Over the weekend, my friend Meredith and I went to the Purge Party Fabric Sale in Seattle. I got that wild + crazy feeling there, my head was spinning with fun project ideas for all the goodies we saw. But Meredith talked me down (good tip– bring a level headed pal to these kinds of events). Here's what I picked up:Yards and yards of fun felt– this entire bundle was $5. These pretty florals This sixties-ish looking vintage fabric in the background (reminded me a little of the Brady Bunch), the jaunty anchor fabric on the bottom and the sweet… Read More
Make It Monday: Vintage Wallpaper Art
I feel a little guilty putting this post in the "Make It" category because it's SO easy. I picked up some samples of vintage wallpaper a few years ago and I thought they were lovely. Every now and then I'd bring them out and admire them but I still wasn't sure what to do with them. Then one day, cruising down the cheap inexpensive frame aisle at my local craft store it hit me– The wallpapers were pretty enough to frame (especially if the frames were 2/$5)! I had quite a few patterns I liked, but I thought these… Read More
Fabric Stash Purge Party
My darling friend Meredith and I had sew much fun at the Fabric Stash Purge Party Event in Seattle today. There were vintage fabrics, quilting supplies, kid's styles, flannel, fleece– anything + everything. Also books, yarn, beads, and other craft supplies. If you happen to live around the Seattle area, the fun continues tomorrow am starting at 10am. And if you can plan a few months ahead… they are holding a fall show the second weekend in October 2010. There's no charge to get in. Here are a few pix: Meredith + Vintage Buttons Wide Shot of the Event Fun… Read More
Field Trip Friday: Pike Place Market
Join me on a spring time stroll through Seattle's Pike Place Market… Daffy Daffodils Hocus Pocus at the Magic Shop Plentiful Pussywillows Imported Goodness at French Market Cheerful Tulips Tasty Cheese Colorful Piggy Banks The Medium is the Message Bursting with Happiness Walking By Watson Kennedy Window *near the market
Chic Thursday: Ruffles
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Yummy Wednesday: Simple Sausage Casserole
I recently got my hands on my Grandma Millicent's Recipe Box. Score! Looking through it felt a little like paging through a private journal. The graceful handwriting and notes about where each recipe came from gave me a little insight on her life. There are some intriguing recipe titles in here, including "Grease Pan Cookies," "Oyster Pie" and "Lemon Velvet Cake." I think an experience that had a big impact on Grandma Millicent was being a young wife and mother of three flying solo during WW II. Like many women of that generation, she was a fabulous at "making do"… Read More
Thrifty Finds Tuesday
I love hitting local thrift shops and finding little treasures. Like these vintage sewing notions: This amazing drawer/tray that I have already filled up a million different ways in my mind: This little wall plaque with art by Joan Walsh Anglund. I loved her stuff when I was growing up. This high school memories book, published in… (drum roll) 1971 by Josten's… and can you believe it's never been written in? And this bird plate. I love the color scheme. Plus it was only 49 cents! This weekend I am hitting a B-I-G fun sale hopefully full of vintage fabric,… Read More
Make It Monday: Kid’s Eye View Craft Project
This little project can be a big help when you need a distraction for the kiddos at the grocery store, in the car, on a walk or anywhere. What to Gather: 6-8 pieces of different solid colored cardstock scraps or construction paper a shape punch (I went with square, but anything large enough for kids to see through would work) a hole punch a jump ring, ribbon or twine Fast + Easy Directions: Trim your papers to a size comfortable for a child to hold. Mine are 3 x 5. Use your punch to make a shape. In the… Read More
Welcome Back, Spring!
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. Rainer Maria Rilke
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