Using vintage finds

Remember the great vintage finds form a few weeks ago?

Today I am giving you a peak of how I am using these.

On this houndstooth cape/scarf I used this leather and gold bead piece to hide the snap.

This is my favorite so far for the season (have I said that before?)

The leopard and red and white stripe knit just asked for this leather flower.

Happy Monday!

A cozy cape or is it a scarf?

I love this new scarf. I have been wearing one of these while working and it is cozy, warm and looks pretty good!

I hide the large snap under  a trinket. In this case a vintage buckle.

 The back is not too long and this helps so you can wear it over a jacket or even inside a coat.

Would you wear one? Do you you like the idea?

Have a sunny weekend!

Artist Market at the Store at DeCordova museum

Stop by for a walk around the pond and peak into the Store, it is packed with amazing work from a lot of artists!

November 13—December 31, 2010

The Annual Artists' Market opens at The Store @ deCordova with Extended Holiday Hours:
Monday—Thursday 9:30 am—9:30 pm
Friday—Saturday 9:30 am—5:30 pm
Sunday 10:30 am—5:30 pm

Mark your calendars for the biggest shopping weekend in Boston!

I am super excited to take part in the Sowa Holiday Market this year.

Mark your calendars and come visit me!

Tie one on!

While reading through blog land this weekend nursing the flu, yes I had my flu shot, I found this site and thought it lovely.
The idea is to take a baked goody or bread, wrap it up with a note of good wishes  and take it to a neighbor or family member that you know that is in need of a kind deed or word.

Oh and you have to wear an apron!(LOVE)

Try taking part in this

Halloween mermaid costume

This was the fist year that I made one of the kids a costume for Halloween. It was so much fun that I think that I would like to make this a tradition form now on. It was so much fun seeing her in the outfit and to hear her tell people that her Mom made it. 

Also it was easy. It's a costume and its Lycra. You don't have to really seam everything and it really only has to last for a weekend.

I used a pattern for the top, and cut up pieces of contrasting lycra in strips to sew into the sleeve before sewing it .

The "skirt" part I just cut in a basic shape of a "tail" and gathered at the waist. It worked really well. I had a lot of fabric left over , so I made a three tier frill in the back to add just a little more.

The crown closes in the back and I use the hot glue gun to add the "pearl treasures" on the front.

The belt came as a after thought. the skirt part looked too full. I attached a imitation pearl brooch to the front .

I love this photo of her looking at her brother.

A Sweet Mermaiden doll.

Be still my beating heart!

I am so in love with this little mermaid, I love her, love her, love her!

A is going to be a mermaid for Halloween (costume pictures to follow). To go with the costume I decided to make this dolly for her to carry around as company.
I came across this free download from Hillary Lang's book: Wee wonderfulls. She also has a great blog with fun pictures of her creations .

This was a fun, easy project to make. The pattern was very clear and clever! She is small, just as long as my hand, so you do need a knitting needle or such to get all those corners turned out and the stuffing in all the right places.

 I did not have flannel for the body , so I cut up an old pillow case . I love the vintage velvet for her hair. I also think it is easier to turn inside out than corduroy.

I am not very good with embroidery, but I managed to make her face look OK!
If you have time I would recommend you try this lovely project. Took me just under two hours. Great weekend project.

Halloween crafts

The past weekend the kids and I made some fun Halloween crafts.

It is always fun to work with hand prints. You start by  painting the hand , not the thumb, with black paint and print one hand  then the other, overlapping the palms. 

You can add eyes and paint the face with white paint.

The other craft that is also fun to make are spiders out of egg cartons. 

The kids loved painting them. After they dry add eyes, nose, mouth and teeth if you choose!

I used a hole punch to make the holes for the pipe cleaners to go through .

The kids liked choosing different colours for the legs.

Thrift store beauties!

Every now and again it happens. You go into a store and there they are. 

Lovelies, beauties just waiting to go home with you, just waiting to inspire you and become something different.

I had the pleasure of going to the thrift shop with my friend Teresa today and right at the end I found these! 

They are in pairs, I think they are shoe buckles!

 So holiday, so winter so shiny so vintage so usable! 

I can't wait to show you what I have already done with these.

Halloween inspiration

Martha know how!

I have been looking around on my computer to try and find inspiring halloween decorating and other goodies.  I have never been very much in love with Halloween, but now that the kids are getting bigger I am seeing the fun side of it.
Here are some fun ideas.
Use the link to go directly to the sites.

 Do you have any great ideas?

Lovely masked lady!

And outside the front door

From the Purl Bee

This made me laugh!

Owls by Vintage by Crystal on Etsy

New work at Turtle

Today I am sharing some of the work that is now available at Turtle in the South End

One of my favorites ! Leopard stretch pared with a pin stripe deep plum jersey. The flower is burnt orange net with vintage lace and covered button.

Tie it any way you like! 

Houndstooth stretch fabric with accent of peacock silk and crochet circle

A little cape in soft flannel

White , black and yellow roller beanie

Colors of the week

What a strange week of getting use to different weather, rain and sun at the same time. Then there was Columbus day in the mix , that meant that Tuesday was Monday and the week was strange from the get go!
But it has been a good week in the studio, lots of scarf making this week. Bold patterns, leopard and purple with orange, houndstooth and peacock blue.
Today I am going to try and start a halloween costume for Ady. Will see how far I get.

Look at these great colors I gathered on my camera this week.

Happy Saturday!

Carousel in the North End

Poppie

Playing with seeds

Collecting rocks

The roller beanie

So happy to tell you today about the newest member of the Pink Sequin family.

                                                    The roller beanie!

I just love the way this looks. Very similar to the berets but a total different style. Easy to fold up and put in your pocket on those cold windy days.