Attic Heirlooms

08/22/2026

I took a brief detour this morning. Waking up with less than 4 hours sleep gave me some early morning thinking time. I was searching my work/play room for embellishments for the current pumpkin patch residents and came across some things I had been gathering for some Christmas ornaments. Inspirations struck and I had to do a mock up before it got away.

08/17/2026

What is going on here? Do you see what I see? There has been a buzz around here.

08/08/2026

Pumpkin patch progress!

Prepping the fabric. Rich coffee and latte colors.

Add embellishments.

Buttons are a must!

And a touch of rust.

Grunge dyed silk strips and some natural elements.

Close up view of amazing antique/vintage buttons.

A favorite quilt, an old tin can, some decoupage and wooly branches are perfect with this finished pumpkin.

They measure about 11” across. Yes, that is a real pumpkin stem!

08/05/2026

Progress on the pumpkins today. They all still need embellishing but somehow, I just keep cutting out one more………..

08/04/2026

Frank just loves everything Fall. He and Ted had quite a time last year gathering and harvesting their most loved crops and have been urging me to be preparing this year’s Autumn offerings! Of course I had to jump right in! What would be your favorite size? Small? Teeny (even smaller than small”? Medium, large or jumbo??

08/03/2026

I can’t think of much that I enjoy more than transforming fabric. I wanted these bedspreads to have an aged, well loved look. After I removed the hand tied fringe and hem I gave them a warm bath is a mixture of coffee and tea. I couldn’t leave any of the pieces behind and even dyed the threads that were left after tearing it. I will figure out a use! I had purchased the little doilies to embellish some fall decor and they went in the pot as well. After they were all finished and dye still in the pot, my eye landed on an old piece of rustic silk that I have had for years. So in the pot it went. I dried that in the oven on a low temperatures, turning often to get a really dark mottled look. This is going to be a really fun week creating! I thought they were both chenille but after researching the tag info I found out that one was actually woven to create the raised motifs. It is absolutely delightful!

07/17/2026

07/13/2026

It takes a lot of wool, cutting, stacking and tying together to create these “Mega Stacks” of wool. Each one is 50 different 5” pieces of wool all ready to use in your project. What would you make with them? Look for them in our booth at Searsport Rug Hooking Hookin next week!