look what I found!

Though I may get a dirty look, I am absolutely one of those people that will pick something up off the sidewalk or in the dirt. Not just anything, but something that has a little spark I can't ignore. And sometimes, not all the time, it really pays off.

I have found some real treasure over the years including bird's nests, old letters, patinated keys, photographs, etc. Amongst many other collections, I have been picking up single playing cards off the street and eventually hope to have the whole deck. You wouldn't believe how often there are playing cards lying on the ground. But I only pick up one at a time and just have to hope it's one I need. But that's not the point.

The other day, after a long rain here in Brooklyn, I came upon this innocent little card in a puddle. I loved the simplicity of the lonesome number on that (once) cream card.




Little did I know what was waiting for me on the other side!

The Men About Town! Bob Prince on Vibes! 10 to 2! and for only $1.50, these guys really knew how to throw a party in 1953! I tried to do some research on these Men About Town and all I came up with was a New York Times article from 1911 on the modest beginnings of this Friars Club.

Thanks, Street!

exactly.

“A taste for the miniature was one aspect of an orderly spirit. Another was a passion for secrets: in a prized varnished cabinet, a secret drawer was opened by pushing against the grain of the cleverly turned dovetail joint, and here she kept her diary locked by a clasp, a notebook written in a code of her own invention. In a toy safe opened by six secret numbers she stored letters and postcards. An old tin petty cash box was hidden under a removable floorboard beneath her bed. In the box were treasures that dated back four years, to her ninth birthday when she began collecting: a mutant double acorn, fool’s gold, a rainmaking spell bought at a funfair, a squirrel’s skull as light as a leaf.”
- from Atonement by Ian McEwan

a fun surprise

My little fox has really been getting around. Here is he is on a Dutch bank card! Fun! I guess he is rather appropriate considering the economic climate.

I'm officially obsessed.

My friend Kristine and I have been making some custom props for our little side business Plum Workshop and they are turning out so cute! But man oh man, once I started sewing one little mushroom, I couldn't stop!



Here is a little taste of the sort of fun things we have been making:


to see more of our custom props you can visit us at Plum Workshop

Yes We Can!

It has been nearly a week and I am still so incredibly excited and proud.

power to the people

A Bestiary: a show for children

hello my fine feathered friends,

My friend Meghan put together a show of art for children that will be going up at the super cute children's boutique Pomme later this month. Below is the card we collaborated on with all the information. Check it out if you get a chance.

{click to enlarge}

Real Simple Family issue

Hi there,

The new special issue of Real Simple Family includes a feature on birthday parties that I styled, helped develop and made custom props for. It was really fun to work on and turned out super cute. Check it out!

Here is the online version which has some of the photos from the shoot, including the crab flag I made.

Hope you enjoy it!
v

fame and fortune

Someone in this family is seeking her fame and fortune and her name is Gingerlee. She was in a photo shoot for Natural Health Magazine on Monday for an article on homeopathic pet treatments and she's in another tomorrow for Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine. I was hired to sew a dog version of an Elvis costume and they are using her as the model.

an adorable outtake

{click on the images to enlarge}

illustration friday

hello again,

it's been a while but here is my submission to this week's theme of 'forgotten'.

{click on image to enlarge}