going starfishing: April 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010

last weekend

on the beach

dennis, ma

(did i mention that early spring on the cape is my fave?)

spring scenes

our yard

in full bloom

here in providence

i'm in LOVE!

Friday, April 23, 2010

bad, bad blogger

oy!

it's been too long.

i've been going like crazy- pvd-cape cod- nyc-pvd-ct-pvd-ny-cc.... and so it goes...

this past week i was in new york city and back at parsons-

this is the 4th year i've been invited back to be a juror on the senior class' thesis panel for children's wear.

totally inspiring and such a honor.

this year i was BLOWN away by the boy's wear.

seriously... killer stuff for little dudes.

of course, i HAD to get downtown to the new purl!

ahhhhhh....

i have to admit, i had mixed feelings about the idea of this supervised shop- i remember the days before purl patchwork even existed, and i have always loved the tucked-away location and turquoise door frames on sullivan street...

but, i have to be honest, the new shop, is, gorgeous.

obviously.

amazingly edited, with plenty of new finds

(though, i miss the days when i could have been the only customer piling up bolts-to-be-cut...)

of course, i left with a few-too-many new cuts to add to my project queue-

(more to come on this, SOON, i promise!)

the best part of my trip to the big city!?!?!?

coming home to this:

MY trees!

in FULL BLOOM!

we saw, and bid, and bought our home in the dead of winter, so I NEVER could have imagined the beauty spring had in store for us....

cherry blossoms.

i. die.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

loving...

glee!

the new season is here...

and sue sylvester's vogue

was

perfection.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

summer in april

it was 88+ here today.

because it was tough to motivate to do much else,

nellie and i went swimming.

puppy love.

morning light

7:10 am

bathroom windowsill

it's going to be 80 here in Providence today...

trying to get my computer work done early so i can work in my yard!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

spring palette

loving

crisp white + subtle grey with a POP of color...

styling perfection * jackie, andy-style

color coded * playroom hopscotch * tiny toms

california coral * giraffe love

Monday, April 5, 2010

opinions, please!

after buying a few kona solids to make a quilt back for my latest project

i came to the realization that i wanted something a little more girly.

and i knew anna maria horner's dobby dot would be a perfect fit.

while the oranges and green in the line match the colors in these far far away fabrics perfectly,

they just aren't the look i'm going for.

the blue and/or magenta shown here aren't a perfect match, but i can happily live with either.

just not sure which to choose!

will you help me decide?

this quilt, which makes me think of rainbow sherbet will be living on a twin spool bed in a little pink room on the 3rd floor of our house.

it is girly and sunny.

i have a little home sewing studio set up in here.

this is also "tay's room."

so... magenta or blue?!

i bet...

angelina would have agreed

to marry brad by now

if she knew

this

could be her wedding ring.

and while we are talking about the fab jewelry by nora kogan...

let's discuss

just how cool

cameron diaz would look

in these

glam-ed out shark's teeth.

how i think

i need

these?

Sunday, April 4, 2010

spring snapshots

i adore decorating for holidays.
especially easter- budding branches, baby bunnies, the promise that it really is spring.
and having my very own mantle to decorate make this holiday even more exciting!

on vacations i've been collecting sand from the beaches we have surfed together...
displayed in vintage glass spice jars labeled with the beach name, place and date.
cape cod drift wood and a sweet little nest.