knick knacks & ric rac

coming soon!

finishing up a bunch of new goodies! including a new top style and a tunic/minidress, among other things. so happy with how they’re working out! coming next week!

at some of the new goodies coming this week!  

finishing up some new springtime goodies this weekend! including this new screen print… inspired partly by these ubiquitous 1963 homco ‘tree of life’ decorations and this polish wycinanki i can’t stop looking at, i love this trio i’m calling this one the ‘beanstalk skirt’ because that’s what it reminds of. new goodies on my website next week!

oh boy, where did july go. oh wait, where did august go??  i can’t believe how fast summer flew by. it started off badly with my little pal henry getting deathly ill, but thankfully he’s back to normal now! painted the house (well, my boyfriend did, mostly)…mission wildflower & wild raisin! i adore it!! i [...]

how many is too many? sometimes i have to ask myself that when it comes to knick knacks or shoes, but i don’t usually ask myself that when it comes to vintage fabric because i know i will use it. if it’s a good deal i just take it all.  that’s what happened a couple [...]

for you lovely ladies patiently waiting for the a-line version of the dutch treat skirt, look what i printed yesterday, a-line artwork! sewing and photographing next week!! also, take a peek at sarah’s ‘house calls’ interview with me on her blog, Apothecary Fox, and while you’re there make sure to check out all of her other [...]

me too!  new skirt print in 3 colorways. coming this month!

my pal amy at artifaktori in somerville sent me a stack of grandma moses print barkcloth pieces, all cut out at the same spot. i read that people used to frame the barkcloth and hang as art, and that gave me the idea for the ‘grandma’s parlor skirt’ i framed the prints with a rustic woodgrain print applique and added [...]

here’s a sneak peek at three new fall-ish skirts i finished up the other day. i’m calling them pendulum skirts, you can see why! the pendulum is appliqued off to one side with vintage jacquard ribbon and ric rac (of course!) and there’s a cute little slit just below it. the pendulum design is based on my favorite [...]