creatologie from carol wingert studio

If you ordered a September creatologie kit, please read this before starting your project.

Hello, hello, hello!

It's been an exciting month in the creatologie world and I wanted to say thanks to all of you who pre-ordered kits.  The last of them were picked up on Saturday, so you should have them by the middle of the week.

There have been some orders trickling in this weekend and those kits will go out today.  Tomorrow, I'll be changing the price to the regular kit price of $49, plus shipping, rather than the pre-order price of $45, plus shipping.  So, if you'd like a kit at the pre-order price, you can still do that today.

There are definitely some benefits to teaching a class that is also the online kit...if there is a glitch somewhere, it's bound to come out in class.  This month, there was a creative opportunity that showed up in Thursday's class.  Each kit has an old piece of music paper in it...I guess I didn't realize just how old.  Some of the papers were so old that they were brittle and cracked when they were folded.  Thanks to Ernestine, we had a solution to the challenge and that was to build a little stitching spine, either on the outside of the music page, or on the inside.  While it probably won't make a lot of sense right now...hopefully it will when you get that point in the project.

Here are a couple of pictures to illustrate:

To make your stitching spine, just cut a piece of kraft or brown cardstock from your kit to 2" x 7".  Fold it in half (hot dog fold) and burnish well.  Adhere to the music paper, either on the outside as shown in the first photo, or on the inside as shown in the second photo.  Stitch the music paper into the fold line through the cardstock spine you created.  Hope that helps!!!!!

Also, just wanted to mention that your little hardware goodie bags contain a Maya Road trinket pin so be careful pulling out the elements...and, be careful when removing the glass from the bubble wrap and when working with it since the edges are raw until you wrap them.

OK, hope this helps...the ladies (and gentleman) in class had fun putting their accordions together...hope you enjoy the process as well!  Thanks again.

 

 

 

"un bello autunno"

Several weeks ago, I came across a great quote for fall that I incorporated into my banner.

Here's what it says:

"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all."

 

I love that description of fall!

 

When I saw the new 7 gypsies release of papers, I knew that they were perfect to create the mosaic that is autumn.

 

In my mind, the papers represented the glorious colors of the beginnings of a Mediterranean fall...the clear bright blue of the sky, red, brown and golden tones of the leaves, the green of the waning grasses and the pink and gold of the fiery sunsets.  A true mosaic, for sure.

 

Creatologie from carol wingert studio presents "un bello autunno", a mini book celebrating the colors of an autumn in Tuscany.  "Un bello autunno", translated from Italian, simply means a beautiful autumn.  Of course, as always, you can create your own title.

 

I love fun covers...don't know about you but I definitely judge a book by its cover so decided to really go all out with this one.  At the center of it all is a piece of glass with an image transfer behind it.  Your kit will contain the glass and the image and I will teach you how to create the transfer...as well as the steps to create your own image if you desire. 

 

I know that we're all looking for lots of value in our purchases these days and together with your kit instructions, I will be giving you the extra value of some gift ideas for transforming thrift store or flea market picture frames into beautiful works of art.  How cool is that?  You know that the holidays are just around the corner and we could use all of the ideas and inspiration we can get, right?

 

It appears that clear glass is a common theme in this book...I didn't set out to make it that way, but throughout the book, there are little accents that you make that have tiny clear glass beads on them...oh so fun because they capture the color of the background paper and just gleam!

 

The structure starts as an ordinary 5x7 accordion...but, as those of you who order kits regularly know, nothing stays ordinary for long!  The transformation includes vintage hardback 7 gypsy covers, vintage music pages, and special sewn in pieces (which aren't meant to be inclusions...which makes it all that much more fun)!

 

There is also a page with stitched accents...and you get your very own flower and leaf "In Stitch'z" templates...to use over and over again.  Cool...another great value for you!

 

 

I'm really excited to be sharing this colorful fall book with you...it's a great (and relatively quick) way to capture those fall photos and stories.

 

Of course, because this is a "classroom delivered to your door" (tm), you will also get one of my infamous instruction manuals...complete with photos of completed pages and step by step instructions.

 

This month's kit will be offered at $49.00.  HOWEVER FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PRE-ORDER YOUR KIT OR KITS, THERE WILL BE A DISCOUNT AND KITS WILL BE OFFERED AT $45.00

 

Once kits have shipped out, the price will then become $49.00.  Here's why you get the discount for pre-ordering:  Pre-ordered kits get readied for shipment in assembly line fashion...boxes are set up and filled at the same time, labeling gets done in large batches and the Postal Service comes and picks up everything at once (given the unpredictability of pickups, someone needs to be around for most of the day).  Once those kits go out, each subsequent order is handled individually, which takes a lot more time.  YOU DEFINITELY BENEFIT FROM THE TIME SAVINGS BY PRE-ORDERING YOUR KIT.

 

Shipping charges are as follows:  $9.00 within the US, $14.00 to Canada and $20.00 to all other international locations.   When you click on the PayPal photo, that price is for the kit as well as the shipping.

 

To pre-order your kit, simply go to the left sidebar and look for the PayPal storefront.  You will see three boxes with pictures of the cover...just look for the one that says where it will be shipped.  Then click on the picture and PayPal will walk you through the steps and email me your order.  

 

 KITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER IMMEDIATELY AND WILL BEGIN SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 24TH.

 

For those of you in the Phoenix area who take my classes at Scrapbooks, Etc., I will be teaching this project on Thursday evening, September 24th, at 5:00 p.m. and Friday morning, September 25th at 10:30 a.m.  I will bring some additional FUN samples of glass transfers...can't wait to play!  To reserve your spot in class, simply call the store at 480-854-2303.

 

I'm looking forward to hearing from you...both July and August's kits sold out well before they shipped...so, you don't want to delay and miss out on this one.  Just head over to the storefront and get that pre-order in today!

 

A huge thanks to all of you for your orders, and for spreading the word about creatologie...you are fabulous!

 

From my studio to yours,

 

P.S.  Hope you have "un bello autunno"! :))