doilies aren't just for grandmas part II

i found this adorable wool skirt while thrifting. i've been sitting on it for a while. i finally got inspired after seeing these pins from pipinghotpapers, a/k/a, runalicerun, to sew a doily with a deer applique on it. i LOVE the way it turned out. i love brown and blue together anyway, so this was a perfect combination i think. i wish it wasn't a tad small.... yes, i would keep it! :-)

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!!

etsy friends....

i got this cutie little punky hedgehog in the mail from my dear friend, runalicerun. i saw it on her flickr and favorited it. i got it in the mail a few weeks later. that runalicerun is SO sneaky. anyway, i LOVE her. i think we look alike. and i've appropriately named her... alice.

birds and flowers

made some more birdie magnets for the shop....

and some pretty lavender flowers....

i'm digging these colors right now....

you can't tell that i want spring to be here, can you???

extreme creative space makeover.....

i just made this treasury for treasury west. i LOVE these colors right now. in fact, i'm thinking of redoing my creative space in these colors. right now the colors are chocolate brown and an apple green. i'm a little bored with it. BUT i think these fabulous colors could be HIGHLY inspirational. what do you think?

so.... what are the colors in your creative space, office, etc.?? what colors do you find to be inspirational to you during this season??

and the oscar goes to....

i'm not one to sit and watch the oscars.... i just have too many other things going on to sit down and watch something for hours. not to mention, jon stewart, i'm sorry, is just not funny to me. why can't they just do the stinkin' show? why do they HAVE to have an MC anyway?? urg. anyway, so i bailed out after about 30 minutes last night. but am SO GLAD this morning to see that diablo cody won the best writing award for juno (plus, she just rocks the look, doesn't she??)

unlike many others who didn't enjoy this film or thought it was unrealistic - i thought it was BRILLIANT. i watched it actually with my 11 year old daughter, and we had A LOT to talk about. we have a very open relationship, my daughter and i.... we always have, and she knows we can talk about anything and everything. in fact, when she was just in first grade, she came home from school one day and asked what S-E-X was. and i gently gave her a few pieces of info.... and i've been gradually giving her some ever since. i don't EVER want her to feel like she can't talk about her sexuality with me. it is so natural and such a beautiful thing. i don't want it to ever feel shameful or dirty or secretive to her. she is an amazing girl, full of so much creativity and energy! i hope i'm steering her in the right direction. she said last night, after we watched ellen page being interviewed by barbara walters, "mom, what if i came home pregnant at 16? you'd pretty much love me just the same right?" i said, very quickly, "um... i'd pretty much kick your a**." ha! and we both got a chuckle out of it.

man, i've gotten off on a ramble, haven't i?

hope you all are having a great monday.

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.