what i did last night
Last night I wore this dress and we went here and hung out in this room for an auction for my school, and I sold this item for 60 bucks (twice as much as I sell them for)! People took some of my...
View Articlenew in shop: polka dot greeting cards, ‘a happy wedding’
These two cuties are available in my shop right now! A pack of two greeting cards, with detachable photo frames made from letterpress card stock, backed by pages from a vintage children’s book, and...
View Articlenew in shop: pack of green polka dot cards, “little dog” and “whiskers”
I’ve added two new greeting cards (with envelopes) in my shop! Polka dot frames mounted with white paper photo mounts, detachable for scrapbooking or keepsakes, backed with vintage children’s book...
View Articlenew in shop: pack of two greeting cards in blue/brown, ‘gingerbread man’ and...
Two new greeting cards are available in my shop right now! Made from kraft brown card stock, they hold detachable photo frames made from creamy letterpress card stock, backed with pages from an...
View Articlenew in shop: green card with blue flowers ‘little dog’
A new greeting card is for sale in my shop right now! Perfect for baby announcements, or any spring occasion. Or send it to grandparents. Best of all, the photo frame is detachable and can be saved as...
View Articlebranding lucy
At Luly Yang’s Absoluly Martini fashion show, in the boutique, I noticed Luly “branded” her mannequins by pinning her Luly Yang Couture tag on their necks–very simple, just four sewing pins. I’m going...
View Articlebaby you’re a firework
If you’re looking for something festive to wear on ye old Independence Day, here are the few poppy pins remaining in my shop. I ship within 24 hours.
View Articlepicnic totes for the 4th
Planning a picnic or barbecue on the 4th? You’ll need some totes to carry goodies. How about totes in RED… WHITE… and BLUE? The bundle of three is on sale in my shop, $9.99 is a fabulous deal, and I...
View Articlehow would don draper wear his pocket square?
I made another pocket square for my dad, and one for my hubby too. I’ll be putting a few in my shop as well! I’ve included the penny in this photo so you can admire my tiny and even stitching–yes, I’m...
View Articlewhat about a penny?
Already I’ve gotten an idea from Savage Beauty! McQueen put locks of hair in his garments, under a sheet of stitched plastic, and I’ve been thinking I wanted to do something cool like that as a little...
View Articleburdastyle skirt, variation #3, ‘circus’
This skirt only cost me $12! And only that much because I bought extra trims so I could have options when I got home. I used leftover IKEA fabric from my gathered skirt, this time with the stripes...
View Articledapper grandpappy
Grandparents’ Day is September 8 (in one week), and your grandma might love to get one of these vivid poppy pins in the mail. Your grandpa would look dapper wearing a hand-stitched, rolled-hem...
View Articlegetting toasty for autumn
Autumn is upon us! Warm up with a few goodies for your wardrobe and home, such as this puffy pom-pom pin… Felted ball bracelet… Cotton coasters in spiced orange… Hunter green thermos sleeve… Calico...
View Articlewho’s the boss?
Did you know Boss’s Day is October 16? Get your boss something nice, will ya? If your boss is a guy, he might like a hand-stitched, rolled-hem pocket square in blue… …or yellow. S/he also might need...
View ArticleLet’s all celebrate embroidery for a moment, shall we?
A little pop of color mid-winter never hurt anybody. Anthropologie in downtown Seattle, by the way, has a brand-new display in the window that is FABULOUS, a giant painted dropcloth map of downtown...
View ArticleTHE CONSTELLATIONS ARE NOT REAL { envelopes for bookworms and font junkies }
CUP & PENNY has something new… the ‘CONSTELLATIONS ARE NOT REAL’ envelope, $1 Filed under: shopgirl
View ArticleLet’s all celebrate embroidery for a moment, shall we?
A little pop of color mid-winter never hurt anybody. Anthropologie in downtown Seattle, by the way, has a brand-new display in the window that is FABULOUS, a giant painted dropcloth map of downtown...
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