knick knacks & ric rac

i love a nice warm pretzel with mustard. i printed out a pretzel recipe from the internet a long time ago and finally tried making some. i think i was intimidated by the boiling but it really wasn’t hard. they came out pretty darn good! except i burned the second batch. oops! it was hard to decide which […]

i got this idea way back when i pulled out this apron bonnet (which i did have on inside out, but since then i’ve finally figured out how to wear an apron bonnet).  i got to thinking about bonnets, and rain bonnets (remember those clear plastic ones you could buy in the gumball machines for a […]

take a peek at the new goodies i just added to my shop… kissin’ kritters skirt, corduroy skirt with smooching rabbits, squirrels, hedgehogs and birds. grandma’s parlor skirt, with a Grandma Moses barkcloth print applique harvest bouquet skirt, mustard twill and vintage floral print freaky folks skirt, featuring a crazy vintage south american style print […]

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 […]

yay! i’m so excited, these are the first things i made! i’ve been wanting to learn how to crochet for a long time, then i was inspired by all the cuteness in linda’s new book, and this giant granny square. i was over at socorro’s house last weekend and she showed me a few crochet stitches, and […]

one thing i love about living in southern california is it’s always clothesline weather! line dried clothes, especially towels, are one of my favorite feeling things. about 10 years ago i got this adorable dirndl-style vintage clothespin bag, and even though i am very delicate with it (as delicate as you can really be with a […]

remember a couple of months ago when i was cleaning out my workroom?  i snapped a few pics because i didn’t know how long all my hard work would last, and i wanted to preserve it. here are some of the photos. let me warn you that i need constant visual stimulation while i work! i […]

i just added these new fall-ish skirts to my website… the pendulum skirt i wrote about last week (i’m still deciding what to use for the necklace part of the pendulum necklaces, stay tuned for those!) and a fall version of the folk flower applique skirt, featuring super cute vintage patchwork print fabric in autumnal […]

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 […]

i just finished adding 13 swatch bundles to my etsy shop, that will be the last of them for a while. you can take a peek at them here…