Lisa Kettell Designs Artist Spotlight: Cathy Candolfi

As soon as I laid eyes on one of Cathy's pictures, I was smitten. Cathy has been a valued customer of Lisa Kettell Designs products. Recently Cathy shared with me some of the artwork she created using some of the embellishments in the Lisa Kettell Designs line of embellishments.

All I can say is WOW, I love what she has done to the embellishments. If you wanted to escape to a circus-y world then these pieces will definitely transport you there. Every character from the circus world has made an appearance. The Strong Man, the Lion Tamer, they are all here ready to put on a show.

Cathy's creative spirit and magic have inspired me to get back to creating with more color. To re-visit the world I lived in during the making of my book Altered Art Circus. It was a world of magic, mystery and intrigue. It captivated children and adults alike, bringing our imagination to life.

I hope Cathy's works and use of our products will spark the creativity in you and help you create your own magic filled world.

To visit more of Cathy's projects and works visit these sites:
www.fatabislacca.com
www.fatabislacca.ch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27785912@N07/

To purchase Lisa Kettell Designs products visit:
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MoonfairesWorld

and soon at:
www.lisakettelldesigns.com
xoxo
Lisa

Colorful Holiday Wreath By DT Member Caroline Sherman

I'm excited to showcase today the second creation in a series of posts that will be filled w/projects from our New 2013-2014 Design Team.

Caroline Sherman is one of our newest DT Members for Lisa Kettell Designs.

The project I am showcasing today is called:

"Colorful Holiday Wreath" created by Caroline Sherman.

This “Colorful Fun Wreath” was created using Carnival Cupie Doll Heads from Lisa Kettell Designs.

In addition to other supplies; a wreath of choice, vintage tinsel, paper flowers, beads, glitter and extra holiday embellishments of choice.

To order your own Carnival Cupie Doll Heads or other Lisa Kettell Designs products, follow this link: http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MoonfairesWorld

The Pumpkin Cauldron

Another enchanted creation for Halloween, this one is called: "The Pumpkin Cauldron". The cauldron project was made using a floral foam pumpkin, Pippa Bella embellishment from Cupieology Line, Lisa Kettell Designs, Pixie Wands from Lisa Kettell Designs, handmade/dyed bottle brush tree from Lisa Kettell Designs, glittered stars, vintage bingo tokens, and other magical supplies!
 
The Story:

Every year when the 12th day before Halloween arrives, Pippa hosts a series of magical events at her home in Waverly Hollow. She transforms her whole barn into a glowing pumpkin where magical carved beets, turnips and gourds hang from every nook and cranny. 

Night One is called: "Night of the Blue Moon Tree", here Pippa and her close friends put up a series of blue trees which are known to glisten in the moon light. Each tree is adorned with magical handmade ornaments and glittery stars.

Night Two is called: "Spellbinding Tea and Trees", This is the night where Pippa and her friends sit and tell ancient tales of magic and mayhem over a pot of blue tea as they sit around the decorated blue trees.

Night Three is called: "Badge of Caliber", Every year Pippa and her friends also known as the Blue Moon Society, engage in a series of magical sports against fellow societies in the area. Here the best of the best compete in games to win badges of caliber and the highest honor in the games: The Silver Cup.

Night Four is called: "The Winners Dinner", Pippa's land hosts the annual Badge of Caliber awards dinner. You will find a private fun fair, and 100 foot long table where guests dine on a delicious dinner and bevy of treats.

Night Five is called: "Potionology 101", for three hours Pippa and her friends share new potion recipes and test rare, almost forgotten ones, over hot pumpkin juice and sugared beet tarts.

Night Six is called: "Cauldrons Run", This is the night when the rarest herbs and flowers come alive and share their yearly secrets for a better harvest and town folklore that may actually be true. These herbs and flowers then cast a spell for blessings until they come back again next year.

Night Seven is called: "Pippa's Surprise Scavenger Hunt", here Pippa conjures up a scavenger hunt, hiding magical gifts in a variety of places. Each person gets a map and 4 hours to complete it, in order to locate their prizes.

Night Eight is called: "Unicorn's Flight School", Pippa and her friends are taught how to ride unicorns and pegasus instead of their brooms.

Night Nine is called: "Amulets of Protection Workshop", Here Pippa and her friends, make new protection amulets to ward off anything bad and protect them all year long.

