Recently I was reading another blog (and that is another subject for another post), and came across a reference from Twyla Tharp’s wonderful and inspiring book, The Creative Habit. I am devouring the book a second time. Every morning, before my walk, I sit down with a cup of coffee and Twyla. I write in [...]
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Creative DNA
Posted in Art, Decorative, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Literature, Memories, personal journal, Ruminating, Seasons, Slow Living on February 1, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Glowing Santas
Posted in Decorative, Places, Seasons on December 22, 2010 | 7 Comments »
One of the things I love about living in Portland, Oregon besides the rain and Mt Hood is the quirky nature of the people who live here. Anything goes. A man decided to start collecting these Santas through ebay and other sources over the internet and it became an obsession, so he decided to make [...]
Holiday Decorating
Posted in Decorative, Seasons on December 13, 2010 | 20 Comments »
I just returned to Portland at midnight on Friday and have spent the last two days trying to catch up with some decorating. Every year I buy one new hand-crafted ornament from someone local, and this year I purchased one from Elaine whose studio was open this weekend. I barely made it over there in [...]
Slow Weaving
Posted in animals, Antique/Vintage Textiles, Cats, Decorative, Fabric, Memories, Nature, Places, Seasons, Slow Living on November 28, 2010 | 21 Comments »
We have been in Mendocino for over a week now, and I have spent most of my time here in my little house in the back with the heater on, sewing away the hours. I awakened this morning to freezing temperatures, so cold that all the rooftops were covered with a heavy frost. I still [...]
Skirt embellishment
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Decorative, Dyeing, Fabric, Seasons, Uncategorized, Vintage Clothing on November 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
(The days have vanished. I have been so absorbed in this missing cat mystery that I have spent my spare time thinking and working this over. I finally went to an elementary school in the neighborhood where many of the cats have been missing and gave a talk to the middle school students on Wednesday. [...]
Delicate and Enduring
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Clothing, Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Interior Design, Memories, Ruminating, tagged A on October 7, 2010 | 24 Comments »
I like to think of my self as a strong woman, well not the bitch-type, but the one who can weather and endure the roller coaster ride of life, all those ups and downs inherent in living and yet still be comfortable in feminine yet alluring clothes. I can hold my own when I am [...]
In motion again
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Inspiration, Interior Design, Memories, Places, Seasons on September 6, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Off to Southern California from Mendocino tomorrow morning to see family. I will be posting at least once or twice while I am gone. On our way down, we stopped in Redding for one night, south of Mt Shasta, and I went into an antique shop that had the most wonderful garden area in the [...]
Nursery Rhyme Textile
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Decorative, Fabric, Interior Design on September 6, 2010 | 13 Comments »
A little over a month ago Lois posted the most wonderful vintage textiles for children here. She has a wonderful collection of these pieces. Awhile back I posted some textiles, but not as a category, and I did show a photo of this. Returning to it, I hope to shed some light on this genre [...]
Vintage Finds
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Decorative, fabric/collage/applique, Quilts, Vintage Clothing on August 15, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Last Thursday, I took a small road trip from Mendocino through the Anderson wine country and ended on Hwy 101 driving south just a few miles. I stopped and washed my car in one of those quarter-consuming, do-it-yourself washes, hand-dried it with old towels and then headed into the town of Healdsburg. This is one [...]
Antique Silk Quilts
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Interior Design, Memories, Quilts on August 8, 2010 | 10 Comments »
I do not purport to be an expert on quilt history by any means. The subject is far too vast, and so much has been written and well documented that I could never claim any expertise. However, from time to time, I like to feature textiles or quilts that are favorites, and silk quilts happen [...]
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