A New Project

I just received this amazing, beautiful cigar box from a gentleman in my office. Well, to be honest, someone gave it to him and I said “PLEASEDON’TTHROWITAWAY!!!!”. I don’t think he quite understood why I was so keen on acquiring a smelly (albeit gorgeous) cigar box. He handed it over to me and shrugged as [...]

Mod Podge Rocks!

Hello Gauche admirers! We present a guest blogger today – someone WE are fans of. Her name is Amy Anderson, and her blog, Mod Podge Rocks!, is completely inspirational. If you’ve been waiting to jump into 3-dimensional projects, this blog will help you along the way.

Hello – Amy here, the mind behind [...]

Day of the Dead Shrines

In this second installment in our October series on putting together a creative Day of the Dead celebration we are going to be talking about shrines, which will be a part of your  Ofrenda (alter). Some of the common features of these shrines are skeletons, marigolds and items pertaining to the person you are honoring. [...]

Bruises and Boobs

Do I have your attention now?  He he…as I was looking at the pictures lined up for this blog post, I couldn’t help but add the slightly “gauche” title.  I mean, you’ve probably come to expect it, right?  I’m just giving the people what they want!
I am very excited to share some of the latest [...]

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

Break out your piggy banks, kids, ’cause we’ve got some new stuff in the shop just in time for your Halloween and fall projects!  Amy and I spent many (several) hours slaving away to create these little beauties.  Well, it was hardly slaving away, as we were oogling the little gems in the colour kits [...]

Day Of The Dead

Day of the Dead is fast approaching and I thought it would be fun to bring some Gauche  Alchemy goodness to a very fun, colorful, reverent holiday.
Day of the Dead is celebrated on November first and second and it’s purpose is to give families a chance to set aside time and remember loved ones who [...]

The Talented and Lovely Lara

Did you know Gauche Alchemy has a Flickr group? We do! It’s a marvelous place to get ideas and inspiration. Lara is a gifted artist I had the immense pleasure of “meeting” though that group. She deftly mixes Gauche Alchemy kits and her own personal style into Art Journals, layouts and cards that defy all [...]

Gauche Alchemy Premier Circle Journal Project

We are sponsoring a circle journal (this is a first for me, personally), which filled up pretty immediately after announcing it.  We’re off and running, and I thought I’d share some of the Design Team’s efforts.  (For more, go to the Circle Journal Flickr group.)
Maggi’s journal theme is “Vintage Bling.”  She created the inside cover [...]

Altered Toilet Seats

When you hear the phrase “decorative toilet seats” do you think of this:

Or maybe this:

If your experiences parallel my own, even a little bit, suddenly visions of stained super hero underwear and pleading to please, please, FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, pee in the potty … but I digress.
It turns out, decorated throne tops [...]

Lookie what I found!

 
 
I was taking a cruise around some of our most recent blog posts, and visiting the blogs of some of our favorite artsy-type folks, and I came across this layout that I just ADORE!  It was created by our friend Helen Salthouse, who was published last month–we featured her accomplishment HERE.
 
She cites the pattern tissue [...]