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xo...Emily

Czech glass button brooches & dog love

I just love Bella so much. She's only 6 but she looks so much older. I've had her since she was 10 weeks old and weighed 5 pounds. Here she is all snuggled in for a nap. Such a good dog. Her best friend is a Pitbull Greyhound mix who weighs about 90 pounds and lives upstairs from us. This dog and this vintage cotton coverlet are 2 of my favorite things in this world. The buttons come in a close second or third. Just got some findings that work well for these simple button brooches. I am working on items this month that will sell for 10 or 12 dollars each. I know the economy sucks so I am making some new items in a lower price point to get mixed in with Emily's greatest hits.
I have been sending out all my show applications. This year I am doing a lot more craft shows but just sticking to the 3 Brimfield shows to sell my vintage and antique goodies. It's getting harder and harder to find antiques of integrity and nifty vintage goods. I can produce so much more stuff than can be found to put my (antique) show inventory. So, doing more craft shows just seemed to make sense.
A few of these may go on etsy.

More soon...Back to work...XO Emily

They're here!!!! New Czech art glass buttons

I have been waiting for this order since before Christmas. I don't mind the wait for such lovely designs and superior quality handmade glass buttons. There is so much work that goes in to each individual button.

What do you think?Black glass below with a midnight blue finish fired on.I LOVE these below. The glass is clear with gold and silver hand painted detail with an Aurora Borealis finish on the back for extra depth and sparkle. I have been buying from a few factories for 8 years now and I have never ordered this one before nor have I seen it for sale anywhere else in this paint and finish combo.

On the left is a frosted amber glass floral in another finish that I just adore. On the right is a highly detailed button with the ab finish on the back. This finish is hard to photograph but sooooooooooooooooo lovely in person. I've begun the listing process in my etsy shop but still have about 12 or 14 more designs to list.

More soon...XO Emily

Stacked button rings

These came out so lovely. Vintage carved smoky pearl buttons with small czech glass cabochons.

Just thought you may want a peek of what I have been working on lately.

More soon...Emily

Pretty new ink

Pretty new ink by Forrest, owner of Cobra Custom in Plymouth.

Told ya I love vintage valentines!!

XOXO...Emily

Crazy Cakes, vintage valentines and old school roses for Ron

Valentine-y cupcakes! They are a little bigger than my regular cupcakes. I love the ribbed hot pink bottoms. I collect vintage valentines and have been going through my collection so they have been strewn about.

Pretty old school roses. New tattoo work on Ron by Forrest.

More soon...Emily

Hairpin turn

Just finished a batch of petite glass button hairpins. Last summer I cut off my long locks so some accessories for short hair have been on my to do list for a while. finally got around to it. Tomorrow I will finish the solids pastels and the transparent ones with ab finish. I work in limited editions a lot. There will be 100 sets total carded in matched or mixed pairs...something for everyone...and when they are gone they are gone!

More soon...XO Emily

snow and crazy cakes

January is cupcake month. I will be sewing cupcakes like a mad woman for my 2009 shows. Here are a few that i have recently listed in my etsy shop...
It's been snowy for a while on the Cape although it's pouring rain today.
That's ron and Bella tearin' it up in the backyard. Bella hates the rain but loves the snow!

I love this one!

XO...Emily

Better late than never! Boston Bazaar Bizarre pics

What a day! The crowd was huge all day. There was a loooooooooooooooooong line down the block until 5:00 pm. They gave me a great spot with GREAT neighbors. We had such a good time and all went surprisingly smooth....But very chilly.Indoor pics are tough but I did my best to take a few . The cupcakes were a big hit and so were my glass knuckles button rings.

My neighbors were from Vermont. check out www.thespunmonkey.etsy.com I loved these cute Japanese shoppers above!

Below Ron ran into another Musician and crafter he knew.

Here is a shot of Ron and an someone else from the local music scene who's name I for got...sorry!Just before Christmas I made this chenille and vintage fabric tea set and cake for one of my show customers from the 2007 Madison Bouckville show. She had been patiently waiting for my show season to end so she could place her special order.

Well, sorry it took me so long to get this post up but as I said in the title...Better late than never!

XOXO...Emily

Boston Bazaar Bizarre

All packed and ready to go! Where? The Boston Bazaar Bizarre... At the Castle! We will be at table number 34!

See you there!

XO...Emily

Button blowout and other happenings

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There is lots going on in my world these days. Above is a link to my big button blowout over on ebay. I am selling off a bunch of my backstock. Time to bring in some new stock...so I gotta make some room.

In addition for sewing for the Boston Bazaar Bizarre, I have been working on some simple sachet sets Out of the Sugar Snap line of fabrics from Melissa Averinos of www.yummygoods.com

Aren't they cute? They have pale yellow vintage chenille on the back...you can even use them in your dryer!
Bella and I are still getting settled in our new place. She gets a huge backyard away from the street to explore.

I love the fall season, a season of change. I hate wearing real shoes though. Wish I could wear flip flops all year long.

Miss Emily need exercise! it's me and the hula hoop for now. Maybe some yoga lessons this winter to keep my butt at a reasonable size. I have always wanted to try yoga, I am pretty bendy and my balance is good. Seems like me and yoga would get along just fine...Sewing all day and selling on line really doesn't burn many calories. I love to cook when it gets colder and that doesn't help either! Don't want to have to dig the fat pants out of storage...

More soon...XO EMILY

Halloween at home

Had a little fire in the back yard on Halloween. It was cozy and the flames were leapin' in the wind. My sister brought her kids by after dark and Ron was present to play a little acoustic guitar for our enjoyment.
I like to burn stuff...Emily

Wellfleet Oyster Fest 2008 Emily's show pics

I just love this show! It's always a busy one. The Cape is so pretty at this time of year and the weather was great both days. Sunday was a little cold and windy but there were still tons of people around.That's me in the black and white skirt. I bought it from Liza Jane pictured a few pics down.

Czech glass button necklaces and Glass Knuckles button rings available in my etsy shop!

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If you are on The Cape you can find Glass Knuckles at Yummy Goods, the prettiest gift shop I have ever seen! Yummy goods is is on rt. 149 in the same building as The Village store. Melissa also sells my cupcake pincushions and vintage image pocket mirrors. Drop in and say hi, it's worth the trip!

Above are some vintage chenille baby quilts and baskets of vintage button, glass button and covered button ponytail holders. Below is a shot of a vintage image covered button this woman bought to pin on her hat. We just attached it with a safety pin through the loop on the back of the button. Cute huh?


The Czech glass buttons were a big hit at this show. You can find them in for sale in small and large lots in my etsy shop. I have a huge selection this year. I save some from each order i make so my show selection just keeps growing. Ron, pictured below, was there to help all day on Saturday then came back Sunday after work to help me with the load out. It was his first craft show. It's less work than Brimfield and a totally different crowd.
Cakes above and a crowd shot below.
Kate of Leave it to Weaver was my neighbor. We have known each other for years. She sells beautifully dyed scarves and pretty small handbags out of very fancy fabrics.
My favorite finds by far were the 2 skirts I bought from Liza Jane. I ended up wearing them both on Sunday...it was so chilly!
I was even visited by the cutest face painting clown shown below...love her overalls!

Ron and Judy above from Pewter Crafter of Cape Cod and below is a booth with really neat-o stuff all made from recycled sweaters and other recycled fabrics.

Below are Emma and Brett from The Elbows rockin' it out for the little kids

The Crowds were thick everywhere all day both days!
On the main stage there were variations of all kinds and lots of local players from lots of local bands playing together in all sorts of forms all day.

All in all it was a great show...Emily