A sampling of Isa Creations

I created a little sampler of some of my favorite Isa Creation items. 

Pin Cushions

House Coin Purse

House Pillows

Dominoes Pendants with Vintage Dress Patterns

Birds

and

 

Garlands

all types

Vintage Embroidered Linens

Vintage Hankies

Vintage Doilies (white & dyed)

Chalkboard

Paper

Fabric (Seasonal Prints)

I am not alone in loving Garlands/Buntings

in 2014 I sold 124 Garlands!

For this 1 person company,

that is huge!

After a couple of grueling days, I finally finished entering my sales data and generating reports telling me how many items I sold, when and where.   Creating seasonal items, especially Halloween & Christmas is a big part of my business,especially in 2014.   I just did not realize how big until I reviewed by sales data for November and December.

 A huge thanks to all my customer and all who supported  Isa Creations during 2014!

 The laser-cut paper garland flags is a preview of what is to come.  Since it is paper and they are delicate, I created a protective layer by putting the laser-cut paper inside clear vinyl. I stitched it all around and added eyelets.  I plan on selling these as individual garland "flags" so customer can customize their garland to their preferred color and length. 

I love incorporating vintage linens to create my little House coin purses.  The purple trim is vintage trim I dyed purple (my favorite color).  Purple vintage chenille bedspread combined with bits of vintage embroidered linens for the door and window.

 Another favorite material is truly vintage rick rack!  You can't beat the colors and the texture in the truly vintage rick rack.  I am happy to say I have acquired a huge collection of vintage rick rack at numerous estate sales.  

Vintage Linen & Paper Heart Garlands

The Checkered Corner will be open next week.  Including a special preview on Thursday, January 16th.  It will be open during it's regular hours on January 17, 18 & 19th.  For the all the details on location and times, please click here.

The Checkered Corner will be featuring

"Upstairs/Downstairs" wares and invite you to enjoy tea and crumpets in 

Celebration of Downton Abbey Season 4

I am not the only fan of Downton Abbey.  Anita and Patrice are fans of Downton Abbey as well.  

This of course had me thinking of what new items I could create for January using the inspiration of Downton Abbey.

For me, it is vintage linens and lace.  I decided to create something I have had on my to do list.   Something some customers have actually asked me to create.

Vintage Linen Garlands

I hoped to take pictures of these garlands in the backyard yesterday afternoon but this Colorado weather is constantly changing.  We still have snow on the ground but the days are warmer, which is nice.  But, yesterday was really windy so I decided I was not even going to try.

I am really happy with the results.  If I don't take pictures of these garlands in my backyard, I will take pictures of them on display at the Checkered Corner next week.  For now, I can only show a preview of them.  Thankfully, I manage to get most of these done before I came down with a bad cold.  Now that I am feeling much better, I will finish a few more in progress. 

I am also currently working on creating heart paper garlands.

 Lots more to sew:

Halloween - Vintage Inspired Halloween Paper Garlands & A Paris Street Market TODAY!

I will only have a few of these Halloween Paper Garlands available today at A Paris Street Market .  I simply ran out of time!

Then I added a more simple paper garland created from coordinating paper.

 It should be a fun and sunny day at:

Western Welcome Week in Downtown Littleton...

The Checkered Corner in downtown Littleton will be open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The Checkered Corner we part of Western Welcome Week in Downtown Littleton.

SURE TO BE A FUN WEEKEND AND ACTION PACKED...

 see us in the parade ... 

stop by our booth on corner of Curtice & Main Street ...

 and visit the shop for another FULL to the brim browse. 

• For more info on Littleton events go to www.westernwelcomeweek.org

  Expanded Hours for OPEN WEEKEND during Western Welcome Weekend

  

  
  Here are pictures of new items you will find for
   Isa Creations, in the room upstairs at
   the Checkered Corner....
  
  

  

  Vintage Music Paper Garland -- over 120 inches in length

  
  

  

  Vintage Music Paper

  
  

  

  Vintage Music Paper and French Dictionary Paper Garlands

  
  

  

  
  
  Plus you will find my usual re-purposed vintage linen items: