August Bulletin 2019

 Frocks, finishes, and fruit

Strawberry Pin

A freshly picked pin straight from the ripe fields of the local thrift store...on William Morris' Strawberry Thief, naturally. 

Strawberry Shirts Forever

As per June tradition, the strawberries outside are flowering and I'm working on various strawberry themed creative projects. Here's a dress from Joe Fresh I found at a thrift store, shown partially deconstructed. I already own it in blue, so I decided to turn this pink version into a shirt. It will likely be a peplum crop top with puffy sleeves. I wish I knew the name of the surface pattern designer, as it is the fabric I love. It's like a fusion of my Strawberry Blonde and Splashy in Watermelon! Thank you, anonymous creative!

Dancing Sugarplums

I'm flitting around, doing some seasonal shopping, dreaming up gifts, making said gifts, fashioning festive outfits, and grand jeté-ing and swinging out to Christmas tunes at every opportunity!

Grandma's Strawberries

As I mentioned, my grandma, a painter, was a big fan of strawberries. These are some of her personal projects. The strawberry pendant has a twin--it used to be a pair of earrings she wore often. The strawberry pin is actually from my great grandma, so really we're spanning 5 generations of strawberry adoration!

Strawberry Stuff

This is a pile of 3 generations' worth of strawberry themed goodness. My grandma's signature icon was a strawberry (she was a painter and had a strawberry on her business card), my mom has followed suit in collecting strawberry themed items, and I am also in love with the cheery summer fruit! 

This is one of those fluke enduring cheer paintings...I painted it on a whim in an afternoon in 2009 and it still makes me smile. It shall be the new heirloom. Keep your eyes peeled for more strawberry stories...

First Impressions

I painted this tiny acrylic still life on a whim in 2011. It was my first attempt at Impressionistic flair, and its cheery hues and fruity floral goodness still make me smile. Also I'm a fan of mini canvases!

Tea Towels

I've been on a tea towel making rampage! I ordered a bunch of fat quarters from my shop in Linen Cotton Canvas Ultra and then sewed the edges with mitered corners. The designs pictured are Fresh Berry, Cobalt Craze, Delft Tea, Union, Cabbage, Turkish Tile, and Bubblegum Calico. How perfect with these dishes!

To Market

My To Market design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Illustrated Maps challenge!

McCoy Strawberry Cookie Jar

I found this 1950s McCoy strawberry cookie jar #263 for $15 at a local thrift store! It is 9" wide by 11" tall of glossy red cheer! Guess what's going to be in my kitchen forever?

Fruity '50s

My Fruity '50s design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Mid-Century Hawaiian Village challenge!

Peachy

My Peachy design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Watercolour Fruit challenge!

The Painted Watermelon

Every summer I pick these cute wooden watermelons out of my seasonal décor object boxes and sit them on my shelf. The small one was painted by my grandma, and the large one by her fellow-artist friend. 

July Bulletin 2016

Vibrant and fruity inspiration (note: that watermelon above is a 19" tall sculpture entitled Melon Still Life, created by Franklin Gilliam in 1981 of granite and marble!)

June Bulletin 2016

Lush and fragrant inspiration

Apple of His Eye

"Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings."

--Psalm 17:8

Sweet Vignette

A snapshot of a display on my shelf--I'm loving fruit and clear, splashy colour. If you get the "Go to England--make her smile" reference, you make me smile.

Land of Sweets

The costumes, music, and magical festivity of The Nutcracker Ballet leave me in jaw-dropped awe. My Land of Sweets fabric (which I struggled to narrow down my ideas for!) is in Spoonflower's Nutcracker challenge. 

12 Days of Fabric 2014: Day 11

Fruit, the theme of the day, is art in and of itself. Here are Fruity Floral,

Blueberry Lemon Muffins,

and Waldeinsamkeit.

Winter Woodland

Waldeinsamkeit has been re-imagined and snow-sprinkled for Tigerprint's Christmas Wrap Competition. Now it's "walkin' in a winter woodland..."