Ah, paper crafts — sweet, peaceful, clippy, foldy, gluey goodness. You guys called it – the cat has flown
the bag. I have a new line of paper craft & scrapbook goodies on
its way, announced last weekend with my googly eyes peering down at the
crowd from the top of a 12-foot banner, as if to say, "Hey down there,
be nice now."
This has been in the works for a while now, so my lips are quite sore
from the super glue. Figuratively. Pschewwaa, what a relief. Now
that I can talk, you have got to see the vintage button stickers I have
coming down the pipeline – all shiny & 3-D – and the french paper
clips, die-cut felt ribbon, chipboard buckles-thingies, etc, etc, etc.
Gaw!
Heck, here’s one peek – Ribbon Charms (buttons & buckles to
me). Autumn Leaves doesn’t have the collection up on the web yet &
it’ll be a while before it hits stores, so I better not go further just
yet.
And another fun thing. I ran into Kathy from Mary Engelbreit’s Home
Companion at the show and guess whose article made the cover for the
next issue! They have some sort of public internet vote to pick the
cover – cool tradition btw. Well, I meant to campaign, dance
in a clown suit, whatever it would take for you to go vote for Isaac’s
covershot, but completely missed the vote all together. It came &
went. And there we are anyway, with no guilty feelings for swinging
the vote either. He-yaw.
These Party Chicks are one of the projects I put together for that
upcoming MEHC article, place-card holders for only the most
decadently-playful table setting. That’s watermelon &
orange-flavored licorice back there. Who needs veggies? I used
aluminum soda-can-sides, together with art papers & random whatnots
from around the studio. And each chicky-girl roosts on a vintage toy
block.
Easter’s only a month away – free pattern in sidebar : ) Fun for baby shower or birthday decor too – or as gift tags.
I have a couple of days left to go in polishing up the paper
collection for production, then it’s onto another new adventure in the works.
So cool! I have those bowls from Anthropologie, I love them…and miss them since they’re in storage somewhere back in the U.S. How do I get my hands on some of your Freshcut materials?
I love it all!
I just found your blog and I love your work! The colors you choose to work with are just fantastic!!
just darling!!
i can’t wait to see the whole collection
jessi
Wow Heather–my head is starting to spin with all your announcements! Yay for you–you’re amazing!
I think you may have an issue with the PartyChicks pattern–a .zip downloads with 2 .pdfs and one has a funky file name…? Doesn’t seem like this .pdf should need to be zipped..
Cute stuff though!!
Oh how exciting! This may be just the thing to get my scrapbooks going again… I have kind of put them on the back burner to sew-sew-sew!
cool,cool,cool! but waiting is such a difficult thing to do. 🙂
no wonder your lips are not visible in the banner…all that glue! 🙂
Hey, can you let us know which MEHC issue so we can look out for it? Maybe you said and I missed it…
Wow!!! Congratulations on your new paper products. Where are they going to be sold? Cant wait to buy some:)
oh yeah!!!
i’m thrilled your goodies will hit the paper market soon!
thank you for the pattern too
xo
This is so exciting! I can’t wait to buy some, and see your MEHC article. Yay!
This is lovely! Will your paper line be available to all the digital scrapbookers out there, or will it only be available in the physical format? (crossing fingers for digital format!)
So cute!!!
Congratulations! It is nice to see the fruits of you hard work…Now we can all enjoy!
Now, tell me what else is cooking ; )?
Anary
I am drooling!! Can’t wait to get my hands on some of your papers!! Already have a project in mind….just waiting for those yummy papers!! Congrats on all the exciting announcements!!
How do you do it all? I stand amazed.
Oh heck… you are so awesome! These are going to sell like mad!
Wow!!! That is fantastic! I am always waiting for your next big thingy 🙂 You are so creative, and I love we get to enjoy that. Thanks & Congratulations!
wow you’re amazing! you’re like wonder woman! definitely an inspiration to us all!
i absolutely adore everything that you do!
