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

saturday shopping list - october 9th

teacup of miniature escheverias in 12th scale, by tinyminds

"i have come to a still, but not a deep center,

a point outside the glittering current;

my eyes stare at the bottom of a river,

at the irregular stones, iridescent sandgrains,

my mind moves in more than one place,

in a country half-land, half-water.

i am renewed by death, thought of my death,

the dry scent of a dying garden in september,

the wind fanning the ash of a low fire.

what i love is near at hand,

always, in earth and air."

~ theodore roethke, 'the far field'

vintage hankie headscarf, by asboutique

 reproduction art print i heart coffee, by michelemaule

 arabia finland sugar bowl celedon green, from flaxandspindle

being maya original papercut art (no 5 - great dancers series), by tinatarnoff

little red bird embroidered wall art, by lapomme

 browyn's crochet covered river rock / beach stone, by stitchhappens7

 wood sailboat automata (red sail, indigo), by cartoonmonster

future vintage heirloom pillow cover, by vintagehome 

traditional peshtemal from turkish hamams, by beautyandspa

p.s. i had to buy one of those 'i heart coffee' prints by michelemaule... because i really do heart coffee in a passionate way.  is it bad that my first thought in the morning, the one which pulls me from my bed, is usually of my french press?  are my priorities off in some way?

happy saturday

listening...

{ 'oh my stars', by andrew belle }

happy friday

saturday shopping list - october 2nd

dusky walnut cutting board epicurean footed, by grayworksdesign

"the fallen leaves, with which the ground was strewn, gave forth a pleasant fragrance, and subduing all harsh sounds of distant feet and wheels, created a repose in gentle unison with the light scattering of seed hither and tither by the distant husbandman, and with the noiseless passage of the plough as it turned up the rich brown earth, and wrought a graceful pattern in the stubbled fields.  on the motionless branches of some tress, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels..."

~  charles dickens (excerpt from ' the life and adventures of martin chuzzlewit')

vintage robins egg blue hollywood regency, from thevintagesupplyco

violina, by handmademylove

vintage chintz roses papier mache tray, from peppermintbark

vintage tartan table cloth, from goodnorth

yellow plaid handwoven kitchen towel, by nutfieldweaver

turquoise poppy bowl hand built stoneware pottery, by marcig

amazing antique handstitched quilt 1930's, from drowsyswords

happy saturday