One night's work!

Knitting is BRILLIANT. Look how far the blanket has already come from one night's work:

Another Baby on the Way...

...means another baby blanket on the way. Sticking with green, as I did for Ruby's baby blanket, Henry Ryan Kinlund's blanket will be a simple pattern of alternating green hues in thick stripes with a blue modeled border...pending my neighbor teaching me how to crochet a border on to a knitted blanket!

New Blog Dedicated to petitscadeaux!

Please visit the new blog dedicated solely to petits cadeaux here! This blog, now known as Kikikinns Art, will be dedicated to my personal art. Both my art and the petits cadeaux brand will be sold under the etsy.com shop 'petitscadeaux.'

What did you have for lunch? STAMPS

I had a lovely lunch break today, one hour full of stamping joy (yes, there is such a thing.) Mom and I crafted in the kitchen, after hurriedly scarfing salads and pursuing "competition" in the felt food industry online.

Check out some of the new tag ideas! All hand-made, some even hand cut!

Like riding a bike ...

Turns out, a year later, making tutus...exactly the same! A word to the wise, do NOT use wired ribbon for a waist band, which I was forced to do as after hours of searching my mother and I could not find our ribbon stock anywhere in the attic. My fingers are raw! Here's a picture of the first, 2010 season, finished tutu:



Fern Gully-Thanks for the name idea Shannon F.!

Fabulous Felt Food!

Mom and I had an impromptu felt food photo shoot this evening after family dinner. Here are some of my favorite shots.
Various individual pizzas

Breakfast!

Oreos and milk, THE perfect combination.

Cheeseburgers!

French macaroons boxed up and ready to go from the Patisserie!

Various cookies 'fresh from the oven.'

Upcoming Events for Petits Cadeaux

1. The Winooski Middle and High School 28th Annual Craft Fair Saturday November 20th from 9:00am-4:00pm in the school's cafeteria and gymnasium in Winooski, VT, right down the street from Costco.

2. The Lake Champlain Waldorf School's Holiday Craft Fair Friday December 3rd (evening, parents/adults only) and Saturday November 4th from 10:00am-3:00pm.

Come visit us!

Figure Drawings and Inspirations-The New Studio

Here are some photos of my new studio, lovingly referred to as the "play room" by my boyfriend Jordan, who I now live with. The second bedroom is all mine, a space for dressing, all things feminine, and of course, an INDOOR private studio. Fabulous! Here are some photos: The photo is the inspiration to an all Sharpie piece. Here are some photos of the full piece and some details.

Mixed Media Nudes for Sale on Etsy

Two large-scale pieces of Vanessa are now for sale on Etsy! Visit the shop!

We're back!

We're back for another holiday season of fabulous craft fairs. We're also moving into the digital age. Please check out our new Facebook business page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burlington-VT/Petits-Cadeaux/132040496851055?v=app_2373072738#!/pages/Burlington-VT/Petits-Cadeaux/132040496851055?v=wall.

We also have an etsy shop of course, but nothing is posted as of now for sale, since we're focusing all inventory on the craft fair circuit in Vermont. Items will be available on the website after the new year.

We can make customized versions of anything we offer: body and face scrubs, soaps, toys, miniatures, tutus, fairy skirts, wands, headbands, felt food...Please feel free to contact us at petitscadeaux@gmail.com with your requests!

Kate

PETITS CADEAUX IS OPEN

It's official, the Petits Cadeaux shop is open at http://www.etsy.com/!

Please visit: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5284032

Long time comin'

SLOTH

WRATH

ENVY, LUST

These pieces are part of an ongoing series of large-scale multi media "drawings" (just as much paintings as drawings) representing the 7 deadly sins that I showed at the end of my Advanced Drawing and Advanced Painting courses at Skidmore for a student gallery show in the studio.

Could Vanessa be more gorgeous?

This piece currently hangs in my wife, Shannon Fitzpatrick's room in our apartment and is one of many pieces from throughout my college career of the most exuberant and beautiful muse, Vanessa. It's approximately three by four feet, mixed media.

Vanessa II - Mixed Media

She is woman, hear her roar. This is another mixed media on Lennox paper, created during the summer of 2008.

Vanessa III - Mixed Media

First day of Advanced Drawing at Skidmore College during the summer 2008 program.