Archive for the 'prints n patterns' Category

happy spring!

Friday, March 25th, 2011

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!

toasty blankets

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

i’ve been finding the best wool blankets at the thrift stores this winter… stripes and plaids florals, my favorite i love the worn satin bindings classic camp stripes with a teeny tiny monogram…B.B.  and fringed plaid and stripes from oregon and sweden cozy!!!  

crocheted cross stitch

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

one of the projects from that stack of 70’s craft books i picked up at the thrift store this summer is traditional cross stitch patterns interpreted in crochet. i just finished this… i really like this idea. it’s pretty big, 14″x17″. the stitch is a little cluster that make neat little squares, it would really […]

new goodies and that debut discount

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

meadow skirt (20% discount until midnight on friday 9/17!) a few limited edition skirts… dorothy skirt honeycomb skirt confetti skirt swapped out the cap sleeve scherenschnitte tee for 3/4 sleeves… craft panels! for you to make fun stuff with! and kissin’ kritter trim…

hi there!

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

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 […]

doll clothes

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

i love finding grab bags full of vintage sewing goodies at the thrift store. last week i found one full of vintage woven trim (the kind i like to hoard!) and scraps of fabric. this was some of the fabric! doll clothes panels…click the picture to enlarge! the prints are pretty cute. i wouldn’t mind a […]

vintage screen printed sweaters

Monday, June 21st, 2010

i’ve always loved these vintage screen printed sweaters they used to be all over the thrift stores back when i was in high school, and when i first learned how to screen print i would marvel over how they were screen printed in one piece and then sewn up the sides and underarm. i still find them […]

tees, part 2

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

i finally decided on a new tee style… it’s a cotton/rayon/poly blend heathered tee. i’ve been wearing around the color combos that didn’t make it onto my website and i have to say they’re super soft and comfy, form-fitting, a little slinky even,  but not tight. the neckline is a little lower and loser than […]

vintage villager skirt

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

now available on my website!

at long last!

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

i just added the a-line dutch treat skirt to my website