Snippet No. 11

Here’s my shower curtain, with its most recent addition, a string of (most of) my vintage brass bell collection, accumulated piecemeal Continue reading →

Study: Shur-Seal tin

I found this tin in a bin full of metal recyclables and I may’ve crowed a bit on spotting it. Admittedly I Continue reading →

Object: Valentine!

A few years back, one of my graphic design teachers brought to class one of her (many, apparently!) personal boxes of Continue reading →

Snippet No. 3

A little snapshot of a corner of my apartment. My thread is there on the left in a strange thrift store thing Continue reading →

Study: star twist thread

As I mentioned before, textile ephemera is over-represented in the thrift store world. Here we’ve got cotton thread that’s been “mer’c’d” (mercerized, Continue reading →

Study: mystery plant!

I mentioned a few posts ago that one plant of mine has remained a mystery. This is a photo of said plant, Continue reading →

Study: dressmakers pins

  A little bit of vintage typography for a Saturday afternoon. For whatever reason, vintage sewing ephemera seems to show up more Continue reading →

Study: ribbon tin

Pretty much gratuitous photo sharing here. I find myself drawn to the midwestern winter color combination of gold and robin’s egg blue over and Continue reading →