For the love of Vintage at the Pink Attic Cat

I am happy to share that my friend Amy, owner of The Pink Attic Cat will be popping up this Thursday through Saturday.  Isa Creations re-purposed items will also be available at the Pink Attic Cat. 

 Below are all the details:

I will have Valentine items and lots of Red, Pink and White items at the Pink Attic Cat this Thursday through Saturday.  Here is a preview of some of those items:

Vintage valentine images ironed on to muslin fabric treat bags.

 A 20 x 16 Canvas created using paper and hand-dyed red crochet heart doilie, vintage trim and buttons.  An original canvas.

 Vintage tiny scrabble letters:

 Lots of black vintage buttons, including a couple of glass buttons.

I created two 20 x 16 vintage doilie, lace, trim and vintage buttons canvas.  I only have one left.  I love all the layers inspired by mix media.

 Another 20 x 16 canvas with hand-dyed red doilies, lace and trim with vintage buttons.  Another original canvas inspired by mix media.

I will also have my newest flour-sack kitchen towels I have been working on.  I love using vintage materials.  I love the look the vintage pom pom trim gives these flour-sack cotton kitchen towels.  The houses and designs all created using vintage quilt pieces.  Details on the process can be found on the blog post prior to this one.

 

LOVE VINTAGE pom pom TRIM!!

I have more kitchen towels using a different vintage quilt pieces.  See tomorrow's post for those photos.  

I mentioned in my earlier post, I would take myself to accounting purgatory to work on Isa Creations books for 2015 middle of last week.  This is what happens when the former CPA (me), a tax accountant no less,  takes on a different career path and realizes creating with vintage materials is much more fun than accounting.  Plus, when did I become such a procrastinator?

Well, I can always plan what I will do but those plans rarely work out.

With Amy having a pop up market this week, I decided I needed to finish all my new kitchen towels. 

Makes sense, right?

 Since I will be at the Pink Attic Cat this Thursday through Saturday, naturally I can't go to accounting purgatory this week either!

Next week!  I will go to accounting purgatory next week!

Unless of course, I can come up with a reason not to:) 

Vintage Quilt Pieces Repurposed...Kitchen Towels

It's that time of year, again!

Time to put on the dreaded Accountant hat!

Another year,

Actually a great year for my little business,

Isa Creations/Isa Creations Vintage

But, time to create sales and expense spreadsheets

to create the Scedule C.

But, before I start that dreaded accounting/tax task,

I have been having fun

Creating one of a kind kitchen tea towels.

Flour Sack Cotton Towel +

Vintage wedding ring quilt pieces ( a favorite estate sale find from last summer) +

Sizzix Die Cut machine and assortment of dies +

Free form stitching =

Isa Creations Kitchen Towels

All the vintage quilt pieces were washed in hot soapy water. I spent lots of time ironing the pieces. The steps to clean the vintage linens I purchased are time consuming but necessary and well worth the effort.

Lots of lovely wedding ring quilt pieces. All handstitched by someone many years ago. Now, a small portion have been repurposed.

I love using my Sizzix Die cut machine and dies.

Instagram photo with filter, IsaCreationsVintage:

Love creating this flower with Pom Pom trim,

A closer look.

And, my love of HOUSES continues, along with free form stitching!

 

 

A Instagram photo with filter,

A whimsical game of tic tac toe of hearts,

A clothesline of love,

Instagram photo with filter, IsaCreationsVintage:

Currently working on more kitchen towels. I am giving myself till middle of next week to create then I will put on the accountant hat and go into accounting purgatory:(

 

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Vintage Whites Market in Loveland

A great start to 2016 season with the Vintage Whites Market in Loveland this past Friday (VIP Event 5-9pm) and Saturday 10-5pm.

I want to thank my dear friend Amy (owner of the Pink Attic Cat) who loaned me several display pieces for this market. We shared a rental truck and she drove us safely to Loveland as it snowed most of the way up to Loveland early Friday morning.

 It was wonderful to have our booth spaces next to each other. Her husband Greg was a great help as he loaded most of the rental truck and helped us during the market. I was impressed at how much Amy and Greg can fit into a truck. It was just the three of us loading, unloading and setting up 3 booths. Amy had a double and I had a single.

It was a great market. About 4,000 - 4,500 people attended (according to an email from Vintage White Market organizers). Many great vendors. I met wonderful ladies who liked my work and saw a few of my regular customers as well. 

The drive home late last night was a bit stressful as we encountered very dense fog. Amy did a great job driving us home safely to and from Loveland under interesting weather conditions.

I did not have my Cannon SLR camera with me.  Due to the lighting in my booth, the pictures were darker than I would have liked.  I lightened the pictures but lost some quality in the process.

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