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"True Love" Add-Ons

 

Happy Monday, everyone!! Since we are celebrating True Love this month, I thought I would show Monday a little affection, even though she wasn't all that kind to me today...

Sooooo........ let's look at something pretty!!

 

Set of two chiffon millinery flowers in the loveliest shade of pink.

$9.00

 

Set of three velvet roses. One of each color.

$11.00

One yard 10mm Rosary Chain. Clear or Pink.

$10.00 per yard

Colors

Clear $10.00 USD Pink $10.00 USD

 

Gah! Vintage Sequins!! High up on the back shelf, we found some yummy colors. Dusted them off and brought them home.

 

Bundled them in 10 yard pieces, perfect for your ultra-special, romantic creations!

$12.00 per 10 yards

~LAGOON IS SOLD OUT~

Colors

Ivory Irid. $12.00 USD Taupe Irid. $12.00 USD Lagoon $12.00 USD Baby Pink Irid. $12.00 USD Light Pink $12.00 USD Matte Gold $12.00 USD

 

Lovely beaded appliques. "Almost" heart-shaped. Unique and beautiful. Ivory one is embroidered with pearls, the champagne one is seed beads.

$12.00 each  SOLD OUT.

Set of three vintage brass and silver-toned findings. Cherubs are brass with a light, natural patina. Heart on the right is flat repousse, and heart on the left is "puffy".  All are old store stock, and have a wonderful "found" look.

 $11.00 Set

This is a showstopper!! Dusty, deeper tone of what we call "Lingerie Pink". This color was custom-dyed for a manufacturer many years ago, and the overage languished in a back room until we uncovered it.

A full 8" wide, heavy with pearls and sequins. This is very special!

$22.00 per yard  SOLD OUT.

We are not even sure what these are...

Metal stamping in the center, beaded satin on the outer ring. 4" wide.

We might not know what they are meant for, but we can't wait to use one in a project!

$10.00 each  SOLD OUT.

 

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**If you are a current Stash Society member and you wish your items to ship with your January box, we will refund your shipping charges when we complete your order.**

Thank you, as always, and have a great week! Stay tuned for some extra-special news coming very soon!

xoxo Debbie & Shea

Stash Society ~ "True Love" January 2012

 

We are feeling so many kinds of  True Love this month.

True love for the blessing of a brand new year.

True love for each other, our families, our dear friends.

True love for the opportunity to do the work that is so very precious to us, and the chance to mingle and chat with and hug and do business with the loveliest, most creative women on the planet.

This includes you. It's true love. It is. Thank you.

 

Let's put this love into action, shall we? Just in time for some heartfelt Valentine's Day Projects!

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1/2 Yard Ivory Silk Dupioni. 36" x 27"

1 Ivory Linen and Battenberg Lace Placemat. 19 1/2" x 13"

5" Blush-Pink Velvet Rose.

1 Spray "Beaded" Millinery Leaves. (5 leaves)

 

Lots of buttons!!

5 ~ 1" Mother-of-Pearl Buttons.

36 ~ 1/2" Mother-of-Pearl Buttons.

3 ~ 3/8" Rhinestone Rosette Buttons.

3 ~ 1/2" Single-Stone Rhinestone Buttons.

1 Gorgeous 1" x 1 1/8" Vintage Heart Rhinestone Brooch.

12 Blush-Pink 14mm Glass Pearls.

 

2 Tiny, Glittery Butterflies.

60" Strand 7mm Ivory Pearls.

Bundle of Pale Pink Cupid Feathers. (!!)

1 Yard Pink Satin Ribbon with Vintage Flowers.

 

48" Hand-Dyed Pink Pom-Pom Fringe.

2 Yards Taupe Embossed Floral Velvet Ribbon.

1 Yard 3 1/2" wide Cream French Lace.

2 Yards "Sunset Pink" Mesh Ribbon.

 

1 Ounce Pink Sequin Glitter in a Darling Heart Box. This is a "chunky" glitter, made with the same material as sequins. A very vintage, Valentine-y look!

 

2 Yards Goldy, Silvery Sequins. (left)

2 Yards Gold Seed Beads. (right)

Lingerie-Pink 6" Wide Tulle. (More about this at the bottom of this post.)

 

1 Spray Clear Heart-Shaped "Leaves". Darling!

Vintage Postcard Image. (Front and back images.)

 

5 Vintage Image Tags. These are fairly small, measuring 1 1/2" x 2 1/4"... perfect used as gift tags for your own "True Loves".

 

1 Spray Hand-Dyed "Bridal" Flowers.

 

One more look at this photo. This time I am going to point out that roll of gorgeous in the back, at the top of the image.

1 ~ 10 Yard Roll Lingerie-Pink Tulle with Gold Glitter Dots. (!!)

