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Blazing fall colors, dancing peacocks, patchwork quilts turned wonky birds. This week at the cottage… Continue reading
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repurposing vintage textiles
Cottage photos January 1-11 excavation
Hey you guys, it’s been awhile.
Everybody and everything here at the cottage has been ka-put, wonky, torn-up, broken, or sick.
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a week in cottage photos week 12/5-12/12
Around here it has been wet. Which makes not only me but the fur babies go nuts.
I’ve done some decorating and sewing these rainy days.
That Cat says rainy weather makes him want to hang out under the tree.
Me too, and sip hot cocoa.
The Singer has been purring non-stop while I work on making a few gifts.
The sun returned and brought the wind.
The tips of the Hemlock shimmer with rain at the foot of the driveway as my neighbors dash on by.
Early morning sunlight casts a glow on everything.
Betsy beagle and That Cat play chase around the tractor.
Opps the tire is flat. “Let’s get out of here before we get blamed for it!”
My big sister came over and cooked a batch of the most awesome Thai ginger shrimp soup for our lunch.
Nothing like hot spicy soup to chase away the chills.
A week of good stuff, I hope yours has been the same.
See you later, Bye!
Kim
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fringe
I’ve been keeping my heart busy with projects. They are all rocking some fringe.
So in the words of the Junk Gypsies – “If loving fringe is wrong, I don’t want to be right.”
Yes, I’ve been a crafty sewing freak.
This spring I scored a bit of vintage fabric at thrift shops and yard sales. Oh and all kinds of fringe too.
Boxes of it.
Oh Yeah!
I made a pair of curtains for the pool side bathroom door.
Mr. Cottage says I got the ’60’s thing going on here.
Several months ago, I bought a plain little stool at a local thrift shop.
Painted it one coat of Parisian Grey chalk paint, then a coat of Grotto with a somewhat dry brush, so that the grey could still show.
Cut some foam to size.
Played with fabric choices.
Too plain, not the right color.
Nope. Right color, pattern didn’t feel right.
Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner.
More vintage fabric.
A pop of ball fringe and the completed project is ready to travel to Coral Cottage South.
I leave you with a few photos from last night. Mr. Cottage and I were mesmerized by the full moon and feeling grateful to live amidst the beauty of the rolling hills of Virginia.
Barely there wispy clouds.
On the other side of the driveway the sun slips behind the trees in a blazing ball of awesomeness.
What projects have you been working on? Do tell.
See you later, Bye!
Kim
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fly strong
I’ve been waiting for my new year, one word mantra to come to me. I was afraid I wasn’t going to receive it. However, as I sat talking with my doctor last week, it hit me.
Strength. Strong.
1. The state, property, or quality of being strong.
2. The power to resist attack; impregnability.
3. The power to resist strain or stress; durability.
4. The ability to maintain a moral or intellectual position firmly.
5. Capacity or potential for effective action: a show of strength.
I want the whole package, Body, Mind and Soul.
My doctor says that my entire body has become unconditioned. That is a polite way of saying I am fat and out of shape.
I will be starting physical therapy again very soon, and then on to an exercise program. I am so looking forward to this.
Not because I am an exercise nut, no ugh I hate to exercise, but my body wants to be healthy.
My desire for myself is to become physically stronger, and for my creative endeavors to be reflective of this too.
I want to convey a sense of strength and fortitude, and the hope of what is possible, even when I create a gentle humble object.
Strength, strong and assured. On that note, a peak at a new design I have completed and added to my shop. I hope that it expresses the strength that is found in delicate beauty.
I have sewn vintage seam binding and new vibrant blue burlap together to form a background for the vintage image of a Lazuli Bunting. Remember those cigarette cards I scored the other week? I’ve transferred them to fabric.
I’ll apologize for the poor quality photos, it is dark and dreary today.
A twig, a wire nest with eggs and a feather for accent.
I have spring on my mind – can you tell?
See you later,
Bye!
Kim
