Kitty Rose: December 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010

Inspiration... to make things!

Ready to create?

We're headed down to the shop to start cleaning this Christmas eve day, hoping to start painting before 2011... feel free to stop in anytime you see us around the shop. We'll be opening officially in mid-January!

Click on any of the images to find out more about them.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Ready to open! Maybe...

Barb and I are getting super excited about getting into the building and cleaning in order to decorate and organize the shop. Thanks to everyone who's expressed interest in taking some classes! Seems there are a lot of people out there who'd love to start selling online... we will have a class for this and Barb will be teaching crochet and knitting.

I've been busy creating some shabby chic purses out of a 100 year old quilt I found last summer at a garage sale. One edge was destroyed and there were a few stains, so I felt okay about cutting this beautiful quilt apart. Here's what I've come up with so far:

And here are a few inspirational ideas for your crafting projects I've found online. You can click on the photos if you'd like to see more of that artist's work.

Letterpress! I wanted to dig into this while working at the newspaper, but I never got a chance to explore it... maybe one of these days.

Love this love pillow by Honey Pie Design. We will have a cricut at the shop and will be able to do some cuts for those without a cricut. Maybe we can even get some cartridge swapping going on... those are expensive!

Thanks for stopping by our blog, and please feel free to tell your friends about the blog and the shop! Local businesses are welcome to advertise on this blog; we'll be reaching out to all the neighboring communities as we progress. Contact me for more info.
Jonnie

Friday, December 17, 2010

Some inspiration

Wooly jar by Dottie Angel, $24.00

White and grey shawl by Denizgunes, $49.00

Kewpie tag by Sunshine and Ravioli, $5.50

I love you to the moon and back by My Primitive Boutique, $29.00

Porcelain hanging drop vase by Wendy Jung, $21.00

Crocheted felted tote bag pattern by Little Projects, $6.00

Monday, December 13, 2010

Ultra personalized gifts

Impression of your dog's nose, $124.99

Sterling silver double fingerprint heart pendant, $124.99

Sterling baby fingerprint unisex ring, $149.99

All the above are by Rock My World Inc on etsy, and handmade!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Crafts for cold and flu season

Blackberry and Almond Clafoutis

clafoutis
Originally uploaded by fruitcakey

Here's a good wintry sweet tooth recipe from Lisa at spicey icecream

Blackberry and Almond Clafoutis
Adapted from Gourmet Traveller
Serves 6

• 250ml (1 cup) thickened cream
• 2 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 100g caster sugar
• 70g almond meal
• 10g plain flour
• 125g blackberries, fresh or frozen
• 100g almonds, coarsely chopped

In a bowl, whisk together cream, eggs, egg yolks and vanilla extract until well combined, then whisk in sugar, almond meal and flour and rest for 30 minutes to allow mixture to settle.

Preheat oven to 180C°C (350°F). Divide blackberries between 6 shallow 1-cup capacity lightly greased and sugar-dusted ovenproof dishes. Pour the batter over berries and scatter with chopped almonds. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until puffed and golden, but still creamy in the center. Stand for 5 minutes to cool slightly. Serve dusted with icing sugar.

Friday, December 10, 2010

In the Pink

Pink's the new red and green!

Click on any image if you'd like to go to the flickr account of the maker/photographer.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

How to make frayed rosettes

Here's a link to a tutorial I found at thriftywedding.blogspot.com...

Image by Jodie Butler
Just click on the above photo to take you to the blog where you can find the downloadable tutorial! And here are a few GREAT ideas for these from etsy sellers: