Spring Sweetness

 

Happy First Day of Spring!

Here’s a beautiful photograph of a precious little girl.  

You can see one of my girl’s forms in the background..  She was used in a professional photo shoot.

 

Watch for more photos to come!

Where Are They Now?

 

One of my favorite things is receiving photographs from my customers of their dress forms in their new homes.

 

I ADORE these beautiful prom dress photos from one of my favorite customers – Lisa at My Blue Whimsy. 

 

She has a gorgeous bridal boutique in the most wonderful historic building.

 

I just love seeing my girls behind these beautiful young women in their prom dresses.

 

 

 

Take a look at the My Blue Whimsy Facebook page.

You will be in for a visual treat!

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Have a great weekend!

 

Cori

Sweet French Farmgirl

This girl is still one of our most popular designs. This time she was done with an off"-white “PARIS” graphic and a favorite French fruit label on the bottom front and bottom back.   Her belt is just perfect for a down to earth French girl who embraces her country style by mixing burlap with vintage eyelet fabric for the ties.

 

 

 

 

 

She shared her photo shoot with a beautiful girl’s form made especially for a Southern California stylist who will be using her in some professional photo shoots.

 

I hope you like the new look for my blog.  My friend Marlee at The Cayuse Cowgirl has been redesigning my blog and helping me with some advertising I want to do this year.  Check out my ad here at The Old Painted Cottage.  Make sure you take a look at The Cottage of The Month which belongs to Marian at Miss Mustard Seed.  Gorgeous home with so many wonderful details. 
So glad to have you visit!

Cori

Jewelry As Art

hello friends!

 

I’m here to share a fun project I completed yesterday.

But first I wanted to talk about Pinterest a bit…

I admit it.  I resisted joining Pinterest at first.  Then I did.  What can I say?  For a creative junkie like myself, this has got to be the best thing since sliced bread.

Right?   The only problem is….it is SO addicting.  I find myself heading there when I should probably be doing other things…

Can you relate?  Well…I found this general idea there and had to incorporate it into my closet.

Confession:  I am NOT the kind of person who consistently removes my fashion jewelry and places it back into the nice little plastic bags that you get when you purchase.

No…that’s not me.  Mine usually goes into a drawer or a box where it can be forgotten.

 

So…this solution seemed perfect to me.  I get dressed in the closet, I see the jewelry right in front of me displayed in a pretty and fun way.

LOVE IT!

Super simple project.

Here’s what I did:

*Purchased 9 generic old-fashioned clipboards at Staples.

*Painted them off-white

*Cut up some fun fabric with ABC motif I found at the quilting store.

*Added a fun vintage tri to the bottom with loops to hang my earrings.  (I just knew I’d find something to do with that trim eventually).

*I hung the clipboards in a pleasing pattern.

*I added my fun fashion jewelry.

*I smiled.

*Mission accomplished!  No more tangled chains or forgotten favoring pieces.

 

 

Such a fun project with such great function.

 

Now…do I have any time to log into Pinterest for a bit before I get back to work?  LOL!

 

Have a great day!

Cori

The Time Has Come….

to put away the autumn decorations and move on to CHRISTMAS!

Before I do, I wanted to post a few photos of our kitchen from last weekend.

We hosted a “main course” here for a progressive dinner.  It was a LOT of fun.

I wanted to share my china hutch décor before it gets replaced with Christmas cheer…

I had fun with white pumpkins and tree silhouettes…

Thanks for letting me share the last bit of autumn…

I am looking forward to the next season of un.

Cori

Giving Thanks

November has been a beautiful month here in Eastern Washington.

I am  thankful for much on this Thanksgiving Eve.

For my family.

Form my friends.

For my faith.

For the beautiful place we call home.

Just wanting to share some photos from this special time of year.

Look at the grape vines as their leaves turn at harvest..

our beautiful downtown corner…

my very beautiful friend Vesna during her visit this month…

and a spectacular view of our Blue Mountains…

May this special time of year find you grateful and giving thnks.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you-

Cori