Archive for the 'knick knacks' Category

veggie folk love

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

i am so in love with these handmade veggie folk from gobbledygook creature decor! i had already purchased the carrot and potato a while ago, then i just saw the red onion on etsy yesterday and had to get it too. the veggie folk are handmade, from the sculpting and mold making to the casting and painting. the detail is incredible! […]

fun russian handicrafts

Friday, October 12th, 2007

i went to the thrift store yesterday and they had a bunch of cute russian clay figurines called dymkovo toys. i had never seen this type of handicraft before. i bought these two, the brown bears are my favorite… then i thought about the other ones all night and had to go back this morning […]

shadowboxes

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

you know i like knick knacks, and i like to make knick knack art with them. i started a bunch of these shadowboxes a while ago and i work on them here and there when i need to take a break from printing and sewing. i finished these two up last night… the mermaid one […]

nutty squirrels

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

there’s alot of crazy squirrel activity around here. they love peanuts. i think if i left the door open they would walk right in and help themselves. the guy on the right has been waking me up every morning for a week now, clamoring for peanuts. when he climbs up on the screen door it makes […]

folk folk

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

i found this really cute picture at the thrift store the other day- there’s some writing on the back, i think it’s from poland. it’s dated 1964. it looks like a sassy not-so-little red riding hood and a strapping young woodsman. i really like folksy folks fitted in festive folkloric finery. look at me in my dirndls! […]

love is in the air…

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

the other night i walked out into the back yard and i think i interrupted two opossums doin’ it. i felt kind of bad, ruining that magical moment, but it inspired this little picture. i wanted to call it “doin’ it” but i think i’ll call it “love is in the air…”   one time […]

mushrooms

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

it doesn’t take much figurin’ to figure out that i like toadstools, mushrooms and most cute fungi. a lot. here is a little sampling of specimens i found growing around the house. those little wooden toadstools hold tiddly winks. i found these in the back yard after the rain a few days ago! i also love to eat […]

the black forest

Monday, January 15th, 2007

here are some of my little friends that helped me out with the artwork i drew for my schwarzwalder skirt and top. you may even be wearing a few of them! not to mention the weather houses and cuckoo clocks and other inspiring german goodies… (my cuckoo clock sweater clips should be available again next month) these guys live out back, i […]

knick knack art

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

i like to make knick knack art! lovely prints are now for sale over here for your viewing pleasure.

pooky!

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

i try not to play favorites, i try to love all of my knick knacks equally, but then there’s pooky. i first met pooky at a thrift store in rhode island over a decade ago. our eyes met from across the room, pooky’s disgruntled stare was too hard to resist…i ran as fast as i could over […]