I wanted to share some photos from my trip to the Sew Expo In Puyallup, Washington. I was hosted by the Pacific Fabrics and Crafts booth, which has six locations as well as an online store. I presented two sell-out lectures Sew Vintage and Craft a Business:Sewing for Profit. Cheryl joined me to help out, and we had a great time working the booth with the Pacific Fabrics team!! I found some vintage treasures at the show I want to share with you. I also met some new friends whose businesses I want to share as well. Carol Saber of Japanese Textiles & Tours shares her jacket featuring vintage kimono fabric. Dyan Emery of Jennifer Osner Textiles share wonderful treasures including the gorgeous fuchsia and black crazy quilt I bought! Love the idea to take the vintage photo frame and use blackboard paint to turn in into a sign!!
Posts Tagged ‘vintage’
Inspiration from Sew Expo!
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Shadow Box of Sewing Ephemera
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Shadow Box by Beth
I love creating things using vintage sewing items I’ve collected over the years. My question was always how do I should off my treasures in a way that looks nice and allows me to be creative. (more…)
Monthly Free Image for January
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
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This image of birds looking into a winter scene captured in a fan is Amy’s Free Pick for the month. Be sure to click on the image first to see the full size image. Then right click (Mac: control+click) and “save to” your computer desktop or a folder of your choice. This process will ensure you get the best quality of the image.
I hope you enjoy my winter scene photos from Michigan. Please share a comment of your favorite winter scene.
Christmas Shopping
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Christmas Shopping can be a real treat when you have wonderful venues to choose from. Here are a few shots from two of my favorites in Kansas City, Urban Mining and The Curious Sofa. Seeing unique vignettes and vintage treasures makes the Christmas season all the more inspiring.
Mica Snow - Now Available!
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Now available directly from The Vintage Workshop comes Mica Snow. This wonderful embellishing product is a wonderful vintage inspired flaky “snow” that looks like a cross between artificial snow and glitter. It is a white shimmery flake that can be glued to almost any surface including paper for cards, candles, pine cones or you can just sprinkle it on a tray to give a little sparkle. Click here to see a card using Mica Snow around the border - scroll to last card on post.
A little history from the makers of Mica Snow. Mica is a mineral that comes in a variety of colors and can be easily separated into thin transparent sheets. We’ve processed our high quality white mica into small flakes much like the ‘Vintage Mica Snow’ of the early 1900s. In addition to being beautiful, it’s non-toxic, tough, chemically inert, transparent and waterproof. It can also withstand temperatures of over 1100 degrees!
Click any image above for a closer look at how you can use Mica Snow.
If you are familiar with Mica Snow and have used it in the past, we welcome you to post your projects photos here as well. It’s a fun way to bring the snowy winter wonderland right into your home.
Monthly Free Image for December
Monday, November 30th, 2009
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This image of Christmas Kitten mixing up some goodies is Amy’s Free Pick for the month. Be sure to click on the image first to see the full size image. Then right click (Mac: control+click) and “save to” your computer desktop or a folder of your choice. This process will ensure you get the best quality of the image.
Don’t forget to post your favorite cookie recipe. I’d love to see all the new recipes I can try this holiday season.
Happy Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Kids Marching - SI0173
To all those who have or are currently serving our country in the armed forces, we want to extend our sincerest and heartfelt thank you!
Monthly Free Image for November
Friday, October 30th, 2009
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This vintage lady is Amy’s Free Pick for the month. Be sure to click on the image first to see the full size image. Then right click (Mac: control+click) and “save to” your computer desktop or a folder of your choice. This process will ensure you get the best quality of the image.
Michigan Cherries & Free Download
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
I spent several weeks on Torch River this Summer with my family. In several upcoming posts I will share some of our adventures. A trip to pick cherries is one of my favorite “Up North” traditions. This Summer my niece Paige (4) and my daughter Emma (7) and I visited Nagy Orchards in Kewadin, Michigan. We were there at the end of the picking season which was several weeks later than usual and lasted longer than in past years because of the cool weather throughout July. We found several dark cherry trees to pick from and rows of sour cherries were several rows over. We ended eating almost as many as we picked! They were delicious! Mr. Nagy graciously took us on a tour of the processing of cherries after they are shaken from the trees . They are stored in huge containers of ice cold water before being lifted on to the cherry truck (school bus with only the cab) to be delivered to the cherry processing plant several miles away. This farm harvests 1.4 million lbs of cherries each year. Sweet cherries are best straight off the stem, sours are for my mom’s cherry pies, and dried cherries are for salads and cookies. Here is a recipe I tried last week and the whole family enjoyed!!
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Recipe Card from HA118, Floral Home Arts Collection
Recipe Card from HA118, Floral Home Arts Collection
Monthly Free Image for September
Friday, August 28th, 2009
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This bird card image is Amy’s Free Pick for the month. Be sure to click on the image first to see the full size image. Then right click and “save to” your computer desktop or a folder of your choice. This process will ensure you get the best quality of the image.