Candice Carpenter

4th of July Weekend $ale!

Everything in the shop will be 25% off and a few select items will be discounted even further! This includes the All Seasons Pedestal and Mollie Mae doll! I'm trying to make room for seasonal items and i can't wait to share what's been arriving at my doorstep! (sale excludes paper crafting kits) And...download this patriotic image for free! Just click on the image and you can save it to your desktop! Enjoy and Happy 4th!

We are all set here at Peacoats and Party Hats to launch our Halloween & Fall Decor & Craft Boutique on August 15th 2008! We will have soooo many amazing selections for home decor, vintage crafty supplies and gifts galore! Stay tuned for all the spooky details...

Amazing Halloween P&PH clip art designed by Hope Wallace of Paper Relics.

And more fun news...Peacoats and Party Hats is about to announce it's first ever SWAP! I will be updating the blog this week with all the fanciful details. I think this is a great way to get to know all of our crafty online friends and connect through our love for vintage goodness. :-) More on this fun swap soon!

Kim Henkel - Queen of Sassy Hand-Crafted Totes!

Mkay...look at this darling altered sewing basket that Kim Henkel designed using the Summer Americana Paper Crafting Kit! 

How sweet is this? I love the way she used little strips of the pattern paper all along the sides. And just look at how sweet those brown Hambly rub-ons look on the top of that basket! Scrumptious Kim!!

And we are going to treated again soon with another crafty something from Miss Kim. Can't hardly wait!

September 2008 Cruise!

I am so excited to announce that The Red Bee and i have scheduled another cruise for 2008! We had so soooo so much fun on the first one and we couldn't wait to do it again!

We're doing it again! Our last cruise was soooo much fun that we couldn't resist a fall trip. Get the kiddies back in school and sail away with Candice Carpenter as she inspires you with 3 fun projects - a jam packed mini book, a Halloween banner, and Christmas cards! You'll also enjoy plenty of crop time, goodies, prizes, and a cruise ship of relaxing fun. You'll board Monday afternoon and depart Friday morning, enjoying 4 fun filled nights. This is one day longer than our last cruise by popular demand!   Come solo or grab a girlfriend! Non-scrappers & knitters enjoy a reduced rate.

So, i have one project i can share with you tonight and it's the Jam Packed Mini Book! This mini book is hardly mini. In fact, it's an 8 x 8 acrylic and cardstock mini book that is full of the most beautiful color combinations and patterns that you can imagine! It features the new Heather Bailey Line by Autumn Leaves...sooo yummy...and includes some Hambly overlays, rubons and other delicious trinkets! Take a look at the teaser:

Speaking of Heather Bailey, i can't get over her newest line of fabric!!!! I want cover my house in it!

And later this week i will have the Halloween banner to share! I am sooooo excited about this one - well, because Halloween is my FAV holiday and just because i get to use the new Bethany Lowe Halloween tissue garlands! Can't wait to share...

Also later this week i will be showing the Christmas Cards that we will be creating on the cruise. It will be so great to walk off the ship with Halloween decor taken care of and 4 Christmas cards checked off our list!

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions regarding the cruise or the projects. You can also find me working at the Bee so come on by!

I know it's summer...

...but i just had to share my most recent kit purchase...even thought it's a sping decor! I bought this kit from the AMAZING Jenny and Aaron and i loooooved it! I took their class at Silver Bella and so i couldn't wait to try another one of their kits. I tell you, i felt like a total artist when i made this. It;s so fun to collage their gorgeous painted images and backgrounds onto the wood board with mod podge...then add the glitter accents and trims. I LOVE it so much and i'm not taking this down just because it;s summer. It looks sooo nice in my craft room! And i made this kit at a crop one night. Finished the entire thing in less that 3 hours...and that included a lot of laughing, chatting and other fun distractions. I got so much attention over this kit...i was pimping it for you Jenny!! I gave out anything in the kit that had your website address on it. :-)

Look at how adorable this is for the 4th of July!!!

And i still have some ADORABLE gift i want to share with you all this week. I just need to take some better photos. That's all for now. I'm working on orders tonight and watching I Love the New Millennium on VH1. I am addicted to these types of shows...just a fun walk down memory lane. :-)

Goodnight!

