spring mess.

man, my werkshop is messy. anyone want to come clean + organize it (for trade, of course)?



i whipped up this smoking jacket recently with an old anti-maccassar and a cutout from a vintage card table table cloth. (the lace hanging down is actually from something underneath it, not part of the jacket).



i started on this top, but the filet crochet runner proved to be too fragile....i've since removed it and am going to back it with some sheer organza or fine netting and then re-apply it.

old dresses hanging from the ceiling:

mess, mess, and more mess:

in a feeble effort to 'organize' i've started hanging my lace and ribbons on hangers:

i think it also helps me to be able to see it, all of it, right there in front of my face when i'm working on a new project. you know, instead of trying to imagine what something might look like, it's all just right there for playing with.

we had a little drizzley rain the other morning and the husband and i spotted these spidey webs ripe for pickture takin':

our garden is currently overgrown with kale, mesclun mixes, lettuce and arugula. time for tomaters already, no?

lady bank's rose is a good alternative to a hedge if you need something lovely to grow over and around a fence.

it makes these lovely, although scentless, wee yellow rosey fleurs:

more bolting lettuce and broccoli (and red clover):

rain drops on iris petals:

and finally, an update on the current status of the quince. by the way, i was informed by mr. katinka that these are pineapple quince and can be eaten raw just as well as cooked in a pie or squashed into jam.

other than that, i'm just keeping my nose to the grindstone. i've been working a bit here and there for the neighbors, alongside my mom, going thru their late mother's estate, though i work for trade only....because they have awesome old shit that i've been setting aside to make into lovely things for YOU, mon amies.

i feel like i have a bit of a cold...or just really terrible allergies. my throat is scratchy and i have to take nyquil at night just to be able to breathe and sleep.

jj got to take his first dip in the river yesterday with his uncle leaf, who, by the way, took care of him all by himself for the first time for an entire day. hopefully, this is the start to a very good week!