New Goodies!

I just listed several NEW goodies in the shop! Shallow welled ring blanks: ovals, circles, squares, and more in sterling silver and antique silver finishes. Rosary chain, Vintage German RUBBER baby dolls (so cute and strange at the same time), vintage santa pixie heads and more! See all the new goodies HERE!.

Win Free Collage Sheets!

Hi, I'm hosting the prize this week on a new Challenge site called Digi Kitty! The winner will receive three free digital collage sheets from my store! And it's a fun challenge, "Frames". Digi Kitty got the fun started by having DT members create with the Daguerreotypes 2 digital collage sheet. But you can use any type of frame in your art to play. Click on the button below to be whisked (or whiskered - yes, I know, corny) away!

Sherri's Art and Tutorial!

I'm in dollie heaven right now! The talented Sherri Mitchell just created this magical tutorial to create the sweetest ornaments using the Hello Dollie digital collage sheet from my store!

Not only is this a fantastic project, Sherri's photos are stunning (the one above and below are by Sherri Mitchell)!
So what are you waiting for, hop on over to SHERRI'S BLOG for this incredible tutorial!

And don't forget to grab your Hello Dollie digital collage sheet!

Irvington Halloween Festival and the Indieana Handicraft Exchange!

Yesterday on Halloween, I took part in the Irvington Halloween Festival!

But rather than having a tent in the street, I was in a HUGE tent as one of the Indieana Handicraft Exchange vendors. This was during set-up, so please excuse the mess! It was a cold day, but the tent had a nice "warm" feel and lots of live music!

Here I am in my booth. I wasn't exceptionally festive, but I did have on a pair of wings. It was so fun seeing all the costumes throughout the day. I would have taken more pictures, but I was busy with customers :).

Fall Colors

I just love the colors of fall, here in Indiana! This is the view from my house - we live on a small dead end street. You would barely know it was in the city (Indianapolis)!

And there is a lovely "fire bush" right outside my studio window!

Lollishop Design Team Dollie Samples!

I wanted to share some art with you! The Hello Dollie Bodies Collage Sheet was picked to be a part of the Lollishop Design Team's inspiration kits!

Go HERE to see more sweet samples!

How SWEET are these Dolli Pops by Lori from Faerie Window! I could just eat them up!


And check out these adorable samples created by Sadie Lou Who! Cuteness overload!



Sadly the giveaway is over, but you can go see the other lovely samples HERE!

New Goodies in the Shop!

I just listed several new goodies in the shop! See them all HERE!

Faux Fuse Kit

Fuse Kit Samples

Chipboard Paris Kit

Microscope Slide Cubby Shrine Kit

Vintage Skeleton Paper Piecing Collage Sheet (by Coffee Break Design)

Heather's Art

I wanted to share these sweet sweet art samples created by Design Team member Heather Robinson!

Heather used the Hello Dollie Nature Fairies and Hello Dollie Halloween collage sheets in making these. I just love these samples! Heather is an AMAZING artist and has been with Retro Cafe' Art Gallery since day one! Thank you my dear friend!

Published Bracelet

I wanted to share this bracelet with you. The bracelet was recently published in the book Jewelry Beyond Time by Cynthia Powell and Sherre Hulbert.

I had so much fun creating this piece, but since I don't like to wear bracelets (had bilateral wrist surgery a while back) I've decided to part with it so it may be enjoyed. You can find the bracelet offered HERE on my site if interested.

Charming!

Oh, I just love Halloween don't you? Blooming Dragon carries my soldered pendants, and I was only delighted when they asked me to make some for Halloween! These will be making their way down there tomorrow!

New Vintage Attic Treasures!

Check out all of these yummy "vintage attic treasures" from Melissa Frances just listed at Retro Cafe' Art!

Bottlebrush trees, tinsel, pink and white mica flakes, resin angel wings, and sweet shabby resin frames (VERY small and great for jewelry too)! Perfect for your cottage style Christmas :).

See all of the lovely new goodies HERE.

New Tim Holtz Products!

The BRAND NEW Tim Holtz products are at Retro Cafe' Art! The film strip ribbon is to die for, the type charms are so fun and nostalgic, the word sticks are so versatile, and I can't wait to make my own masks with the mask sheets!

You can get all the new products HERE! And pssst... I'll be posting a sale above in a few minutes!