Night Ten is called: "Harvest of Light", The annual harvest of lights carnival is held on Pippa's land, filled with magical rides including the Mermaid Lagoon Float, The Comet and Carousel of Magic rides, candy apples, caramel corn and pumpkin ice cream are always a must.

Night Eleven is called: "Halloween Wizards Dinner", Pippa's Uncle Woodcliff, invites highly recognized wizards across the land to a special ceremonial dinner at his castle located at the tip of Waverly Hollow, easily accessible from Pippa's underground tunnel located underneath her barn.

Night Twelve is called: "Halloween Masquerade", Here everyone in the land begins their night at Pippa's annual party to celebrate all things magical and Halloween.

After Halloween ends, Pippa keeps here trees up and switches their decor to get ready for Christmas in December and Wizard Month in January. Stay tuned for all the fun and adventures awaiting Pippa and You!

Here are some pictures of The Pumpkin Cauldron Project!

Hope you all have a magic and enchanted fill night!
xoxo
Lisa

Enchanted Halloween Ornaments

Get ready for Halloween with Lisa Kettell Designs. With just a few days away from all the excitement of Halloween and the start of the Spell-A-Pa-Looza contest, I will be blogging all kinds of enchanting projects and stories to get you excited.

Over the past few weeks I have been creating like mad, insane I tell you. Today I will introduce you to a new project incorporating embellishments and product from Lisa Kettell Designs Line of products.

This series of projects I am showing you today are made using glitter wood cutouts as an ornament base. I layered each one with various elements from the Lisa Kettell Designs Line and a few other companies product.

Violet's Bat Costume is a fun ornament made using a wooden glittered bat cut out, Violet embellishment from Lisa Kettell Designs, Scrapbook glitter cut outs from K & Co, Metal Owl Charm and Ribbon! The violet embellishments and the black wood glitter bats, both of which are in the artfire store to help make your own version.

Vampire Bats in Pumpkin Land! A wooden pumpkin cutout w/glitter, Kewpie Bat embellishment from Lisa Kettell Designs, scrapbook glitter cut outs, ticket from K&Co, Vintage bingo letter from 1930s and ribbon! Most items available in the artfire store today to make your own! 
 

Skulls in Oz! A wooden skull cutout w/glitter, New Tin Man embellishment from Lisa Kettell Designs, small hose clamp, and ribon! Most items available in the artfire store today to make your own!  

Mer-Owl Bat! A wooden bat cutout w/glitter, Mer-Owl embellishment from Lisa Kettell Designs, scrapbook glitter cut outs, ticket from K&Co, and ribbon! Most items available in the artfire store today to make your own! 

Make Your Own:

Materials:
-Glittered wood cut out of choice (skull, bat or pumpkin), Lisa Kettell Designs
-Embellishment of choice (kewpie bat, tin man, violet or mer-owl), Lisa Kettell Designs
-Scrapbook paper embellishments (ticket, glitter cut outs) K & Company
-Ribbon
-Glue: hot glue
-Tools: glue gun
-Other: mini nose clamps, wood bingo tokens, metal charms

Directions:
1. Choose wood cut out of choice, hot glue your embellishment of choice from Lisa Kettell Designs
    onto an area of the wood cut out. 
2. Hot glue a metal charm, wood bingo token, scrapbook paper embellishments to the cut out.
3. Finish with ribbon.

Another version of the bat ornament using the tin man

For the Skull Ornament I hot glued a mini nose clamp to the tin man embellishment.
For the Pumpkin Ornament I hot glue a wood bingo token to the center of the pumpkin cut out.

These ornaments can be hung on a Halloween or Gothic tree, in your studio or home to enjoy all year long.

xoxo
Lisa
 

 

Percy's Magic House

Here is another altered art house assemblage I created using products in my line: Cupie-ology by Lisa Kettell Designs, I made this using a small wood doll house shaped closet found in the wood section of the craft store, layered w/scrapbook paper, trim, glitter and embellishments from Lisa Kettell Designs line of products. The main piece was the painted Bailey embellishment sold in a painted pack of three.

This is an updated project from my book, Altered Art Circus, Quarry Books, where I have some projects in there using doll house wooden closets and houses that are turned into circus carts like the cover of the book and assemblages.
 

