So this year we decided to make Christmas presents for our families. My husband and I hand-carved stamps and then decided on three colours to use for our layers, and came up with layouts for each of them. It was a really fun process… we were clearly feeling inspired by Native-American patterns. This is the design we ended up with:
And here’s a glimpse of our process…
Why am I posting so many Etsy finds? So that you, dear reader, may find some Christmas presents that are either handmade, or lovingly sought out vintage items from resellers! I’m loving these samplers below, as well as these pillowcases which say in German “I can sleep when I’m dead.”
I featured Backlund’s sculptural knits a while back. Here are some looks from her SS09 collection.
I’ve said this many times, but Dries Van Noten can do no wrong by me. Of course there may be a few pieces here and there that I don’t care for, but for the most part, Dries hit the nail on the head every time. His clothes seem to hang so well- not too loose or too tight, with just the right amount of detail to keep it interesting.
So far this SS09 fashion week Marc Jacobs is the only collection that has captured my attention for more that a split second. He presented a lovely collection combining metallics, plaids, stripes,and solids- which could have been a mish-mash disaster, but was quite successfully executed. It was very fun, and was much more visually interesting than his last few collections. There are some beautiful woven metallic patterns which I loved (see the detail shots). I felt that the only weakness in the collection were the shoes.
My dear friend Kim made these for me as an early birthday present. I love them! They’re floursack towels that have been embroidered (by her) with the likenesses of my husband and me. I hung them in my kitchen window as a sort of valance. Thanks again Kim.
I love this pattern- though I probably couldn’t pull this dress off! This is one of the few shops in the US that I know of that carries Mina Perhonen clothing.