I am completely smitten with this roll of tulle, and I cannot WAIT to use it! Old store stock. We bought every roll they had! :)

Another very special project awaits you this month, Gilded Girls! And just because it is "True Love" after all, we are also going to include in your boxes a 10" wreath form and some dressmaker pins to get you started!!

xoxo Debbie & Shea

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We will be posting the January add-ons this weekend, and just hold onto your hats for that! I will be spending a few hours coming to terms with having to part with some of it. True story.

If you would like to sign up for the Gilded Girls Stash Society, we would absolutely love to have you!! Please go here, read the info on how it works, and use the Paypal button that pertains to you. Simple!! :)

 

Stash Society ~ Sneak Peek...

 

Gilded Girls.... Can you possibly wait Four.More.Days. for the full reveal of the January, 2012 Stash Society boxes???

Please say yes, so I can stop freaking out that some product has not yet arrived. I can see that it is "en route", but it has not all made it to the west coast in time.

Seems that a few of our vendors took a nice, long break for the holidays... sigh.

(There is also the matter of Shea being in Hawaii until Wednesday, but that wouldn't be causing the mail to run slower, would it? hmmm....)

But here is a tiny tease, and can I just tell you that we are so very excited about this coming month!

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We will make our own glittery paper eiffel towers from templates designed just for you...

There will be luminous cream silk and lovely laces...

Romantic paper ephemera...

Crystals, glitter, pins, pearls, buttons, millinery...

Yards and yards of crinkled ribbons... velvety ribbons...

And of course, a gorgeous project!

Won't you please join me back here on Friday for the full reveal, if I promise to make it worth the wait? You will? Yay!!

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xoxo Debbie

 

 

The Book of Opportunity

 

‎"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity, and it's first chapter is New Year's Day". ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce

 

May your book be filled with all of the blessings and successes that your heart desires.

The time is now. Create opportunities. They are everywhere.

 

We love a new chapter, don't you?

xoxo 

Photos by Martha Schuster of iseethemoonphotography.com.

"Blessed Life" Add-Ons

 

The December Stash Society Add-Ons have arrived just in the (Saint) Nick of time!!

Camera issues, battery related, have reared their ugly heads this week. :(

Our lovely friend, Martha Schuster of I See The Moon Photography, dropped everything to take these photos and get them to us today. We heart her, and when you see her website, you will heart her, too.

Thanks, Martha!!

 

This was truly a "gasp" moment. A dusty box containing just a few of these delicate yet extremely well made, petite tiaras. This one is a true keepsake. Hurry, before we tuck them all into the Christmas tree and call it a day!

$32.00

~SOLD OUT~

Another dusty box in the archived section of a favorite haunt. This trim is absolutely gorgeous in person. Heavily beaded and embroidered with metallic threads on a metallic silver organza base.

 

Delicate, vintage colors. It is double-folded in the back, giving it weight and substance. A very generous 3" in width.

$12.00 per yard. (!)

 

A lovely trio of ribbon rosettes! Nine flowers in all, each being hand dyed for variation and depth. Each length measures approximately 9", and each rosette is about 3" in diameter.

$10.00 per set of three 9" pieces.

 

 

Crystal buttons, how we love thee! These are extremely beautiful, and very large. They patina to a truly vintage look, although they are not. The larger one is a whopping 1 1/4" in diameter, appearing more like a brooch, and the smaller one is just under 1". Showstoppers.

$9.00 & $14.00

 

Sizes

Small $9.00 USD Large $14.00 USD

 

"Vintage Velvet" is what the manufacturer calls it, and that is just what it appears to be. Soft, luxe, delicious. Washed silk velvet in "Light Chocolate".

$37.00 per yard.

 

Amazing beaded tassel, constructed completely with silver bugle beads, seed beads, and pearls. Heavy, sparkly, perfect. Approximately 7" from ball top to bottom.

$9.00

 

Whoa. This is a fantasy rhinestone applique. When they pulled this one out we cried "yes"! :) It is super-sparkly, and when dip-dyed becomes especially enchanting.

Much larger than it appears in the photo, this applique is 8 1/2" across. I want one on a purse, on a stocking, on a hoodie.... the mind boggles.

$36.00

 

More buttons! A charming set of six pale metal shank buttons. Love

$9.00 per set of six.

 

 

Row upon row of oversized appliqued roses separated by rows of ruffles and sparkling sequins. We were literally stopped in our tracks over this fabric. UNbelievably beautiful!

 

Cream chiffon on cream organza with golden sequins. Soft and drapey with amazing detail. 

$46.00 per yard.

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**If you are a current Stash Society member and you wish your items to ship with your December box, we will refund your shipping charges when we complete your order.**

Thank you, as always!

