happy halloween...

Have a fun halloween!

a whiter shade of pale...

...inspired by this version of an old song...

pile of slippers...

... on my way to drop off these lovely "wedding slippers" that I've been working on all week...

like a box of chocolates...

...only better, because this one is not going to give me a migraine! While I was out and about this morning, waiting for a violin repair, I found an antique shop I've never been in before...I found this great jewelry box lined in pink velvet and satin, which I could never pass up and while I was paying for it I noticed a big baggie of buttons - the bag was really grungy, I could hardly see through it, but it was a cheap bag of buttons, so I added it to my purchase. When I got home, I dumped out the buttons and as I sorted through them, I got pretty excited, this was a really great bag of buttons. Lots of mother of pearl (my favorite) and some cool white ones and some nifty milky glass ones and a few really awesome metal ones... And the moral of this story, never pass up a dirty old bag of buttons.

hope is the thing with feathers...

A fabric collage card that I made on Friday, for a special friend who is very ill...

lace and babies and pretty, shiny stuff...

...today I am working on some garters, with some really beautiful lace that I got here.

...and making a book out of this adorable cabinet card that I got here.

...playing with my birdcage. The old photo is my grandmother and her brother.

...loving this necklace that I recently listed in my etsy shop.

...hanging this "jewelry collage" in my studio. I found this old frame in my cellar, removed the glass, covered a piece of cardboard in quilt batting and linen, and then pinned on all of my favorite pieces of costume jewelry. So much cooler than storing them in a box somewhere, don't you think?

an apple a day...

A couple of posts back, I talked about missing New York State apples. Well, my mother-in-law, Eileen really came through for me and today I am enjoying some "apple love" sent straight from the orchards of Beak and Skiff in Central New York. And while I looked at these beautiful apples, I was flooded with memories of our yearly trips to the orchard. I dug out some old apple picking pictures from 2001 and I am amazed at how small and cute my kids were. So, while I enjoy these apples, I will be reminiscing about days past and who knows, maybe one of my big kids will help me make pie. Thank you so much Eileen!

sewing up some pretties...

Thought I would show you what I have been up to this week. I've been sewing up some pretty things for a new lingerie shop opening up near my home. The slippers are so cute. They are from a pattern given to me by the shop owner. I will be sewing these in different fabrics and sizes. The garters are my own design. These are the first few sets (one to keep and one to throw) that I made. I am now working on some singles. The shop is called Boudoir. It is decorated beautifully and filled with gorgeous lingerie, pajamas, garters and soon - slippers. If you are in the Lynchburg area, it's in the Boonsboro Plaza. Check it out.