Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Pretty Pics: Mayfield Park, a Peacock Paradise

Patrick & I went to Mayfield Park on Sunday afternoon & I snapped tons of pics. Yes, I've blogged about this place before, but it's just so darn amazing!

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airplants

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More pics in my Mayfield Park Flickr set. Hope you're having a beautiful day!



Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Thrift Store Finds to Get You in the Halloween Mood!



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Aren't mannequin parts fascinating? I like the way these look like severed hands, yet they are immaculately clean & shiny.


witchiepoo2Hee hee hee heeee! I'll get you, my pretty! (and your little dog, too!)

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This little cutie-pie wouldn't scare anyone!

All of these pics were taken on a recent fun-filled afternoon thrifting with my WonderCraft pals. I posted the full story on The WonderCraft's blog, and you can also check out more pics from the trip in my Scenic Austin Flickr set.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Bits & Pieces



a box of colorful ears...

stuffed & waiting by my machine to be spiral-stitched for that adorable quilted effect! This is perhaps my favorite step of elephant-making.

and a stack of embroidered faces on what will become the elephants' bodies.

I love seeing the pieces at different stages & watching a batch of toys come together from a stack of parts. These polka-dotty elephants will soon be getting some national attention! Can't wait until I can tell you all about it!



Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Digging these Miniature Hats!



I'm knee-deep in fabric & thread, trying to get a lot of stuff made in preparation for the holiday show season, but just had to share these magnificent mini hats from Harriet Rosebud. They're so stylishly detailed, it kinda makes me want to start a mini-hat collection! I came across them in my research for the turtle hats I'm working on.






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