Rebecca Sower

journal love

My latest collection of art quilt journals has been listed in my shop.  Here's a peek at some of the covers...

These will be the last I will do until probably the fall.  So much activity here on the little old farm during the spring and summer.  And I'm also trying to work on a whole new website...something long overdue.  And something that's trying my patience for sure.  You know how I love sitting in front of a computer screen (not!).  Regardless, I'm super excited about the new site and the direction I think I'm heading.  Stay tuned!

Hope your weekend is warm and wonderful.

Love to each of you...

 

scarf weather

Scarf weather is here.  And so many beautiful ones to choose from!  Handmade of course.  My daughter even made a few sweet scarves and put them in her etsy shop...raising funds for our trip to Haiti in a couple of weeks, that and her college fund.

And just look at these lovely finds from flickr....

1. Autumn Scarf, 2. scarf art- recycled fabrics, vintage buttons, 3. Autumn Scarf with Acorns and Pumpkins, 4. Leaves and acorns scarf, 5. scarf_poppy_orange2, 6. Cozy autumn felting scarf Autumn leaves, 7. Art Gallery Fabric Scarf, 8. Ammonite Scarf, 9. Chinese button handmade green scarf, 10. Autumn Flourish Scarf, 11. Handwoven scarf Autumn Sunflower, 12. Autumn Medallion Scarf, 13. Autumn Scarf, 14. Falling Leaves Scarf, 15. "scarf as a coat", 16. enchanted forest scarf (1), 17. Knitted ripple scarf, 18. Autumn tree crochet felted neckwarmer, 19. Autumn leaves cashmere scarf, 20. autumn prairie scarf, 21. Untitled, 22. Soft Crochet Turquoise Scarf Neckwarmer, 23. Nuno Felted Silk Scarf - Autumn Forest, 24. scarf (89), 25. Autumn Spice - Felted Scarf - Sold

in perfect form

Some pretty pics

for those of you who still love

those old dress forms...

I still love them too.

1. Burn Victim, 2. My New Dress Form, 3. Vintage Lavender Petticoat, 4. Dress Form, 5. She's got wings!, 6. Mabel's New Hat, 7. Antique Crucifix, 8. dress form party, 9. Naked, 10. Shapely, 11. sj studio, 12. "Innocence and She", 13. IMG_0857, 14. Birthday treasure, 15. Waves & Whimsy, 16. Vintage Style Mannequin ~ Side View, 17. Dressform Detail, 18. april 06, 19. Vintage tutu , 20. Dress Form sepia overlay 1, 21. Over the River and Through the Woods 23.365, 22. Antique Key Necklace, 23. dressforms., 24. Seattle and Sweet Bee, 25. Bountiful, Venice, CA

 

skirts, not snow

No. more. snow.

Please?

I am having visions of summer skirts.  I love skirts.  I miss them.

1. Skirt panel, 2. Handcrafted Sweater, 3. Bedskirt, 2004 and Bird Skirt, 2006, 4. Floral Paisley Skirt, 5. Red Bow Skirt GIVEAWAY!, 6. skirt_detail, 7. revamped skirt, 8. Softly Into Spring patchwork circle skirt dress, 9. Alabama Chanin at Barneys, 10. Skirt, 11. Inside/Outside Exhibition, 12. printed skirt, 13. Door Entrance Church, 14. art skirt :: kunst skjørt 5#, 15. skirt 'n stripes, 16. Floral Skirt, 17. white skirt 1, 18. repurposed skirt, 19. fav skirt, 20. alabama skirt 2, side 2, 21. barcelona skirts back view, 22. Lacy Skirt with Bows, 23. Untitled, 24. skirt detail 1, 25. summer skirting.

 

gratitude countdown { no. 04 }

    A blessed and beautiful Thanksgiving holiday to you and yours.

