Vintage Botanical Chart Finds

 

 

VINTAGE BONANZA!

 

 

The Dandylion



Mold and Fungi- For Halloween?....chic AND creepy!

The Snail



The Spider...COOL! Pricey, yes but just use this every October and forgo any cheap, disposable Halloween decorations you are tempted to buy.



 I went looking for vintage décor on Etsy this morning and turned up these very cool and relatively affordable German fabric school charts. All from discoverprints.etsy.com. None of the prints are terribly old -1960's hence the (almost!) affordable prices. Shipping from Germany will add another $50, but well worth it. Instant quirk and character for your wall. Love Love Love.

Well Hello There.....

 

 

 Ribbon Dying Experiment #1

My poor little blog.....SO neglected.  It's busy season at the day job. When I last posted, dyed ribbon was the obsession du jour. This is how my first experiment played out.... The dying went fine -great color, even on the roll of rayon ribbon. The cotton fabric was slow to wick up the color. I think it needs a deeper bath and should be wrapped tighter on a spool. Easy enough.

My jubilation was short lived- when I rinsed the ribbon, all the color washed out! Bummer....My chemicals were quite old. Will try it again with a new batch.

 

 

Packaging Pinboard.... Options, Materials and Ephemeral Ideas

This post is a haphazard compilation of pictures and materials that MAY lead in a new direction for my Etsy store 'branding'. I use the term loosely as it implies a deliberate and thoughtful editing process that I never fully commit to. I'm always pulling threads out of the air and they don't always belong to the same sweater. I like the nautical vibe that's popping up in some of my pieces. I like the random squid and whale graphic I bought as a digital image. I like the dip dyed silk ribbon-both process and product. So there you go.....a pin board of potential. 


Recycled Silk Sari Yarn from yarnyarnyarns.etsy.com

Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon From flowerseedpaper.etsy.com






Cool Graphic.....Whale Loves Squid? Stamped on dip dyed cotton?




I LIKE This!

Current Packaging and Graphics

Looking For The Threads To Tie It All Together...

Fresh Nest

PINTEREST FINDS

Test Tube Cool

 



Gilt and Grime
 Gold and Silver Leafed Old English Pots
 



Hand Stamped Fabric Chair -Remodelista.com



Ahhh Pinterest. I have no time for you, but you lure me in with your beautiful, elegant and oh so clever ways.....It's Spring... time for clean white walls, a neutral color pallet and lots and lots of linen.LOTS.

Fresh Easter Gifts

 

I found some fabulous containers for Easter gifts at Marshalls today. A search of our local big box home store turned up some fresh bulbs -tulips, mini narcissus and hyacinth, just breaking thru the soil. I think this is when bulbs are most beautiful. The energy, promise and potential is sometimes more interesting than the realized flower....Plants just make me happy. Best Easter wishes and dark chocolate bunnies to you.

Garden Party Fantasy

 

 

 

The Perfect Garden Party


Just found this garden party photo on pinterest. The styling is SO delicious....not too over the top. Loving the stumps and the spontaneous vibe, like it was just thrown together with what was at hand. Well done. 

Brilliant....

 

  

 

Flora Grubb Boquet

 

 

The snow here in Maine is unrelenting. Ten sloppy inches this week and maybe more on Friday. Must....have....fresh...flower gorgeousness. (Say this like William Shatner). Floragrubb.com never disappoints. If you don't know about this West Coast floral genius, go to this site immediately! So fresh and uplifting. Happy viewing.

 

 

 

 



Air Plants + Eucalyptus Berries = WOW