Little Pink Studio

My spring list journal finished

Hello! I hope you are all having a lovely week! I wanted to pop in today and share the last little bit of my spring list journal. You can see the previous posts about it here, and here. 

My finished journal ended up being a chunky little book, just the way I love them! You can see the bits of lace and paper peeking out from the edges.

 

In addition to the final pages, I used the left over journal cards and tags to use up the remainder of my journal prompts. 

I just added bits of lace or fabric to make a little "pull tab" to each of these cards and tags and then tucked them into the pockets of the book. I layered the journal cards above on some layers of fabric and trim and I really liked how that turned out. 

I really enjoyed working on this book, and am thinking I may make a summer version as well. I did restock the spring kits so if you wanted one but missed out, you're in luck! You can grab a kit for yourself right here.  A few ladies have ordered more than one of these kits so as to do them with their daughters, and I love, love that idea! Lists are a great way to document how you're feeling lately, your current favorites, and more. The idea of having that documented just makes me happy!

What are you working on lately? 

Happy crafting! Cerri

More pages from my list journal

Hello! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I wanted to share a couple more pages I have created from my Little Pink Box list journal. (it was one of the creative kits from the March box) I am finding it a lot of fun to work in this little journal. I have been keeping the pages super simple, using the journaling cards that were included in the kits, and just a few extra embellishments. The prompts were all printed on sticker paper, so it's super simple to just cut those out and add them to the page. 

In addition to the journaling cards, the journal kit also contained lots of tags to tuck into the pockets and to add to the extra pages. Here are a couple more of my tag "pages". 

I think list journals are a great way to remember little details of your life, your current favorites, or even favorite things from throughout your life. Keeping the pages simple just helps to make the journal manageable, and allows you to just spend a few moments a day creating your pages. 

Have you ever created a list journal? If you have purchased the kit, or are a subscriber, have you been working on your journal? I would LOVE to see if you have. Please leave a link in the comments and let me know. 

I mentioned before that I was inspired to create this kit by a challenge on instagram called "listers gotta list" or #listersgottalist. I did not end up working the April challenge, but have decided to join that in May. I have already created my little book to record and create the journal prompts in. 

My plan for that challenge will also be to keep it simple and use a bit of vintage ephemera combined with pretty new papers. If you would like to join that challenge, the website for the list prompts is here. Let me know if you plan to join in May! 

I have some super exciting news to share with you this week, so I will be back in a couple of days. xo, Cerri

A peek into the March Little Pink Box

Hello! I hope you all had a lovely spring weekend! I am popping in today to share a few peeks into the March Little Pink Box. We made 2 creative projects, the first being a sweet and shabby list journal with a spring theme. 

I was inspired by all of the list challenges that are so popular on instagram lately, but I wanted to make a book that was shabby, and contained cute, vintage illustrations, and vintage fabric. You know, all of the things we all love! 

I made journal cards with vintage images, a personalized illustration for the covers, and journal prompts printed on sticker paper. I also included all of the vintage fabric, paper bags, vintage lace and embellishments to create their books. 

Here's a look into my book and the pages and tags I have created so far. My hope is to make a new page or tag each day, spending just a few minutes to make something creative. 

I am looking forward to finishing my little book. Let me know if you would like to see more of my pages and tags as I make them. 

The 2nd project we created was a darling little bird house. 

We covered petite wooden bird houses with paint and vintage fabric scraps to make a patchwork style house. Don't you just love that little vintage bird?! 

I love spring crafting with all of the happy pastels and flowers, don't you? 

April subscriptions are available in the shop for a couple more days, so grab yours and join in the crafty fun. 

I was also able to create a few extra list journal kits! They're available right here. 

I will be back in a couple of days with a super easy tutorial for you, so be sure to check back. 

Until then, happy crafting! Cerri

 

A late peek into February's Little Pink Box

Hello! Not sure if anyone is still reading this blog, ha. I blog so little these days. I keep wanting to blog more, but it seems I use instagram and other social media much more often. I really am going to try to make a concerted effort to blog more, to post tutorials again, etc. I actually miss blogging. But anyway, before I go on and on about that, let's take a look at what was in February's Little Pink Box, shall we? 

