Earlier this week of Elsie's artwork from the red velvet shop was featured on All Things Cupcake.
Too cute!
xo. Emma
You've been emailing-and the chalkboard thought bubbles are back:)
If you've been wanting one-don't wait! Because we tend to sell out pretty quick.
xo. Emma
You may or may not already know, but Red Velvet is on twitter.
You can follow us at: twitter.com/redvelvetshop.
Sometimes we announce specials/sales/events and other random fun things. For example, earlier this week we had a cupcake happy hour, half off cupcake prices for anyone who mentioned the tweet:)
xo. Emma
P.S. Twitter fail hat was found via Craftzine.
...crazy with a capital "C." We had two stellar (in my opinion) events going on. Elsie had so many amazing folks participate in Tricks and Treats.
Rachel created this adorable acorn garland. I love how she decorates her house for the seasons-so sweet!
And the lovely folks over at Enjoy Cupcakes created this DELICIOUS looking cupake topping bar. I think I about passed out from sheer excited when I first read this post. So amazing!
On top of our online event we hosted our Grand Opening Party for the new Red Velvet brick and mortar store!
It was so overwhelming and magical! If you are in the Springfield, MO area or planning to take a trip soon then please stop by for some vintage shopping and bubble tea. We are located at 211 East Commercial Street. We are open Tuesday-Saturday 12-7pm.
xo. Emma
...in case you happen to be opening a cupcake counter/sweets shoppe any time soon...or even if you are just planning to throw a killer Halloween party later this month...here are some resources that I think rock:
These cute baking liners are from Cupcake Swirl. They have a cute site and extra sweet customer service!
Every party needs cute disposable serving stuff. These adorable striped plates and cups come from Lark Made (which I actually learned about from a reader-thank you!). I love their site, SO SO cute.
A mold to make chocolate frogs? Yes, please! Even if you are not a *Potter* fan I think chocolate frogs are just such a cute idea this season. This mold comes from the ever wonderful Bake It Pretty.
And just in case it is a Halloween party you are throwing, here's a cute book
xo. Emma
My aunt made me a couple of cake stands. She is a baker too, and has been very encouraging to us as we are getting ready to open the new Red Velvet store with a cupcake and bubble tea counter.
This one is my favorite and will probably be in the store now and again:) I was so impressed by her craftiness!
I had actually seen this tutorial in Design Sponge's DIY archives and I had been meaning to try and make my own cake stand for a while now.
But my aunt Karin beat me to the punch:)
If you want to see this fun and easy DIY project to showcase your own baked goods just click here.
We've been getting a lot of online love this week. And we couldn't be more thankful.
Miss Silvia Pilger did a guest post feature about us on the always inspiring Bloesem site. Too too sweet.
xo. Emma
Recently Apartment Therapy was so kind as to feature our new storefront's terrarium display.
We are such big fans of Apartment Therapy, too sweet! :)
xo. Emma
...we have been working on the store. Like, a lot.
When you walk in the door there is a huge camera and thermos display to greet you and lead you in to the main floor where all of your beautiful women's dresses and clothes are.
Here is part of the display that is behind the cash register area. Very pretty, vintage and a tiny bit melancholy. In a good way. :)
And here is the front display leading to the men's' section. Quite dashing I might say...
...next up we will be working on the Sweet Shoppe area:)
xo. Emma
Remember the good old days when you had so much free time after school that you could just sit around and waste it playing games or watching tv? I still sometimes indulge in a tetris-like game on my cell phone now and again (yeah, I'm cool). Here are some super cute game themed products from etsy. I am totally smitten.
Cute Tetris themed bangle by this cute seller.
Handmade Tetris messenger bag. Thought this was just so fun!
One of these gameboys is actually a bar of soap. Isn't that amazing, I totally geeked out.
xo. Emma
Lately I have gotten a little obsessed with collecting fonts.
Here are few of lovelies I have been crushing on lately (and by "crushing" I mean downloading for free:). If you like to collect fonts too then you might like this site, or this site. Also, the ever wonderful Jessica Jones shows off lots of lovely fonts every now and again on her blog as well.
xo. Emma
You've probably already seen her on our website, she's the model with the cutest bangs ever.
Morgan is also one of the sweetest girls I have ever met. She's kind, she's pretty and she's smart. She's a total triple threat.
Morgan is currently finishing up her Master's in Business Administration. She loves fashion and mint ice cream sandwiches. One of her favorite books is The Sartorialist
And she loves watching Hitchcock films with her dad, one of their favorites is Vertigo
Red Velvet was so happy to have Morgan come in and show off some of our beautiful vintage dress for this fall season. We had so much fun!
xo. Emma
These are all a bit random. But they are all a bit wonderful too. I *heart* etsy.
I love this cute wooden bowl. Although I'd probably fill it with old fashioned candy, just seems fitting.
Just look at these adorable Iphone App Magnets. I am totally geeking out!
I actually pretty much love everything in this shop. I especially loved these little cards-so so cute!
xo. Emma
Please give a warm, "Ello, love" to Becky of Pixielated.
Isn't she cool? I am super jealous of her hair! I am also jealous of her made crafting skills. She has created some adorable headbands exclusivley for RVA this season!
Welcome Welcome Becky!
Here is a little peek at one of the shelves in the Red Velvet studio. Sometimes we call it the factory too. I thought I would share a few lovely books that other amazing artists and authors have made that inspire us.
Babel: Jim Houser
If you haven't heard of Banksy
The Tree Show by: Mark Ryden
Craft, Inc.
I was so amazed when Handmade Nation
There are more books on our shelves, but this is just a little peek. It's fun to see the back stage area sometimes;)
xo. Emma
p.s. the first image is from our studio, the rest were found via amazon and google image searches.
Say hello to Katherine.
She is the amazing artist behind Pretty Zakka Shop. And she has made some super cute goodies for the Red Velvet Shop this season!
Cute handmade Bubble Yarns! So fun, and you can make so many adorable goodies from them:)
Welcome Welcome to Katherine!
Give a big wave and "hi" to Kendra.
Kendra loves strawberry rhubarb pie, finding fun vintage things that no one has seen before or finding darling little embroideries or fabrics also lights up her day. She believes it's fun to think of the stories behind such beautiful work.
Her style is very vintage eclectic, which can easily be seen in all her beautiful designs for her very own brand, Lonie Mae. Here are a few darling items she designed just for Red Velvet!
A pretty Ivory Mini Dress.
And adorable baby bibs.
Here's a little peek of where the magic happens;)
Too cute!! Welcome Kendra!
Let's give a warm hello to Lori Marie (and Matilda).
Lori is the ultra talented creator of Pretty Little Things. Everything that comes out of her studio has the most professional and adorable level of craftsmanship! Speaking of her studio...
Jealous much? I know I am. Such an amazing studio!!!
Here are a few of the items Lori Marie has created for Red Velvet this season:
Sandalwood the fox. He has many other fox friends on the site too;)
And sweet crochet Dream Catchers. So fun!
Welcome welcome to Lori Marie!