Autumn is my FAVORITE season! I love decorating for it too! One of the best places to look for bringing the natural elements of fall into our home is your own backyard! :)
Here's one idea. Have any ornamental grasses in your yard? We will cut these back a bit before the winter comes so I am more than happy to get that process started for the sake of home decor! Cut some off and pop into a vase! Mix up different "grasses" (aka: imitation looking wheat stalks right? PERFECT for the autumn season) or add any other dried items you already have.
Lookie! Doesn't it look great? Very fall-ish and it didn't cost me anything. Can't beat that type of decorating now a-days right?.........
take a peek around your yard to see what other "treasures" you can find - Branches, leaves, berries, etc. Did you plant pumpkins, indian corn, decorative gourds??....Have fun and don't limit yourself!
Diposting oleh
fawaid on Selasa, 29 September 2009
No surprise that I love barns, old quilts, wallpaper, farm animals, um... farm boys, overalls, gingham, rag rugs, etc...
But honestly, it never occurred to me that i was easy to type-cast as a "country girl" who happily decorates with rooster lamps*. Maybe it's because i've spend 7 years in new york, but i never stopped to think how all of my interests sort of converge into whole big pile of country.
That is, until I recently started weaving baskets. Holy awesome. I could weave baskets all day long.
*please ignore the fact i have a cherished rooster lamp.
In actuality, I may have reached the trifecta of country; basket weaving, quilting and sweater knitting. But pickling pushes me over the edge.
The 13 year old who wanted to be a Kennedy when she grew up just rolled over in her grave. Sorry girl, didn't happen. Moving right along...
I have failed to introduce the newest member of the "Brassy Apple team". Please welcome Miss Bianca.........
She has already been hard at work modeling aprons and skinny scarves for my shop and you should see how hard she works and what she has to put up in my studio :) ha ha ha......She has been a great addition and makes photoshoots for new product go much, much quicker! :) Thanks to Suzy-Homemaker for helping me to track her down!
Mr. Bin has had time to wriggle in advertising Apple. I represent to your attention two amusing videoclips where Mr. Bin will please you with miracles of the plastics and an is more tremendous-live and ridiculous mimicry.
Brimfield. I laughed. I cried. It was better than Cats.
Right out of the starting gate, my camera lost it's ability to focus, as did my mind. And it poured. Like crazy. I was soaking wet and wildly giddy, bordering on manic. Add to that 5,000+ booths of antiques, divine carny food (pulled pork!) plus multitudes of handsome, flannel wearing bearded dealers. It was not pretty.
Poor Grace and Amy just kinda shook their heads and let me zoom around unchaperoned. Which may or may not have been a good idea after I had circled the whole place 3 times, twitching and muttering aloud about not finding enough feed sacks.
Never fear, in the end I found my feed sacks while the girls waited in the car to go back to brooklyn. When I fully recover from the excitement, I'll take photos of the haul.
To the beginning of 80th years Soho has turned to area of galleries near to which expensive shops even more often began to appear.
Have opened: Mark Jacobs, Vivienne Westwood, La Perla, Yohji Yamamoto, also have opened the branches the main city department stores — Barneys and Bloomingdale's, trace network giants like J.Crew and h&m. Opening at the corner of the Broadway and Prince Street shop Prada which interior did one of the main architects of the present — Rem Koolhaas became deification. The Great bulk of artists and galleries from here has moved down for a long time to Brooklyn.
Social centre Soho it is possible, possibly to name corner Prince Street and Mercer Street where in 1998 one of the first design hotels of New York has opened, The Mercer — with quite good restaurant The Mercer Kitchen on the ground floor and accessible only for lodgers and secular persons basement club Submercer. Through road from it the place getting to ten of the oldest New York bars — Fanelli's Cafe (has opened in 1847) is still live. At the one who will come here in the evening, the chance to find crowd of tourists so it is better to wait till midnight is great.
Apple Store in Soho
Hardly further on Prince Street is Mac Ap Store — that place where it is necessary to buy in New York iPod, PowerBook and other expensive electronics with the bitten apple on the case. This shop is good also that here always it is possible to check up e-mail: all computers at demonstration stands are connected to the Internet. In the house on an opposite side through Green Street gallery Mimi Ferzt in which cloths of eminent artists are on sale is located.
