Christmas Time is Here!

Becky and I made these collage wooden tag ornaments! They are currently for sale at Savvy Seconds Boutique on 13 West 2nd street in downtown Morgan Hill CA

Candle Holders for Holiday Gift Giving!

We're currently taking special orders for candle holders to give as unique holiday gifts! You can email us a picture and we will print it and make a custom candle holder for you! We just finished an order (above) for Vera! She will be giving these to family members for Christmas! They look so great when you place a lit candle inside and the pictures glow!!! We're starting to get very busy here in the studio so get your orders in to us as soon as possible! Email us today at: stacey.collagecafe@gmail.com

P.S. We're also taking orders for custom Christmas ornaments!

Halloween Fun!

Halloween is right around the corner! Becky and I spent time in the studio making these vintage Halloween candles! You should see how the pictures glow when they're lit! Spooky FUN!!!

Mermaid Candles for Tres Jolie Vintage

Our Mermaid Candles are featured at a new cool store "Tres Jolie Vintage" located in Hollister California. Owned by our friend Steph Ochoa who also owns Savvy Seconds here in Morgan Hill California. Thanks for featuring our stuff in your stores Steph!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Collage Cafe is featuring our Valentine's Day Candle collection at Savvy Seconds Boutique. We wanted to create Valentine's candles that can be displayed year round. We also wanted them to have an earthy, natural look. They are available at Savvy Seconds Boutique on West 2nd Street and Monterrey Road in downtown Morgan Hill.

Cool Funky Cigar Box

This is the cigar box that Becky painted and decoupaged for Halie's 16th birthday! If you click on the pictures you'll really see the details!

She painted it red and then "crackled" it.. then painted it black... then decoupaged red roses and cut out designed from a cool scrapbook paper she got from Michael's.

Here is the inside! She glued a piece of that cool scrapbook paper, a mirror, a peacock feather and the word DREAM! Then she placed the birthday book inside! What a creative mom! Halie loved it!

Sweet 16 Birthday Memory Book

Becky made the cutest little collage birthday memory book for her daughter Halie's 16th birthday!

She used a few pieces of scrap cardboard and punched a couple of holes in them so she could tie (bind) them together using some hemp string. She also added beads to the string which made it look really cool and funky!

She collaged the pages with meaningful things in Halie's life such as her first day of kindergarten and a travel page because that is what Halie wants to do in the future!

Halie also loves the beach so Becky included a beach picture of her and her sister Sarah. Also a cute pic of Halie and her niece Ina in auntie Moe's pool!

Halie loves to cook and bake! This girl could seriously open her own restaurant, so there is a page representing that with a pic of her and daddy Mark baking cookies! Also a page about her animals... her little ducks who have now grown to be big ducks and her dog Harley with some wings to watch over her! :)

The back cover is very beautiful and includes her birth date and sweet 16! Love the hands holding planet earth! The world is yours Miss Halie! Happy sweet 16!

Such a sweet book for Halie to treasure for life made especially by her mother for her 16th birthday!

Note: Sorry some pics are sideways... they were rotated correctly in the picture file but didn't transfer correctly... oops

Glamour Girl Candles!

We had the best time making these "Glamour Girl Candles" for Savvy Seconds boutique. Each one started to take on it's own personality, so we started calling them "the girls"! It was as if we were back in time playing with our Barbies again, dressing up each girl! So fun! Thought you all would enjoy some close up pics!

The mini candles of strong, beautiful, glamorous woman!

Very mod retro Twiggy and Audrey!

Of course the beautiful, chic Audrey Hepburn!

And... Marilyn.... sexy, sexy Marilyn!

And the best thing is that when you light them the pictures glow! They last for hours and hours and they're so inspiring! Great for the bedroom... very sexy and of course in the bathroom while taking a bath or any room in your house! :)

If anyone is interested in buying one you can go to Savvy Seconds boutique on 2nd street and Monterrey here in Morgan Hill, CA... or you can order them on our website... Collagecafe.com

Our Window Display in Downtown Morgan Hill!

