I always wondered why merchants would put up decorations before December. It just seemed way too early for something that is already too commercialized. Now that I have a shop, I think I understand a little of the the reasoning behind this. Once Halloween is behind you, there is this race to get going before [...]
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Holidays
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Interior Design, Memories, personal journal, Ruminating, Seasons, Uncategorized on November 16, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Clothing, Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Interior Design, Places on June 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
This weekend I took the most incredible workshop on Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint and its uses. A California stockist, Anne Skougard and the mini stockist, Kari Saupstad led the workshop and inspired us all. The creative possibilities of this paint are vast. It is simply an amazing paint. I arrived home filled with so many [...]
Ann Wood and Fortuny
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Decorative, Fabric, fabric/collage/applique, Inspiration, Interior Design, Memories, Nature, Places, Vintage Clothing on February 3, 2011 | 8 Comments »
About a week ago, I was roaming around the internet viewing blogs and allowing myself simple entertainment. I came across the blog of Ann Wood. It is worth a visit when you have time. In November, Ann visited the Fortuny Showroom in NYC, and she may collaborate with this company and use their incredible fabrics [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Nice Surprise!
Posted in Decorative, Interior Design on August 8, 2010 | 12 Comments »
The month of July has been dedicated to my family, and I have loved every minute of it. But today, when I least expected this, I received an email from etsy that one of the lampshades I had listed was sold. I was going to stay on here alone in Mendocino for another week with [...]
Projects for a New Grandson
Posted in Decorative, Fabric, fabric/collage/applique, Interior Design, Memories, Places, Quilts, Slow Living on June 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I returned from Southern California to Portland at midnight Sunday. It is still raining here, but this morning on my walk I found a door that hit me with a jolt of color, so I went back to take a photo so I could share the joy of it. Now that I am home, I [...]
Circles and Shades
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Fabric, Interior Design on May 26, 2010 | 20 Comments »
This is the next piece I have done for Jude’s class, “Cloth to Cloth”. I have been trying to post my work here, so if anyone in the class would like to get a closer look they can do so. This whole process is addictive. I have more ideas in my head than I will [...]
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