Sneak Peek at The Vintage Laundry Spring Catalog

The past couple of weeks I have spent a lot of time washing, ironing, steaming, sizing, and fitting clothes - vintage ones, which is more or less, as pathetic as it sounds, but not entirely without purpose.  I broke out the domestic goddess imitation in preparation for The Vintage Laundry's Spring Catalog photo shoot.  And, today I thought I'd tease you with a little sneak peak.  The catalog will be published  in February - so stay tuned!

These marvelous photos were shot by my beautiful daughter Olivia Stephenson on first or maybe her second paid gig!  I'm slightly biased and everything, but I think she's an amazingly talented photographer.

Photos courtesy The Vintage Laundry and Olivia Stephenson

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Funny How My Finest Hour Lasted a Minute and a Half

So, I'm all a twitter cuz I'm in The Austin American Statesman today - on the front of the Lifestyles section even, yet, already!!  And, what's even cooler is that my presence there has nothing whatsoever to do with my being dead, imprisoned, or part of a scandalous news story! 

Freelance lifestyle journalist and good friend, Amy Gabriel, chose to feature me and my home in her new-ish series called Inner Space.   According to the Statesman, it's a monthly look inside some of Austin's most stylish nooks and nests.  How groovy is that?  I'm stylish and I have a nook AND a nest!  At least for today anyway!  Many thanks to Amy, the Statesman, and the talented freelance photographer, Ashley Landis, who shot these photos.

And if you're interested, you can read the full story here.  And you can get a sneak peek at the newly designed Vintage Laundry website here.

Happy almost Christmas Eve!

Photos courtesy Ashley Landis and the Austin American Statesman

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The Vintage Laundry now offers Mod Green Pod fabrics

I'm so pleased to announce that The Vintage Laundry now offers Mod Green Pod fabrics through our workroom. I was checking in over at Mod Green Pod's blog today and they were sharing this great sneak peek of their new Austin headquarters. They're headquartered in an adorable late-40s bungalow in central Austin. They are loving their space and even though they still don't have a sign out, they are feeling happy, comfy, and productive in their digs on the inside. Though it's not a retail space, they are available by appointment. The photos above are what you will be greeted with as soon as you enter. I'm so excited they're back in town!

Adolie Day

...clearly, I’m a Print and Pattern slut - I flitter around that blog and bookmark and bookmark and bookmark . . . well, you get the picture - I can’t help myself from developing crushes on almost all of the artists profiled
So . . . I tell you that story to tell you this one . . .

Adolie Day is a French Illustrator whose work I came to know through the Print and pattern blog and now I’m completely enamored with all her illustrations & paintings. In addition to all that work, she’s also a textile designer for children’s fashion, which clearly influences her choice of color and texture. She has a website, and you can enjoy her blog and an Etsy store as well. This is the part of this post where I struggle with putting on airs and pretending to speak French - well, I can’t and unfortunately her website and blog are produced in her native tongue - so, Goggle translation comes in very handy. She seems to have a lovely spirit and in addition to drawing beautifully, she is adorable - don’cha think?!



Photos at her book signing are from here.