bow love....

it is literally amazing to me what a few buttons and some ribbon will do to transform a vintage 80s dress!!! such simple changes.... such a huge impact. too bad it's too small... urg!

GO GREEN!

i'm pleased to be featured in poppytalk handmade this month for their go green market! it just went "live" today.... it has been an absolute pleasure to work with jan at poppytalk. i hope this will bring more exposure to my little shop! that would be good....

doilies aren't just for grandmas

ever since i saw a blog post by the black apple, i've been obsessed with doilies and what i could do with them! i found some great doilies from vintage supply seller, artsfarm, and away i went! i made this scarf, patterned after the one i saw on the black apple's fashion blog, some girls wonder.


next, i added a doily to this vintage vest, with a cute cute owl patch. it sold within HOURS in my shop!!

then i decided to put some on this vintage 80s black and white pinstriped jacket for the shop. if it wasn't a TAD too tight for me, i'd totally keep it. i LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it turned out.

so, see there.... doilies aren't just for grandmas any more!!

dreaming of the beach....

this was me last summer. i love the beach. it is one of my favorite places to be. we go to the beach a lot during the summer. i'm so glad the kids love it as much as i do. it is the one place that i can truly leave all my troubles behind and just relax.... so after the week i have had - our dishwasher broke and had been leaking without us knowing, which in turn ruined our floors - to me yesterday dropping my canon rebel and breaking the lens. i will be without a camera until wednesday. i feel completely naked. next to creating and sewing, taking pictures is my outlet.... it hits right up there next to relaxing at the beach! so in response to the cruddy week i've had, i made this treasure to brighten my mood.... it's called scratch and sniff! i hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoyed creating it.

yellow....

this applique was inspired by one of my favorite coldplay songs, yellow.

"look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and everything you do... and it was all yellow."

i really like the way this one turned out, and plus it's a little bit of a bigger size. i have people sending me emails all the time asking for larger sizes. i really lucked out and found about five handmade vintage dresses this week. this is the first of those. it was just a blank canvas waiting to be turned into something unique and FUN! if it fit me, i'd be keeping this one!! that's my problem with all of my creations, i want to keep them all. does anyone else have that problem??? so i love it when i find dresses or items that are too big or too small. then there is no temptation!!

hope you're having a great weekend so far!

etsy front page

made it on the front page today, thanks to budanART!! and it brought in some great sales! i've been on the front several times, and i think this was the most "successful" outcome. it really was a lovely treasury, and a nice way to start a day.... which happened to end horribly. urg! hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

deconstruction/reconstruction....

this is the first deconstruction/reconstruction piece i've done. i think it turned out quite nice. i took a men's style button up shirt that i thrifted, and found this lace camisole top, also thrifted, and transformed them into one piece! i added some cameo buttons as well, to make for a very feminine, victorian style look. i really love the way this piece turned out. i just need to finish off the inside so i can list it in my shop. i hope to be able to do more pieces like this... it's just finding the time... oh, where does the time go anyway???