baby chicks for easter...

sweet baby chicks are now in the shop for Easter~   This pale blue chick is already on its way to Christine.

love this little peachy chick, pose able tiny feet and such a darling vintage blossom around her neck.

paper mache egg cache sparkling with glitter and decorated with vintage millinery flowers.

this little one comes with a wee painted bunny toy...  things have certainly been hopping around here.

hope you have a bit of Spring where you are,
Julie

little chick says Spring!

 I have been having so much fun making some tiny springtime needle felted critters.  This tiny pale blue chick stands only 3 inches tall and has a tiny silk velvet tummy, my favorite!

this is a work in progress, I am working on a little crown for king bunny as it is his bithday!

this sweet bunny is holding a wee heart for you with a vintage sew on rhinestone in the middle from an old party dress.  I added little stitches and velvet tummy and ears.  Oh so soft.
{Sold and on its way to a new home with Lindsey, thank you!}

I spent the day yesterday making tiny chicks, should have them in the shop next week.  have a lovely spring weekend.  its going to be warm enough outside today to go biking and order my new greenhouse!

tiny hearts for your sweet heart....

Just listed these 3 mini hearts in the shop.  then thats the last of them, I just can't wait to get started on my little Easter guys....

This tiny needlefelted blush pink heart is only 1.5 inches long.  Necklace has a vintage pearl and brass tulip bezel dangle. hanging from a length of hand dyed silk ribbon.

vintage starched pink cotton millinery flower and sweet pink stamens.

vintage red velvet blossom, love......

large silk chiffon vintage blossom.  handmade valentines for your sweetheart.
xo
Julie

needle felted hearts in the shop....

needle felted hearts in the shop today, just in time for Valentines day.
each one is an original made with vintage millinery flowers and trims.  tiny pearl beads salvaged from an old necklace dangle at the bottom and sweet pearl heart pins secure tulle and silk ribbons for hanging.

this one has a gathered vintage crepe paper ruffle spray behind the velvet flower.

the straw stems of this multi colored posy is so fun.  and I adore the sweet curled stem on this little heart.  Each Valentine heart is handmade and one of a kind and will be packaged in a little box for gift giving or keeping.  vintage valentine hearts measures approx. 2-1/2 inches tall and 2-1/4 inches wide.  sweet dreams....

needle felted tiny Easter critters.
I am fighting the pile up of snow
outside today with pastels and spring things...

little blue bunny has hand dyed wool roving, hand dyed silk velvet and silk ribbon and his arms and legs are pose-able!  stands a tiny 3 inches.  thank you for visiting velveteen rabbit.

little chicks...

I have had such fun this week needle felting these tiny chicks. The little curly top baby just makes me laugh and dads top hat is looking dapper for sure.   I'm thinking I might take off the tinsel and add a bow tie instead...

Ombre Trees...

Ombre Trees in the shop today!
6 inch dyed bottle brush trees.  Perfect for your Tiny Glittered Village decorations.
the beautiful fall sun dried all the trees out on the deck today, such a colorful little forest...

Dark Teal Ombre

Pink Ombre

Mint Green Ombre

Aqua and Cream Stripe

Haunted House...

I made some matte black haunted house cages today for the shop and couldn't resist taking a photo with pumpkin man inside...

we are having a rainy couple of days this week and I am watching my neighbors tree turn orange before my eyes.  thinking Halloween!

Sparkling Mercury Glass Ornaments~

So Beautiful~

all packaged up in the shop today.  Lovely Mercury Glass beads, indented, faceted, striped, pebbled, and weathered to perfection!  How can I choose....

time to celebrate..

So many reasons to celebrate!
Mom turned 80, graduation next week, and Hannah has a birthday right around the corner.
May has been such a beautiful month.  I have had the idea to make these little birthday lambs for a bit now.  Finally sat down and made them.

couldn't resist a little pink party hat lamb.  For the hat I used some pretty party tissue with some glitter trim.  The crepe paper collar is only 1/2 inch wide folded in half and a piece of pink tulle is tied in a little bow.  In the shop while they last...

one thrifted canvas panel.....

one thrifted canvas panel plus one vintage (reclaimed) metal zipper
and a bit of thread.

this one is for my traveling pens.  it needs a leather pull tab I think, and can't decide how many circles to sew on....

sweet hearts...

Every Valentines Day it seems I can't resist sitting down to sew up a few sweet hearts.  This year I started out with a bowl of cream and red wool hearts and a gorgeous box of vintage millinery flowers.  After a perfectly luxurious afternoon of stitching I snapped a few photos of them all together.

this red wool felted heart has a bouquet of the tineist plaster stamens and a satin Japanese cherry blossom.

  you can see how tiny they are in my hand.  the pink and cream is just so sweet and delicate.

five of the cream and pink ones together, so hard to pick a favorite!

I am going to love giving these away this year...
xo
Julie

Etsy Shop Feature and a studio tour~

I almost couldn't sleep last night....
the Esty shop feature for my shop Vintage Handmade went up this morning. It is so fun to see all the photos Kimber Gleave Jepperson took for me and to read the comments. A great day for our whole family. Thanks so much to my sweet husband Matt and to my kids for encouraging me on this wonderful journey even though the shop is taking over our family room again...  here is the link to the Etsy Blog and my feature.


I wanted to share some of the photos of my studio that I didn't send to Etsy.  I just adore my desk.  I rescued it from a thrift store.  The college nearby was renovating their offices and discarded multiple desks and matching shelves.  I sat on the one I wanted until my husband showed up with the truck.  I have been using it for over 20 years and still love the big space and the little typing trays that pop out on both sides for extra work space.

 here is the matching shelf and a little red phone that I just adore.

making silk velvet mushrooms...

Here is the vintage shop wire rack where all my ruffles and tinsel trims live

I always have a little display of bottle brush trees, these are in a vintage glass caddy.

This old cabinet has the most beautiful oval glass window.  I keep all my spools of vintage trims here and my favorite old millinery hats.  The Wonderland banner I made when the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland came out, an invitation for me to create the wonderland of my imaginings...

My lovely south facing windows.  I can sit and work and watch the beautiful changing seasons.  This week the Fall leaves have been blowing and casting a gorgeous golden glow over everything.
My favorite view out this window is early on a winters morning morning with a cup of tea and my cozy wool slippers watching the snow fall...

Thank you for joining me on this wonderful journey.
Best wishes from Vintage Handmade studio,
Julie