Fall Fashion

Using one of the most visually provocative styling choices, Patrick Mohr sent his models down the runway show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin sporting shaved heads and dramatic facial hair. .
















It's stuff like this that makes me realize I am way too conservative.

Thriftstore Score: Lite Brite

At the Value Village the other day I spotted one of my fav. toys from childhood: the Litebrite. Of course buying toys at the thriftstore, especially those hidden in a box and taped up, is always a gamble. I shook the box. It sounded like there were pieces inside. But who knew what was missing? Still, for about a dollar, it was worth the gamble. Turns out all the pieces were there and the Lite Brite was in pristine condition. Even the paper "maps" were either unused or gently used.

We've been making "Lited" pictures ever since.

The Devil Made Me Do It at Arts on Foot

Hey all, I'll be at ARTS on FOOT in Penn Quarter this week, Wednesday through Saturday from 11 AM to 7 PM. There will be awesome art, great food and food demonstrations, live performances and music. It'll be like a FALL FESTIVAL of FUN! I'll be in booth #34 with a lot of cool new work, so stop on by. Afterwards you can ride the dreaded GREEN LINE, just for the thrill of it (and to tell your friends you did).

Thriftstore Score: Vintage Tins

Adorable. That's what they are: adorable. I found these little vintage tins at the Salvation Army last week, cleaned them up, and... Well, as I said: adorable. Though they were probably intended for biscuits or cookies or something, I thought they would make good boxes for notions in my new (and IMPROVED) more better organized studio.


I don't know about you, but I'm always searching for boxes to store things and what I usually come up with is something plastic and boring and environment-wrecking from Target or Ikea. Obviously, these are far superior. And instead of trying to avoid making eye contact with some plastic monstrosity, each time I look at them, they'll make me smile.


On top of their obvious appeal (adorability!), they have a secret and wonderful feature: a spring action opening. So you just "unlatch" the front, so to speak, and the old spring action pops them open and keeps them that way. So sweet it makes your tooth ache!






Come to my studio and see for yourself.

Barbie Dolls at Value Village

Thriftstore Score: Shabby Chic Bookshelf

I found this little gem at the Value Village the other day. It was filthy, of course, with stickers and writing all over it. I scrubbed her down and decided to just leave her pealing white paint (people pay extra for that sort of thing hehe). She's solid wood with some nice beveling on her edges. Not bad for $7! I thought she would go in my studio as a lovely storage piece. But now I'm leaning towards using her either as a nightstand next to my bed, or as an entryway piece IN OUR NEW HOUSE with books and our key basket on top. She'd look nice paired with the white shabby mirror I found in Maine last year. I'll do pix once we move in and I decide. Enjoy!

Hello Sailor (wink, wink)

Ahoy Maties! Finally finished up this sweet blue, white and grey nautical-inspired sweater-coatie. I had a lot of fun with this, especially loving the whimsical blue and white stripes of felted wool.


Of course my version of a "sailor collar" came out feminine and flouncy, with asymmetric pieces of this light navy blue layered and circling the neckline.

Added to this mix is one piece of the striped blue and white, so there's a lot going on to catch the eye. The top of the sweater is a lovely grey merino wool. I really like using merino for the tops of these sweaters because they just look so classy and the drape is wonderful and flattering. The middle section here is made of more of that sweet light navy blue, only this time in cableknit, which I've cut to flare out from the low waist to give some room for hips (and so that when you spin it will shiver your timbers).

To finish, I've made coordinating blue and white striped front ties, and a lovely and feminine striped flounce, so that you get some stripes on the top, middle and bottom. Three of my signature "freckle flowers" dot the upper left shoulder.

And as an extra special detail, I put a tiny striped pocket on the right sleeve (just the right size for a tiny, hidden treasure.)