VINTAGE SWEET PEAS: crafting

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NEW BLOG ANNOUNCEMENT

Please visit me at my new blog: Tree Top Musings.... Follow along as I decorate our new cozy cottage, embark upon an empty nest, and continue to create all things crochet! See you there, Lisa

Nothing New...Simply Old....Mostly a long time love of mine! That would be linens. Not just any linen....But, Vintage Linens!!!! I have searched high and low, far and yes wide. Through swap meets, yard sales, estate sales, antique shops! And through it all, I find myself still dreaming of my long time desire to travel to Paris and visit a Paris flea market, all in hopes of finding linens galore!!!.....O, can't you picture it? Piles upon piles of linens! It would not mattered what kind....clean, dusty, stained, torn, the worse shape the better. For upon arriving home with my cotton treasures, I would soak them for days on end. Not just in soap and water but my very own homemade special soaking solution. Once the magic of the soak took affect. I would lay then out on the grass, in the morning sunshine. For the sun has a way of magically bleaching all linens a natural white, giving then a state of cleanliness. O, and then there is the lovely fragrance of the fresh air that gives them the final seal of approval.......

And somehow through it all I started a business with those beloved linens........That ended up growing beyond the linens......

and toward working with fabrics, felting, vintage images........

Lots of vintage images........

Which found me traveling to Chicago, to meet the ladies of the Country Living Magazine......

Which is also what inspired me to start my blog a few years back.....now that the baby of the family is nearing young adulthood, I found myself pulling away from designing Children' s clothes......and once again seeking out the wonders of found treasures. In the recent weeks I have started selling among other items, my vintage linens on E-Bay! Which I might add is turning out to be a lot fun!!!!! And boy do I have a lot of Linens......

So if you have something in mind......

that you cant seem to find.....

or maybe want to make something like this.....

just ask, I'll probably have it or know how to find it for you!! As for now...me and my helper have a lot of ironing and posting to do.....

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend......Lisa and Mufasa

BOO BANNER CUTENESS!!!!!

I Found this precious Burlap Boo Banner over at U Can Make This .......and I think I will....:)

Happy 4 Year Anniversary!!!!!

To my husband who has given me many wonderful ranch adventures......and to my dad who passed away a week before our wedding! I miss you so very much, and I love you both......

Well, I have not been posting on a regular basic and I thought I would share some images from my craft/ storage room and also a new interest of mine....but its not the little bear below. She just sits in my craft room.....cuz, she's cute.....

I have jars of buttons, ribbons and squares of wool felt.....

Here is something I have been stitching on for a while, in between other projects.....

I have loads of vintage buttons in little draws........

I also love all things that relate to the month of July, they can be found threw out my craft room and house.....

Of course you will find, lots and lots of yarn in all different colors......which leads me to my new interest.....

I have been crocheting squares for the Knit-a-square charity. Knit- a- square is a charity that knits or crochets square's and then sends them to Africa. Once the squares arrive a group of ladies from the local church's join the squares together and make blankets for the orphans and/or sick children. If you would like to join along, let me know or check out their site. It would be wonderful to have you join and help bring some warmth and sunshine into a little ones life......

some of my squares......

Well, I have been coming and going and not posting weekly, BUT, I have still been trying to keep up on my favorite blogs and I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer vacation...it sure sounds like you all are!!!!!

Hair for Charity!!!

Hello to all of you!!! I hope everyone is looking forward to summer. I am!!! My husband and I will be heading out to our ranch this weekend. But, before we leave, I will be cutting my hair for charity......

Yes...most of that hair above will be gone tomorrow...short? yes!! But, I'm excited !!!! I think it will be cute...cross your fingers and toes.....:)

While at the ranch this weekend, I hope to finish stitching this little wedding sampler for Christie's 1 year anniversary...I will be sure to post a pic of it when I have it in it's frame....If I'm brave I'll also post a pic of my haircut.....

Next is a pillow I decorated with different colored needlepoint thread. It started as a plain wool pillow that I wanted to make come alive and fit in with my living room. I added 5 different colors of thread, 2 inches apart by 9 rows and 18" by 18". If you want to make one and have questions, please feel free to ask....:)

I hope everyone has a wonderful week and weekend......Hugs...Lisa

French Knots......

Wow, it has been a week since I posted! I have been busy working on some new items......This project is going to be a linen pillow for my bedroom. I'v used one of my vintage linen's and some ABC stencils. I traced the letters onto the linen very lightly and have started to fill the letters in with French Knots.....it will read SPRING. Here is a very helpful tutorial on how to make French Knots......Primrose designs.blogspot.com You will locate it on the right hand side of her blog under Stitch School.

Later this week I will be posting these fun Spring necklace scarfs in my Etsy shop and some Beary Goodness!

As for now I'm going to go outside and enjoy this wonderful Spring weather! Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend with family and friends!

These two are.....:)

O Sweet Valentine!!!!

Yeah, I finished making all my Valentine Items for my Esty Shop.....

First up is Sophie. She is all excited because she just completed her first Valentine recital!

Sophie is one of a kind. I hand crochet her using ecru cotton yarn then hand embroidered her features and added a cute little note that promises she will be truly yours. She is carrying a red felt heart with an embroidered cupcake. Did I tell you she likes Cupcakes....she does....

next I made Valentine Pomanders. They are hung with care by a vintage velvet ribbon and outfitted with red velvet flower petals that I topped with a glitter dove and matching glittered sprinkles on the petals........

and here's my "BE MINE" Valentine Banner.........

I used wood flags, covered them with soft colored scrap booking paper, primarily in pinks, cherry red and lime green. I made the letters using glitter and trimmed them with matching pink paint that also outlines each flag.....

Banner is hung using a satin rose colored ribbon.......

then I made these very sweet valentines to help decorate a home or to be given to a very special someone........

each Dove is carrying a little banner that says....Kiss ME......

Sophie is so excited....she can't wait to see who will take her home for Valentine's Day!

Yeppee!!!!!!!!!

O.K. Off I go to add these goodies to my Etsy Store....I should have them all added by Friday Morning....:) Thanks for Checking back....Hope to see you soon....Lisa

Valentine Posy's, Banners and Ballerinas

O MY, I have been so busy in my little work room!!! As I mentioned in my last post, "while we were visiting Rogers Gardens", I was going to be adding a lot of new items to my Etsy Shop! While they are not completely finished yet I do have some bits and pieces that I.m so excited too share with you all.....

First up, A Valentine Pomander....I made these for my daughter's wedding and soooo many of you just loved them, that I decided to make them for Valentine's decorations/gifts......

Here is one of my cute little cat ballerina's. I'm so happy with how they are turning out. Although making them is taken a little longer then I had hoped. This one likes cupcakes.......

These I'm very happy with and will share more about them later this week....

and another valentine......

Well, my goal is to have all my items finished and in my Etsy shop by this weekend. As of now it looks like I can make this happen. But before I list them in my shop I will post them all here, so you can see how they all turned out! Until then I hope you all Have a wonderful week...Hugs Lisa