show and tell!
hi! i’m back from my trip!
i wanted to show you this amazing tablecloth that my great-aunt deda gave to me while i was in germany. she embroidered it when she was about 12 or 13 years old.
i can’t get over how much i adore it! i see a new skirt print brewing…
i also wanted to show you these super cute toadstool potholders that socorro whipped up and will be available on my website in the next couple of weeks (if i don’t keep them all for myself!). she sewed on little buttons for the dots!
and i wanted to show you this most adorable purse i found a while ago with my trip in mind. i wanted something that i could carry my camera and travel necessities around in so this one is pretty roomy. the original handle was cracked so i replaced it with one i made from an old tooled leather belt. it worked out perfectly. i might start using it as my everyday purse even though it’s kind of big. the pictures are woven like a tapestry but it feels looped like a rug. i guess that would make it a carpet bag.
June 26th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
The TABLECLOTH. I’m speechless. 12 or 13. Absolutely incredible. What a gal!
June 26th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
welcome back! and wow! that tablecloth is unbelievable. so great for you to be able to use it!
June 26th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Holy crap I’m blown away by that tablecloth as well!!! It’s positively stunning and looks fabulous with the yellow chairs.
Hope your trip was fantastic! I wish we could get together so you could tell me all about it over grilled cheeses at Denny’s. Damn distance. Pooh.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I am totally in awe of the tablecloth! Wow. How great that you get to use and enjoy it!
June 27th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Isn’t it amazing that girls used to make such beautiful works of useful art only a few years ago, while a few years later so many people are stuck in front of the telly? Lovely!
June 27th, 2008 at 11:36 am
You made my day! I found you through Posygetscozy and I’m so happy. Such inspiration and cool stuff. Must pick out a skirt for my summer frolicking. You are so lucky to have such an heirloom from your great-aunt. Though all of my relatives did hand work, it was all for practical purposes, and got worn out (according to my dad). I know you will cherish your table cloth!
June 28th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
yes, that table cloth is quite something. and indeed has lovely skirt design potential.
June 29th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Amazing, beautiful, wonderful tablecloth! I would be in love with it, too…what a neat thing to have.
June 29th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
The tablecloth is beautiful! Oh my goodness, what a treasure!
July 4th, 2008 at 9:18 am
I teach art in a primary school ( up to the age of 12) and I look at things like the beautiful cloth your aunt embroidered and marvel at the patience and persistence of those girls, they were not uncommon but now if an activity takes more than a couple of lessons they tend to loose interest. I am teaching my yr 3 children to do French knitting and amazingly many of them have been engrossed in it for several weeks. (both boys and girls!)
July 6th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
New here. Wow! Fun site and fun stuff in the store. Thanks!
July 12th, 2008 at 6:30 am
hi, that tablecloth is a treasure it was very sweet of her to give it to you. I wonder how long it took for her to do it. I also wanted to congratulate you on getting that awesome bag, I have never seen anything like it….i spied the dangling babuskas:)
August 2nd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
The table cloth is too pretty to even think about eating on!!