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June 30, 2009

Red Lead Scraps

Baby Ava Scrap Book

        Baby-ava!

Yep, the first scrap book-the Red Lead way-we ever made...Baby Ava and Elise were transferred onto the butterfly with a brand new pen we just got in for our Transfers and Altered Images Workshop...works great on lots of different surfaces.  She is a real doll, isn't she?  Lots more scrapping in the future for us and Baby Ava...sure wish I could find some cute dog paper out there for Ace, Champ, and Jewel...would love to record their escapades!  We are working away on the Altered Book Workshop hope to have some photos to show you in a day or 2...make some time this week just for you...spa. haircut. lunch out. afternoon movie. you deserve it!  Hope to see you at the store-don't forget we moved to Historic Webster Groves-we are at 27 North Gore Ave-new summer store hours-Wed. thru Sunday 10a.m.-5p.m. Take care...xo Chris and Sharon

                          Christmas in July Workshops

p.s   What's new this week at Red Lead...more copic markers flew in...Odd Planet Rubber Stamps...Character Construction Rubber Stamps...October Afternoon!

             

June 29, 2009

Transfers and Altered Images Workshop

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        A-beautiful-Sunday! 

    Transfer2 Transfer9

    Transfer6 Transfer10

You are looking at a bit of the transfer artwork from the Altered Transfer Workshop yesterday.  The sun lit up the studio, friendships were made.  The art work speaks for itself-A Beautiful Sunday-xo Chris and Sharon

                            Feathers, Nests. Eggs. Birds

 

June 28, 2009

Baby Ava

gonna scrap the Red Lead way!

       Baby-Ava-and-Elise

We have been in the studio most late afternoons making Altered Books, Seashell Tags, Christmas everything, and getting ready to get that Halloween thang going on.  Chris loves Christmas, Halloween-not so much.  We will see how she feels about Halloween after Ava has her first Halloween all costumed up as a tiny fairy princess wings and all! I think she might have a change of heart.  Talk to you later, off to play today with the girls in the studio for the Transfer Workshop...check out what we are making right here...as always thanks for everything...we couldn't do it without you!  xo Chris and Sharon

                      what's new at Red Lead today

                Altered Book Workshop at Red Lead

June 25, 2009

Down by the Sea

Technique Tags

Altered Art Workshop @ Red Lead

        Technique tags

Techniques galore in this Technique Tag class.  You will learn how to use Claudine's gesso and Tim's inks to colorize and distress your well worn tags. You will rubber stamp with our new Sea Shell Collage rubber stamps and collage these stamped papers onto the colorized tags.  All tags will be dipped in a bit of beeswax and embellished with sea shell charms.  Fun!  Join us for a morning of creativity in the Red Lead Studio.  We have been told our studio is like sitting around the dining table with old friends talking and making art...love that!  xo Chris and Sharon

                                    Technique Tag Workshop 

                                  Christmas in July Workshops

                More Copic Markers and Tim Holtz Inks flew in yesterday!

                                      what's new at Red Lead!

June 21, 2009

what's NEW at Red Lead!

Memory Box Rubber Stamps and Papers

       Memory-box-stamps-and-paper

Memory Box rubber stamps and papers flew in last week and we have been coloring up a frenzy with Copic Markers...also restocked an old friend...

          Portfolio oil pastels

for the artist in you color your backgrounds with Portfolio Oil Pastels ..stamp with a Red Lead artist trading card rubber stamp. color in with Copic Markers...luv. luv.luv.  It's so true...we love our new home and studio and want to share it with you...On Sat. Aug. 8 we are having our first Red Lead Play Day...hope you will treat yourself to a few hours of art talk. friendship. and art making.  We will share many tips. techniques. tidbits. that you will be inspired to use in your art making.  As always, we couldn't do it without you...Thanks for shopping at the store and on our website!  xo Chris and Sharon

        what's brand spanking new at the store and on the web

                       Red Lead Play Day

                         

June 19, 2009

Red Lead

27 North Gore Ave.

Webster Groves, Mo. 63119

        New-location!

