vintage

Isn’t it interesting that just when I finally started blogging again, the universe started sending me things to blog? The September issue of Simply Handmade is a sewing special, with lots of fall and Halloween projects to make from fabric…

I think I’ve mentioned the wall of boxes that lines my studio. Well, lately it’s been overflowing, so I’m going through all the boxes and trying to be ruthless with the contents. I had one large box labeled “Firetrucks.” You…

Rainbow Buttons, a photo by quercus design on Flickr. Blustery, wet, snowy rain today – a good day to stay inside and play with buttons! Most of them are vintage. They came from my grandmothers’ sewing boxes. The little green…

Vintage Thread Labels (available in my etsy shop) My mother’s mother, Grandma Magda, was a wonderful seamstress. She made a lot of my clothes when I was growing up.  Grandma tried to teach me to sew, and when I was…

…but I was having coffee with a friend and somehow the idea came up of photographing my enormous collection of vintage glass Christmas balls. I was so excited by the idea I just about abandoned her in the cafe to…