A box of vintage fabric scraps arrived yesterday and it’s fabulous stuff, much better than I expected. I immediately made a bird, emaline, out of my favorite piece- large roses on white satin. There was only a little bit but I hope I can squeeze one more bird out of it.
*shop update* It’s happening but not this week as planned. Sorry. I took on a last minute project so it got bumped yet again. I am giving a firm date and time though, the shop will update at noon on Tuesday the 6th. For sure.
And a flea market report: we had a warmer day on Sunday in Brooklyn so there was a little flea market action. I got this little sewing apron, cutest apron ever maybe.
There’s been lots of bird making going on. Here’s a little box-o-birds in progress.
They’re headed for various destinations, several are headed for my shop. The update will happen on Friday or Saturday and I’ll put a notice on the blog when it’s up. I’m still in the weeds, bird wise, but in the future I’m going to try to do at least little updates regularly.
I stopped at Tinsel Trading yesterday for some cake topper things. I got so overwhelmed by the magnificence of the place and the extraordinary selection of extraordinary things they have I ended up leaving with a fraction of what I needed. I did get some little vintage millinery flowers and peachy glass glitter and inspiration for new things to make.
Isabelle is made from orange silk velvet so old it was almost impossible to sew. I’m not sure where she’s headed yet; I’m working on cake toppers and she might end up a bride. I’m making one for the Valentine’s window at Johnson along with some other Valentiney birds. We’re going to put it up the end of this week. Christmas got so busy I never really properly photographed the Christmas window. I took a few pictures but wasn’t crazy about any of them. There was lots and lots of paper mache including this cruet:
When I bring it all back here I’m going to photograph and post some of the other things.
I’ve been a big blog slacker; gotten completely out of the routine of posting. To whip myself back into shape I’m promising a post every day this week. The long overdue shop update will happen this week as well.
Something for WIP : I’m working on an indigo owl inspired by Japanese boro textiles (which I love).
The larger floral in the background is a beautiful, very old and wonderfully worn silk and wool blend kimono fabric.
I’ve been making new birds.
These guys are on a little field trip at the moment but later this week they’ll be in the shop.
My sister Becky made me this little terrarium for Christmas and I could not be more pleased with it.
It’s in a hand-blown Victorian fishbowl that has a ruffled edge and all sorts of beautiful little bubbles and imperfections in the glass. She collected the little mosses and plants for the mini landscape over the summer. It’s truly spectacular and a perfect home for this tiny donkey I’ve been saving for something for years.
I’ve been in kind of a wheel spinning, non productive post holiday fog. I’ve got lot’s of stuff I should be doing, would even like to be doing, but instead of really focusing on any of it I keep doing stuff like spending HOURS making a new pin cushion.
*Thanks to everybody who’s bidding at the Kim Benefit on Ebay, people are being incredibly generous*
This is the Fortitude. She’ll be auctioned (beginning Wednesday the 3rd) in the benefit organized by Lisa, Stephanie, and Gerrie for the Kim family. There’s lot’s of amazing stuff; you can see a preview here.
Her sails are sheer swiss dot salvaged from an edwardian lawn dress and some other vintage bits including pieces of a beautiful aqua, rose and green paisley dress my mother made for herself in the sixties, it’s one of my all time most favorite fabrics.
Happy New Year !
I do, and they really showed up for me on Saturday for THE GIFT on grand. I’ve been working my ass off and had come pretty much unglued by Saturday morning but my amazing pit crew put the whole thing together. So thanks, to each and every one of you, I would have been lost without you. I’m still kinda unglued from the effort of the last couple weeks and my computer is being all slow and weird too so everything is taking me forever including updating my shop. I finally got it done and there are a few new birds there now.
The show on Saturday was great. It was my first time doing anything like that and I wasn’t sure what to expect but it went really well and I learned a lot. Thanks to everybody who came by to say hi and to Sodafine for putting it together.
I’ve been working on wedding cake toppers. The Bride and groom birds in the photo are gone but I should have some new things available by February .
The ship above is my newest “The Fortitude”. I’m going to take and post my customary too many pictures tomorrow.
*Note on the photo below*
That’s the Christmas tree at Grand Army Plaza here in Park Slope.
Sorry, I’m running late on my shop update. The new birds will be up at 2 pm.
I’m going to put a few new things, including lydia (below) in the shop tomorow at noon.
P.S.
If I owe you email sorry, I’m still kind of scrambling but I promise to get back to you by Wednesday.
