New at Bumbershoot Designs. Old Favorites Restocked: Vintage Boot Buttons, Vintage Rhinestones, Vintage Glass Cabochons

We have listed many more new vintage rhinestones and vintage cabochons at Bumbershoot Supplies over the last week.  I'll describe them more in our upcoming June 15 newsletter, and you can always see the new arrivals section at our website.  But today I thought I'd mention some of our popular items that I have been able to restock in small quantities, always an exciting event, since with vintage supplies, restocking is never a sure thing. In addition to the cabochons above, here are some more supplies that have been restocked this week...

I hope you enjoyed seeing these returning vintage treasures! Until next time, wishing you a happy and art-filled weekend!

Featured Artist. Liz Hammel's Hoop Dreams

Welcome to Liz Hammel’s Hoop Dreams.

I learned about Liz’s art when she sent me a link to her website. Liz has used the vintage mother of pearl sequins available at Bumbershoot Supplies and kindly shared her designs with me. I was pretty excited because Liz is the first featured artist I have located who is using our vintage supplies to embellish stitched canvases.

Liz is a retired art historian, in her words “happily creating whimsy in thread and objects”.

There is a strong presence of nature in Liz’s work, both in the materials she uses (silk, mother of pearl, linen, jade, amber, and many others) and in the designs she draws with her needle.

Some of the pieces with heavy threadwork remind me of the grain in the bark of trees. They also remind me of the heavy swirls of paint impressionists like Van Gogh laid down on their canvases.

I found lots of inspiration in these beautifully stitched meditations on color, line and texture.

I hope you will enjoy a visit to Liz’s website for a view into her world of stitched whimsy, her Hoop Dreams.

Surprise! Hairpins With Vintage Flower Cabochons

Aren't these beautiful!?!

I received this surprise box of treats in the mail a few days ago from my friend and fellow Etsy seller, Anne Toprak of PlumCreek22.  Wow, how exciting to receive an unexpected present!

Anne makes beautiful hair pins using vintage cabochons. These particular pins feature vintage glass and mother of pearl cabochons she purchased from Bumbershoot Supplies.  I just love seeing what happens to our supplies, and it is an extra treat to see the finished product in person. We were thinking of Anne - on the day they arrived Emma was wearing a flower hair pin that I had purchased as a Christmas gift for a niece, and that never made it out of our house :)

Beautifully presented on decorated cards and wrapped with some kimono silk that she knows I love, Anne infuses her work and presentation with her kind and generous spirit.

Namaste, Anne!

Vintage Design Inspiration Board #14 with Creativity Quote

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

~Charles Horton Cooley

Inspiration Board #14 features:

vintage millinery leaf spray (Soviet Occupied Germany)

vintage glass mirror flower buttons (US Zone Occupied Germany)

vintage paper tag (West Germany)
vintage hand stamped brass charms (USA)
vintage lilac moonstone glass cabochons (West Germany)
vintage brass heart pendant (USA)
vintage cluny lace (USA)
vintage mother of pearl buttons (USA)
vintage peridot glass heart cabochons
vintage brooch with rhinestones
vintage ledger paper
vintage button card
hand dyed fabric
artist trading card (ATC)

antique embroidery floss

vintage linen tea towel

mounted on 9x6 inch gallery wrapped canvas base

Dots. Vintage Mother of Pearl Stud Earrings from Bumbershoot Designs

Many thanks to Chloe for featuring these earrings on her fashion and art blog sixthirtythree. The Dress of the Week theme this week is Dynamic Grooves. Check it out! It's a great dress!

Look What I Found. Vintage Bethlehem Star Mother of Pearl Cufflinks

...beautiful Bethlehem Star vintage carved mother of pearl cufflinks, from my personal collection,

with wonderful old chain construction...

New at Bumbershoot Supplies. New Vintage Cabochons, Vintage Rhinestones and Settings, Vintage Ribbons

How are you all doing, busy?

If you need any last minute supplies, we're here to help, shipping up to and including Dec 23.

We're busy too, so today I'll just share a few pictures of some of the lovely new items that have arrived at Bumbershoot Supplies.

New vintage glass cabochons… More new vintage rhinestones in all kinds of shapes and colors… New antiqued brass ox settings… New and luscious vintage moiré ribbons from the 1940’s…

I invite you to come on over to Bumbershoot Supplies and have a look at all these new vintage treasures. 

Until next time, wishing you a great weekend!

Vintage Design Inspiration Board #10 with Creativity Quote

Cherish that which is within you.

~Chang-tzu

Inspiration Board #10 features:

vintage fabric rose leaves (Japan)

vintage glass pearl drop (Japan)

vintage jet beaded ball (Japan)

vintage mother of pearl sequins (Japan)

vintage mother of pearl oval discs (USA), hand stamped

vintage ivory flower cabochons (Japan)

vintage pearl headpins (in flowers, Japan)

vintage hematite rhinestones (West Germany)

vintage braided trim (USA)

vintage Made in Japan paper tag (Japan)

vintage tiny pearl cabochons

antique silk embroidery floss

contemporary stamped shipping tag

vintage linen tea towel, hand stamped

mounted on 4x4 inch gallery wrapped canvas base

With special thanks to JoAnn Ouellet of Au Naturelle,

from whom I purchased the stamped shipping tag

 

New at Bumbershoot Supplies. 23 New Vintage Beads, Cabochons, Settings, and More Since November 15

Since our November 15 newsletter, we have added 26 new items and restocked 2 at Bumbershoot Supplies, including these lovely "real gold" vintage mercury beads from Japan.

Jim and I are busy putting the final touches on our web site, http://www.bumbershootsupplies.com/ to enable shopping for our vintage supplies directly. To preserve our time for that activity, today I'll just show a few of our...

new settings... new cabochons… more new pretty glass…

I invite you to come on over to Bumbershoot Supplies and have a look at all these new vintage treasures. 

Until next time, wishing you a great weekend!