FIRST CREATIONS WITH TEAL FABRICS

Well, here it is: the first creation with those beautiful teal fabrics I found two weeks ago in Carpinteria: a little wooden doll bed on stilts inspired by Swedish antique bedrooms. I used a wooden tray from the local craft store, painted it, stenciled it and proceeded to make sheets,pillow, throw pillow and comforter. Wish I had the skill and know-how to make a life sized one for myself. I also made these two wall hangings for my guest room using two large wooden embroidery hoops.

In the works, two more in larger sized beds maybe for the 3 Swedish Bears?

Feeling Girly

Just came back from two days in Santa Barbara where I finally got to wear dresses and skirts for a change. At home it's mostly the comfortable capris and Ts. It just feels so good to go feminine. Came back all pumped up to put my hands to work some more after stopping in Carpinteria at one of my favorite fabric and yarn stores on the way. Also to find that I had sold quite a few items on etsy. GOD is soooooo good to me when I need HIM the most. One of the items sold was a winged heart I had made a few weeks back and although I like to make one of a kind items, I just had to make another. For display I used my all-purpose mannequin and it just looks so beautiful with all the other girly things I had pinned and wrapped around it. Poncho and scarves and vintage brooches. I wonder if on a winter's day I walked out wearing all of these together people would consider me crazy. I think they look so beautiful together.

And here are some of the girly fabrics and craft peraphernalia I picked up in Carp. Can't wait to play around with them.