I was certainly over all of the crazy weather we have had in TN and decided to theme the entire box around flowers. Yep, all flowers. Included was a stationery box full of gorgeous floral stationery. (I forgot to take a photo of that before they were all shipped) We made flower pens to go along with the stationery, and then we made flower fairy lights! 

Doesn't that just make you ready for spring?! I was hoping to make some extra fairy light kits to add to the shop, but when I went back ALL of the flowers were gone. I did however, make some extra flower pens, and you can choose them in vintage lace, or hand dyed ribbon. I think they're so pretty, and wanted a bouquet of them in my studio. They also make great pens for your guest books, or for bridal showers, and party favors. 

March boxes are still on sale right here, until tomorrow only though and then I will switch over to April. 

I'll be back soon with a latest obsession! Until then, be sure to make something beautiful! Cerri

A Valentine themed Little Pink Box

Hello! Can you believe we are already headed into Valentines day of 2015? I mean, this year is already flying by! I totally love Valentine's day and crafting for it, so I had to theme January's Little Pink Box with a Valentine theme. We created 3 different candy boxes inspired by the vintage chocolate boxes I love so much.  

Occasionally I forgo our standard pink box for a tote bag and this was one of those months. All subscribers received this tote I made for them, and inside were kits to make the chocolate boxes as well as some vintage paper Valentines. 

Here's a peek at just some of the supplies. 

And here is a closer look at all of boxes we made. This one was created with gorgeous shabby fabric, antique ledger sheets, vintage sequins, vintage millinery, and lace trim. 

This one was created with vintage crepe paper, antique ledger paper, and vintage dotted swiss fabric. 

 

And this teensy one was made with antique ledger paper and more vintage sequins. Of course all of those lovely materials, both old and new were included as they always are. All the subscribers have to provide each month is just your basic crafting tools or items. 
I love how all of the projects turned out and I hope the subscribers did as well. If you'd like to have your own sweet box of creative projects and supplies delivered to your door at the end of each month all you have to do is subscribe right here.  We have one month subscriptions if you'd like to try it out, or a three month subscription which includes a month of free shipping. February boxes are for sale until the end of this week. I'd love to have you join us!

Happy crafting, Cerri

Sweet stocking ideas and shipping deadlines

Hello! I wanted to pop in today with ideas for some sweet stocking stuffers. Any of these would be great for the crafters in your life whether they are young or old. 

First up, our bobbin doll kits. They've been hot sellers this holiday season, and I think they would make a super cute stocking stuffer. The package is small, the instructions are included, and it seems that all girls both young and old are loving these little kits. 

Our little cameo frame kit is another perfect stocking stuffer for the crafty girls in your life. The packaging is small and could easily fit in a stocking. This could be made into a magnet, a free standing frame, the cover of a journal, an ornament, etc...you get the idea. Ha. 

There are a couple of our mini holiday book kits available still, and they too would make the perfect creative stocking stuffer for the scrapbookers, memory keepers, and paper crafters on your list. All of the instagram photos taken during the holidays could be printed and added to this sweet book. 

Vintage hankie journal kits are a perfect stocking stuffer idea for anyone that loves vintage, and journals or scrapbooks. They also come in a white version for that bride to be on your list. 

For the vintage paper lovers in your life, our vintage ephemera stockings are the perfect gift idea. 

These sweet stockings actually sold out the first day they were listed, but I was able to restock them, so there are still a couple left. They're one of my personal favorites from this holiday season, and just filled with vintage ephemera! 

For the list makers, note takers, and journalers on your list we have some super sweet handmade and embellished journals in the shop. 

A subscription to The Little Pink Box would be a great stocking stuffer or gift for the crafty lovers on your list. You can purchase a one month, or a three month subscription. I'll email (or mail) you something adorable to print out and give to your recipient. 

And of course our gift cards are a great alternative as well. You can choose gift cards in any amount from $10 to $100, and I'll mail or email you a sweet printable certificate to wrap up. Gift cards are also a great last minute gift idea as I will be happy to email gift certificates (and Little PInk Box subscription certificates) all the way until Christmas eve!

