It's All In The Details

 

When it comes to clothing, I am an absolute sucker for a quirky detail.

I swoon over a perfectly off set pocket or pleat.

Gasp at the hem stitched in a color that doesn't belong...but really, couldn't be more perfect.

And if something has a clever tag? Particularly one with a scrap of ribbon or a tiny charmed doo-dad hanging from the end?

No question, that particular garment will be finding a new home in my closet.

So you can imagine the breathless squeal I emitted when I happened upon these beautiful Isabel Marnat pieces with dreamy landscapes printed by French artist Emilie Faif.

 

 

And though these gorgeous scenes are concealed inside the garments, you can place a sure bet that, were I to see them hanging on a shop rack, and had the deep pockets it would take to make them mine, I would most certainly do so.
And I would feel especially lovely every time I wore them,
despite the fact that no one would see the details that make the pieces so special.

{all images via Emilie Faif}

Like my own private art collection.

xo

Go Go Go! On An Adventure

I've been pretty quiet around here lately.

Ok, fine. Downright silent.

But not without good reason.

I've been busy...cultivating...other aspects of this handmade lifestyle.

I've added a slew of new shows to an already busy repertoire.

I've gotten the pretties into a few shops (VIX Emporium in Philadelphia, PA and Modern Charm in Terre Haute, IN...and maybe more to come ;)).

And with all of this cultivating and growing of opportunities to sell comes the need to develop and make more, and most notably, new, product.

So I've been busy doing just that.

Some of it has yet to catch on.

But some of it...well, phrases like "gangbusters" and "like wildfire" come to mind.

And all it took was a simple change to something I was already doing (always room for improvement; for change).

I've been making my pretty hooks since the beginning, but they've only really taken off in the last year.

But when I changed it up with the addition of a map?

Boom.

 

 

 

It seems people have a fondness for a sense of place.

It seemed a pretty good recipe.

So I applied it to tote bags, too.

 

Kapow.

They pretty much sold out at the first show I had them available at.
So now, while I keep myself busy enjoying this virtual road trip traveled through accessories,
I am plotting my next big move.
Keeping busy.
On all fronts.

xo
 

 

All A-Buzz

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to at long last introduce you to the newest member of the hive.

My niece, E., was born just shy of two months ago.

She came screaming into the world at a little under five pounds.

But don't let her size fool you- she has a head full of red hair and the sass to match it.

She's been letting everyone know just who's in charge since she was still in the womb,

and that hasn't changed in the short time she's been out.

She has each and every one of us wrapped around her long, slender fingers;

particularly her two big brothers, who are pretty certain the sun sets and the moon rises just for her.

And they just might be right.

xo