the weekend

lots of laundry catching up.  towering and gigantic so i retreat to my mini world of natural ingredients and paper flowers in between.  such a meditation for me shrinking myself down to such a small scale visually while i wait on the washer and/or dryer.

whilst my daughter was looking for snaps today, for a vintage style dress closure, in our large tin of buttons, she reminded me of these favorites (pictured).  the ones i used when barbie and i used to play bakeshop.  these were the baked treats she sold to her dolly customers.  these buttons from my great grandmothers tin of buttons were so delicious looking to me.  miniature vision has always been with me for as long as i have been playing:)

small things

still mingling with smaller creative possibilities.  the natural world is a wonder to me in all it's tiniest details:)

this week in my world

tiny teacup pin cushions will be listed to my etsy shop this week. 

my good friend "a" will visit and we will have a brunch of potato cakes and salad and fresh garden produce and maybe head to a rugged northern coast beach?  it will be such a good getaway for moi who tends to bury her head too much in her creative work.

more photography this week...trying to capture the loving nature of our work is the trickiest of my creative pursuits.

accordion festival, kite festival, custom drapery help, family dinners, etsy  photography and listing of miniature things.  so little space in between things recently that i resort to miniature creativity for the small spaces in between life's happenings:)

tyrus wong  today:)beautiful in every dimension!
including a view of him.  born in 1910...at 102 he is smiling inside and out:)

woven magic

not that i needed anymore but i picked up a few bits of woven magic on a recent stay in san francisco.  not my regular affordable textile indulgences:) but honest and true natural fibers where my art work feels most inspired to play. 

i have been searching for a natural sheer for acorn pouches to meet their eartheness....hmm i think i may have found it. 

  

silken things for dress up. some old some new.

sweet woven trims of pure dyeable cottons

and pure beautiful silks. swing, float, drape, hand, sheen, what's not to love:)

love

feeling so grateful for the textiles that grace my path. dress up of vintage textiles delights my world of creative study.
5 more skirts finally made their way to my etsy shop today.  5 more ideas are waiting in the wings.  next week i begin again:)