The Story: "Percy Grimwald lives at the edge of Stony Brook Forest by Bluebelle Fields and Hickory Stone which sits beside the Twin Star River. Percy can be seen overseeing his garden filled with wiggly wots, piddlebat, tweenseed and licorice root. Every Tuesday he heads to the Twinkle Spat Farms for the weekly farmers market where you can find his latest crops, in addition to Tye Wiggs' Candy Stalks, Caramel Blue Raspberry Apple Sticks, and Peppermint Elixirs. Here you can by Cherry Doc Bulbs, Bat Dust and a variety of magical delights.

After the market Percy invites friends over for afternoon tea elixirs and treats made from delights in his garden, you never know what sparks are going to fly out his windows if the Twinie Pixies show up for tea and begin playing twizzle stixs, which light up and spread moon dust everywhere.....

 

Stay tuned for new carnival/circus carts using my latest products.


xoxo
Lisa

A Summer Party!
Its that time of year, Graduations, Birthdays, Weddings, Showers, Circus, Carnival's, Fete's, Bazaars, Flea Markets, Festivals and Unique Events, it must be summer time.Let's not leave out the joys of summer camps and crafts, library crafts and lazy day fun. Do you remember heading out to that fave amusement park or carnival, collecting prize tokens and tickets, to trade in for the toy of your choice, years ago those toys would have been cowboy hats, toy sets, penny dolls, Kewpie dolls and carnival cupie dolls. These kitchy items have become quite collectible now and have always sparked my inspiration, something so unique about a cupie doll, which has lead me to create my own versions, which my customers have been enjoying for years. Each style in my line has been carefully hand molded, hand pressed and hand painted for you all to enjoy.

My pieces can be used in everything from doll making, scrapbooking, assemblage, altered art crafts, children crafts, party wares, party supply, jewelry making and more. Choose between, un-painted and painted styles, rounded or flat back depending on your project. Some designs come in paper mache, bisque, polymer, resin or foam body clay, and states that in each listing.For craft ideas using my products, please visit some earlier posts, my blog on Artfire and my other sites, stay tuned for some new ideas here on my blog. To purchase my products until my Etsy Site is restored to normal due to the hacking incident, please visit my artfire store, my websites or my store front in Lafayette, NJ.
http://www.artfire.com/users/MoonfairesWorld
http://www.moonfairesworld.com/curiosity_shoppe.htm
http://artoperanj.com/

Rockin Ruby Rock-It!

Over a year ago, I attended CHA Winter 2010 and during one of my free moments I walked the show and stumbled upon Ruby Rock-It Designs, I instantly fell in love with their products and the fabulous people behind the products, who frequently visit the US to bring these products to you, all the way from Australia .

Joanna and Warren's passion for Ruby Rock-it is like no other, then add in a warm and friendly group and you have a fabulous product.

Fast forward to CHA Winter 2011 and you have a happy Lisa, why, because I got to see my pals for Australia and their new collections, which instantly got me excited, two collections I just love are the Avalon and Le Jardin Lines, filled with everything a scrapbooker, paper or mixed media artist is going to want from: Felt cuts in the shape of chic silhouettes, girlie patterns, and Birds/Birdcages, sophisticated and chic ribbons and flowery trims, dazzle/rhinestone effects, fun lettering, enchanted butterflies and other must have embellishments.Many of their papers have double sided patterns filled with chic patterns, Bo-Ho, Light Steampunk and Garden Sophistication, some are rounded shape which make nice layered additions to your layouts, add pop dots for some added dimension when layering your papers.Ruby Rock-it also has a great collection of brads and ribbon flowers, they are one of my sponsors for the workshops, Mid Spring Nights Dream held at my store, Piddlestixs, where each student will receive a few surprise goodies from their line of products.
I am currently working on a few paper projects and layouts using their fabulous products which just arrived. They inspired me to make a new Kewpie which I will be adding into one of the pieces I am making. The Avalon Collection with the silhouettes, has me thinking Paris Storybook Romance, Soirees, Tea Parties and Frou Frou, One of the pieces I am making is a Soiree 3-dimensional layout, Birdcage and a castle, stay tuned for sneak peaks on some of the finished items.

For now I hope you enjoyed getting a glimpse into the wonderful world of Ruby Rock-it and have fun with their products!

To Purchase or for more info:
http://rubyrock-it.blogspot.com
http://www.rubyrock-it.com

Have a wonderful day,
xoxo
Lisa!