Vintage Summer Party Hats listed!

I just put the remainder of the Vintage Summer Party Hats on the website. I also added  a few more cruise mini book kits.

I'm running ahead of schedule with the July Party Hat kits (yay!) and should have them in the mail by the beginning of next week! Yay!!

Ok, i'm a tired girl...off to bed.

Have a Vintage Summer

Here is the July Party Hat of the Month! These will be going out to all you subscribers, but i do have some extra that i will list late tonight when i get home from work. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Congratulations Carrie and Daniel!

You could kind of say i grew up with this girl. I was best friends with her sister Katie all throughout Jr. high and high school and i found myself really looking up to her. She has the most beautiful voice and would sing for us...we would all pee our pants laughing together...and i think she's got the most intoxicating smile. Well, this past weekend she got married in Cancun and i just got an email from her sister Katie today with some of the professional photos...

Can you say BREATHTAKING! I immediately went to check out this photographer and guess what...he is soooooo local to us Orange County residents! All i could think of when i saw these photos was, "i want some of my own!!". Check out his blog and website. I'm sure he's busy with it being wedding season and all...but i am seriously considering booking a session with him. Do you see the vintage-ness ooozing out of that lighthouse shot???!!! Wowzers.

Anyways, i am making Carrie a surprise wedding scrapbook. I am going to use a bunch of the new Anna Griffin wedding embellishments. I hope to get this done soon so i will be sure to share the finished product.

Dieppa Photography

Little Woodland Girl

Ok...as if the lamp wasn't enough, my dear friend Val also made me this SWEET woodland clothespin girl!!! She took this class at Sweetpeas and Snapshots in Venice and learned how to make these sweet somethings...and she even gifted Kim with one! The cute radar is just off the charts with this wee one. (Valerie is the pretty lady pictured last in the post holding a pink haired clothespin doll) I added my new doll to one of my flea market find shelves and she is right at home. I thought i ordered this last week on Etsy...turns out i ordered this and this and only dreamed i ordered the Terrarium print...must go back and order it because my new clothespin chica neeeeeeeds to stand next to that sweet forest scene.

TOOOOO cute!! Thanks again Valerie and Holiday! That class at Sweetpeas looked to die for...next time you call me when you go off and do fabulous things like that! lol!

My little yellow fawn lamp

I am overjoyed by my newest home decor addition thanks to my dear, dear friend Valerie Johnson. She gifted me with this precious lamp this past weekend at the 4th of July bash. I screamed. Twice. It is stunning i think! My husband does not agree. But thinks i'm quirky and makes exceptions for these types of items in out home. He better, How could you not LOVE this lamp??! I posted on the blog a while back when we moved into our new apartment that i had my eye on this lamp...and that sneaky Valerie...well she pays attention doesn't she!

Also see here for that amazing frame i have on my nightstand. Looks like they only have white in stock. I might need that one too.

Valerie, i am in loooovvvee with this darling lamp and you are SO sweet to think of me! And Holiday...your choice in lamp shades is outstanding! I couldn't have picked a better one if i tried! Hugs o you both and i hope to see you very soon. OMG...have soooooooooo much fun In France next week!!

July Banner Inspiration and New Items at P&PH!

Hey there. I have been catching up with emails and shipments all day...but i did take a little break to post some images of the July banner we created this past weekend. Hope this inspires you to create some patriotic decor for your home.

If you are interested in making your own July banner, i am selling a few of the items i used in the store.

1. Banner
2. Tissue Garland
3. Chipboard Letters
4. Patriotic Flowers

I also added some other new items. I sold these this past weekend and have a few left. I also brought in this precious whale paper from Sassafras. It is soooo summer to me! Check out the Fresh Baked section to see the rest. Oh and jumbo cherry charms too! These are my favorite!

Some items back in stock:
Sassafrass Lass Pattern Papers
Strawberry Charms
Precious K&Co embellishments
Chalkboard alpha

All throughout the week i will be updating the blog with the cutest little gifts ever! Starting tonight at midnight. :-)