In Soho it is a lot of culinary points and every year becomes more and more. A specific mention are worthy the French bistro Balthazar on Spring Street between the Broadway both Crosby Street and Savoy at the corner Prince Street. Balthazar near to which there is a confectioner's shop, many consider as the best French institution in a city; if the hotel is located nearby, to go to have breakfast it makes sense here. Savoy — very cosy restaurant with Italian the head cook.
In general, beginning from the Western Broadway, the chance to meet snackbars and little shops considerably increases. Special attention in this respect deserves Sullivan Street — street which once was the main artery of one of the main Italian areas of Manhattan. As the main confectioner's shop here was considered Sullivan Street Bakery (№73), the main butcher's shop — Pepe Rosso to Go (№149), the main hairdressing salon — salon without the name in №105. Still fifteen years ago such old institutions was here much more, however approach of shops to Soho has led to that almost all of them were closed — and area as unity of inhabitants has practically come to naught. But now here it is possible to meet stars of show business and to stand in turn in one of the best New York bars — Blue Ribbon.
First of all, THANK YOU for making the debut of my Brassy Bunchy Scarves so fun! I am never sure how a new design will go over but I am thrilled that so many snatched up one! Unfortunately they were sold out within minutes.......yes minutes!
SO I am offering a "custom"option and taking orders for Black or Cream Brassy Bunchy Scarves from now until Sunday evening at midnight! The orders will then close and if you purchased one, all orders will be shipped out within 7 days. ALL the details are here.
These are great for gifts for the upcoming holidays OR to look great attending those family gatherings and events. They can easily be used to dress up or down any outfit!
Debuting this week in eBook format is my Kitschy Corset Apron pattern! It's sure to bring a little heat toyour kitchen or possibly make you feel a bit more feminine as you go about your everyday tasks.
Several design options available with this pattern! Snatch up one today OR if you want to wait a month you can grab the printed version with full sized pattern pieces!
Interested in carrying this pattern in your fabric shop? Sign up to be one of our wholesale clients!
She was outta here and now she's BACK! Full size printed pattern pieces, step by step instructions including illustrations and photos to guide and inspire!
The Lucy Apron is available for retail and wholesale purchase! You might even catch a peek of her at quilt market next month! :)
Diposting oleh
fawaid on Selasa, 22 September 2009
Lest you think (and rightly so) that I am turning into a crabby old miser, I'm going to give you a present. A really really good present to make up for all of the whiny crap I've been churning out this month.
Remember the barn? Yes, of course you do. Who could forget. Well, if you thought the barn was good, welcome to the house that barn belongs to. It made me honest to goodness cry. Walking around it the first night, I was all teary. It was really embarrassing.
And now for a bit of back story-
I work at a truly spectacular antique store on the weekends. A store to make doves cry. A store that I haunted long before ever I worked there and a store that when I stand behind the counter, my heart still races with crazy antiques fever. When I got the job, I was thrilled because I could stay in the shop for hours staring at things and have it not be weird, cause hey, I worked there.
The store is called Moon River Chattel and if you live within a 3 days drive of williamsburg, you should pack your bags and leave tonight to meet me there on friday. If you have any sort of soul, you will not be disappointed.
Long story short, this is Mr and Mrs. MRC's house upstate. On a 23 acre former dairy farm. Living the dream.
They invited us three shop girls up for a weekend and the trip blew a fuse in my brain. Now all I can do is mumble and sigh a lot when I try to describe how perfect it was.
Like right now. I should have something insightful to say about how they left the original layers of wallpaper etc... but I can't even get a proper, non idiotic sentence out. I'm too busy being googly eyed and stammering.
If you are part of my mailing list then you already know the news! (psst....if you are not, sign up on the right sidebar silly!) The Brassy Apple SHOP has been restocked - aprons, scarves and PATTERNS plus I am throwing in a SALE too!
Remember what happened a few weeks ago? All my new inventory sold out within minutes of being up - and it's first come, first serve - so RUN don't walk if you are itching to snatch up something new!
I am over the moon excited to announce that the Lucy Apron PRINTED pattern is here and in stock! - wooHOO! Also debuting today is the Kitschy Corset Apron eBook! (with the printed version to follow late next month!)
More skinny scarves and also a new design - Brassy Bunchy Scarf - is available. I can't wait for you to see! Tell me what you think!
whew! almost done - then I will just let you browse around the SHOP and see for yourself! :) Let's wrap it up with a sale! all the children's DIY Shaggy Mosaic Jean kits have been discounted. Ok enough blah blah blah from me! Enjoy all the new designs! I would love to hear what you think! happy shopping........