Crafty kits are a perfect gift to give for Christmas because as soon as the husstle and bustle of the sesason dies down, there is still the rest Christmas break from school left, snowy winter days that it's too cold to go outside, and days where crafting is just what is needed! 

A note about shipping: The USPS states that all packages shipped via priority mail by the 20th will arrive in time for Christmas, so I will be taking orders until Thursday, the 18th. I am shipping all items the next day, and shipping via priority mail. Gift certificates and Little PInk Box certificates can be purchased and emailed as late as Christmas eve.  I will be taking a little break from the shop after this week, (other than to email certificates) so be sure to get your orders in before that. 

From the bottom of my heart I thank you for your support this holiday season! 

I have several things I want to share with you this week here on the blog, so check back with me. :)

Much love, Cerri

November's Little Pink Box, and a couple new things

Hello! How is your holiday season going so far? For me, it's going by way too fast and I feel like I am behind on mostly everything. Remind me next year to start all of my preparations much earlier, would you? I love this season so much, and wish it could last a little longer. I want to enjoy the lights, drink chai tea and hot cocoa, make pretty things, decorate my home, bake cookies, and all of those things that make this season so magical. I just need time to slow down just a bit. 

The little winter scene ornament above was one of the 2 projects we created with the November Little Pink Box. It's a tiny glass dome with a sweet little scene inside created with a glass glittered deer and a white Christmas tree. There's also teeny vintage pink pearl ornaments decorating the tree. 

I love how this turned out, and am hoping to have time to make a few more with different things inside. 

We also made these super sweet vintage angel tree toppers. I designed and created this topper using ALL vintage materials. The body is a vintage paper thread cone, the angel head is vintage, her dress and wings are made of vintage lace, and even her little pink topper thing is made from a vintage felted sweater. I love it when I can make something using all vintage materials, don't you? I'll show you how she looks on my studio tree as soon as I get it decorated. Ha. Speaking of my studio, I still need to blog the studio redo. Hopefully I will get to that later this week. 

How sweet is that face? I actually had one extra kit for this topper and have listed it in the shop. :)

I have also added a couple other kits to the shop this evening. First is this petite holiday book kit. It's made with vintage red leather covers, and comes with 2 petite collage sheets, vintage lace and trims, and vintage ephemera. It's perfect for creating a special little mixed media memory book. 

This kit comes packaged in a clear stationery box. 

Something else I am super excited about are these vintage ephemera stockings. This summer I found a lot of these vintage old stock mesh stockings that were used to hold toys and trinkets for children in the 1950's. I couldn't wait to do something with them for my shop. So, I filled them with all sorts of vintage ephemera. There's vintage tags, Christmas seals, cards, postcards, milk caps, and more! They're all a little different, and would make a perfect gift for your crafty friends. (or yourself!) 

You can find these items in the shop, and remember if you have already spent $40 with The Little Pink Studio this holiday season shipping will be FREE for you for the rest of the year! I'm also tucking in some little goodies with each order to show my appreciation for each and everyone of you that supports my shop! 

I'll be back soon! Cerri 

Vintage style December daily journal kits

Hello! I hope your weekend was lovely! The first part of our holiday shop update is now live in the shop, you can see all items right here.  I wanted to share with you this years vintage December daily journal kits I have put together for you. I do plan to have more, but these are the ones I have finished, ready to ship, and in the shop right now. The first is a gorgues kit that I have covered in one of my favorite vintage wallpapers. Both covers have this wallpaper and the inside covers have pockets for extra memorabilia. Just like your kits from last year, the covers are pre punched and all of the cardstock pages have been cut to size and punched for you. How easy does that make it to put your kits toghether?! The kits are filled with vintage and new papers, embellishments, wrapping paper, vintage ephemera, vintage tags, trims, fabric, etc. You can see a full lsiting of the contents in the listings in the shop. I am not sure if you can tell, but this wallpaper is pink roses with gold outline. The leaves are and detailing is gold, I'm just not sure it shows here. So this kit is primarily pink, ivory, and gold. You know, my favorite colors! Here's a look at what else is in the kits. 

