some recent, summertime shots...

(via my instagram)

around the house:

exploring the city:

making, around the house this week...

1 & 2 >>> collecting bits of fall, and creating a nature mandala

3 & 4 >>> starting to make hanging plant holders (a plant addicts solution to running out of table space)

5 & 6 >>> painting linen feathers for another project in the works

7 & 8 >>> found these great wool rug samples on clearance at west elm...hello, new pillow covers!

(all images from my instagram)

hello again...

well, after almost a year long break from blogging, here i am again!  what started as a forced break, with the demise of my beloved macbook, eventually became a voluntary step away... less internet time, more balance of time in general. but now i once again feel excited to return and write/share as i feel inspired.

that being said, i've been doing some exciting projects that i'll be sharing, and have a lot of new work that will be available in the coming weeks.

i've also joined instagram (@winsomehollow), which i'm loving...sharing daily bits of life (along with peaks into my design process and upcoming work), and finding a wonderful community in the process. anyone IG-ing? i'd love to see your feed!

saturday shopping list, october 6th...

$50

 lace pillbox hat, by suiteeleven

 { click on the price below each picture to view the listing on etsy, and on the shop names to see what other lovelies you may find!}      

$345

 t-stand garment rack from vintage parts, by ironsandduck

$1250

teepee, by noktambula 

$15

 i love you - a 5x5 polaroid print, by hisampersandhers

$28

 himalayan strawberry tree leaf brooch printed with photograph 'the taxi driver', by puuranders

$20

 president george washington - giclee print, by elizabethmayville

$38

 vintage black silk and velvet button up collared shirt, from theblackswantheory

$80

 vintage wool blanket - brown, by haroldandjane

$25

cobweb broom, by justameretreefarm 

$135

vintage moroccan leather bag with fringe. hand stitched tribal cross body bag, from 5gardenias 

$48

 support local farmers, by phoebewahl

$6.50

 miniature castle deed and blueprints, by ldelaney

$25

setting sun at russian river. 8.5 x 11 fine art print, by windylanestudio

happy saturday

september at home...

a few images from around the house, for september...

some fun, original paintings i found at the thrift store.  the quaint city scene pictured above, and another portrait of a bearded man, further down (i mean, who could pass up a beard painting!)... that one was actually unfinished, and was painted atop another, earlier portrait of a woman, which you can still see when you turn the canvas upside down.  it's funky and i love it.

i found this red, wool, navajo rug a few months ago, while out thrifting with my sister (i think this was right before she gave birth to my niece, tessa!)... it fits perfectly on my white trunk (my grandfather's war trunk, which he later painted white to use as a toy chest for his four children), which is sitting as a coffee table in front of my daybed.

recovered the lamp shade in this recycled red and cream toile (was once a bed sheet), and found the perfect red and cream antique plate at the thrift store to hang on this wall as well... when i get around to it ;)

my sweet niece... now two months old

happy monday

talisman...

a new sailboat in full bloom, 'talisman', just added to the shop...

hand stitched from recycled and new textiles:  linen, cotton, midcentury kimono silk, burlap.

with three little seashells hanging on the end... a talisman to guide the boat home.

happy tuesday