a bit of "blush". That was enough for me. 

I also have been making a few special order paper doll kits. These particular kits were going with a sweet gal for a girl's creative getaway with members of her family. I LOVE that. I hope they enjoyed putting the kits together while spending that special time with eah other!

And this is just a glimpse at how I packaged the kits. I love making kits as special as I can, even something as simple as  the label adds that loving handmade touch. 

And because things have been pretty slow going around here as I recover I have been making collage sheets by the dozens. 

There are a few different Easter themed collage sheets. 

A couple of sweet St. Patrick's day collage sheets. 

A few collage sheets using my collection of vintage patterns. I just love all of those sweet images and have used so many of them in my projects over the years. There's several more too, if you would like to take a peek here. 

And the other day I was playing around on PicMonkey and make this little "makers gonna make" print. You're more than welcome to save and print it to hang in your studio space if you would like. Just double click on the image, making it full sized and save to your computer. It prints nicely on 8.5"x11" paper. I printed mine on cardstock. 

This darling Valentine was made for me, by the super sweet and talented Rachel.  I was so touched to receive such a lovely surprise in the mail! Rachel creates the sweetest shabby style books as well and sells them in her etsy shop. I just love everything she makes!

What have you been making lately? Link me in the comments, I would love to see what you've been up to. 

xo, Cerri

Just a quick reminder

Hello! I just wanted to pop in and remind you that today is the last day to order January's Little Pink Box. You won't want to miss this one, it's filled with lots of love-ly things. :) (perfect for all of you Valentine crafters out there)

And speaking of Valentines, I have some book kits and a few other loveable things headed to the shop very soon. Here's a little peek at my current work table. 

Be back soon!

Cerri xo

Currently...

Hello! I hope you've all had a lovely week. Here's a few things I have been up to. My husband hung my new ruffled shades from Ikea in my studio. I've finally been working in there again. Sheesh, it's been a long time coming, but was pushed aside for so many different reasons. Hoping to have it finally complete SOON! Still trying to figure out what to put in the long frame at the top of the wall there..

Also in the studio I've been trying to figure out what to do with my vintage prom dress collection. I've been thinking of hanging them across the fireplace...not sure yet though. It's so funny, they're all too small to fit on my antique and vintage mannequins! So they have to be displayed somehow on their own.

 The other thing I'm currently working on is a large shop update. I've been taking and editing all sorts of photos. So many new (and new, old) things! -Like the vintage ribbons and trim above. Don't you love that sweet, vintage peachy colored fabric trim? Definitely keeping some of that for myself. :)

Gah! And don't you love these super sweet old store stock butter cartons? I discovered these sweeties at the 127 sale. I think they would make the cutest packaging. 

So, I'm planning on a shop update on Monday, the 27th. I'll pop on and post some previews over the weekend. 

And lastly, my baby girl starts her first day of college on Monday, so there's a bit of girly shopping in our future this weekend as well. 

What about you? What have you been up to? Any exciting weekend plans?

Much love, Cerri xo

Currently...

Hello, and happy Friday! I'm back with a little post about what I've currently been up to. The most exciting thing this week is that we're headed to the Hwy 127 sale. I'm feeling super thankful and excited to find out that we will be experiencing a bit of a "cold front" coming through as well, so the weather should be in the low 80's as opposed to the mid 90's we've been experiencing. I've made my lists, and now I just need to stock the cooler and stop at the atm. Wish me luck!

I'm currently reading this magazine, and loving it. So much inspiration in there! I will definitely be packing it in the car for the times we're sitting in so much traffic during the sale. 

I've been working on the little fabric art book I mentioned last wee, and only have like 2 pages left to finish it up. 

And I think you know that I've been working away on separating my shop and inventory from my studio. I am happy to say that the new "store room" in our home is finally finished! Yeah! It is soooo much better to have all of my inventory organized and separated from my studio. And did I mention organized? Love it. Shipping is so much easier now. I'll show you the whole room very soon. (before I make a mess it in. ha.)

Here's another little peek into the room though. My husband found me the most wonderful new shipping station that also has these great drawers for small bits of inventory. Heaven!

And lastly you know I've been plugging away adding new items to the shop when I can. Still a lot more to go, but I'm happy to have some of it crossed off the list!

So that's it! What have you been up to this week? Anything fun planned for the weekend? Are any of you hitting the Hwy 127 sale? I'm planning on taking photos of the sale with my phone and uploading to instagram when we have cell service, if you'd like to follow along. (cerricampbell)  

I hope your weekend is lovely!

Cerri xox

Currently...

Hello! I just wanted to pop in and share with you some of the things that are currently happening around here. (mostly photos, and just for fun...perhaps a regular feature to the blog?)

So, I'm currently reading the above book, and loving it so far. 

Currently stitching...(this is a fabulous rubber stamp I need to get added to the shop!)

Currently obsessing over a little fabric book I am working on. I challenged myself to create a whole art book with the materials I gathered from my studio in 15 minutes. I'm close to finished and will share it with you soon. 

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Also currently obsessing over finding this cart from Ikea. The website says there is only one left at the Atlanta Ikea. 

Currently planning a weekend trip to Atlanta with my daughter...(see above, and cross your fingers for me) ;)

Currently working on adding many, many new items to the shop. (slowly adding, I should point out)

So, what are you currently working on?

Cerri xo