bless

My mother made this baptism gown from her mother's wedding dress, and all of the grandchildren have worn it for their baptisms. For a million reasons that I won't get into here, we are choosing not to baptize Ava, but I couldn't resist getting her picture in the dress anyway. So beautiful. 

studio

The motorcycle embroidery is a gift for Tom that I started, ohhhh, 2 years ago. I know I will finish it soon...

I recently purchased a Powerbook, but it didn't quite fit in my old laptop sleeve. I put this one together last week using material I already had and am pretty happy with the results–

hibernate

The dreaded illness has come over me. Is there such an illness as just purely exhausted? I feel so sleepy that I slept for 14 hours straight last night, and 12 hours the night before. Nyquil may have had something to do with that too. Maybe.

I did find the energy to post this pillow to my etsy shop. It took me a while partly because I was considering keeping it for myself.

Can you believe I found this poor little original Knoll Saarinen Tulip side table with a sign taped to it that said "TRASH"?! Me, neither. It's a bit roughed up, but that's just the way I like 'em.

Back to sleep for me - have a good week!

shhhh

This weekend I want to have a photo adventure outside of my house.

working and working and making things

**Please click on the images to view them full-size. They are all getting cut off on the right side! I will fix it soon, but in the meantime....**
2010 Calendar!





Oh, did I mention that I am making fun little clutches and wallets too? I am. They are made with reclaimed leather from the furniture industry, and this leather is so soft and buttery. I love it.





Also, I need your help! Are you a creative type who possesses Adobe Illustrator, but you don't know the ins and outs of the program? Would you like to learn how to turn your sketches into usable vector art that can be applied to any number of items? Are you itching to make a calendar or cards of your own or to make your own special invites and stationary?

I am putting together a workshop for you. If you live in Milwaukee and would benefit from such a class, please leave a comment or drop me an email. I would love to get this going soon, but I need to gauge your interest. I would love to hear from you!

hello again

exploding mountains

New pillow! I am not yet sure if this will go to etsy or not...

Also, a wedding invitation I did recently:



I am working on this year's calendar and some more pillows and pin cushions this week - this is the busiest time of year for me to get ready for the holiday season, and HOPEFULLY Art vs. Craft in November. Wish me luck!

heart handmade feature

Marichelle at heart handmade did a very sweet feature on my pillows today!
Thanks Marichelle! You made my day (no pun intended, really).

muchas gracias

Big bowl of gratitude for Jan DiCinto of Scoutie Girl / Daisy Janie for featuring my pillows today.

"Totally Digging" feature on Scoutie Girl.

:)

tote bag

Farmer's Market season is upon us, so I have been experimenting with tote bags. I made one above per my procrastination-free promise of yesterday, but there are some unfortunate mistakes so I will not be giving it away as intended. It's good to experiment like this - I am learning something new with each oops moment, and this one is good enough for me to use. I started a new one this morning that I think will be better. I made the pattern up as I went along, but it's pretty darn simple. I am not lining these at all - maybe some of you have thoughts on this - if I were to start selling them (once I master the pattern) is it necessary to line them? It would look nicer, but then the price would have to go up and I don't know if they would move at the price reflective of the time spent making each one. I'm sure after I make a few the time spent will be reduced though...