1. Punkin Chunkin!, 2. Curly-Ques, 3. Untitled, 4. cyprus paphos village window, 5. ten things :: last fall's acorns, 6. Eleanor, Delilah and Doreen..., 7. Gourd, 8. Tintype of Odd Man Wearing Top Hat and Displaying Initials, 9. A White Pumpkin, Other Unnatural Pumpkin Colors, and a Tragic End, 10. crafting 365 - day 228, 11. Triplets, 12. Bench Monday : Thanksgiving Edition, 13. Curiosity, 14. Linen Embroidered Daisy Pincushion, 15. Birds in my head, 16. country church, 17. Untitled, 18. INDIAN CORN, 19. Pumpkin Spice Wool Felt Plush Bunny, 20. Thansgiving Leaves, 21. thanksgiving wreath, 22. Amish Man and Daughter, 23. Untitled, 24. Praying for Peace, 25. Hipshack, 26. Waxwing in Gold, 27. Copper Brown Satin Flowers, 28. Gypsy, a Beautiful, Soft, White & Ginger Girl Cat, 29. orange - handdyed banana yarn, 30. Cinderella pumpkin necklace., 31. Pumpkin Bread with Brown Butter Glaze, 32. Vintage Bargello Linen Throw Pillow, 33. Fall is here!, 34. Cuba Gallery: Orange / vintage / retro / car / door handles / rust / texture background / grass, 35. Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard, 36. 1

artful birds

1. Melba Finch Bird Art, 2. Hand embroidered art piece ' A little bird told me', 3. Bird Plaque in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2008, 4. hand-art-bird-flying, 5. bird art sculpture, green bird 183c, 6. Russian Folk Art Bird Card 1, 7. Folksy Bird, 8. pink bird necklace, 9. Fragment of Roman Wall Painting of a Bird from the Study Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sept. 2007, 10. Love birds- embroidered art work, 11. digital collage art-bird, 12. Bird Art Doll, 13. Andrew Bird postcard :: front, 14. caged bird, 15. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Flight beaded bird fine art pin, 16. bird bottle, 17. Fused Art Glass Pendant - Bird and Branch, 18. Art Wall Close Up, 19. Mid-Century Bird Menagerie Cards: My cards are printed and I love them!, 20. With Flowers And Bird, 21. Bird on Flames with Blue Sky, 22. Handpainted Bird Silhouette Resin Pendant Necklace, 23. *oNCe uPoN a TiMe sToRyBoX* antique box assemblage collage vintage paper altered art paper FaiRy doll, 24. Blue bird pin made out of polymer clay, metal finding and a glass bead, 25. Bird Nest & Mom's Eggs 2005, 26. Linen Bird Bag, 27. Bird Conversation (papercut), 28. bird pin 3, 29. Bird in Hand, 30. Silly Bird - Handpainted Cloth Folk Art Doll, 31. a darling springtime ornament by Cari Kraft!, 32. Beaded bird - work in progress, 33. Bird Silhouette Cedar Woodcut Beaded Hemp Necklace, 34. 2 head bird - Pássaro ao quadrado, 35. Art Quilt Bird Journal (lila), 36. Miss Daisy

stitched by hand { a mosaic }

1. Handstitched Swap, 2. Welsh quilt, close-up, Art Nouveau, antique, handstitched, wholecloth, 3. Needlework (C365, days 332-5), 4. Small World WIP detail, 5. purse, 6. Axe head patchwork - cushion, 7. Oh 1, 8. Embellisher spirals, 9. Bird embroidery, 10. linen tiny happy hedgehog with red berries and small bird, 11. wip - hand stitched swap, 12. weekend getaway grub - group 4, 13. fru Madsen, 14. crazy patchwork, 15. Monarch Butterfly Hand Embroidery, 16. Picture 055, 17. embroidery, 18. green brooch, 19. Cloud Carrier, 20. Silver Seabright Bantam Cock - detail, 21. an owl, a guitar and a harmonica, 22. 21 - elephant embroidery, 23. Silly happy yellow Dr. Suess, 24. Poltical brooch, 25. 147. sampler close, 26. Gordon Bennet detail, 27. March BJP 2010 - 2 copy, 28. The birds are back in the shop..., 29. i-pod holder or phone holder., 30. WIP: shisha sampler, 31. sweet heart, 32. auction for the Nielsons on my blog, 33. Untitled, 34. Alphabet Tree, 35. Pochette MarineBlue, 36. Remnants #5 and #4

Wow, can you believe all that beauty?

And after you've taken a closer look at the lovely stitchwork art,

you could stop over here and make some of these (I'm going to...can't wait!)

or you could have fun scrolling through this site

(or you could even drop by my etsy shop where I've listed a few pieces of jewelry).

Have fun on purpose today!

this old key

Just a moment to pop in and share another mosaic with you.

And to congratulate Petra for being the randomly-chosen winner of the necklace from last post.

And most importantly to thank each of you for your sweetest of supportive comments...wow!

