Busy Work

I finished a couple fun custom orders last week!  I still have so much fabric...and not nearly enough time to sew it!!  Check out my shop for some extreme deals during my Spring Sale!

Martyn Lawrence Bullard for Schumacher

Yes it has been all the rage on blogs now this week it seems like, so I thought I would join in!  I just sold a couple of these pillows in my Etsy shop the other day!  Someone has got some killer taste in pillows!  I am jealous, I enjoyed looking at them as I packaged them up!  I am sure we will be seeing lots of this line in the design scene, can't wait!

LOVIN IT

Just came across this fabric online.  Definitely a favorite!!  It is from HusandHem, located in the UK.

UMBRELLA PRINTS

I can't get enough of this print by Carly Schwerdt for Umbrella Prints.  I ordered some meterage in it, and it just arrived today after much anticipation.  I love it!   I ordered three of the colors and they all exceed my expectations.  Not only are they killer cute mod elephants, but it is printed on an organic cotton and hemp blend fabric with 100% water based solvent free inks.  All hand printed in Australia.  Hats off to these great Australian textile designers!
How cute for a nursery or kids room, or a little smock! So great.

OSBORNE AND LITTLE

OSBORNE AND LITTLE LORCA "TANJORE ASSAM"

OSBORNE AND LITTLE "MINARET"

So I just had a customer purchase a custom order on Etsy the other day. She purchased the top fabric which is the "Tanjore Assam" It is an elegant embroidered floral pattern on linen. I am excited to receive it!
The geometric fabric in purple shown at the bottom is one of my favorites. It is called "Minaret". I think it's fabulous, in fact it may find its way onto my sofas upstairs, that still don't have any pillows on. Of all the things you would think I would at least have some great pillows on my own sofa...still waiting!

Wow

This quilt "wowed" me...seriously, "WOW!" I found it on True Up's website, a website that I visit often. This quilt was created by Sheri Lynn Wood, see here for instructions on how to do it.

How exciting...more pillows! I will be featured on Sayyestohoboken's blog tomorrow, so I have been trying to get some stock built up in my shop. So many fabrics, so many pillows, so little time....

PILLOW TALK

Take a moment and notice how I still don't have a lamp on my nightstand...very dysfunctional every single night when I need a light, I already wasted money on a floor boom arm lamp that doesn't even fit by the side of my bed with the nightstand!

I love the color combo in this pattern. I think it would be really cute with a pink back on it too!

The cake flowers were a bit of a struggle to complete, because the cake had started to melt!! But I think it turned out good in the end. I loved the cotton ball streamers! (super great idea by the bride!) I really like how these flowers pulled together. She wanted something bright and eclectic, but somewhat vintage.
The second photo down is from another wedding job a week before. I used a really pretty garden rose, I thought they were really cool looking. They look like a a mix between a peony and a rose. Very pretty.

Learning to make patterns

So nice of Natalie to come and share some of her Illustrator skizzles with me! Thanks Natalie! She showed me how to create PATTERN!! It was new to me! I know I learned a little of it in college, but I didn't listen very well, and have since then really wanted to learn how to make patterns! The one above is one I created. I will be posting more about patterns hopefully in the future as I progress!

Bijou Market

We had much, much fun at the Bijou Market this last weekend! It was a great location I thought. (I just know Charity will love that she is in one of the photos!! ;) Charity and I were busily sewing a couple days before the market, and we really did an amazing job at getting some product whipped out! Janica even drove all the way down from Green River to be part of the fun!!..Our favorite pillow...the Chiang Mai, of course! Thanks so much to all who supported modernthread this time!! It was great, we will definitely be participating again!

Dottie Angel

Never have I seen something crocheted that I wanted more!! This gal is amazing! Visit her blog here!

Vintage Pair

I have had a thing lately with finding vintage chairs....just what I need...more chairs!!! Anyway, I just couldn't pass these ones up! I thought they would be normal sized chairs, but they are more like a child's chair, which made them even more appealing to me! The spindle backs, and the turning on the legs really gives them some character.

HERE COMES THE FLOWERS

Here comes the wedding season!! Here is a bridal bouquet I did the other day.
I have decided after making this bouquet that I have "had better" when it comes to working with certain flowers. These Lilly's were just being difficult! I guess at least this time I learned my lesson. That lesson being that I have to buy Lilly's at least 3 days ahead of time so that they can actually blossom! The last time I used them, they all blossomed the day after the wedding! Oops.

Chiang Mai Love

Lovin the new colorway. Fire hot baby...(I sound like Randy Jackson). Okay, so does everyone know about the television program "Sarah's House"? I was kind of getting bored of HGTV, then just in the last few weeks have started Tivo-ing this series. Love it! I really like her sidekick Tommy, they are funny together.

...HERE FISHY, FISHY

Last night I helped my sister make Bennett little birthday announcements. We had no plans or ideas, and just started from scratch, and came up with this. (It was Janica's idea to add the coral.) which I just love! My printer was being super stupid though, and putting stripes through everything (even after cleaning the nozzle heads!). Dang Epson. Seriously I just bought like a brand new pack of ink, which is basically like buying half a printer, and now it is doing all sorts of funky things!

PURA BABY BOTTLES

I really like this line of bottles and sippy cups. The nipples are interchangeable with several different brands, and the bottle has a lifetime warranty. It is BPA free, and you don't have to worry about it breaking like glass. ....and the colors! There is a blue one too! Check them out here!
I also bought the boon wheat grass drying rack, and have been very happy with it! It is very springy and I love green, and Ella's pink bottle on top of it looks like a flower blossoming out of the grass. The colors are just bright and fun! I found it for a really good price here!

CELERIE KEMBLE FOR SCHUMACHER

...So excited to be working on some pillows out of the fabric I ordered. I have lots of pillows to make, and not enough time to make them!?

MODERN BABY GIFT PACKAGING

A gift me and my sis worked on for a baby boy. I found the box at Xpedx on clearance and wrapped a custom made label around it, then we tied it all up with a cute little pair of shoes that my sister found!

MY LITTLE BRASS FRIENDS...

...So back in the day I used to be a serious thrift store junkie! I have mountains of milkglass, way too many chairs, and a table top of lidded glass jars....I have since calmed down a bit, but this one I have to say I just couldn't pass up!