Busy times filling up my Etsy shop!

Hello friends....
I've been enjoying the redwoods surrounding my studio this summer...busy as a bee, the doors and windows wide open, creating pretty lacy books and journals to fill my Etsy shop.

Please feel free to 'pin' any of these onto Pinterest!

This is a sweet covered journal, perfect for your gratitude thoughts. Found here on Etsy.

 Another reusable covered journal.... fits the standard composition book. Found here.

Little Girls in the Garden

This little lacy book is chock full of beautiful vintage laces and trims. So much fun creating this sweet little book featuring Girls in the Garden. 11 pages, one with a pocket for your keepsake or sweet memories. One standout in this book is the beautiful red tatted trim! 

Measures a bountiful 5x7" with tons of lace peeking out! 
Just a sample layout... sweet pocket on the left.

Ooolala Naughty Dancers, lace album, lace collage book, Mixed Media Fabric book, Shabby Chic Lace Book!

Ooolala! These ladies of the 1920s were all about dancing! Ziegfeld Follies ladies, a great inspiration for this fabric and lace journal. Each page speaks for itself! Each page, a collage of vintage photos, laces, trims, and feathers! 

Measures approximately 6x7" with lots of lace and feathers peeking out!

Gypsy Soul,

I was blessed with a vision of how this book was to be, about the message of love and acceptance, and the wild abandon our ancestors, out 'Gypsy' grandmothers may have lived their lives! A message we can all appreciate today!

On each page, you'll find a vintage image of a Gypsy friend, gazing at us through the window of time. Each image has been printed on quality linen paper, then glazed with a layer of natural bees was, known as an 'encaustic' application. Each layout also supports a pocket in which you'll find an adorned, interactive tag, quoting the wisdom best remembered from a Gypsy Life.

ELEVEN decorated pages, many pockets and tags.

May you be blessed with the 'Gypsy Spirit'!!!

Book measures a supple 8x10, and is 4" thick! Lots of jewels, laces, trims, all in rich, rich color! Some laces and/or trims were specially dyed.

 Just one sample layout... there are MANY tags and pockets in this lacy book! See the Etsy post for more pictures.

Girls sewing book

I learned to sew as a young girl in the fifties, at my mother's feet of course. She'd provide the scraps as I hand stitched dresses for my dollies.

Hopefully, you'll remember those times when looking through this sweet little lace book. Created with vintage laces and trims. The last page is a pocket page created from two antique little girl dresses.

Measures a bountiful 5x7" with tons of lace peeking out!

So, these are just a few of the lacy creations this month. Thanks for looking.
Sweet blessings to you!
xoxo Chris

Going to attend the Ellen Show!

Wow! I'm over the top excited about being in the audience of the Ellen Show next week. A big thank you to my cousins Angie and Betsy for gifting me two of their tickets.

So, of course, I had to make a special gift for Ellen. She is truly one of the most precious gifts that bless us today. Always a positive note!

Here's my 'Wise Women' book, dedicated to the fabulous Ellen Degeneres.

How this book was created… Most of the embellishments are made from vintage laces and fabrics. Doilies, millinery netting, vintage pieces of jewelry embellish each of the pages, somewhat keeping with the style of that era.  The photos were reproduced onto a lovely linen paper.

 Inside the front cover we are reminded of the ancient Wisdom of our African and Native American Fore-Mothers. The delicate vintage lace forms a symbolic rainbow, suggesting love that surrounds us from our Matriarchal Lineage.

 Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. The foundation of her page is a log-cabin quilt square circa 1880’s. The red center represents the center/heart of the log cabin home. The collar tie is also vintage and very closely resembles the collar she is wearing in the picture.

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) the foundation of this page is created from rescued designer fabrics from FABMO, .  a non-profit organization that saves these fabrics from the landfills. These two plaids are keeping with the style of her dress, as the pieces of Victorian lace replicate her collar.

 Marie Curie…(1867-1934) The foundation of this page is also created with rescued fabrics. The delicate millinery netting is circa 1910. The piece of black lace is from a vintage mantilla. Both the glass button and the vintage jewelry are typical of the fashion of her era.

 Alice Paul…(1885-1977) The foundation of the page is similar to the fabrics of the early 1900’s. The buttons are vintage, age unknown, as is the milliner’s flower.  The tiny piece of lace is from the bodice of a vintage dress.

 Isadora Duncan (1887-1927) reminds us to be in touch with our wild and free nature. The foundation of this page is a beautiful piece of cotton with Victorian women. The flower is handmade with a vintage clip earring embellishing the center.

 Amelia Earhart  (1897-1937?) reminds us that ‘Adventure is worthwhile in itself.’ She wasn’t one to wear frills and laces, however, the stiff cuff is typical of something she might have worn.

 Anne Frank… (1929-1945) The foundation of her page is a piece of vintage wool, similar to the wool coat she is wearing in this picture. The lace trim on her page are from vintage Christening dresses. The flowers are reproductions, mindful of the beauty she saw everywhere.

 Mother Theresa (1910-1997) …Foundation is from a vintage Christening dress, similar to the fabric she might have worn. Plain and simple, no frills, her message is clean and sweet.

Ellen DeGeneres… The foundation fabric (rescued via FABMO) is in the blue and cream tones you seem to enjoy.  The tie, buttons and shirt fabrics are from a memory quilt I’m making for a dear friend.

It was truly a joy to create this book. So thankful for those women who paved the way for the world we enjoy today!