Showing posts with label embroidery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label embroidery. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Trying something new...


There is a new vintage fabric banner in the shop now. I normally tend to make them with girly and floral fabrics, but today I tried one that was for the Modernist.

and I also began some embroidery projects. I have a gigantic stash of vintage linens and lace and really wanted to make something decorative from it. Here is the first one of many [I hope]
I think it would also be really great to create this in a custom way too, like a child's name or a special date.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Vintage Embroidery...

OliveSomeDay- $26.00 [here]

FifthQuadrant- $14.00 [here]

Bouquet- $12.00 [here]

ObviouslyOldster $11.00 [here]

Olive Vintage- $16.00 [here]

There is just something about vintage embroidery that carries me away. I am really, really smitten with the one from Obviously Oldester! That chair is amazing!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

More Ideas for Vintage Doilies


Ideas are swirling and more sketches are flowing. I took some photos of my favorite tatting on my vintage doilies. I just adore how romantic they are!

I see some ideas coming to the shop within the next few weeks. I am thinking embroidery, hoops, line drawings. Pete has also been working really hard on the bird silhouette necklaces. He also made some whales and even some mustaches! I can't wait to stock up the shop this weekend!

On anther note, which is also black and white inspired, I am totally smitten with the seller nosideup on etsy. They have some prints in their shop of some really fine and beautiful line drawings. I think I am drawn to these because I adore the simplicity of them, but also the complicated images its makes from simple lines.I also teach my students a lesson [but much less fine art due to the fact that they are in elementary school] like this that teaches line quality. I call it "the bad hair day" and they use repeated lines to create crazy hair. As much as I love my students colorful creations, I like these prints much more. Visit their blog [here]