knick knacks & ric rac

since the first pair i painted, i’ve been thinking about what to paint next. i pulled these ones out of my closet yesterday afternoon. i bought them at the thrift store about 7 or 8 years ago, i don’t think i’ve ever worn them. they’re actually quite comfortable but every time i try them on, the […]

i just added a new colorway for the schwarzwalder skirt! it’s pale gold with a brown print, brown toadstool applique and brown ric rac trim.

have you ever painted on your shoes? last night i painted some flowers on a cute pair of shoes that needed a little something extra… for a first try i think they came out really cute. if i were a better painter, i might have tried something a little more ambitious than simple flowers. next […]

…checking out the lastest issue of bust magazine. recognize anything in the holiday gift guide? my pink matryoshka skirt! how exciting! and check out the article on the most adorable angela and her clothing line mode merr on page 44!

i made these fun and festive alpine inspired sweaters from two plain old pullovers i bought at the thrift store. one was a pink boucle crew neck and the other was a green v-neck heathered with blue and yellow specks. this is what they looked like before…not very exciting… here’s how you can do it […]

i found this pretty plum colored boucle cardigan at the thrift store, which just so happens to go perfectly with my plum wycinanki skirt! the problem was two of the five buttons had fallen off. i went to find some new buttons for it at the fabric store and couldn’t believe how expensive the fancy buttons were! i needed pretty […]

i just added a few new fun goodies, take a peek at the monkeyin’ around skirt, made from fun vintage fabric featuring frolicking wild animals in the jungle. trimmed with mustard ric rac at the hip and hem. deer brooches-choose from a handsome buck in a scalloped heart or a darling little fawn on a […]

another new print for fall/winter… inspired by woven ribbon trims and ric rac. i printed this one in three colorways. coming soon! next week if i can get my act together…

i just finished sewing up skirt samples of one of my new prints for fall/winter. i call this one my ‘favorite things’ print, well, because it features a few of my favorite things. like toadstools and edelweiss and kissing bunnies and…see for yourself! the red print is paired with black denim, and the green print […]

i know i’ve said it before, and this won’t be the last time…i love etsy! my newest favorite shop is doll disaster designs. i couldn’t be more thrilled with these two new cuties… i was fortunate enough to ‘discover’ these goodies from reading liana kabel’s blog and immediately fell in love. tessa rickard makes molds […]