Makeover Monday: 9/28

For this project, I chose a gorgeous crimson jersey knit and paired it with a deep forest green and a heavily textured chocolate brown.

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Apple, anyone?

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I am so pleased with the way the leaf and stem came out. Actually, the whole apple is pretty sweet! Now I just need to write down the pattern before I forget what I did, lol.

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I have Amanda at SygnetCreations to thank for helping me push this idea into fruition. She helped me realize these would make really cool teacher gifts for the holidays! Thank you, Amanda!!
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The apple will be available in sosorosey later this week, but feel free to contact me for a special order. Have a great week, everyone!

Coming Along

The rug is coming along so nicely! It is 54" across now- only about 4 more rows to go and I'm home free. It's not going to happen for Makeover Monday, though.

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I was getting a little stressed out about the last few rows; in order to maintain the integrity and flow of the current design, I needed to find a LOT of the same fabric. I wanted something in colors that would be just perfect to set the whole thing off in a special way.

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I was elated when I found these special vintage sheets that I had tucked away for a "rainy day". The rainy day is here!! Look for finished photos sometime within the week.

New Nest Photos

A big, big, big thank you to Nicole Ollerton for sharing these beautiful photos with me! The original plan was to use my upcycled baby nest prop in an actual tree, but this little babe didn't like sleeping in the tree. Isn't she a sweet little thinker?

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Friday's Favorite Find

Meoooooooowwwwww! I found these sassy cat bookends this morning, and they are my favorite find of the week. I love their serious faces, stately bows and slinky bods... still trying to figure out what the receptacles on the ends are, though.

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People wouldn't really want candle holders that close to their books, right? But I wouldn't think a toothpick holder would be the answer either. I do think these would be totally awesome on an office desk to hold ledgers and journals- maybe using the mystery holders for pens or pencils. Any thoughts?

Hot Off the Hook

Why yes I AM a little obsessed with stars these days! There are the upcycled star sets, the baby's first ecofriendly stars , and the primitive stars I am making from the antique rag balls.

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Then, we have these little numbers- sweet cotton twinklers sold in sets of 6. They are the perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list! Not only do they look lovely tied atop a special package, but they are priceless for those pesky weak-branched bald spots on your own Christmas tree.

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The *traditional* collection

The *cottage* collection



The *classic* collection
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Do you have a favorite? Can you think of another collection that I should add? All thoughts are welcome- I just LOVE making these little guys!

A Sosovintage First!

Wahoooooo! This gorgeous treasury, curated by VintageScraps, graced the front page of Etsy at 2am. That's my little periwinkle cup up there! Thank you, VintageScraps and Etsy, for the honor :)

Makeover Monday 9/21

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Some of you may remember this Love Your Mother rag rug that I created for an Earth Day team challenge. It was 3 feet wide, and bursting with color and meaning!

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As I hoped, someone found it and fell in love with it. It wasn't quite large enough for the space intended, though. So, I get to makeover (enlarge) my existing rug to bring it to a whopping 5 feet wide.

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It is 44" wide now. 16 more inches to go! Can I possibly have the finished product for next week's makeover? We shall see...I'm off to go do some more right now!