...if you want to be loved.

A purse! The universe spoke to me!

After one of my favorite ladies reported that her purse was stolen from her car which was parked in her DRIVEWAY, the boys and I decided that Ms. Marcel Wave was a purse. A quick and dirty purse. Made in a couple of hours. Between finishing my other boot.

Totally worth it.

Keep young and beautiful...

Deborah Graff helped me select a new inspirational design book on our last date. And here is the embroidery I was inspired to stitch. I wish the colors came out better in the photo. It is the most delicious deco palette. Daffodil, maroon, teal and gray.

One of my interior design professors used to say he would murder us if he saw that we did a deco room in pink and gray. "There are so many other colors to use!" So, this is for you, Mr. Adams. No pink!

P.S. What is she? A pillow? I have no idea.

Brilliant or Insane?

Brilliant because it's gorgeous. Insane because there are TWO! It took me 6-8 hours for the first one. (Stretched out over 2 days, of course). So this next one will be done Thursday.

 

 How'd I do it? An iron-on transfer pen! I used a pattern from Peasant Designs, a Dover Publications book. (I'm pretty sure most of them are royalty free). I increased it 150% and then traced the design onto tracing paper, then flipped it and traced the reverse on a second piece of tracing paper. Then ironed them onto my $25 boots from Payless. I also busted out my colored pencils and traced a color guide onto a third piece of tracing paper. Above is my floss mess after 2 days of working piece by piece.

[edited to add boot #2 in process].

P.S. Totally inspired by petunia.