knick knacks & ric rac

i’m into textiles, you probably know that already. i have a little collection of fairytale textiles. i really go for the ones that use techniques i don’t know how to do, like weaving, knitting and embroidery. okay, i know how to embroider, i’m just too impatient to do it. and i knew how to knit […]

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 […]

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! […]

for some reason i really like printed ticking stripes, even better than real woven-in ticking stripes. i’m not really sure why, but whenever i see fabric with printed ticking stripes i have to grab it. i picked up many yards of these three a while ago. i’m using the orange one for my striped sunflower skirt and matching […]

yay! it’s spring! (i know, i just can’t wait until tomorrow) look what naughty goings-on i witnessed in the back yard today… they’re doin’ it!  

last week i snagged a bunch of this really cute fabric. it looks like wallpaper! the printed flower stripes look almost like embroidery. i’m not sure how old it is, but texture of it and the super bright colors make me think 60’s. it only says “victoria-an original print” on the selvage. not as much as i was able to […]

i went mushroom crazy this weekend. nutso, cuckoo, wacky…i don’t know what came over me, maybe it was spring fever! have you seen the mushroom garden furniture at target? (it’s on sale this week) the pieces are made out of resin with a grey faux stone finish. i picked up a set to put over […]

this new skirt is one i’ve been wanting to make for a long time! inspired by folk art cut-paper (as is my wycinanki skirt). one book on the subject i really like is “the amazing paper cuttings of hans christian andersen” (i just discovered this book is actually intended for juveniles! haha, i guess i should […]

do you like etsy as much as i do? i might even consider myself addicted to etsy. so much fun stuff to look at and buy! i managed to snag myself one of those elusive etsy treasuries. take a peek at it quick, before it disappears!

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 […]