Tracking

Having a shop, takes a lot of work. It's not all fun and games you know. There are mountains of paperwork too.

Fortunately, there are enough gems to make the paperwork a little brighter.

"That which we call a rose..."

Did you know that I currently have a ton of vintage rose cabochons in my supplies shop?

Oh yeah.

Here's just a small selection.

Brilliant Reds

Ruby reds aren’t just for slippers anymore.

To Market, to market...

...to find a fat pig!

Have you checked the roof?

Pike Place Market is a great place to get: 1. Inspiration, there are many lovely colors and a truely Seattle feel to the market.

2. Lunch, from Mee Sum Pastries to Piroshky-Piroshky you can find just about anything you have a craving for here.

3. Flowers, you can always find a spectacular bouquet no matter what time of year it is.

Do you like my hat?

When I am shopping for supplies, either for my shop or designs, sometimes I have the great joy of finding some vintage treasure.

Like these hats.

Their subtle sparkles are so beautiful.

Natural

I find the natural world very inspiring.

I like to keep shells and stones from the beach in my studio.

Magazine Giveaway, Cloth Paper Scissors and Quilting Arts

Here's a giveaway for you, some sources of artistic inspiration as we approach the holiday season:

I have two extra copies, brand new, of Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine.
I have 1 copy of July/August 2009 and 1 copy of September/October 2009.
I also have 1 extra and new copy of Quilting Arts' Gifts 2009-2010 Holiday Issue.

Want one of these magazines? I will give one of these magazines to the next 3 people to place an order at Bumbershoot Supplies AND request a free magazine. Plus I will pay the extra shipping cost associated with mailing the magazine to you.

I only have these 3 magazines, so you can request the one you want, but it is first come, first served.

Look for Bumbershoot Supplies' ad on page 8 of the September/October issue of Cloth Paper Scissors.

Made it to the Front Page of Etsy!

Two items from Bumbershoot Designs made it to the front page of Etsy!

Rainier Raindrops. Vintage Aqua Rhinestone Earrings in Silver

Seattle Rain. Blue Rain Necklace with 1960s Faux Lapis Beads, Sterling Silver

Cloth Paper Scissors Reader Challenge and New Ad

I'm an avid reader of Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine (as well as Quilting Arts) and so I am really excited that our very first print ad will be in Cloth Paper Scissors (CPS) in the upcoming September/October 2009 issue. It should be on the stands any moment. Look for it - Bumbershoot Supplies with the green umbrella.

If you get the "Embellishments" email from CPS, then you know that one of the current reader challenges is to create a mixed media Sailor's Valentine. I decided to participate in this challenge in my own way through creating two mixed media inspiration kits, or collections if you will, around the theme of Victorian sailors and the women who loved them. These collections include some items usually available at Bumbershoot Supplies and other items available exclusively in the kits. Always limited editions, usually one of a kind, I hope these kits fire your imagination and afford an opportunity to sample some of the wonderful vintage materials that are available for mixed media art. Enjoy!

If you want to learn more about the CPS Sailor's Valentine Reader Challenge, click on the hyperlink.

Here are the kits, also see the photo above:

Update on Bumbershoot and Button Sale!

First, and most importantly, RUN, don't walk to the annual fall sale at Beppa + Iijepo. You will find thousands of antique and collectible buttons, wonderful vintage textiles, vintage costume jewelry, and more. I'm serious. Get over there. Located at 7700 6th Ave NW, Seattle WA 98117. From 10 am to 4 pm Aug 14 and 15, today and tomorrow. Get on their mailing list so you hear faster than I can tell you when the spring sale comes around. I picked up some paper, buttons and trim for Bumbershoot Supplies, and a few goodies for myself...

It's been a busy couple of weeks as I expand both of the shops. At Bumbershoot Supplies, I've added many more glass and plastic cabochons, and continue to expand the one of a kind offerings of buttons, lace, trims, ephemera, and paper ephemera that I come across in my travels through the estate sales, antique stores and specialty shops of Seattle.

In the designs shop, I've just started to introduce greeting cards made with my inchies, original art 1 inch square. The weather of Seattle has not been cooperating for picture taking this week, it has been rather dull. But I'm forging ahead anyways. Check them out.