How exciting! Congratulations!!
I love your work, your creativity and your beautiful blog.
You truly are an inspiration to me. 🙂
A papercrafter/sewer’s dream come true! I’m so excited to get my hands on your stuff. 🙂 I designed a line for CHA a few years ago…were you as nerve-wracked as I was about the debut?
Heather I am so so happy for you. I am drooling over all of your new products. Can’t wait to see everything!
Blessings!!!
Heather! I’m so thrilled for you~ All your hard work and sealed lips HAS paid off, girl!! Can’t wait to play with your pretty papers and stickers….oh, and your new fabrics are peeking my curiosity, too! Take care, Laurie~
I keep thinking of that photo of you in front of QVC. Was it for Trash Ties? The paper line? Something else entirely?
I love that you keep us guessing, but I love it more when you hit us with the rewards.
You just keep getting better. Congrats!
Anna
Heading out to the Renaissance Fair w/ my kids. If there’s any issue with the Party Chicks pattern, I’ll get it fixed later tonight & let you know. Thanks for the heads up & thanks for your encouragement everyone!
I was very excited to see this posted on http://www.lifetimemoments.com under the new CHA releases. I was wondering when you were going to let the cat out of the bag! I love your chicken and have already made one for my daughters room. She LOVES chickens! A huge congrats on your new line! I loved your fabric line but I scrap more than I sew…because I don’t sew well!
BTW, did you see that they mentioned your blog in Creating Keepsakes magazine as a good site for inspiration? pg 130 in case you missed it.
direct link for your line that was shown for your new scrap release
http://mb.lifetimemoments.com/index.php?showtopic=161602 (scroll down)
ok, i am starting to sound like a stalker!
How do you manage to do all this things? You are juste amazing!
Thanks for the chick.
excited beyond words to see your collection of scrapbooking goodness!
woohoo!
Cute craft! Where do you find those blocks?
I used some for a craft recently:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7728284
But they were from my childhood stash. Can’t find new ones.
Johannah
They’re amazing Heather!
Heather, congratulations! I love the colors in the set you pictured. I can’t wait until they are available for purchase!!!
Absolutely love (what I can see of it) the new paper crafts line. Will certainly bring a spring twist to paper crafting. Thanks for all you bring us. Nancy
The new paper line looks wonderful.
My weaknesses are indeed fabric and patterned paper so I think that makes you an enabler-lol.
I’ll have my camera ready in case I run into you at the Country Living event.
How fun are those!?!
I can’t wait to see what all unfolds. You live such a fun life!
Oh Heather, how beautiful and exciting! Fingers crossed they come to Australia!
Hooray! So excited to see Fresh Cut go to paper. Can’t wait to see what else you have in store.
Congrats Heather! I’ve been a lurker for a short time now and someone posted on 2peas your news. That is awesome. Love the new products!
They are absolutely Gorgeous!! Can’t wait to get my hands on them!
wow – you are a busy woman! everything looks great! good for you!
Congratulations! I can’t wait to see what everything else looks like based on that sneak peek!
Heather, I adore your style. You deserve to be large and in charge! Congratulations, and keep the inspiration coming!
Congratulations on yet another product line! Let us know when it’s ready to order!
Ooh, I love it! My girls will love using some of those goodies with some of their craft projects.
Is there a possibility of any papers and embellishments ever going digital for the digital scrapbook scene? I could go hog-wild over that.
Congrats! Is there anything you don’t do?
Wow, you’re SO talented!!!
Hi Heather!
It was fantastic meeting you and Isaac at CHA. You are both soooo talented, and it has been fun seeing more of your amazing work. Congratulations on all of your great news! I can’t wait to see the MEHC article…hooray for you!
I am soooooooooooooo excited to see this! Can’t wait!!!
Do I see some of your new fabric designs in those little goodies? Congratulations on all your successes.
