shop update...

   

several new listings just hit the shop!

spotted succulent...

spotted succulent, just added to the shop...

{cotton, recycled linen, wire armature, wool stuffing, vintage pottery}

i knew when i found this piece of vintage tribal print pottery in an antique shop last month, that i'd have to wait patiently for just the right textiles... and then i came across this perfect shade of spotted cotton (a color somewhere between navy and teal and gray and green), which happened to pair perfectly with another blue recycled linen that i had.  after that, i just had to convince myself that i could part with this one!

happy wednesday

creating...

some recent pieces added to the shop for spring/summer... 

this weather is lending abundant inspiration, moving my hands to try to keep pace with incoming ideas...  as i sit amidst several new projects in various stages of completion! 

white peony.  hand stitched and hand painted textile hanging flower. cotton:

maison haute et étroite.  hand stitched textile / mixed media house. recycled wool, cotton, and burlap; linen; paper:

succulent of the sea. hand stitched textile succulent. japanese linen and seashell:

lilium. hand stitched textile lily wall art.  recycled cashmere and canvas:

medicinal rose.  hand stitched textile rose stem. wool; recycled cotton; antique medicinal bottle:

happy monday

home grown...

we have this fantastic, neighborhood restaurant just a few minutes down the road from my house... home grown.  where the produce is grown out back.  where every type of person gathers... visiting for both the delicious comfort food (that also happens to be healthy) and the welcoming atmosphere.  where local art can always be found gracing the walls. and where vintage goods are sold in the makeshift thrift store at the back of the restaurant.

love making my way through after a big breakfast... the thrill of finding sweet treasures. 

this last weekend, clint eastwood and amy adams spent some time enjoying the delights of home grown as well, while filming 'trouble with the curve'...

via home grown's facebook page

seems amy adams enjoyed peeking through the vintage goods ;)

last month i found this fantastic vintage pottery planter, with dark gray and teal stripes.  the kind of piece that is just so deliciously perfect.  i know it was just waiting to be paired with the right textile piece!  and, so, this sweet planter inspired this textile succulent, hand stitched from vintage, recycled cotton chenille, with a felted wool blossom.  a wire armature, to allow the succulent to be reshaped in several different ways. finished with real moss and bark...

 this one is going to be difficult to part with

happy monday

kimono orchid...

new spring kimono orchid in the shop!  made from recycled textiles... 1950's kimono silk and wool, felted wool (salvaged from an antique blanket), recycled cotton and burlap, and hand dyed muslin.  entirely hand stitched and tucked with moss and bark in this fabulous old sap tin 

happy monday

bunnies, anyone?...

people often ask if the bunnies will ever return to the shop, so i've decided to offer a limited edition run of the wee ones this season!

in gray 

and white with brown spots

both with sweet heart noses and fuzzy little tails...

happy friday

orchids, poinsettias, and turkeys...

a muslin and cashmere orchid, just posted in the shop... hand stitched using mostly recycled materials, including pure felted wool, cotton, and burlap... in vintage stoneware pottery

i should have a poinsettia garland finished and ready to add to the shop in a few days as well... 

**p.s. if you're looking for a few, fun, family-friendly holiday projects this week, check out etsy's round-up of ten thanksgiving inspired tutorials (you may just see the needlefelted turkey tutorial that cary and i did back in 2008!)

happy tuesday