Two Lovely Surprises...

Happy photograph by royalnoodle.

This week has already been a very happy week for me. Yesterday, the beautiful and extremely talented Nichole featured one of my pieces on her gorgeous blog, little brown pen. It was such a wonderful surprise, and made me smile all day. She titled her post "Dear Fringe", just like a warm personal message, and I was very touched by her generosity.

Today Etsy included my Lovely Librarian Cowl in their Etsy Finds article. Such a thrill and honor. Again, I wasn't expecting this. When my two dear friends, Kateri and Shana, contacted me almost simultaneously to congratulate me, I was completely surprised to learn about it.

I'm most grateful for both of these special gestures of appreciation for my work. I find that when life feels most stressful, or discouraging, magical little gifts float your way to remind you that you're headed in the right direction...

Fringe Fall 2009

The Lovely Librarian Cowl is the first of the Fringe Fall 09 lineup to hit my shop. A rich, super soft, oversized mocha brown cowl complete with a unique sculptural brooch that can be worn with all of your wardrobe pieces. What makes this piece extra special is the brooch; a large, soft, pliable muslin fabric sculpture with strips of vintage lace, velvet ribbon and a very old mother-of-pearl button. I designed the ruffles to actually resemble worn, well-read pages of a book.

I hope you like my newest Fringe creation. There's plenty more where this came from, soon to appear...Thanks for visiting...xo