We're SO excited about these little yellow mushrooms from Germany! They arrived yesterday and are made of spun cotton with lacquered yellow caps and white spots. We're stocking two sizes of these guys -- a tiny 1/2" and a larger 3/4".
They fit in great with the others we currently stock in pink, blue, red, green, and brown. Click here to see them all.
We just couldn't resist these tiny venise lace rose bud appliques and now stock several different colors (find them here). Aren't they adorable? The remind me so much of things I found in my grandmother's sewing stash many years ago.
They would be so sweet sewn on a baby's hat or booties, and have so many uses... doll making, card making, jewelry design, lingerie, costumes...
We also stock a yellow rose bud trim in slightly different hues.
This isn't my cat, but he hangs around the house enough to have his own bowl, brush and favorite hiding places in the yard. We've named him Thomas, though across the street at his real home he has another name. As the weather warms up he's around more and more, lurking in ferns and waiting for birds at the bird bath. If he comes over and isn't seen right away he likes to stand on the arms of the patio furniture and meow until he's noticed and let in for a bowl of whipped cream.
This is just one set of journals that you could win!
We're super excited about these venise lace pieces that we've just added to our shop. Dainty and soft with exquisite detailing, they make such lovely embellishments on everything from clothing to costumes to jewelry. With wedding season starting up, I can totally see a gorgeous bride's bouquet with the stems wrapped in delicate floral trim.
I can't decide which is my favorite trim... the flowers with leaves in white (above left) or the tiny rose buds in black (below right). My hands down favorite collar is definitely the pink one above.
To see all of our new venise lace click here.
Here's a quick sampling of a few of my current favorites from our etsy shop.
Last but not least, I'm loving the soft hues of this steel blue Dresden trim, floral border scraps from Germany and pink Dresden flower trim.
We've just finished adding some absolutely gorgeous old stock flowers and leaves to the shop plus some beautiful contemporary handmade pieces. Above is a close up of a vintage German sprig of embossed velvet leaves with pewter colored berries in saphire blue.
Above we have more velvet leaves. The hot pink (yes, Tracy, I know ... pink!) and blue are vintage, the ombre on the left is contemporary. And below we have two colors of vintage German fabric narcissus separated by newly made red velvet forget me nots.
To say spring has sprung is an understatement! And these pretty flowers have so many uses, especially with wedding season starting up. Can't you see a gorgeous bride's bouquet of vintage millinery flowers?
Thomas, the cat that lives across the street, showed up at my door this morning. He led me outside, proceeded to find a patch of dirt and took a furious, dusty bath.
Sometimes he stops by to chase a shoelace I leave on the fence for him, but not today. He was content to have a pinch of catnip and relax in the shade of the patio.
Today was an Easter to remember for a rather unusual reason: a 7.2 earthquake centered in Baja California south of Mexicali gave us quite a good and long shake in the afternoon. Ironically, the quake was at a latitude of 32 Degrees North!
I'm on a huge embroidery kick and can't stop! Here are two more hand towels I started a while ago and have just now finished. This time I went major matchy-matchy compared to Geninne's bird.
