My monogrammed frames have been SOOO popular.

This order was done on a rush basis

and funny that one of the monograms was

ASAP

Well I delivered - in less than 1 week.

This collection is going to a group of young ladies

who are graduating this weekend

from a top New England college

congrats!

and these to some graduating seniors at Holton Arms in Bethesda, Maryland

more for some seniors at Holy Child in Potomac, Maryland

and a group of 3 frames with "the beach"

maybe for a reunion.

I did another very special frame

but I can't show it yet

Would not want to spoil the surprise.

Stay tuned.

Back from the Azalea Festival at The Landon School

in Bethesda, Maryland

and all tuckered out

great success with the monogram frames

ACK frames - sure to be a hit this summer

Here I am in the studio in the wee hours before departure,

while I still had energy.

Back soon after I rest up.

Monograms are the rage these days.

Custom made decal above -

forget where I found this image.

Monogrammed cocktail napkins

as seen on Habitually Chic the other day.

the tini tables by oomph!

and my own contribution to the craze below

Ribbons ready for frames

Off to a show this week in Bethesda, Maryland

at the

Landon School.

The AZALEA FESTIVAL

Please stop by if you live nearby - I here it is a wonderful show.

I cut up old school uniforms for these frames.

ACK

perfect if you are visiting a friend on Nantucket

Ta-Da

Spring 2010

V & A reproduction prints - straight from England.

Just love these

Blue frames are my all-time biggest sellers

1. V&A Blue seaweed (front)

2. V&A Flower posies (back)

Pinks are always popular...

3. Pink dandelions (front)

4. Pink discs (back)

5. Peacocks - pink and aqua (front)

6. Peacocks - brown and pink (back)

Dots, dots and more dots

7. String of dots - pink & green (front)

8. String of dots - pink & brown (middle)

9. String of dots - green & brown (back)

10. Dotty stripes - blue & brown (front)

11. Dotty stripes - pink & brown (back)

Beautiful blue bubbles

12.Kaffe Fasset buttons (front left)

13. Bubble striae (front right)

14. Snorkel (back left)

15. Striped bubbles (back right)

16. Dot in a square (front)

17. Watermelon dots (back)

18. Pink dots (front)

19. Striped dot - green & blue (back)

stripes, stripes and more stripes

20. Candy pink stripes (front)

21. Aqua stripes (middle)

22. Green stripes (back)

I call these my Johnny Apple checks.

Named after the NYT's writer R.W. Apple

who always wore checked shirts.

Johnny Apples

23.Red & blue (front left)

24.Brown & blue (front right)

25.Red & white (back)

Baby checks

perfect for a baby picture or a birth announcement

26. Blue check (front)

27. Pink check (back)

Summer Seersuckers

28. Pink seersucker stripes with pink, green or navy ribbon

Also available in blue seersucker.

29. Brown seersucker stirpe

Perfect for monogramming too

30. madras patchwork

31. Green & white seersucker stripe

32. Green & white seersucker check

33. Nantucket red

34. Blue chambray

Another great choice for monogramming

35. Simple white and brown garden

36. Bumble bees - green (back)

37. Bumble bees - red & black (front)

The Spring 2010 spring fabrics

are arriving daily.

I am very excited.

Gotta get the studio back in shape.

It is still a little chilly and damp.

May have to buy another space heater or two

or bring the whole operation inside the house.

Remember the studio also contains the automobiles...

Have you noticed a theme
graphic stripes

flowers

dots

bubbles

buttons

bubbles

bubbles and stripes
stars and stripes

ditto

and more stripes

I couldn't contain myself
I know
too many fabrics

bee's knees

fruit is good for you
plants in snow

blue and white beauty

a V&A reproduction

due from England

later in March

yup - fabric imitating graph paper

this is for a new project

and I love these big, bold

graphic stripes

do you have a favorite?