It's really impossible to show you all of the details of these kits, but if you've ever bought a kit from me, you know they're always generous, and full of lovely things, more than you would need to complete your project. (oh, and the holes are punched in this kit, they just weren't when I took the photos) And as a surprise this year, all of my book kits will come with a super sweet Little Pink Studio book bag! 

This next book kit was really hard for me to list. How wonderful is that cover? The sweet illustration and title are imprinted into the cover. The kit contains the same types of items, but with a more muted, neutral colors. There are hints of pink and gold, and even a tiny bit of green, but the overall colors are nuetral. Some original book pages and illustrations are inclued. 

 

And I was lucky enough to find some more of the darling book covers I used last year that sold so quickly. 

I have a couple of those kits available as well as the same book kit but with a different cover than I have seen before. 

The book, the kit, and the pages are all the same, just a unique cover. Isn't is the sweetest? 

Like I said, I do plan to have more book kits ready soon, and I actually have a few more kits I want to get finished and listed. So I will be adding more soon. 

As a reminder of the shipping promotion we're offering for the rest of the year:

And, as part of a celebration and thank you for running this little shop of mine for EIGHT years this month, I am running a special shipping promo. First of all, all orders over $60 ship free. But the best deal is that when you purchase $40 worth of product between now and then end of the year, you will receive FREE shipping until the end of the year on future orders! It doesn't matter if you spend $40 in one purchase or in 2, etc. once you have spent $40 your purchases for the rest of the year will ship for free!

I will also be tucking some free goodies into each order! You can check out the 3 previous blog posts for more details on the products being offered today, and you can see them all right here as well!

I'm going to get some sleep, as I pulled an all nighter to get this all finished and listed as promised. I hope you will love it all, and as always thank you for your continued support!

xo, Cerri

 

 

More holiday shop update peeks and a sweet deal!

Hello! Just taking a break from putting kits together and sharing more holiday shop update peeks with you. I designed 3 new sets of Christmas themed "flair" or buttons this year. They're all flat backed so you can use them in paper craft projects, jewelry projects, make tags, embellish project life pages and December daily albums. (or anything your creative heart desires!) They're all packaged in a sweet stamped muslin bag. 

Here's the other 2 sets. 

I love how they all turned out, and hope that you do too! And those cute Santa bags? They will also be in the shop! Here's more peeks of miscellaneous things that will be part of this shop update. 

There is actually 4 new tags sets, this is just 2 of them. 

And, as part of a celebration and thank you for running this little shop of mine for EIGHT years this month, I am running a special shipping promo. First of all, all orders over $60 ship free. But the best deal is that when you purchase $40 worth of product between now and then end of the year, you will receive FREE shipping until the end of the year on future orders! It doesn't matter if you spend $40 in one purchase or in 2, etc. once you have spent $40 your purchases for the rest of the year will ship for free!

I have some more tricks up my sleeve as well, and I'll share them soon. Be sure to check out the first and second holiday shop previews. 

See you tomorrow. :)

A 2nd peek at the holiday shop update

Hello! I'm popping in to share another kit that will be available on Monday with the frist part of our hoilday shop update. This kit is one of my favorites! A few years ago I made a similar kit with little scenes on top of vintage Christmas tree clips. You know, the kind of clip that was originally meant to hold candles on a tree? This is the same concept, just totally different little scenes. 

I used the vintge clips imported from Germany again, and I built sweet three dimensional scenes on each clip. The project makes 5 ornaments! Each scene is nesteld into "snow". (mica flakes, included in each kit)

I love how this little gal is perched on the edge of the clip as if she is sitting in front of the Christmas tree. 

Aren't they sweet? I loved making this kit! Everything you need will be included except some glitter glue. But each kit contains 5 vintage tree clips, cotton mica flakes to create your "snowy" scenes, the printed images, tiny pink vintage pearls and rose cabs for embellishing, white sisal trees,  and instructions on how to create each ornament. It will be adorably packaged in a clear top craft box. 

This kit, and several others will be available in the shop on Monday morning! If you'd like, check out the first day previews here. 

I will be back tomorrow with more peeks. I hope you're havinga wonderful weekend so far!

xo, Cerri