We have had a lot of calls about how to get to our new home...thought it would be easier just to map it for you...we are smack dab in the middle of town...about 15 short minutes from most everywhere.  Come on over for a visit for the stuff you can't find anywhere else, plus all the regular everything too!  One more thing we love about our new home in Historic Webster Groves {sorry that we are gushing again} we can walk to Rolling Ridge Garden Center during the day and shop around...luv. luv. luv.  Christmas in July is sneaking up on us and you too, but we have all of the Workshops ready to go and waiting for you at the store...come on in...the inspiration is free!  Hope to see you at the store...xo Chris and Sharon

                                   Christmas in July Workshops

June 17, 2009

Pink Persimmon Clear Stamps

NEW!

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      Cute-cool-card! 

Lots of really new papers and rubber stamps that you haven't seen anywhere else...right here at Red Lead.  We have been creating up a storm in the new Red Lead Studio with the new rubber stamps from Odd Planet and papers from October Afternoon.  Going back in time by coloring in everything in sight with Copic Markers - tons of colors to choose from...to blend or not to blend..that is the question!  The Copic Markers really are a lot of fun for card making...stamp. color. send...don't know a single soul that wouldn't love to get this darling card in their mail!  Hope to see you at our new home in Historic Webster Groves where you can shop, lunch, sight see, and shop some more! xo Chris and Sharon

                          Altered Art Charm Workshop

June 14, 2009

Emma goes to Paris!

Emma goes to Paris Creative Collage Kit

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     Its-true-I-flew-to-Paris

          Emma goes to Paris Creative Collage Kit

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June 12, 2009

What's new at Red Lead

McGill Punches

Mcgill-punches! 

                  Love these McGill punches!

        what's happening tomorrow at Red Lead

Hope to see you at our new location in Historic Webster Groves @ 27 North Gore Ave.  Drive over, shop around, have lunch, get inspired, shop around some more...luv. luv. luv! xo Chris and Sharon

June 11, 2009

Altered Birds

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               Altered-wire-bird!

                          ready for some altering?

                  what's new this week at Red Lead

June 09, 2009

Christmas In July Workshops

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       Christmas in July Workshops 

                          Get cool this summer!

                    what's new at Red Lead today!

June 08, 2009

Chunky Artist Trading Card Workshop

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       Chunky-atc-workshop! 

Another wonderful week at the store,  can't say enough about being in a historic neighborhood with beautiful old buildings, lots of great places for lunch, and the hustle and bustle on the streets every day...luv. luv. luv.  We had our first workshop on Sat. in the Red Lead Studio at the BIG table...more luv. luv. luv!  Anyway, guess I will quit gushing about it all and go to work creating  a new mixed media workshop coming in August.  Thanks to all of our new friends and old for coming to our new home..we couldn't do it without you!  xo Chris and Sharon

              what's new at Red Lead today!

      sign up here for the Chunky ATC Workshop

 

June 04, 2009

Art Swap

Chotski Pins

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        Chotski-pin-art-swap 

What's happening now at Red Lead...Chotski Pin Art Swap!  Yep, that's right..another Charm Swap at Red Lead...Chotskis!  Our new home has a few vintage lamps scattered about for "mood" lighting {better light to see everything too!}  We pinned a couple of chotskis to the lamp shade-way fun-we plan on chotski-ing the complete shade as the weeks go by!  Get in on the art fun by joining our yahoo group and signing up for the charm swap!

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         get your charms and chotskis here!

June 03, 2009

Christmas in July

W O R K S H O P S

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     Christmas in July!!

A little bit of what's been going on at Red Lead.  Monday was our catch-up-everything-at-our-house-day.  Cleaning and cooking-watched a little tv too-took our dogs to the park for a long walk...felt great to be home doing girl stuff! Yesterday was our first day at the new Red Lead Studio at the store.  Started off digging through boxes in the basement looking for our workshop tools so we could get started on our Christmas in July Workshops.  What a wonderful day we had making and creating.  Take a peek right here at one of the workshops.  Thanks to all of you for coming to our new store the past few days...we couldn't do it without you!  xo Chris and Sharon

               More Christmas in July Workshops

June 01, 2009

Scrap Book Papers

Rubber Stamps

Charms

lots and lots of new!

         Lots-of-new-flew-in!

                             meet little Emma

          Faith and Joy Stitched Bracelet Workshop