I was just catching up with one of my favorite blogs, The Purl Bee, and I saw a little something exciting! You see, back when I was an intern for Denyse Schmidt I helped to make samples for a book--a book that is now published. Anyways, I spied one of the quilts that I pieced!!
The orange peel quilt! Appliqued on my trusty Husqvarna.
xo CBB
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This is what my Thursdays look like. I spend them skiing because I am training for the TjejVasan in Sweden! Which means in a little over a week I will be on a plane to Stockholm. Every Thursday I have been making a little trek up to this lovely place and enjoying winter. (and the pretty views!)
You've probably noticed that my posting has been a little slack lately since I have been devoting quite a bit of time and focus to my training. Not to worry--I have a few crafty posts up my sleeve that I'm excited to share. In the meantime, check out this Swedish etsy shop full of cute illustrated things....
xo CBB
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1. Adorable dress from Modcloth
2. Cutesy little cupcake liners from Bake it Pretty
3. Great bag ( just the right size for my laptop! and its on sale right now!) from Modcloth
4. Lovely watch from Fossil
5. Tights (you can never have too many. never.) from Hanna Andersson
6. Crock-pot!
7. Fantastic handmade chalkboard from Mary Kate McDevitt
8. Fair Isle sweater from Gap
And there you have it--some of the things I am wishing for for Christmas! (see full list here)
If you (or a little one in your life) are wishing for something from my Etsy shop for Christmas then you are in luck! I am having a 40% OFF CYBER MONDAY SALE. That's right 40% off people. ( I have never offered such an awesome sale so take advantage of it!) All you need to do is use coupon code WINTER11 at checkout. Happy shopping!
xo CBB
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Did you know about treasury lists on etsy? They're a member curated shopping gallery and what the admin choose from for the front page. Anyways, I have been having fun putting together some lately so check it out! Especially good if you are in need of some holiday gift ideas.
You can find all of my treasuries here.
Happy Shopping!
xoxo CBB
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a few weekends ago I went to Maine and came back with some lovely vintage finds...
the first was a chair, purchased right here in VT at state surplus. (actually it is more of a chair/stepstool combo)
the second piece of furniture is a pretty blue table that came from my family's old cabin, which I call the mouse house since we don't use it anymore so the only ones staying there are the mice. Although it required a bit of a cleaning--it was worth the trouble! It has some very cute matching chairs that I haven't gotten a chance to photograph yet.
{I love all the little details}
I also found some great old jars, a never-been-used melmac tea set, and other odds and ends that I also took home with me & hope to get around to photographing too! (soon!)
all for now! xo CBB
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A while ago (sometime over the summer I think?) I scored a nice little bag of pretty buttons on even prettier cards for just 25 cents at the thrift shop.
How come buttons don't come so beautifully packaged nowadays?!? I look at these and feel so inspired!
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Yep. I found something else in my grandmother's attic. This time it's a wonderful wool crochet granny square afghan. It needs a little repair in a few spots but it is going to keep me nice and warm this winter. It was made by my great-great-aunt Ruth, who obviously had a very nice sense of color! After attempting to make my own afghan (which is much smaller than this one) I can totally appreciate how much work went into it.
xo CBB
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I recently purchased a set of 20 hexagon quilt blocks with the hope that someday I will turn them into a quilt. Someday being the key word there because it is going to take a lot of hand piecing (aka tons of time) to make that happen. In the meantime, I am just loving the pretty vintage fabrics they are made from!
xo CBB
p.s. they're photographed on my new pretty blue table that I got this past weekend!
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