Let's go camping!

Just a quick post from my etsy faves today! I am off to the flea market tomorrow so I'm super busy with preparation for that! Wish me luck everyone! Also, I made a Facebook page yesterday for Paper*Cakes - please join! :) Love ya! Enjoy!









Click the images to visit these items on esty.

Flickr Friday!

1. Cupcake girl, 2. Sock Monkey Button Gift Tags - Fresh Blue, 3. Vintage style deer hairbow, 4. Pink Polka Deer shoes!, 5. Garland of Hand Stamped Houses, 6. Amigurumi French Macaron Magnet, 7. Sweet Flowers, 8. Be Mine Valentine, 9. 051-4

Features on the blog today chosen from the Paper Cakes Finds Group!

Sugarvillage!

My lovely friend Nancy does incredible (and very reasonably priced) original watercolor art, and cards. They are sooo cute and would be perfect for a children's room or nursery! check her out:

No theme today...

Just a few from my favorites! Click the images to visit the items.

The Best Bobbies

A host of the prettiest hairpins.



1. Lovely Vintage Hairpins 2. Set Of Four BobbyPins - Classical Elements 3. Posh Pink Hairpins 4. Strawberry Lime Collection 5. Vintage Bobbies 6. Spring Snow Hairpins 7. Peachey Trio 8. Vintage Button Bobbies 9. I Heart Picnics

Woodland Friends...

A few finds, all from Esty. Click on the images to visit the items! This post is very image heavy so please give it time to load.

Princess for a Day...

1. Baby Cotton Candy 2. Pink Toadstool Cupcakes 3. Swirly Pink Dress 4. Iridescent Pink Mermaid Hair Bow 5. Pink Rosebud Licket 6. Vintage Barettes 7. Fairy Tale Blooms 8. 365 Days of Pink 9. Blair Waldorf Headband - Ivory

A pretty mosaic today featuring some etsy and flickr favorites. Speaking of flickr, I opened a group this morning for Paper*Cakes finds - join and upload your cuteness! Items added to the group may be featured on the blog.

An interview with Lori Marie of Pretty Little Things

Hello and welcome to the first official post here at Paper*Cakes finds! We have a very special interview with a very special guest - one of my favorite artists *ever* - Lori Marie! She is the reason I became obsessed with pink and aqua! I am so honored that she agreed to the interview! Enjoy :)



Lori Marie is a textile artist from California. She makes bags, plushes, accessories, and appliques. She has been on The Martha Stewart Show, and also designs for pottery barn kids. You may have seen her designs in magazines like Parents and Lucky. I found Lori a while ago while surfing and became instantly enamoured with her beautiful details, whimsical use of color, and the sweetness of her designs.



Now onto the good part - the interview! :)

1.) Ok, so what is it *really* like to be able to create things in your Tiny House studio?? It seems like a very inspiring place to spend time.

Feeling creative in the tiny house is simply unavoidable....in fact, it is usually in a state of creative bliss. which is how i like to lovingly refer to the endless piles of colorful projects that need attention...some of you my know if by it's more common name "a big ol' stinkin mess". i try to straighten up about once a week to get it to a manageable state, but it is usually destroyed within seconds of completion. i guess it's just my nature. i love it when its clean, but i also feel quite comfortable surrounded by a swirl of prints and color...even when it's hanging out of shelves and over chairs.

This is Lori's "Tiny House" studio, where the magic happens

And a view of the inside.

2.) What is your favorite thing to create, and why?

my favorite thing to create is applique. i don't consider myself very good at drawing (although i like my doodles) but i am a wiz with a pair of scissors and a stack of fabric. i love selecting the colors, cutting the shapes and stitching all the little the details to bring everything to life.

Some plush cuties

3.) What inspires your designs?

i am inspired by everything that surrounds me so i try to keep whimsical and unexpected pretties tucked all around the house. whether its a group of vintage s&p shakers sitting pretty in the kitchen shelves or the tiny terrariums i have perched in the window. i guess you might say i am inspired by all things charming.

Terrarium Plushes


4.) What was doing the Martha Stewart show like? Was Martha nice? Did you get nervous?

the martha show was a total freakin whirlwind. i got the call only a week before the show and got approval on a project (that i invented for the show) on a thursday and the live segments were on the following tuesday. they wanted me to demo the pet portrait, but without any sewing so i spent every waking moment up until i left for NYC trying out new techniques and unfamiliar products to make it all work...not to mention, i had to prepare all 4 stages of 2 separate portraits for both martha and myself.

we flew to NY on a sunday. i spent monday in the studio with a couple other artists finishing up the project and reviewing the steps with the producers. after doing a final run through monday night...i was up and ready to roll on tuesday morning at 7 AM...into hair and makeup after getting briefed again by the producers. my segments were at the end of the show so i just hung out in a small room with my boyfriend back stage before they whisked me out into the bright lights in front of all the people.

nervous? doesn't really begin to explain it. i think i was so nervous that i wasn't nervous at all. my survival mentality kicked in and figured it was either sink or swim. i kept reminding myself that it would all be over the less time than it takes me to shower...plus i'm really just showing a crafty friend how to do something i LOVE...what could possibly go wrong? i'm thrilled that everything went off without a hitch.

Stacks of brightly colored fabric in Lori's studio

5.) Tell me about a future goal you have, or a new skill you want to learn.

i have recently started designing some small pieces of jewelry. i am anxious to see how it rounds out my collection of dolls and handbags. i am completely addicted to all the vintage charms and filigree findings and shimmering beads and other colorful baubles. so keep an eye out for new pretties coming soon:)

Lori with her sweet doggie Matilda

Lori blogs often and is known for showing lots of eye candy, so be sure to follow her blog and receive her updates! She has also made a few tutorials, one of which shows you how to make a cute little terrarium. You can see it here. There are loads of goodies to be found on both Lori's Website and Blog.

If you're interested in purchasing Lori's super cute creations, she sells online via etsy. As it happens, she is running a sale this weekend through Monday, which is her birthday. All of the items in her shop are 20% off so go check her out!

How to be Featured

So, you want to know how to featured here on Paper*Cakes finds?? There is a little bit of criteria that we look for when choosing items or websites to feature.

We have a specific theme here on the blog. We look for cuteness first and foremost. Our definition of "cute" is quite broad, but basically we are looking for well made items, good quality, nice design, focus, and a nice sense of color. It would be a plus if your item had a really cool function!

The types of things are are looking for are: (but not limited to)

- items for sale
- fun crafts
- blogs or websites
- tutorials/DIY projects
- home decor photos or projects
- beautiful photos
- party planning
- recipes with photos - baked goods only

We like: Vintage, Shabby Chic, Cupcakes, Pink, Aqua, Polka Dots, Lace Trim, Ric Rac, Deer, Cute baby animals, Mod 60's, Big Eyes, Pastels, Sweetness, Love, Sparkles, Kitsch, Boroque, Paper Crafts, Feminine Touches, Cakes, Pink, Glitter, Millinery, Dolls, Buttons, Butterflies, Felt, Fabric, Fashion, Pugs, Kitchens, Milkshake Makers, Owls, Birds, Kittens, Rainbows, Alice in Wonderland, Dresses, Mary Janes, Pink, Houses, Whales, Narwhals, Vintage Pyrex, Pretty Plates, Cake Stands, Lipgloss, Hairbows, Craft Studios, Wall Hangings, Art, ATC/ACEO, Collage, Scrapbooking, Pink, Silhouettes, Picture Frames, Swallows, Silver, Iridescent, Collections, Jewelery, Macarons, France, Paris, Dior, Ballons, Castles, Carriages, Caravans, Glasses, Strawberries, and Pink.

If you're still unsure about what we like here on the blog - check out THIS LINK or THIS LINK! These pages house my favorite photos on flickr and my favorite items on etsy, both of these would be a great place to learn about the Paper*Cakes style.

If you think that you fit in with our style here and that your items, website, photos, etc would be something that our readers would be interested in please submit the following form by email to spikernub@hotmail.com with the subject "Paper*Cakes Finds Submission".

Name:
Tell us a little bit about yourself:
Website URL:
What are you submitting?:

Please attach any links or photos that we need to see. If we don't have to go hunting around the web for your information your feature might be added a bit more quickly :)

Also bear in mind that some items may not be chosen, and please do not take this personally! While your submission is lovely it just might not be what we are looking for at this time.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read about submissions!

XoXo

Chelsea

Welcome!!

Welcome to my new blog - Paper*Cakes finds!! I spend a lot of time searching on etsy and other indie market places and I do lots of features on the regular Paper*Cakes blog - enough so that I wanted to start up a new blog just to house my finds. I'm going to be posting items, blogs, pictures, and generally anything that I love and want to share.

So right now as the blog is new, I am looking for people or things to feature. Feel free to submit your own shop/items or those belonging to someone else that you like. I won't limit the features to just items for sale - it can be a cute blog or someone's flickr photostream or really anything you can think of! :)

Don't forget to follow the blog for your dose of cuteness.