Trend: Crewel Work

This morning, Design*Sponge featured crewel work. I have been a huge fan of crewel work for a few years and have made sure to keep it stocked in my booth. I even have a piece similar to one they featured:

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And a few of mine - with the white daisies on the right:


I also just stocked the 1950 crewel piece (perfect for your vintage-inspired crafting space!) but I think I am hanging on to the kite kid below:

If you're in the Nashville area and haven't been to my booth lately, swing on by at 654 Wedgewood Ave! Maybe you'll find something you like - maybe even a piece of crewel!

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Happy Thanksgiving! (Plus! The D*S winner!)

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I hope everyone has a joyful Thanksgiving! I am back home in Louisville having Thanksgiving with my parents and husband (!) and flying out tomorrow to attend (and coordinate, yippee!) my dear friend Janelle's beach wedding in Florida!

I promised to announce the winner of the Design*Sponge At Home giveaway and it is... drumroll please.... Lona! Lona was one of my close friends in middle school and we have reconnected through the power of Facebook! Isn't that fun? Congrats, Lona!

Also, I said I would show my finished napkins. They're not that great! I didn't paint them very well, but oh well!



Have a great holiday!!

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Design Sponge in Nashville + Enter To Win The Design*Sponge Book!

I was sooo excited when Design*Sponge announced that Nashville would be a stop on their book tour! I signed up right away when registrations opened and got in early for the craft workshop!

I ran into Melodie as I was walking in and we sat at an empty table and were soon joined by really nice women! It was so fun to be meet others and know that we are all united by our love of Design*Sponge!

Grace introduced herself and Amy, they walked us through our project (freezer paper stencils, one of the DIY projects from the book), and then mixed and mingled as we all worked on our designs. It was a little stressful because I felt so much pressure to make something super amazing since I was among so many design-loving gals. I cracked and did something simple - my new initial, Y.

Grace walked around and spent some time at our table. We chatted with her and she signed our books. I had an extra book and I asked her to sign it to give it away on Owl Really!

That's right! You can enter to win an autographed copy of Design*Sponge at Home on Owl Really!

There are 3 ways to enter:

1. Mandatory entry: follow Owl Really through Google Friend Connect or subscribe to the RSS feed. Leave a comment saying you're a follower.
2. Bonus entry: Tweet "Enter to win Design*Sponge At Home from @owlreally! http://bit.ly/upQxfb" and leave a comment with the link to your tweet.
3. Second bonus entry: Blog the contest with a link and leave a comment with your blog post URL.

Three total possible entries - make sure you leave a separate comment for each one! US residents only, giveaway closes at noon Wednesday November 23rd and the winner will be announced on Thanksgiving! I'll also post a photo of my completed napkins that day. :)

Good luck!!

Thanks so much to Design*Sponge, Grace, and the whole team for bringing us so much inspiration every day!!

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Hair Art

Yesterday, Design*Sponge posted hair-focused artwork by Roxanne Daner who I had never heard of, but I loved the illustrations and found them especially interesting since I also had been drawn to hair-related art lately.

A few weeks ago, I went to an estate sale of a local artist named Juanita Crider. I bought a handful of items, including some of her artwork - 2 in particular were vintage portraits of lovely ladies with beautiful hair.

The first is unmarked - it is signed "Nita Crider '67" but there is no other information on it:



The second is labeled on the back: "Sandra's Coiffure" and it looks like at some point she was selling it for $10. There's no date, unfortunately.



I am especially drawn to the painting of Sandra. I have it resting on our dining room buffet currently while I think I will sell the other painting in my booth. There are only so many portraits of strangers I feel comfortable having around my house and I think I've reached my max with Bartholomew (I'll have to tell you about him sometime) and Sandra. :)

I like to wonder who they are and where they are now. Did Sandra always wear her hair like that or was this a special occasion? If you'd like to dream and wonder along with me, post your theories in the comments!