november lovelies...

as promised, some of my november thrifting and handmade finds... 

how lovely when various treasures come together to create a perfectly harmonious collection of prettiness

various vintage bottles and pitchers, with little twigs of wildflowers, all lined up

the lovely mushroom and bird?  two pieces from my ever growing collection  of cary's (littlelovblue) creations

the pretty johnson brother's pitcher and stoneware ink bottle?  two pieces snatched up from my aunt tricia's vintage shop (ladysneezeweed)

most of the other bottles were thrifting finds... how does one pass up old medicinal bottles with labels such as 'sutherland sisters hair grower' and 'hamlin's wizard oil'?  especially when several were on sale for $4 each!

the antique chapel chair i picked up on clearance while thrifting...

i've been slowly collecting various vintage and antique wooden chairs to create a perfectly mismatched set of dining chairs... ready to place around the lovely antique dining table which i've yet to acquire!  i've been determined to hold off buying a table, until i find the right one (trying so hard to avoid buying the inexpensive ikea table to tide me over)

and here is another lovely i just grabbed from my mom's vintage shop (imsovintage)... an old metal watering can.  i have so many ideas for this one

happy sunday

just checking in...

well, that was a truly wonderful (albeit exhausting) weekend.  it's lovely to see so many new faces here!  and all of those amazingly kind comments!  no words can do justice to how grateful i feel

it appears that i will be buried under mounds of fabric for the next few weeks (and i'm forever finding little bits of thread stuck on my clothes and in my hair!), as i work through a list of custom orders 

in the meantime, i'm trying to work my way through the maze of shipping boxes, packing tape, and tissue paper.  the inside of my house really has seen better days, but i am enjoying making pretty little packages for everyone!




p.s. the above picture was taken on the seat of the antique chapel chair i picked up the other day while on the hunt for more vintage pottery for the shop...  and only $29!  i'll soon share some pictures of other treasures i've recently found while thrifting... my ever-changing mantle is currently holding several




happy monday 

oh my...

well, i am just so giddy with joy right now... and so happy that i'm finally able to share the good news!  a  huge thank you to etsy for selecting me as the featured seller this weekend

and, finally, a legitimate excuse for the scant blog posting these last several weeks... my aching fingers can attest to the fact that my time has been consumed with much stitching

i did have a bit of a laugh this morning when i remembered mentioning, in this post last february, the impossibility of my ever being able to complete the task of picking 'favorites' for an etsy featured seller interview... and, while i obviously overcame this daunting challenge, i will admit that this part of the interview took an embarrassingly long time to tackle

so, more flickr lovelies, poetry, beautiful music, and drool worthy design finds will soon be shared more frequently on the blog once again, in a few weeks time ;)  

happy friday

saturday shopping list - november 6th

what was left limited edition, by windylanestudio

"listen...

with faint dry sound, 

like steps of passing ghosts,

the leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees

and fall."

~   'november night', by adelaide crapsey

"among the bumble-bees in red-top hay, a freckled field of brown-eyed susans

dripping yellow leaves in july,

i read your heart in a book.

and your mouth of blue pansy - i know somewhere i have seen it rain shattered.

and i have seen a woman with her head flung between her naked 

knees, and her head held there listening to the sea, the great naked 

sea shouldering a load of salt.

and the blue pansy mouth sang to the sea:

mother of god, i'm so little a thing,

let me sing longer,

only a little longer.

and the sea shouldered its salt in long gray combers hauling new shapes on the

beach sand."

~  'adelaide crapsey', by carl sandburg

duplex vintage wood house handmade folk art, from mousetrapvintage

 large gray mushroom made from linen and cotton, by littleloveblue

 dashiell smoky quartz pyrite golden feather and bronze asymmetrical necklace, by simonandruby

snowglobe brooch bird in hand embroidery artwork, by cathycullis

 the tallest bee hotel, by wudwerx

 mustard and black spaghetti strap cocktail dress, by byanoushka

 small original etching, by fleurografie

golden bell flower charm ring, by kathiroussel

all-hallows-even

happy day of spooky costumes and candy consuming to all of you!  (and a very happy fifth birthday to my niece)

and, can i just say that i am so, so.... so excited to have my home featured on etsy's 'get the look decor' series today!  i'm such a huge fan and avid reader of this weekly series (and am currently having quite a time trying to resist the loveliness of the shopping finds they've included)

saturday shopping list - october 23rd

the thinker original painting, by fricdementol

"so still, so sweet! with tender breezes blowing

amongst the hills and o'er the lowland sod,

and golden drifts of dead leaves softly strowing

the seed-graves hollow'd by the hands of god.

so grey and calm!  the crimson glory faded

from this low sky, pale blue and purple barred-

this placid sea, with steel and silver shaded- 

this fair earth, now with autumn furrows scarred.

in the decay such chasten'd beauty blending-

beauty late-born of peace, and hope, and rest,

as in a saintly life when near the ending,

when all its strife and labour has been blest.

the harvest-time is past. but there remaineth

the well-stored treasure-house- the hidden seed

that dead leaves help to nourish, which containeth

the germ of a new life that's life indeed."

~  from 'autumn', by ada cambridge

somewhere between, by theaterclouds

 4 set 6pc dinner setting springtime pattern mitterteich bavaria, from modishvintage

1930's delovely organdy floral garden party dress, from adelinesattic

teal enamel pot, from thespicedpear

 jacky blacky - junk flett - wall sculpture signed original, by dolinje

 1960's robin's egg swishy nylon nightgown, from whyteboots

 1950's kemple milk glass plate hand painted pears, from ladysneezeweed

original cake bunting, by kikilaru

jackie o pera girls coat, by mindyourmarlos

happy saturday

listening...

{ 'here is a heart', by jenny owen youngs }

listening to this loveliness, over the sound of my thumb screaming at me in protest against more stitching.  and i just broke the last of my favorite needles.  and i'm feeling a million different distractions as my house calls for me to clean and organize.  and this feeling of restlessness to accomplish something!

 and, instead, i'm eating chocolate.  and listening.  

and am happy i can recognize the silliness of all the other things...  and enjoy the simpleness of such a day.

 { 'hey little mama', by frazey ford }

happy wednesday

saturday shopping list - october 16th

     

 8 tiny prints, by ruttie

"the seine flows out of the mist

and into the mist again;

the trees lean over the water,

the small leaves fall like rain.

the leaves fall patiently

nothing remembers or grieves

the river takes to the sea

the yellow drift of leaves.

milky and cold is the air,

the leaves float with the stream,

the river comes out of sleep 

and goes away in a dream."

~   sara teasdale

primitive wood bowls, from sevenbc

ready to sail bookplates personalized or blank, by theoddestowl

vintage sunshine silk schlub tee, from omavintage

vintage 8 dessert plates, from redtruckdesigns

 encaustic wax painting 'bold and shy finches', by dontorbitme

victorian lady with hat, by jacksredbarn

great vintage whirlygig windmill, from opendoorstudio

 collection of vintage pots, from restlessgeneralstore

vintage bohemian traveler purse, from purpledeervintage

vintage french fabric 1930's roses, from petitsdetails

happy saturday

busy, busy...

i'm realizing that my posting here on the blog has been a bit thin recently... but, this has been the result of much stitching, which means many more shop updates over the coming weeks!

there will be textile succulents, and nests, and ornaments, and mixed media pieces... as well as these new textile orchids, which are giving me much joy to create!  and now that  i've found these delicious vintage japanese kimono fabrics, from the 1950's, i must confess that i see this busy stitching continuing for the foreseeable future...  or at least as long as my fingers hold out

happy wednesday