creatologie from carol wingert studio

Blank Canvas Books

Many of you who missed out on the two canvas book based Heirloom kits have emailed me, asking if I would offer some blank books for sale.

I had to really think about this because these books take a while to put together but I finally decided to offer some in limited quantities.  These books are actually my design and I make each and every one of them...they are not made in some sweat shop overseas!  Since I don't want my kitchen table turning into a factory workroom and I don't want to spend weeks sewing canvas books, the number of books will be limited.

The books are sold blank for your creating pleasure.

The canvas is designer quality and is wonderful for painting, stamping and even gluing on images, fabric and embellishments.  The size of the book is approximately 8 1/2" x 11" and there are 14 interior pages for your photos and stories.

These books are definitely shabby in style...since each one is hand made, they are "perfectly imperfect"! As the women who have built their projects will tell you, once they are filled, they are amazingly beautiful.  They are a softly sculpted structure and the covers are filled with a high quality felt to give them more substance.

I love touching my books and I've gotten emails from many who completed theirs that they love the feel and the textures, too (just so you know I'm not the only odd duck who likes to touch her projects :)).

These books are available in my PayPal storefront for $36.  Shipping within the US is $8, for a total of $44.  If you are outside of the US and are interested in a blank canvas book, just email me and I'll let you know what the additional shipping will be.

As always, thanks for your orders...appreciate all of the orders placed this month for the Parisian Nights book kit!

From my studio to yours,

Carol

SOLD OUT

Heirloom Kits...

...will be shipping out tomorrow...a little delay due to having to wait for some product to arrive.

Just wanted to give you an update...just in case you're stalking your mail carrier. :)  Thanks for your patience.

Parisian Nights!

The year was 1976.  It was the 4^th of July, the day of the American Bicentennial.  But, instead of standing in a park in Philadelphia, the city of my birth and residence, I was celebrating this great day with a group of college friends in the city of Paris.

 

The French government had invited any Americans who were in Paris on that special day to a celebration in one of the parks.  There were serving us hot dogs, potato chips and Coke, All-American foods and drinks, for sure.  I can remember standing there with my friends and watching night fall upon the city.  There were lights lining the streets and pavements everywhere, the Eiffel Tower had been lit up, lanterns cast their golden beams on the river and fireworks were exploding in the sky.  I will never forget the sight of the city that night, just glowing like it had been lit by candlelight.  This was Paris, The City of Light! 

 

This month, the featured creatologie book project is themed Parisian Nights.  The color scheme is black and ivory/white.  From cover to cover, the book is beautifully textured and casually elegant.  There are French images, some stamped and others from my personal collection.  Teresa Collins black and white papers and Bazzill glazed and embossed papers join fabulous dotted, paisley and Eiffel Tower fabrics.  New Bazzill bling and rhinestone buttons lend a level of sophistication, perfect for a night out on the town.  Adding distress inks will give the book a vintage look; keeping the papers as they are will give it a clean and elegant look.  There are toile and ruffled ribbons, sheer black and sequined trims, and pieces of vintage lace to decorate your pages.

 

This book is built from scratch and is a landscape profiled 11” x 8 1/2”, with pages large enough to hold your images, stories and embellishments.

 

If you don’t want to have a Paris theme to your book, consider using it for a travel journal or possibly a journal of things you love in black and white or black and ivory.  This is one of my very favorite color palettes and many of you have expressed that you love it too; it’s one of those timeless classics, isn’t it?

 

The Parisian Nights book kit is available for pre-order immediately and will begin shipping on March 31^st. 

 

The pre-order price for the kit is $49.  Shipping within the US is an additional $9, to Canada is $14 and to all other international locations is $20.

 

To pre-order your Parisian Nights kit, simply head over to the PayPal storefront on the left sidebar.  There are boxes with an Eiffel Tower image that state where the kit is being shipped.  Simply click on your box and PayPal will walk you through the steps and notify me of your order.  I will begin shipping out kits on March 31^st.

 

I will be teaching this project at Scrapbooks, Etc. on Thursday, March 25^th at 5:00 p.m. and Friday, March 26^th, at 10:30 a.m.  Give the store a call at 480-854-2303 and reserve your spot today!

 

I am really excited to share this Parisian Nights book project with you.  Whether or not you have experienced Paris at night, I know that you will love the process of building this book and then decorating it in Parisian style.  If you’ve not built a hand made book before, no worries.  Your kit will come with a full set of step by step instructions with color photos of the cover and interior pages; it’s also perfect to take with you on weekend retreats or crops.

 

You won’t want to miss out on this one, so just head over to the storefront and pre-order your kit today.

 

Thanks for your orders, and your referrals to friends and family.

 

From my studio to yours,