Diposting oleh
fawaid on Minggu, 20 September 2009
Please pardon my erratic posting while I, um, slowly crash and burn. Instead of having one big, nicely contained emotional meltdown I've been spacing it out, 20 minutes a day, whether I need it or not.
I'm almost looking forward to the next time I stub my toe, just so I can finally loose my shit once and for all. Get the thing over and done with so I can properly move on already. Things to do, places to go!
My cats know I'm a wreck. Bertie's been taking a break from his usual hell boy antics (like shredding this dress to bits) and acting shockingly lovable. Snuggling with me, letting me pet him and everything. He even brushed up against my leg for the first time ever this week.
This morning in bed, I remembered why I though getting a cats could possibly be a good idea to start with. Which in itself is worth the multiple miniature breakdowns.
There have been several of you asking about more skinny scarves, aprons, etc. WELL......mark you calendars forTuesday Sept. 22nd!
There will be some new product listed that day! first come first serve AND hopefully the release of a new pattern or two! See you then! It's back to the studio for me so I can get it all done and ready!
Last week I came home from a particularly tough day at work to learn that I no longer owned any plates, bowls or glasses.
My shelf in the kitchen just crumbled right out of my plaster wall. I clearly can no longer be trusted to pick out appropriately sized wall anchors. My confidence as a capable girl is shot.
I went on a date with Ralph tonight. I even wore a pretty dress for the occasion.
Ralph's is my home away from home. My insta-mood lifter. My Williamsburg first love. He has saved me from certain death on many a hot day and provided me with dinner many a desperate night. When he closes for the winter I won't know what to do with myself.
I always get the same thing. Half peach, half red raspberry water ice*, size small. Unbelievably, for the first time in three years, the time I had my camera to document the Ralph's experience, they were sold out of peach water ice. For the rest of the season. I burst into tears.
No, I didn't. But I did let out a highly embarrassing wail and said, half pleading..... "But you've alwaaaaays had it before....." Yes. I am a food service employee's worst nightmare. I made sure to tip an extra buck.
I ended up getting a half banana, half coconut cream ice* and it tasted like sunblock would if sunblock was really really delicious. Big chunks of frozen bananas.
* Ralph's sells water ice, cream ice and ice cream. Don't be fooled by the big sign that says Italian ice. They refer to it as a water ice and it took me several months to wrap my brain around the idea that something called water ice could taste so good.
Now to the real problem. Earlier this summer, on the very same block, another ice place opened up with a blue and white striped awning. I was all up in arms, how dare they encroach on my beloved Ralph's and Uncle LouieG's go back to Park Slope where you belong... until I noticed they have pumpkin ice cream. Oh shit. I love pumpkin ice cream.
Ever pragmatic, tonight I asked the owner of Ralph's if he would be interested in selling pumpkin ice cream. He said no so quickly and in such a heavy Italian accent it made me question whether he even understood my question. Then he started rambling about how he used to make pumpkin ravioli, which sounded really tasty but didn't help me with the task at hand.
Sweet readers, do you stay unswervingly loyal to your local favorites? What's a girl to do?
take a peek around your yard to see what other "treasures" you can find - Branches, leaves, berries, etc. Did you plant pumpkins, indian corn, decorative gourds??....Have fun and don't limit yourself!
take a peek around your yard to see what other "treasures" you can find - Branches, leaves, berries, etc. Did you plant pumpkins, indian corn, decorative gourds??....Have fun and don't limit yourself!
To the beginning of 80th years Soho has turned to area of galleries near to which expensive shops even more often began to appear.
Social centre Soho it is possible, possibly to name corner Prince Street and Mercer Street where in 1998 one of the first design hotels of 
Hardly further on Prince Street is Mac Ap Store — that place where it is necessary to buy in New York iPod, PowerBook and other expensive electronics with the bitten apple on the case. This shop is good also that here always it is possible to check up e-mail: all computers at demonstration stands are connected to the Internet. In the house on an opposite side through Green Street gallery Mimi Ferzt in which cloths of eminent artists are on sale is located.
In Soho it is a lot of culinary points and every year becomes more and more. A specific mention are worthy the French bistro Balthazar on Spring Street between the Broadway both Crosby Street and Savoy at the corner Prince Street. Balthazar near to which there is a confectioner's shop, many consider as the best French institution in a city; if the hotel is located nearby, to go to have breakfast it makes sense here. Savoy — very cosy restaurant with Italian the head cook.
