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Fabric Knobs: A Tutorial
Particularly in the light chill of early autumn, that desirable sense of warmth and home seems to emanate from the cozier, comforting niceties - patchwork quilts, patterned table cloths, skeins of yar...
The Thirties Dresser: Part Two
Remember the circa 1937 dresser uncovered at a yard sale? (If not, you can see Part One here). It's finished at last! It's been painted a warm white and given a clear glossy finish. It now sits in the...
Of Roses and Rust
Thus far, it has been a summer of thrifty treasure hunting - a warm two months spent taking in the humid sea air while dodging in and out of antique shops along the old coast highway, a string of Satu...
Miss Alice Pinberley
Float about in the blogging circuit long enough, and you're bound to encounter some of the cutest confections ever created with the likes of clothespins, paint and fabric remnants. I speak of clothesp...
The Dollhouse: Plans
I can't help finding miniature things irresistibly cute, and that's probably why I broke down and bought a dollhouse kit. Despite the "You bought a what?" and the subsequent, "How old are you?" inquir...
The 1930s Dresser: Part One
In prep for moving into a tiny unfurnished apartment when school resumes in the fall, I've been out and about every weekend scouring for pieces to fix up. I certainly found what I was looking for in t...
A Bird in the Handkerchief
Last winter I received a pair of vintage cotton handkerchiefs. They were a starched, pristine white, trimmed with a dainty scalloped edge. But, what to do with such perfect canvases? I knew the answer...
Red Tape
During the final term of this past school year, I decided to apply to the design program at my current university as a change of major. Unfortunately I was not accepted, however I thought I'd document...
Fine Twine
As you've gathered by now, I have quite an affinity for simple pretty things. And I'm abashedly admitting that up until last week I hadn't fully discovered what is fast becoming the simple, pretty thi...
Springtime
I'm pleased to announce that things are now back in order after a brief mishap involving a faulty hard drive, a year's worth of irretrievable data, and one very disappointed (but not disheartened) gir...
Twenty
I recently celebrated a birthday, spending a wintry weekend consumed in lovely and simple amusements. A morning spent in the kitchen happily dipping strawberries in chocolate and icing cupcakes a drea...
Nothing But Pictures
"In my world, the books would be nothing but pictures." Alice in WonderlandA most appropriate present for my dear friend Alice. An enchantingly serene and simple little piece, drawn to mimic an old bl...
Valen{tiny} Garland
Perfectly pink and fetchingly festive this garland of miniature paper hearts is just in time for St. Valentine's Day. Swag a strand across a door frame or over a window for a look that is demure and c...
Deerly Sweet {Part Two}
Did you miss {Part One}?And here it is, the sweet scene I imagined, delicately rendered in ink and watercolor. A dear little doe amidst a pastel picnic demurely sips from a polka dotted teacup, all th...
Deerly Sweet {Part One}
It was during the incessant drone of an twelve thirty lecture that I found myself engaging in that age old classroom pastime. Between the “good afternoon, class” and the “next time we shall disc...
Smart Cookies
Year after year the week before Christmas brings a seemingly endless day of cookie baking. In years past more ambitious pursuits have yielded stacks of iced sugar cookies, a mountain of floury cookie ...
Visions of Sugar Plums
Simple handmade boxes filled with sweets make delightfully succinct little presents or party favors. These were created using Blueprint magazine’s printable wrapping paper on white cardstock, a gift...
Winter Green
“But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be On your own front door.” So the seasonal carol says. These wreaths (they are a matching pair, though only one is pictured), are spruced up...
Where the Treetops Glisten
A girlish variation on typical red and green, this little assortment of bows and baubles is the perfect adornment for a miniature evergreen. I look forward to unwrapping these each year and trimming a...