By the end of the week, your desk and your mind may be cluttered with to-do’s…but you’ve come to the right place if you’re looking to lighten your load. In hopes to transform your day from mundane to magical, our team of professional nit pickers came together to narrow down our 9 most popular Pinboards. [...]
We’ve been long overdue for another art journaling project and the arrival of the Creative Journal by Dyan Reaveley and jumbo beeswax crayons by Faber-Castell to The Shoppe was just what we needed to ignite some inspiration. Both products complemented each other perfectly and when layered with Traci Bautista’s new mixed-media stamps, we were able [...]
Pristine white bags just beckon to be altered with a splash of color and baker’s twine. In no time at all Guest Artist Kristen Robinson shows us how to create these tempting treat bags and the sweetest “Love Note” tags with only a handful of products. We think they’re the perfect indulgences to share [...]
Join our Shoppe Manager Vanessa Spencer as she shows you how to journal just a little tidbit every day and make it a tradition to continue to do so every year by creating this daily calendar project inspired by Design Sponge. I decided to draw on a unique concept (because it’s simply an amazing idea) [...]
Featured Artwork and Photograph Credits (top to bottom and left to right): Claire Brocato, Kate Crane, Susan Tuttle, Donna Downey, Beth Conklin, Lauren Eatherly, Linda Bloom, and Vanessa Spencer. This month we’re celebrating Somerset Place’s one year anniversary! We can hardly believe it ourselves, but we’re so excited and grateful to our subscribers who have [...]
Whether you are entertaining this holiday season or in need of treat ideas for friends, family or co-workers, these festive treats are the perfect solution. Bake or purchase your favorite cookies to fill these 4”x4” glassine envelopes. Before you insert the cookies add a decorative holiday label to the envelope and stamp designs or sentiments [...]
Thrifting for organizational holders is the best way to store your endless supply of crafts. Our Shoppe Manager picked up some inexpensive kitchen organizers at a local thrift store, and we knew just the kind of crafting product to sort: washi tape! With the hundreds of new designs that are now in stock–from shiny metallics [...]
Take a memo. Gone are the days of plain plastic trays for sorting tape, labels, and your eleven favorite highlighters. Sure, you can stash those coveted Pilot G-2 Gel Rolling Ball Extra Fine Point Black Ink pens in your collegiate coffee mug that sits proudly on your desk, but wouldn’t you rather use that mug [...]
Have you been dreaming of your best Halloween costume EVER since November of last year? Do you have grand plans to carve a family of pumpkins to line your porch steps? For those of you who have Halloween on the mind, we’ve got a treat of a project for you. Our Shoppe Manager, Vanessa, created [...]
Welcome to Part 2 of mixed-media artist Pam Carriker’s Poetic Portraits series. Today she will be showcasing a whimsical step-by-step painting tutorial using one of her most popular hand carved stamps, Viola, from her new Poetic Portraits stamp line. Materials Canvas of choice Colored ink pad Water-soluble pencil (I recommend the Stabilo brand) Acrylic paint [...]