 

 

Stash Society ~ "The Blessed Life" December 2011

 

When I promised that these photos would be posted early this week, clearly I meant Thursday.

Night. ............sigh.

Life is hurtling by at record speed. We are crazy-busy, in the best possible way. We are Blessed.

Therefore, we would like to share with you this month, "The Blessed Life".

 

Let's begin with a sneak of what I am working on from this kit. The finishing touches have not been put on yet. It is making me exceedingly happy, and I can't wait to show you how to make one, too!

 

Dreamy golds and caramels, a touch of silver, and lots and lots of sparkle. Gilded.

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1 Page Vintage Sheet Music

12" x 27" Gorgeous Pale Gold Sequin Fabric. These are tiny sequins in a semi-matte finish. Just beautiful.

2 Yards ~ 1" Wide Crocheted Lace.

 

30" x 27" Washed Silk Velvet in a warm Caramelly-Brown color. The manufacturer calls it "Vintage Velvet". We agree.

 

1 oz. Vial German Glass Glitter in "Chocolate".

 

4" Cast-Glass Fleur-de-Lis with Silver Paint Accents. This is gorgeous!

 

10 Brass Filagree Buttons. 5 each of two sizes.

 

18" Gold Metallic Lace ~ 5" Wide.

5 Gold and Rhinestone Buttons.

 

5 Rhinestone Floral Appliques.

 

24 Pointed-Back "26 pp" Swarovski Crystals.

 

1 Yard Ivory French Gimp.

18" 3" Wide Cream Lace.

 

10 Yards Gold & Ivory Soft "Twine".

 

10 Yards Silver & Ivory Soft "Twine".

 

1 Brass and Ivory Enamel Button.

5 Vintage Rhinestone "Chaton Roses".

 

A bit hard to see in the photo, but,

5 Blush-Colored Glass Flowers. (Holes drilled in the center for stringing.)

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Thank you for your incredible patience this month. We appreciate each of you more than we can say. You bless us every month with your enthusiasm and your support.

For information on how to join The Gilded Girls Stash Society, visit here.

Have a fantastic weekend!

xoxo Debbie & Shea

 

 

The Pirate, The Princess, and The Apology

 

Today is December 2nd. The day after December 1st, when we should have had Stash Society photos for December posted.

All I can do at this point is show you the Pirate, the Princess, and offer an apology.

Because it is December. I should have seen this month coming, but it always hits me with the full force of it's might. This month we have birthday, birthday, birthday, Christmas, anniversary. New Year's Eve, but let's not even think about that right now.

 

I present to you the objects of my fall-behind-schedule. The Pirate and the Princess both have birthdays in these next two weeks, and for now we have been able to give them a joint party.

That party is this Sunday. That party is being shot for a magazine, had to be moved up one week unexpectedly, and has consumed all of us in the studio all this week.

Consumed us.

 

There are wands. Glittered tulle balls, handpainted dowel handles, and bells hanging off of dyed seam binding and tulle streamers. Bonus? There will be a tutorial coming for these.

 

Our studio assistant has become an expert in applying German glass glitter to a small forest of trees.

And paper crown buntings. And feathered birds. Nothing escaped the glitter.

It may look like only the Princess is getting cool decor, but trust me when I tell you that the Pirate will have his fair share of  the action. Things are being built by actual guys.

And so I must leave you with this. I have no Stash Society photos to share with you yet. Not everything has been picked up. My regret is profound, and I have stressed about it every day for the past week. I thought it would miraculously get done, but alas, no.

There is a bright spot! We are doing a fabulous crown tutorial/project with this month's kit, and there is a very special present for each of you that will be included in the box!! From us, because we cherish and appreciate each of you more than you know. And because it is the Holidays, and we love the Holidays!!

So stay tuned for this party in a future issue of Mingle, and stay tuned here early next week for the photos of December Stash Society! :)

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If you would like to join us for The Gilded Girls Stash Society beginning this month, which will ship December 12th, go here for details!

xoxo Debbie

 

 

Twelve Artsy Ornaments of Christmas

 

The Holiday Season just keeps getting better and better! This Thanksgiving week, we are so very grateful for the incredible friends we have made and the doors that have opened for us in our creative lives.

When Christy Tomlinson asked us to participate in her "12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas" video workshop, we were overjoyed. Christy is one of our very favorite people and an amazing artist, so we knew she would put together something fun and fabulous!

Below is the project that  we Shea will be teaching on video. :) A lovely, sparkly winterland cloche... perfect for your mantel or a gift for someone special. We think they will make the perfect teacher gifts. Shhhhh....

