This weekend, my parents came to town to check out our new digs, and hang out in the ‘big city’. It was a drizzly Saturday in Seattle, but they willingly braved the elements to visit a few of our favorite Seattle attractions. Our first stop was Pike Place Market, where Mom pounced on a fantastic cloche hat, while I found myself unable to resist a bouquet of dried flowers and a vintage silk scarf. After snacking on a couple Monster cookies, we spent over 2 hours shopping the amazing treasures at Pike Place Antiques. Our final stop was a sunset walk thru the Olympic Sculpture Park, which boasts one of the best views of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound.
Posts Tagged ‘flower’
playing ‘tourist’ in our hometown Seattle
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010appreciate everyday beauty: spring goodness
Sunday, January 31st, 2010flower pins crafted with layers of love
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Every year before Valentine’s day I create a batch of these little flower pins using beloved fragments of some of my favorite fabrics. This year, I cut out 12 layers of petals for each pin using remnants of my grandmother’s blouses, scraps of Liberty fabric, and an antique silk wedding dress. Then I arrange and sew the layers together with vintage rhinestone button and affixed a metal pin on the back.
Each flower pin is handmade and uniquely crafted by me in my Seattle studio. These lovely 4″ flower pins would add a little splash of spring to your coat, handbag, hat, jacket lapel or ponytail holder. Available in Pink, Purple and Red for $14 exclusively on my Etsy page – for a limited time!
Tiger Lily bags in Tan, Brown & Black
Saturday, January 16th, 2010I have just added a few new bags in a vintage fabric that I like to call “Tiger Lily“. Featuring turquoise hibiscus, and tiger lilies on a butter yellow background. I discovered this fabric while on a road trip to San Francisco and bought all of it! It is the perfect kick-off to my Spring 2010 palette. Available now on my website!
a late night with scissors
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Oh man, I will be up for a while! I am working on the most epic batch of flower pins, ever! I have made a goal of making 100 flower pins to add to the goodie bags at Urban Craft Uprising and they’re *almost* done. .I just need to affix the pins and a name label. I’m at 88 and counting, and the pins have taken over every flat surface in my studio. If you’d like to get one of these cuties for free, (and you’ll be in Seattle August 1 & 2) be one of the first 100 attendees to UCU each day, and you’ll get an entire goodie bag filled with treasures from some of these lovely artists.

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