Whisker Graphics

Kari Guilbault posted a card on our Facebook wall featuring a cool technique. She covered a panel of paper with Divine Twine and stamped it with a Papertrey Ink bee stamp. How clever is she to use Lemon and Black Licorice Divine Twine to make the background for the bee!?  You can see more of Kari’s work on her Cards By Kari Facebook page.

Ashley Harris from The Scrap Review used a similar technique to make this fresh and modern thank you card below. Great minds think alike!

photo credit: Ashley Harris

If you’ve created something wonderful with any products from the shop, please feel free to share on Whisker Graphic’s Facebook page.

Thank you SO much for the wonderful tutorial, Carly!  Your garlands would add a festive touch to any gathering!

Megan, a lovely customer, recently ordered  Yellow Chevron Bitty Bags, Grape Address Labels and Cotton Candy Pink bakers twine. I don’t know exactly how she’s putting everything together, but I went ahead and tried a few things. It’s the first time I’ve tried the oval labels on the smaller bags. I really like how the label wraps just a little bit around the bag sides and changes the shape a tad. I tried folding the bag flap to the front and to the back. I prefer folded to the back just a tiny bit better, but really, I like them both.

I wouldn’t mind trying Chocolate Covered Wine Grapes!

Belinda, the creative mind behind Max, Toto and Busy B and one of our wonderful customers, emailed to share some projects she made with Airmail Divine Twine. Though she made several projects (see her etsy shop) our favorite is this sweet wedding banner. Well done, Belinda and thanks for sharing!

Click the photo to go to Belinda's Etsy shop

Seeing what people create with Divine Twine is so much fun! If you have something to share, I’d love to see it. Just shoot me an email.

We have the all-time nicest and most creative customers. Donna ordered some Chick Address Labels and instead of her address she had us typeset her business information (so clever!). I envisioned her packaging her card orders with them, so I went ahead and had some fun with a couple Bitty Bags and some bakers twine to see what I could come up with.

Though I love playing with the supplies and putting things together, I’d REALLY like to see what other people are doing. Feel free to shoot me an email with photos of your project(s) using Whisker Graphics products.

We just stocked the shop with quite a few Divine Twine kNots (especially in Brown Sugar). What are kNots you ask? kNots are spools of our bakers twine that did not quite make the cut in terms of presentation or size. Are they perfect? Well, no. They may be scuffed or wound a wonky or be on the small size, but there is still plenty of high quality bakers twine on each spools (at least 200 yards). They are priced at $10 each (a 33% savings) and they sell out fast so hurry on over to the shop of you’re interested.

Click HERE to see what we have in stock.

Bitty Bags ~ 2 sizes: bigger & little

I haven’t been blogging much because I’ve been working and working and working and working on filling orders and creating new products for Whisker Graphics. One of the new products is called Bitty Bags. I’m so excited to finally be able to share them with you! (They’ve been in the works for nearly a year! Some day I will share the gory details of why it took so long.)

Though Bitty Bags are food safe, I envisioned using them beyond favor or treat bags (though they work great for that too!). I created them in 2 sizes, bigger 6.25 x 9.25″ and little 2.75 x 4″.

Pink & Chocolate Bitty Bags

The bigger size will hold A7 or A2 envelopes and makes for a nice wrap for stationery sets or an invitation. They will hold a sandwich (wrapped in wax paper and tied with Divine Twine first) to make a nice presentation at a picnic or buffet. And they make cute gift wrapping too.

Bigger Striped Bitty Bag used as an envelope wrap

The little size is so sweet. They are perfect for gift card or gift tag enclosure, loose candy treats and a business card fits just right. I’ve been using them to organize small samples of a different product I’m working on and it makes me smile each time I use one.

Grid & Notebook Bitty Bags

Chevron Bitty Bag used as treat bag

They will be available both retail and wholesale; in packs of 20 or in bulk. The first shipment is on its way and I’ve put them up on the website, but they won’t be available to order for a few more days (I want to make sure they arrive safely). You can sign up to be notified when they are in stock by visiting any Bitty Bag item page and clicking on the “Request Re-stock Notice” under the photos.

Bigger Polka Dot Bitty Bags

Teresa, a.k.a. the Green Bag Lady, is doing another fab Give Away.  You could win one of 11 great organic fabric bags.

She’s also offering a prize for the site that refers the most people who enter the Give Away. The prize is 6 pieces of  fabric (1/2 yard each) + 5 yards of most every color of Divine Twine.  If by chance I win the referrer prize and you win a bag, I will have Teresa send my prize to you too. Woo Hoo!

Click HERE to read more about the give away and enter. Hurry the Give Away closes January 4th at midnight (CST). Good Luck!

Jan Ely has struck again and Oh My! she has blown me away with her creativity. Check out these cupcakes she made using Divine Twine as her inspiration.

She covered a styrofoam ball with Cotton Candy Divine Twine and topped it with silver bugle beads and a wooden cherry.

This one she made from Orange Divine Twine and topped with orange paper circles (from a hole punch), white glitter and a sparkly orange sphere from her craft stash.

Green Apple Divine Twine wrapped and glued around a styrofoam ball and topped with brown paper circles and a “candle” made from a wooden dowel. I love how she used one strand from the twine to make the wick. So clever!

She even made a cupcake stand from thrift store finds: A clear glass candlestick, a small white dish and a clear glass tumbler with a glass knob glued on top.

Amazing, right?!

Thanks for sharing Jan!!

Tanya Roberts of Snap and Tumble let me know how she’s using her Divine Twine. I must say I think it’s a match made in heaven. Letterpress and Divine Twine. Yum!  I adore letterpress items. There’s something so satisfying in touching the indentations the press makes on the super thick cotton paper. (I have a fantasy of one day learning how to create letterpress goodies.) Take a look at Tanya’s creations and visit her blog to learn more about letterpress. Thanks for sharing Tanya!