1. Damask Leather Wallet with Antique Skeleton Key...Antique Claret, 2. Tri Iris Skeleton Key, 3. Angeline Tarnished Vintage Skeleton Key Necklace, Wing Of An Angel, 4. matchbox and contents, 5. Key-Ring, 6. Antique Barrel and Bit Keys, 7. skeleton keys., 8. pass123b, 9. islands : 3, 10. 1877c, 11. Antique Keys, 12. Hoards Of Antique Keys, 13. Antique Garden Shed Key Necklace, 14. Romantic Skeleton Key, 15. barnabas owl, 16. Antique Skeleton Key , 17. Keeper of the Keys, 18. Skeleton key headband antique silver, 19. Antique Key Necklace, 20. Antique Hotel Gayoso Room Key #534 (Memphis, Tennessee), 21. DSC_0021 1.JPG, 22. Key Necklaces, 23. texture tuesday, 24. "Sweet Tea and Skeleton Keys"scrap cuff, 25. Carried Away - Sold, 26. Untitled, 27. The Key to Your Dreams, 28. Key and Flowers Pendant, 29. Victorian Era Necklace, 30. "Treasures Hidden Within" Necklace, 31. (27/365) Room 305, 32. Filigree Keys, 33. Vintage jewelry and handbag, 34. valentinestuffs 138, 35. IMG_3088, 36. Altered Porch Post

peaches and cream

1. Peaches and Cream Ring RAD #42, 2. Peaches and Cream Earrings, 3. Peaches & Cream, 4. Peach Ice Cream, 5. retro peach cream matte plastic bracelet, 6. Spa Cloth Set of 3 in Peach, Cream and Caramel, 7. peaches & cream, 8. Dress made of scallops in peach and cream, 9. Peaches n Cream Tart, 10. Peaches and Cream Cupcake Soaps, 11. Peaches and Cream, 12. Peaches'n'Cream Mary Jane Slippers, 13. Peaches And Cream Czech Glass Bell Flowers, 14. Mint and Peaches Posies Necklace, 15. Peaches n Cream Ring Bearer Pillow, 16. Peaches, 17. Home Made Ice Cream, 18. peaches & cream quilt, 19. Pink Champagne Beaded Bracelet, 20. Peaches and Cream Posy Necklace, 21. Peach...., 22. Inside Out Peach, 23. "PEACHY CREAM", 24. Peaches and cream dramatic mohair scarflette with matching flower brooch, 25. beads "peach ice-cream", 26. Bouchon Bakery: Assorted macarons - yuzu, chocolate, fruit of the forest, peaches and cream, 27. bird brooches 1, 28. Chloe - adorable, sweet, chic and fun, 29. The Guardian (Palomino), 30. peach day, 31. Peaches and Cream Top and Skirt Set, 32. Peaches and Cream , 33. Peaches 'n' Cream - Bound Edge, 34. peaches-n-cream2, 35. Fresh Peach Ice Cream, 36. Snuggle Quilt - Cream Chenille

loving letters and words

I'm finding that creating these Flickr mosaics is really inspiring and relaxing for me right now.  For some reason.  I hope you are enjoying them.  I have a few more to share, but for now...

1. Brass Stencil Cut by Fred Smeijers, 2. Grief Alphabet 2, 3. nature's alphabet wip, 4. alphabet walk, 5. Alphabet Bear Wall Hanging Toy, 6. Circus Alphabet, Illustrations by Patric Hudson, 1954- I is for Ice Cream, 7. alphabet blocks, 8. SWAPBOT - ALPHABET POSTCARD E #4, 9. Alphabet Soup Love, 10. "R" royalty-free "Stick" alphabet, 11. Tandem, 12. W is for Whale, alphabet print, 13. Alphabet bokeh, 14. Kids with alphabet, 15. A Cross-Stitched Alphabet, 16. BITCEK lolff 20% OFF, 17. alphabet mural, 18. Seven black birds and a cat, 19. Creative Talisman, 20. unreal tree, 21. Untitled, 22. Work Station, 23. {i'm looking for words}, 24. Vintage Monogrammed Ribbon (BB), 25. 1940s Hartmann Luggage, 26. D, 27. DIY Monogram Tin Can, 28. L is for Lauren, 29. Marie Collage I made for swap, 30. itty bitty bunting, 31. VintageValerina at Etsy, 32. Vintage Linens, 33. New Stuff! Monogrammed Vintage Button Art, 34. junkgarden typography pendants, 35. Black N, 36. De Schmidt Family Tree Names From Marie De Schmidt Majka Misc

If you'd like to create your own mosaics, there are several sites on the web where you can do that.  Here's the one I've been using.  If you make a mosaic and post on your blog, please let me know...would love to see yours.