Hoosier Artisan Holiday Boutique

UPDATE: Here is my booth space from the show today! The show was very nice and I made lots of new friends! I was also approached for a few more store opportunites as well. We shall see :).

I'll be a vendor at this wonderful event on Saturday! I hope you'll come visit! A great way to do some holdiay shopping - Christmas will be here before we know it.

Twilight Charm Bracelet Swap!

Cassandra is hosting an AWESOME Twilight charm swap and of course I'm playing! It's been A LONG time since I've done a swap, but this I couldn't pass up (busy or not).

The sign-up dealine has been EXTENDED to Friday Oct. 9th!!! So get over there and sign up now so you can have an awesome bracelet in time for the movie release! Sign-up HERE!

Indieana Handicraft Exchange this past Weekend!

I had so much fun this past weekend at the IHE! Below is Mike Altman, an awesome artist eating?? Hmmm.... well I'm actually not sure what he is eating. But his art is amazing and he's a super cool dude!

Here is Naptown Roller Girl Aubrey Thamann, aka "Dear Stabby" wearing one of my necklaces! To my delight, 15 of the 20 sold, so I hope to make the NRGs more to take to the bouts.

My booth neighbors and friends, Becca White and Michelle Warble! The coolest crafters around! I traded Michelle for one of her bags, it's cute and girly, but has skulls! I love it!

Here is my set-up!

And moi, with my "fake smile" as my BF calls it. I was already tired from setting up I think. This show was 2 days!

Audrey's Art Samples!

Check out these amazing pieces by Design Team member Audrey Hernandez! Audrey has an incredible talent for combining fabric, paper, stamping, and other bits!

Retro Cafe' Art products used: 1" rusty flowers, empty nest collage sheet (fabric), Eggs and other Curiosities collage sheet (fabric), Vintage postage collage sheet (fabric).

Retro Cafe' Art products used: Eggs and other Curiosities collage sheet (fabric),

Retro Cafe' Art products used: Angelic Being 1 collage sheet (fabric), Happy Hallow 1 collage sheet.

The INDIEana Handicraft Exchange and Naptown Roller Girl Necklaces!

Next weekend I'll be a vendor at the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange! This is an AWESOME show and I hope to see you there! I'm busy building up lots of inventory. Here is the info:

I was also commissioned to make some necklaces for the Naptown Roller Girls using their logo! Yes, I love glitter, pink, and girlie things but I also have a secret LOVE for SKULLS! It was so fun to see so many in one spot. You can purchase these necklaces at the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange at the Naptown Roller Girls booth. And if you've not been to a roller girl bout yet, you are totally missing out!


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I'm Still Here and Some NEW Goodies!

I know I've been quiet, but I've been busy with art/craft fairs. I booked myself for 4 in a row, 4 weekends in a row! 2 down, 2 to go!

I did, however list a few new German Dresden goodies in the Shop.

I really love these new, larger size crowns. The black crowns would be excellent for Halloween!

Baby's New Name and a Thank You!

Today is the day I reveal the naming contest winner and baby gets her new name! She wanted to put on her fancy dress for the occasion. I tried to tell her it was a bit over the top, and the purse and parasol were not necessary, but she insisted. She will go back into her angel outfit after the day is done.

Thank you to all for submitting names! It was so hard to pick. But one name stood out to me and my little ANNIE! Annie was fitting since she was like a little "orphan Annie" until I picked her up. Sweet, simple, and meaningful! I hope you like it. So Jennifer is the winner. I'll be emailing you shortly to claim your prize!

Speaking of naming contests, I was one of the lucky winners to name Cassandra's mannequin! I picked a "kit" as my prize and just look at all the GORGEOUS goodies I received! THANK YOU Cassandra, this was more than I could have imagined. And she included all of my favorite colors - pink, aqua, cream, silver, and GLITTER! I'm so lucky! THANK YOU so much!

I was also busy this weekend as a vendor at another craft fair! The weather was INCREDIBLE so I was one happy crafter. Here is my set-up. Sorry about the not so great picture, it was taken with my old camera as it's much more portable.

More Lovely Design Team Samples!

I'm so happy to share some more lovely Design Team samples with you!

DT member Kelly Burton created this super sweet piece using the Let Them Eat Cupcakes Collage Sheet. I just adore the background. Love it!

DT member Gaby Bieberle created the three amazing pieces below using the Dressed Up Marie Collage Sheet. I love how creative she got with two of the skirts and the boots! Love them!