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DIY - Make An Angel Chipboard Christmas Ornament

Every Time A Bell Rings an Angel Gets Her Wings

Start with our Angel chipboard ornament shape and new Christmas rubber stamps.  

• The red tag is stamped with the Tattered Snowflakes stamp with red ink. 
• The chipboard angel ornament is painted with acrylic paints and outlined with the new LePen black drawing marker and the Sharpie white paint marker.  
• Sketch around the edges of the angel with black first, then sketch white on top of the black.
• Stamp the sentiment and bell with Ranger Archival black ink.
• Embellish with the wood snowflakes and hand dyed ribbon.

Creative Christmas Making Here!

p.s. don't  forget the rubber stamp and stencil of the week too - the stamp is 30% off and the stencil is 40% off!

Something for You to Make - A Tiny Woodland Shadow Box

Tiny Rustic Woodland Shadow Box Free with your purchase!

We are in full Christmas mode and pretty much done with skulls, skeletons, cats, bats, and witches.  Not the candy though!  Starting on Monday it will begin to look a lot like Christmas at the store. I was down in the basement last week pilfering around in a BIG stack of boxes looking for of all things - Christmas Ornament Hooks.  I never did find them.  Ornament hooks are one of those items you buy every year and never can find them the next year.  At least not at my house or at the store.  But let me tell you what I did find - the box of Christmas samples from a few years ago that we thought were pitched in the dumpster.  So my 2 hours of basement time was well spent after all.  But back to the new Free Shadow Box Kit - check it out on our website.  Plus new Christmas Stencils that you are going to love as much as we do. There are 11 new stencils - 6" x 6" and art starts too.  And here is the best part - for a limited time the stencils are on sale - 25% off.  So if you are in St. Louis visit the store tomorrow or if you are anywhere else in the world visit the Red Lead website.  xo

 

 

 

DIY - Joy Christmas Tree Ornament

Chris and I met up in the studio the other day to do some serious Christmas crafting.  There is a 4' x 10' table in the studio that seats 10 people very comfortably, 12 in a pinch.  So we got out everything Christmas - rubber stamps, embellishments, collage sheets - you name it, we got it out.  After a few hours the usual happened.  We went to the basement and found the card table because we were totally out of table space.  Crazy huh?  Anyway we loaded up the card table and that gave us some room to work.  I'm sure you've been there. After a full day of making - we did break for lunch and coffee - (dessert too) Here is one of the Christmas ornaments that got completed.  So many more are in the works.  Click here for how to make the Joy Christmas Tree Ornament and here is the Angel Ornament we made.  Have you started your Christmas Cards yet?  xo

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Sat. Oct. 11, Noon - 3 p.m. 

Join us in the Red Lead Studio for some earring art making.  One our latest obsessions - Sharpie Brush Markers & our clear acrylic charms are what you will use to make your groovy arty earrings. 

Here is what Art on the Town is all about:

Art on the Town is an annual gathering of St. Louis artists, performers and musicians in the heart of downtown Webster Groves. On October 11, experience the talent of over 40 artists and 50+ performers, stroll through charming local shops and galleries, and enjoy a closing concert. See, hear, buy and create art. Red Lead make & takes are for adults 18 and older.  Hope to see you on Saturday!

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Here comes Christmas!  Every year we say the same thing - let's get our Christmas stamps by early September so we have plenty of time to make all things Christmas.  This year was no different than all of the years before.  Last minute Sallies - that's us.  Believe it or not we start talking and designing Christmas in March.  That could be the problem - too much time for decision making.  Anyway we got our stamps, Chris made a darling shadow box and I worked on cards and tags. So all is well that ends well - right?  A Creative Christmas - rubber stamps, beads, shadow boxes, reindeer, plus so much more is at the store and on the website. xo

Wishing You a Cozy Christmas!

p.s. New Christmas Stamp Kit!

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