This is Becky and my window display (set up in my living room) just before we moved it to downtown Morgan Hill. It's located between 1st and 2nd street on
the east side of the street just north of Music Tree music store.
Click on each picture to make it bigger and see the detail!

A close up of our sign hanging on "Myrtle the Mannequin",
mascot of Collage Cafe Art Studio.

The very cool retro bottle that Becky collaged for our downtown display! Doesn't it look like a flower child or hippie at Woodstock made it? These are available to make in our workshops! They can be used as a vase for flowers or twigs or as a candle holder!

I made this collage on canvas as a gift for my bff and biz partner Becky.
It's now part of our downtown display window! Yay!

Funky Mermaid shell, little collaged matchbooks and mini candles all part of our window display! If you're out and about walking around downtown be sure to check it out! All of these things and more are available to make in our WORKSHOPS! Check out the website!
www.collagecafe.com

OMG! Our Stuff is in a New Cool Boutique "Savvy Seconds" in Downtown Morgan Hill!

Our stuff is now for sell at Savvy Seconds! It is the newest coolest shop in downtown Morgan Hill! The owner Steph is such a sweetie! Love, love, love her sense of style, fashion and decor!!! Yay! So happy Collage Cafe can be a part of Savvy Seconds!!!

That's my "Vintage Beauty" collage on canvas (above) on an easel for sale at Savvy Second!

One of our cute little candles for sale at Savvy Seconds Boutique in Morgan Hill!

Little collaged matchbooks for sale at Savvy Seconds!

Vintage cake plate featuring the "mini candles and matchbooks" all available at Savvy Seconds on 2nd street in downtown Morgan Hill. Items are also available on our website store at Collagecafe.com

Close up of our Candle display at Savvy Seconds!

More Mermaid Shells

Becky and I made more mermaid shells the other day! We took them to our friend Jeanne's jewelry party to sell and to advertise Collage Cafe's workshops. The ladies loved them! Yay! Jeanne is the owner of Mermaid Jade Jewelry. She makes the most beautiful jewelry with her inspiration coming from the sea and of course mermaids! I'm busy updating the Collage Cafe website to reflect all the new workshops and happenings! And yes, there will be a mermaid shell workshop so you all can come and make your own special treasures!

It's Beachy Time Again!

Beachy Candle!

So cool and fun to make!

Mermaid Shells!

The girls came over last night for a little Birthday celebration! I turned the big five ohhhhh! on April 1st. Hard for me to believe that I"M 50! Yikes! Anyway... I made a big pot of veggie lentil soup and a spinach salad. We drank wine and Yerba Mate' tea. And then... we collaged "Mermaid Shells"!

Natasha's shell at the top, Molly's shell to the right and mine at the bottom!

M0lly's Mermaid Shell!
Look at those cute little hands of hers! I love them!

Artist Tribute Candles

I've been trying real hard lately to get my creative juices flowing again and what better way to do this than to be inspired by some of my favorite artists! Picasso, Dali, Frida, O'Keefe and Cornell! I decided to collage some candles as a tribute to them and place them on my fireplace mantle. I'm hoping that when I light these candles I will feel their inspiration and their creative vibes coming through to me while I'm making my own art!

More Tiny Candles and Matchboxes

Another girls night with my bff Becky and my son's girlfriend Ashley. It been so fun and therapeutic collaging these tiny candles and matchboxes. Seems to be getting the creative juices flowing again after a long dry spell. Here's Becky working on her "Zen line" lol!
Here is Ashley making her Vintage Hollywood Glamor candle and matchbox set!

As for me I decided to make a mermaid matchbox to add to my collection of sea treasures gathered last summer on every outing to the beach. I never want to forget the feeling I get when I'm near the ocean so I gathered elements from the beach and placed them in a wooden bowl in my bathroom. Now every time I look at them it takes me back to the sea. I can light a candle with my mermaid matches and look at my shells, sea glass, driftwood, moss, rocks and feathers and go to the beach in my mind. Ahhhhhhh!

Me after a night of art and vino. I'm a very happy and satisfied girl!