From Light to Bright - Etsy Treasury

A couple of grey sky days this week influenced my favorite pickings on Etsy.

I need my Florida blue skies!!

'From light to bright' by VintageBitsToo

color, pattern, illustration, whimsy, ocean, sailing... my favorites of this week!!

COLORBLOCKED VIntage 19... lesaispas $32.00	Ruby CZ and FIne Silver... heartsabustin $70.00	Betsey Clark - Hallmark... OldMothersCupb... $5.00
Fun, Elegant, Vintage P... pamdesign $350.00	Madonnas and Angels - ... FlorLarios $55.00	11x14 PRINT - Frida Kah... CollectArtwork $24.00
Vintage Acrobat Circus ... Arete $12.00	SHE lynli $40.00	Blue Boat diabolus $24.00
Red, White, Blue, and G... CarsonToo $4.00	white sailboat island s... cartoonmonster $34.00	The Perfect Day - Volks... dannyphillipsa... $25.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Even Tuesday - Color Layering

Tuesdays - a set aside time where I make an effort to work on creative things. Odd Tuesday's typically with friends of the artistic type, Even Tuesday's for my own delight.

Inspired by the latest Quilting Arts magazine (Aug/Sept 2011) with a focus on surface design. This is my version of the disperse dye process that Marie-Therese Wisniowski detailed in her article "New Landscapes".

I'm all about the thrifty when trying new things. At a garage sale I had picked up a teacher's pack of Crayola fabric crayons (a dozen packages) so I have ample to play with. (Holly Brackmann's Disperse Dye workshop I took a few summers ago - she alerted us to the other disperse dye products beyond the ones to mixup from scratch). And since these products work on synthetic fabrics - out came a hunk of polyester sheers from the storage closet.

The process is simple - color with the crayons on paper - iron the paper on to your fabric. That's it.
The fun part comes in the layering. Transparent colors mix in interesting ways when placed on top of each other. Marie-Therese suggests working from light to dark in layers, and using plant materials as resists. I substituted paper cutouts.

The other surprise is how the rather dull crayon colors iron into vibrant brights on the fabric. It's with the layering that subtleties of color can be achieved.

So much more to play with!!

It's funny how your mind wanders

'It's funny how your mind wanders....' by VintageBitsToo

Pieces of Florence Pe... ThePolkadotMag... $125.00	Incorrect Math Mug in T... KarinLorenc $27.00	Sailing necklace stavroula $27.00
Seascape (discounted) -... honeywild $75.00	Necklace turquoise hear... azulado $12.00	Modern Coffee Circles T... michaelarras $399.00
Ocean Medallion Necklac... OneManTrash $26.00	Tree of Life Vintage Na... LeatherDruid $79.00	Vintage Sears Hat Box T... VintageInteres... $20.00
Yards and Yards of vint... glamtownvintag... $3.00	1940s Wooden Wedge Plat... tparty $35.90	Salt and Pepper Anyone ... ObjectsdeArt $10.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Spending more time this week with Etsy and Ebay listings...inevitably led to browsing interesting things...hence my latest treasury above!

Hickory Dickory - Thrift Share Monday

NO! I did not buy this. This blurry cel phone pic is a Hey-we-had-that moment that I had to share with my Mum. Thrift stores are fun like that! (Those blue cabinets behind did come home with us - I'll share how we used them later...)

And I did buy this casserole with the Jamaica-something pattern. (LOVE the handle shape) I've been all about the orange this weekend. And, why - yes! That is my daughter's top from Old Navy that I'm using as a backdrop. (hee hee)

A little harder to photograph - these etched glass Nestle mugs with the world motif - I found three of them, and they're quite heavy.

Know what these are???

OOOoooo a set of linen pulled work shams from Ethan Allen.

They were hanging right next to this vintage Snoopy/Peanuts curtain set. That's what I love about the thrifts - high end to low end shopping all in one place!!

And in my excitement - a Thrift Oops. This lovely bulbous drip edge jug has a cracked handle.
Sigh....

Sharing finds today with Apron Thrift Girl, Southern Hospitality and Her Library Adventures

Etsy Treasury - Think Vintage Orange

'Think Vintage Orange' by VintageBitsToo

three vintage souvenir ... FlumeStreet $16.00	Seventies Ceramic Pitch... kaftansarafan $70.00	vintage 70s ink stamp h... thevintagequee... $23.00
Vintage Poppies Butterf... EmmaDear $4.25	Moccasin Trail 1952 Elo... BlueRoseRetro $9.00	Retro Have A Nice Day G... OliveandFrance... $5.00
vintage cheese and crac... rustyvintage $18.00	poppy & chrysanthemum v... blackrabbitcre... $10.00	Vintage Ruscha Tulips W... kaftansarafan $79.00
Vintage Tumblers 1970s ... EverMindVintag... $6.00	Orange Poppies 2 from M... mysticmoonbead... $59.00	Retro Enamel Stock Pot TheMagicFishbo... $26.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Seriously, Who does this?

Manic organizing continues with the kids art supplies...

First- all the colored pencils found, sharpened, containerized

Second - the regular pencils get the same treatment.

May as well do the charcoal pencils while I'm at it.

But the crayons too? Really, was that so necessary?

Demented, I tell ya', totally demented with this color organizing lately.

Ramblings of an under-rested mind - another sleepless night.

(Heh heh - reminds me of early days of motherhood - certainly sleep-deprived - I found my brain incessantly counting in between and during those repetitive days.)