Here are the details:

***The 12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas.. a five day mini workshop***
 
Introducing a new holiday mini workshop! We are so excited to be participating in a new workshop by Christy Tomlinson, "12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas"... just in time to get your creative juices flowing for the Holidays! We have teamed up with 10 artsy designers to participate in a 5 day workshop that begins on December 5th.  This class will be featured on Christy’s private website and each day 3 new artsy ornaments and home décor projects will be posted by 3 new designers! We will dive into all sorts of creative play including fabric, clay, glitter, metal, glass and more! Day 5 of the workshop will include bonus projects as well as a few fun PDF downloads for you to use as well! Come join us and our creative friends for some artsy fun to celebrate the Season!

Click on the link below to register! We hope you can join us!!

12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas ~ a five day mini workshop
$19.95

"Joyful Life" Add-Ons

 

This month we have some lovely and sparkly treasures to offer!

Cool glass and alluring metallics. Soft, dreamy colors. Perfect for inspiring your Holiday crafting.

 

Oh, for the love of mercury glass! These hearts are very generous in size. Sure to be a treasured ornament. 3" x 3 1/2"

~ SOLD OUT! ~

 

Vintage gold and silver metallic ribbon tape. Gold edges with a silver ric-rack center. 3/8" wide.

Price is for 10 yards.

$11.00

 

This is very special! An 18" length of lovely jewelry/mixed-media components! Clear glass and pearls... perfect.

Strung on heavy monofilament and secured by crimp beads on each end, this strand is meant to be taken apart and used in your own creations. Each "cluster" is made up of 12 separate faceted glass beads or freshwater pearls, each placed on an eye-pin and looped. There are 10 clusters, so when taken apart you will have 120 components ready to add to your project!

Additionally, there are 6 beautiful oval, clear glass faceted beads, each measuring 3/4" x 1", and five 16mm pearls.

$39.00

 

These were found way in the dark recesses of one of our favorite "haunts". There is a lovely patina on the wire loops. We love the smooth, milky-transluscence of these 3/4" drops.

Price is per dozen.

~ SOLD OUT! ~

One of our very favorite items. The rhinestone applique. These are extremely versatile and can be used on so many different projects. Beads and stones on mesh, with a heat-transfer type backing. Dip-dyed for a vintage look.

So perfect on a Holiday stocking or a journal cover!

This one is a generous 5" x 6".

$22.00

 

This style is 3 1/2" x 5".

$18.00

Cotton twill tape with a silver metallic loop. We imagine this serving as the carrier for a banner or bunting project!

Price is per yard.

$2.50

 

A regal collection of brass cast buttons. Truly unique and special. One small button has gotten cropped out of this photo... there are a total of nine buttons in this set.

Price is per 9-piece set.

$25.00

 

A gorgeous assortment of crystal buttons, set in "gold".

Price is for a set of 6.

$28.00

 

A gorgeous assortment of crystal buttons, set in "silver".

Price is for a set of 6.

$28.00

 

Everyone's favorite embellishment. Crystal chain. Individually set Czech crystal on a patinaed chain. Three sizes available. All sizes are priced the same... on larger chain the stones are bigger, but on smaller chain there are more stones per inch, and therefore more labor, creating a consistent cost.

Small: 9 stones per inch

Medium: 6 stones per inch

Large: 4 1/2 stones per inch

Price is per yard.

$11.00

**SOLD OUT**

Email us at info@agildedlife.com to be notified when the crystal chain is back in stock

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And last but not least, we have German Glass Glitter available in several colors this month! Packaged in a "10 dram" glass vial. Approximately 1.5 ounces.

•Custom Blend Silver with a hint of Gold

 •Custom Blend Gold with a hint of Silver 

•Cameo ~ which is a gorgeous Pale Pink

 •White

 $12.00

Colors

Silver Gold Cameo White

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**If you are a current Stash Society member and you wish your items to ship with your November box, we will refund your shipping charges when we complete your order.**

Thank you, and have a fantastic Veterans Day weekend. Our sincere love and gratitude to all who serve and have served. Bless you from the bottom of our hearts. xoxo

A Gilded French Christmas!

 

We are so incredibly excited (and blessed) to be participating in another collaborative workshop with Kaari Meng at the iconic French General!! When Kaari asked us if we would like to do a day of crafts and Christmas, we literally could not say "yes" fast enough!

Please join us... and bring a friend, a mother, a daughter. We think there will be holiday magic in the air on this day!

 

There will be three unique classes at this event. Kaari will teach one, and each of us will present our own project.

 

Here is a sneak peek at one of the classes we will be hosting. A lace-and-tulle ruffled tree!

We will post a glimpse at our second class soon. You will love it... pinky swear.

And, if you have ever been to a workshop at French General, you know that Kaari provides the most delectable treats, snacks and drinks.

Details are here. This event is very limited in size, so be sure to sign up soon!! See you there!