Hearts and Flowers

The demise of a favorite tablecloth in the wash gave way to these lovely hearts. I just love the red and cream combination.

If you like, this one above is for sale in my etsy shop.

Edit: Sorry this is sold

Hopeless Romantic

The making of a doll:

Hopeless Romantic

This doll was made after participating in the Cloth and Clay Doll Workshop by Gritty Jane Art Studio. It was lots of fun and I picked up a few new techniques. It is a great way to meet other doll makers and get inspiration. It's fun to see all the different variations on a theme.

A New Day

We've been waiting for this day for eight long years and now we are celebrating with chocolate of course!

An Early Spring

I have spent the last week making birds.. I don't know, maybe I am dreaming about spring even though we still have a lot of winter left to endure. Here are a couple of love birds. They are made from an old damask tablecloth, handmade lace and old millinery flowers. I used a scrap of lovely old Pendleton wool to make this little top hat.

A paper flower buttoniere.

She has some nice old buttons on her neck and tail feathers

One of my signature handmade tags. This would be nice as a ring bearer pillow or even a cake topper.

These are just little stuffed birds made from vintage fabrics, ribbons and trims. They have no particular purpose except to make you dream of fresh spring days to come.

Mail Order Delight..on Sale

I have been wanting to order something from Anthropologie for some time now but it is a little pricey for me. However, there were a couple of things on sale and one thing that was not that I couldn't resist. Truth be told, I really did this to be on their catalog mailing list. The catalog so inspires me. My package came the other day and this was how it was wrapped inside the brown cardboard box... delightful! And this was how the packing slip was presented: in its own little muslin bag. What a wonderful touch!

In case you were curious, here is what I got for $6.00 each (regularly $24.00 each). A sweet little folk lady.

And a quirky little paper and wooden doll with a beaded hanging loop. Now I just have to put these away to give for next year. I'm not too good at that. There is one more item coming for me that was on backorder.. I'll show and tell soon.

Token of Affection

I've always been fascinated by sailor's valentines so decided to try and make one from vintage fabric, trim, beads and pins. It is filled with buckwheat hulls for a lovely rustling sound. This one is available in my shop which I have vowed to try to restock and revitalize.

Every Room needs a little Red

Today I used some brilliantly colored scarlet wool and a lovely old lace doily to create this accent pillow. I love touches of red in every room. I may have to keep this one.