Thanks to Tina from Swiss Miss and Laura for the nice press today on their blogs! I'm flattered!
Tina mentioned the cool 45 record box and Laura about the swell 1950s school binder both at Kitsch Café Vintage.
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Also, if you are in the Cincinnati area, stop by local "green" store Park + Vine as they are now carrying Kitsch Café Handmade products, including journals, notecards, pouches, buttons and pack o' paper.
I've been working on filling my shops with more products as I have a goal of having 100 items at Kitsch Café Vintage and 50 items at Kitsch Café Handmade. One item I am working on photographing are customizable greeting cards...
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I was thinking that it might be cool to be able to change your cards to match the occasion. And, people like being creative and giving handmade cards. Most people are busy, though, so helping them along by giving them easy to use stickers makes creating "handmade" cards easy.
I'm not done with the final design and I'd like to add a few more sets of stickers to the line. Looking forward to getting these in the shop!
I am in the process of a massive update to Kitsch Café Vintage. Next week I will be concentrating on Kitsch Café Handmade. I wanted to share something with all of you before next week: I am thrilled to show you the next product for Kitsch Café Handmade...
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Throw pillows! Hand knitted fabric combined with vintage fabric!
I have been working on these for several months, trying different sewing techniques, etc. I haven't really seen anything like this before, so I am excited to get these to the shop, STAT. The samples shown above are only two of the many variations that will be available. I will also be offering vintage fabric pillows with no knitting in a variety of sizes, at a lower price.
Check the shop in the next week or two, as I will be adding the pillows, as well as more vintage fabric covered note cards and journals, small zippered bags, buttons/pins and packs of vintage paper.
My new studio is finally up and functioning (mostly)...
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I live in a pre-war apartment building in the most fantastic, walkable neighborhood. I have a formal dining room that I really never used- I've never been in to dinner parties or having guests. So, it's now my studio.
My dad built a crazy cool work table a few weeks ago. It's counter-height so that I can stand and work without leaning over. He also added shelving at the bottom so I can store my shipping supplies.
Since I now have everything pretty much set up, I need to figure out an organizing plan... where does my inventory go, how do I store fabric, where are my notions, etc. In the meantime, though, I'm sure I'll me making plenty of cool things in my new space!
Today, I'm happy to announce another product for Kitsch Café Handmade... Paper Packs!
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Packages of vintage paper ephemera for craft, collage and scrapbooking will be making their way to the shop. I'm very excited about Paper Packs because I learning that I am hungry for vintage illustration. What a better way to satisfy my hunger than by collecting and assembling these packs of paper from vintage books, games and magazines.
Look for them in the shop the next week.
I've been working on the Kitsch Café website for the past few days.
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I want to create a website so I can funnel all my business through one site. It's frustrating giving out a bunch of different URLs, some that don't match, some that are really long, etc.
Plus, I am going to apply to Renegade Chicago, so I want something that's professional.
I am really excited about this new site. Hopefully, it will be live in the next week or two.
I had a great time at my first craft show this past weekend. It was held outside in an amazing historical neighborhood in Cincinnati called Over-the-Rhine.
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Besides it being fairly hot, everything went well. I sold more than I thought I would and had a lot of interest. There were many "oohs and aahs" from customers, which made me feel as though I am heading in the right direction with my products.
I am going to plan on attending at least three other shows between now and October, including applying for Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago. It was good this show was only a few miles from my apartment since it was my first. I can't image how crazy it will be hauling everything 5 hours to Chicago if I make it in to Renegade.
The café theme that I tried to establish didn't really come off as I had hoped. So, I am planning on making some changes with my set-up which includes possibly buying some all white, super minimal furniture from IKEA.
A good first showing!
I finally found the time to create packaging for my vintage fabric covered note cards...
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Ok, it's just a band of paper wrapped around the cards, secured by a sticker. But sometimes the simplest ideas can be the nicest.
Check out the cards, now in the shop.
My new studio is finally up and functioning (mostly)...
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I live in a pre-war apartment building in the most fantastic, walkable neighborhood. I have a formal dining room that I really never used- I've never been in to dinner parties or having guests. So, it's now my studio.
My dad built a crazy cool work table a few weeks ago. It's counter-height so that I can stand and work without leaning over. He also added shelving at the bottom so I can store my shipping supplies.
Since I now have everything pretty much set up, I need to figure out an organizing plan... where does my inventory go, how do I store fabric, where are my notions, etc. In the meantime, though, I'm sure I'll me making plenty of cool things in my new space!
I love me some faux bois (French for "false wood"). And what's kitschier than fake wood?
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That's why I had to create these cool faux bois note cards now available in the shop.
**UPDATE** I have opened a NEW Etsy shop, Kitsch Café Handmade. The cards are now available is this shop. More info about the new shop coming soon!
