Winged Things Collection

Who doesn’t love sending handmade or handwritten notes? With just a few supplies, you too can create a set of spring-inspired cards to send a quick hello to that person you’ve been thinking about. Sweet Springtime Cards Project...

Mica is too gorgeous of a material to leave in a drawer in your craft room. Adorn your house with this luxurious looking craft supply to enjoy year-round. Mixed-Media Mica Project Directions: Stamp a word onto Vintaj blank. Paint a found feather blue,...

I find myself always in search of butterflies. For me they hold a personal meaning and symbolism, not only for my uncle who passed away in 2011, but also because of the magnificent transformation they go through from caterpillar to their new being. My...

The Promise of Spring was inspired by the Garden Santos Doll from Paperwhimsy. I chose pale pinks and greens as the main palette, because they’re a good representation of this vibrant and colorful season. The Promise of Spring Project...

There is nothing better than starting the New Year with encouragement and inspiration — which is exactly what Dyan Reaveley’s Clearly Quotes stamps offer. After reading some of the positive affirmations featured on these stamps, I knew that I...

One day while biking to work, I came across this dainty feather on the trail. It sat on my desk waiting to be turned into a necklace … until I saw that we now carry beautiful mica flakes in our Shoppe. Mica flakes are sparkly and luminescent and...

Start by laying your pillow form onto a flat surface. Slip a piece of cardboard inside the pillow form to make sure that paint does not bleed through. I like to loosely sketch my design onto a piece of paper before I begin any project, in order to ensure...

Make your journal covers pop with bursts of color and bird stamps, sure to inspire an air of freedom as you create. Follow along with Shoppe Manager Vanessa Spencer for the simple tutorial: Start by painting the Moleskine journal covers roughly using...

With a little washi tape and some wire you can make your very own faux feathers. This is a fun project that can be used to add a handmade and colorful touch to gift packaging, home décor, and all sorts of projects. And you can color coordinate to...

Who doesn’t love journaling? Having a private place to write down personal thoughts, to muse about the world, and to doodle and practice new art techniques is very important for the creative soul. This project will take your imagination to new...

This quick and easy Easter favor box features the "Birds of a Feather" stampsand the ATC matchbox by 7gypsies! Begin by covering the inside (drawer) part of the box with the polka dot patterned paper from the Porcelain paper collection. Cover the outside...

Distress the edges of a kraft cardwith black ink. Trim Halloween-colored paper to a rectangle that is slightly smaller than the card, and use a coin to trace a rounded edge onto each corner. Cut the corners, and distress all edges with black ink...

Begin by tracing the bottom of an Oval Clear Top Box onto a sheet of patterned paper from the Hudson Valley Journey paper pack. Trim paper slightly smaller than your traced marks so that it fits inside the base of the box, and glue in place. Attach head,...

To create the birds nest take the 3 Freshwater Pearls or any beads of your choice for your eggs. Put the wire through the beads. If wire is too big use a head pin. Then start wrapping around the bead in a circular pattern & between the beads to...

Whenever I need to wrap a small gift, I prefer to use pretty paper bags. We have a great selection at the Shoppe at Somerset. From patterned to plain, there are plenty of options to fit your individual needs. For this packaging idea I decided to dress...

I was so inspired by mixed-media collage artist Corey Moortgat's beautiful artwork in The Art of Personal Imagery that I decided to create a project that would resemble her unique style. On page 61 of the book there is a project that Corey created that...

Begin by transferring images of birds onto canvas fabric. To create image transfers make a color copy of the images you'd like to transfer. (I use the copy machines at Staples to make my copies.) Before printing each copy, select the reverse copy option...

These quick and easy cards make the perfect "summer" or spring-themed greeting. They can be used for any occasion including birthdays, thank you cards, get well cards and much more. Using plain white cardstock, cut out four pieces of cardstock that...

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune--without the words, And never stops at all. Fill the containers with pink m&ms. Stamp the bird images onto pink decorative cardstock using black ink and acrylic blocks...

www.timssally.com I used light blue felt sandwiched with muslin and free motion stitched the words "fly home" with dark brown thread. Then I punched holes in the felt and attached the chain and beads with jump rings. For the paper section, I loosely...

Begin cutting the twine handle off the case. Paint the travel case and three chipboard birds with Pomegranate acrylic paint. Choose a piece of pink patterned paper from the Shabby Vintage Paper Stack and cut to size to fit the paper mache travel case...