knick knacks & ric rac

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 […]