LOVE TRANSFORMS February 2014
BLACKBIRD LETTERPRESS Typewriter Love Card
HAPPY
Valentines!
‘Tis the season of love and this month we’re honoured to bring you a collection of love-themed items from our newest market, our Valentines and Wedding exhibition, Love Transforms at Poppytalk Handmade. This curated collection of handmade goods is one of our favorite markets of the entire year, and includes unique things like letterpressed boutinieres, beautiful Valentines and unique pieces for a loved-filled month ahead —including wedding accessories! The market will run through to the end of February 2014. Also in this lookbook, look out for a very pretty rose icing tutorial from Lyndsay Sung of Coco Cakes and a Valentine Stationery DIY from Caitlin of The Merrythought. Wishing you a lovely month of love... Jan + Earl Founders, Poppytalk.com
(Cover and opposite page) AMANDA BLACK Limited Edition Gliclee (Print)
CLARE ELSAESSER Fine Art Print
MICHELE MAULE Little Zephyr Print
WETPAINT ART Personalized Valentine and Wedding Prints
PINECONE CAMP (Janis Nicolay) Fine Art Photographic Print
ONE CANOE TWO Valentines Card
LUCY SNOWE PHOTOGRAPHY Fine Art Photographic Print
MAID OF CLAY Cursive Wedding Vase
MAHOGANY BLU DESIGN Beeswax/Palmwax Candle
MAPLE AND BELMONT Gotcha Card
BLEU COLLAR PAPERIE XOX Donut Card
INKNJOY Frida Kahlo Paper Doll
JILL BENT Vintage Floral Lavender Pillows
flower topped buttercream
ROSETTE CUPCAKES
YOU WILL NEED:
One batch of baked and cooled cupcakes One batch of vanilla buttercream Gel food colouring in pink and violet (or your choice of colours) A piping bag fitted with a 1M classic swirl tip A selection of pretty florals, such as roses,JATURON ranunculus and anemone A pairTree of scissors Pillow Cover
by Lyndsay Sung Coco Cake Land
Dreamy dreamy flowers... I'm so in love with these shades of violet, velvety rose red and fuchsia pink. You will want a selection of unsprayed blooms - you can use ones from your own garden, or make sure you ask the florist for flower stems that haven't been sprayed with any chemicals. Bake a batch of cupcakes, then mix up a batch of vanilla buttercream. Using gel colours, tint your buttercream to the shade you prefer, or keep it ivory coloured! I wanted a pretty hue of pinkish violet, so I used a mixture of Wilton brand Pink and Violet gel colours. Start with a small amount and add more as needed, as gel colour is potent. Load your piping bag fitted with a 1M tip with your coloured buttercream! To pipe a rosette: Hold your piping bag upright in the center of your cupcake. Begin squeezing out buttercream. While continuing to squeeze the piping bag, pipe the buttercream out in a counter-clockwise circular motion starting from the center of the cupcake and working you way outward. JATURON Tree Pillow Cover
Once all of your cupcakes are piped, use scissors to cut the stems from the blooms of your flowers. Leave about an inch of stem to insert into the cupcakes.
Simply tuck the cut rose or other flower into the buttercream, gently pushing the 1 inch stem into the buttercream to help adhere it. Note: With freshly cut flowers, the flowers will begin to wilt after a few hours so I suggest placing the flowers in just before serving. You can also arrange the blooms on a select few cupcakes and have the rest simple, pretty, vibrantly coloured buttercream rosettes!i
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YELLOW BUTTON STUDIO I Love You to the Moon (Print)
RUBY PRESS LETTERPRESS Vintage Floral Lavender Pillows
PUUR ANDERS Custom Made Heart Shaped Leaf
INKELLO Love Mini Valentinee
HEARTFISH Live What You Love Print
KIKI AND POLLY Hold Fast Print
Valentine始s Day
DIP-DYED STATIONERY
YOU WILL NEED: -Card stock -Scissors -Envelopes -Stainless steel bowl -Water -Fabric dye
by Caitlin of The Merrythought
These dip dyed stationery sets are perfect for writing love notes on or giving to those you love as a Valentine's Day gift that they can use throughout the year. How to make it: -Cut your card stock to fit your envelopes. (3" x 5" envelopes should cut 3" x 10" or 6" x 5" pieces depending on whether you want the fold on the side or top.) -Put steaming hot water into a stainless steel bowl/pan and mix in some fabric dye. Use some extra pieces of card stock to test the color. Add more dye until your get your desired color. -Dip your cards and envelopes in the dye once it has cooled down a bit. Take it out quickly for a lighter color, pull it up slowly for a ombre look, and you can bend the paper a bit to get uneven lines. (Most envelopes are going to be lightweight - don't leave these in the dye very long)
-Once you pull them out, you can dab excess dye on a paper towel and then hang them to dry. **Some of mine had a bit of a curl to them afterwards so I put it in between an old sheet and ironed over the sheet to flatten it out. You don't need to turn the iron up too high for this.)
JATURON Tree Pillow Cover Click here to see more how-to pics online at .poppytalk.com
CATHY NICHOLS I Carry Your Heart (Print)
GALLANT & JONES Beach Towel
MEGHANN RADER Daisy Necklace
THUNDERPEEP Notepad
BLUEBIRD CHIC Chevron Camera Strap
FIFI DU VIE Vintage Print
HEATHER SMITH JONES Tiny Message Letterpress Valentines
SYCAMORE STREET PRESS Valentines Day Card
GREEN GIRL ART Cupid始s Arrow + Thought Bubble
REDSTAR INK Heart Icon Tiny Notes
SUSY JACK Art Tattoo Sets
D.SHARP Letterpress Boutonniere
JORGENSEN STUDIO White Topaz Edwardian Ring
NOEMIAH Circle Waxed Canvas Bag
MADELINE TRAIT Cake Topper
YELLOW HEART ART Hello Beautiful Art Print
GAIA CONCEPTIONS Many Moons Long Dress
PAPERIAARRE Coptic Bound Wedding Guest Book
LOOPLOFT Custom Wedding Gift Bag
MATTE STEPHENS Central Park at Fifth (Print)
GOLLY BARD Maiden Hair Print
TEAL AND GOLD Oak Bookshelf
SCOUT & WHISTLE Pendleton Pillow
LOFT STUDIOS Black Stripe Dinner Napkins
RENEE ANNE Mini Garlands
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