knick knacks & ric rac

plaid poppy skirt 20% off until midnight (PST) Saturday 11/13! chalet skirt   orange crush skirt toadstool patches a-line petticoat (that fits perfectly under my skirts!)

with all the sewing that goes on around here, i end up with alot of empty plastic cone spools. i think there must be something i can make with them so i can’t throw them away. it seemed pretty obvious that they would make great toadstool stems…so with some styrofoam balls, a glue gun and some rug […]

(when i finally learn how to knit) but i’ll make it with the cuter neckline like this girls version… from ‘make it yourself’ volumes 14, 16 + 20  columbia house 1973-7

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 […]

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…

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

i picked up this crazy pair at the thrift store a few years ago. they are made out of bleach jugs. i remember thinking who? what? when? where? why? how? but i knew they needed to come home with me. you can imagine my excitement last weekend when many of those questions were answered…i was […]