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May 10, 2012

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From vintage book, Circus Alphabet. I do love her wee little feet.

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Spellbound!

Another class at Spellbound: Mystique Pin and Necklace by fiber artist Michelle Muska. Lovely!

Michelle is also teaching a cuff bracelet class.

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May 03, 2012

The new old.

Vintage painting on ETSY. love.

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Another class offered at Spellbound is a collage on canvas by Kelli Murray, an illustrator and fashion designer in southern California. Dreams Have Wings is a class that will incorporate collage techiniques and an image transfer of Kelli's bird illustration. Her second class is here.

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she is growing up. sniffle

I will miss the puppy breath, but not the needle teeth. Puppy love.

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from vintage color illustrated newspaper

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May 01, 2012

Special with a capital S.

Martha Stewart has a special Weddings issue out now! Martha Stewart Real Weddings features inspiring weddings from couples from all over and inspiring styles that range from casual to traditional.

I had the fortune to work with a lovely local bride for an exra special New Year's Eve wedding!

The cake decorations I created are handpainted vintage letters that sing out a line from Auld Lang Syne. Fun! I like so many of the details.{tattooed apples!} Stationery from the wonderful Cheree Berry.

Seriously - a great issue. Check it out!

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April 25, 2012

The very cutest of distractions

Haven't been getting much work done in the studio. This puppy dear has kept me busy the last three weeks!

Her name is India {like the ink} or Indie for short. She has already nearly doubled in size!! She is a sweet thing, and although I still miss Marble everyday, it is nice to have a daily studio companion again. She is a keeper. Three cheers for the Humane Society!

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Spellbound!

One of the many classes at Spellbound is this pretty Bijoux de Pairs Cuff . A great class to learn some useful jewelrymaking techniques and create this cuff embellished with vintage charms and beads. Taught by Kaari Meng of The French General - a wonderful treasure trove of a shop!

Kaari also teaches the Fille de France Crown class.

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Vintage newspaper

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April 20, 2012

Portlanders!

Come by and visit!!!

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April 19, 2012

Mavis Staples + Jeff Tweedy = good stuff.

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April 12, 2012

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Antique sheet music

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No, really...guess.

Guess who has to do their taxes at the last minute? Gah. Will be back to blogging and updating soon!

Which me luck.

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March 30, 2012

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1940's newspaper children's story

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Vintage newspaper adverstisement

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Antique Children's linen book

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March 22, 2012

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From a vintage newspaper magazine

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March 21, 2012

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from vintage newspaper magazine

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March 16, 2012

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from vintage Lettering in Modern Use

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First, a little more about the event: Spellbound is an art rertreat held Novemember 8 -11, 2012 at the historic Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California.

The weekend includes a welcome dinner, two days of classes, a luncheon, an evening mercantile and a luxury charter bus trip to the Rose Bowl fleamarket. {so excited!}

More info HERE

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March 13, 2012

It's time!

I told you about the event I am teaching at this fall - the registration is open for SPELLBOUND!

I will share a bit about each class this week, stay tuned.

Best,

Denise

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Antique encyclopedia

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Pirate and Hoopoe

My friend Karima Cammell, a talented artist and owner of Castle in the Air, has published a new book Pirate and Hoopoe. This book has been a labor of love for her to self publish and it is something to behold! The story was written by her late father and based on the 22 watercolor plates Karima illustrated for the book.

"Wall Street meets the Jungle Book" in this grand adventure novel written by Diarmid Cammell and illustrated by Karima Cammell.

The talking animals of Spring Valley have lived in peace for centuries, but change is afoot when a rapacious band of land developers arrives to exploit this enchanted place. Through good sense, wits, and a bit of magic, the animals show the men how to discover life's true treasures.