Hi Heather!! I love your blog and I love your new stuff coming out!!! Great job and good luck!!! 🙂
Holy toledo!!! First fabric, now paper?! Kill me now. Do it swiftly though, so I can die and go to heaven and roll around in your creations! Because certainly, that is heaven. Question: what about digital scrapbooking?! If you say yes, then I will pee my pants! *B
Heather – wow congrats on the new product and wow – i know its going to be amazing! can’t wait to see it all! if its anything like your fabric designs – wow … (ok i’ve said wow three times in this comment already). thanks for the news – have a super day!
beth B.
Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!! It doesn’t get more delicious then that Heather, the paper goodies I mean!! Huge congrats on your latest endeavor!
You are awesome. What else is there to say? I don’t know how you can keep such a secret!
Heather, I had the chance to interview Elinor at the San Mateo quilt show last weekend and she mentioned you were coming out with a paper line! How sweet is that??!! Can’t wait to see more:)
Cute chicks! Those will be perfect for my daughter’s first birthday party, thank you!!!
those are gorgeous, can’t wait to see the rest of your designs!!
Congrats on the new paper line – so pretty – and the cover of MEHC, my fave magazine for years!
How very exciting! Congratulations on your new paper line!!! ~jen~
I was at CHA and walked by the display (several times!) and was soo excited to see your patterns in “paper crafting” form! Can’t wait!
I am soooooo excited about this – after seeing your fabric design – I was hoping you would come up with some papers – now I just need to figure out where I can get this great paper!
Congratulations! Your work is beautiful. How do you do it all?! 🙂
the directions for the placecards are not complete. how do you prep the soda can for cutting a chicken out of?
and what do you cut it with?
and how do you keep the edges from slicing off the fingers of toddlers?
These chickens are just as fun to make out of paper & cardstock. In fact, several of the chickens in the pictures don’t have any aluminum layers, just paper. The soda can tin isn’t crucial to the design. So, certainly, if you’re wanting to make some Party Chicks with your toddler, paper makes more sense – common sense 🙂
There was nothing tricky to the soda can tin – I just cut off the top & bottom of the can with inexpensive household scissors & flattened it into a sheet by rolling it the opposite direction. I used sharp, pointy scissors to cut around the details. The aluminum is surprisingly thin – more like thick aluminum foil than a tin soup can. (Could probably give you a mean paper cut if you don’t pay attention though. If in doubt, use paper.)
Hope that helps – thanks for your questions!
(disturbing image though)
Wow, Fresh Cut scrapbooking/paper craft supplies?! I better start saving my money now! You go girl!
Love the Renaissance Festival…haven’t been in a couple of years though…maybe we’ll go this year. :o)
Wow! I love the fun and colors of this table setting. I collect fun teacups. Any chance you’d be willing to tell me where yours came from? you can e-mail me @ mandi_miles@hotmail.com. Thanks!
Wow! I love the fun and colors of this table setting. I collect fun teacups. Any chance you’d be willing to tell me where yours came from? you can e-mail me @ mandi_miles@hotmail.com. Thanks!
On the chicks did you do the same thing on the back side or just leave it blank? Love love them.
also where did you find the blocks?
My chicks aren’t double-sided though they very well could be made that way. I picked up the vintage toy blocks from a local antiques store. My favorite place.
those are way too amazing!!! your stuff looked great at cha and i can’t wait to play with it!
Hi Heather!
I wanted to stop being a lookey-loo and jump in to say how much I like your style! The sweet color combinations and your sense of shapes and patterns are really nice. The things you make have a lovely simplicity about them. Case in point: the “Trash Ties”.
By the way my favorite tool is my computer — it is like some “Magic Box” that I get to use to find cool places like yours.
Congratulation! Take care! 🙂
Heather, I got so tickled by your funky chicken that I blogged about it! You are a delightfully fun artist, and I dig your designs.
Keep crafting!
Pattiewack
Hi!
I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial and template.
Would you let me know if that’s OK?
Thanks,
Nancy Ward
http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com