COMPLIMENTARY US SHIPPING now standard!

Introducing complimentary US shipping for all orders @cardinalhouse! 

-sorry Internationals, but I still have to wait in long lines at the understaffed post office for your orders. So no breaks for you just yet.

Also, above is the new standard packaging for the store. For now, I'll still keep some of the kraft pillow boxes on hand in case I have requests for a gift order. In addition, I'm transitioning to also recycle the paper-backed portions of the fabric book to use as backer cards [shown above].

As always, I make the stickers [cardinal-shape & circles] from recycling old wallpaper samples and magazines. And the fabric ties are also old samples that would otherwise end up in el trash can.

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Well, what do you think?

♥ -Kat.


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gift guide. lizzy and darcy. by cardinalhouse.

[go to the treasury HERE]

top row: 

Lizzy and Darcy prints by NanLawson

linen petiticoat by historika

The Darcy Tailcoat by MacheteNSons

Darcy notecard set by thesweetunfolding

second row:

Jane Austen coasters by greenchairpress

rose boot straps, spats by ManoBello

I Am Mr. Darcy shirt by Brookish

cameo necklace by threebirdsdesign

third row:

floral crown by thehoneycomb 

Pemberley digital download by AliceFlynn

sticker by BookFiend

pencil set by bouncingballcreation

fourth row:

greeting card by pearlmarmalade

pillow cover by TwoStrayCats

Mr Darcy's Love Child shirt by littlewakka

Austen puppet card by DearDeerDesigns 

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Obstinate, headstrong girls...Enjoy!

lol -Kat.

studious reflection. diamonds in the rough.

My design A.D.D. & I have been playing with scaling down my rosebud earrings. The problem I came across was that sewing that much densely compacted folded fabric did NOT work out well with my fingers and MR Needle. Can we say ouch³?! 

So, I decided to try Mr Glue for these guys.  They're still sturdy-made & look great. It's just that my fingers don't look like nasty swiss cheese & I can't tell you how much I appreciate that! Plus, they're faster to make this way so the price comes down! 

The first pair's listed HERE: 

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♥ -Kat.

now that's a colorful cake!

Now I've seen some "basic" [hah!] rainbow cakes at local bakeries & on the web --including this one, but this one really *ahem* takes the cake [sorry, I HAD to]!


How freaking cool is this wedding cake?! Okay, so not for everyone, but well-matched considering it's for a head honcho over at COLOURlovers.com. Find the original post about the cake [including the recipe] HERE.


And isn't it so inspiring to adapt for your own use? Gradations of blues for el kiddo's birthday cake or think sports team colors...

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Happy baking!

♥ -Kat.

[image from original post linked above]

Yippee!! My necklace is published!

What a happy way to begin the new year! I just received the January 2011 Bead Trends magazine & there's my necklace!! Yippee! 

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♥ -Kat.

it's a new year.

Happy New Year!

more to come...

really...

i have many goals for 2011...

including regular posts...

and plenty of new items...

...but not tonight!