Little Purses Made From Old Ties

Oilcloth Zip Bags are Fully Lined

"Green" Oilcloth Grocery Totes

I use these market totes
when I go to the grocery
store instead of the paper
bags. They are just the
same size, but they save
the trees. Sacker dudes
get a kick out of them.

This is sturdy coated
cotton from the Moda
fabric company down in
Dallas. Single layer, with
double reinforced straps
to just go over shoulder
or carry by hand. A little
pocket for grocery list.

Overflowing Oilcloth Waiting for Monk

Yep, it makes
my heart sing.
Bolts of gaudy,
raucus oilcloth
clanging over
there in the
corner, wanting
attention. Totes
and purses and
zipper pouches.

Look at all the
colors banged
up together!

Prairifire Crabapple Tree

Monkey planted a new

crabapple tree Friday.

It has dark red berries

hanging down allover

the branches. Maybe

the birds will be happy

to see it in the front of

the house.

Fall is my favorite time

of the year.

Vintage Barkcloth Baby Kimono

Short kimono tie top

of barkcloth drapery

cotton. Pre-1950s.

This is for little Lilja.

It is so warm, lined

with the same flannel

of the pants. Roll the

sleeves up, roll the

pants up...till little

arms and legs grow.

Monkey wants one

for herself!

Rachel's Polkadot Apron Dress

Rachel wanted a dress

with an apron too. For

this larger size, we did

a square neckline with

a more fitted bodice &

added a sash to tie in

the back. She has a

blue babushka and a

little blue dotty tote

of oilcloth in the same

pattern.

I am getting itchy to

make some more of

these dresses!

Little Dotty Apron Dresses

This is a little cotton
dress/jumper with a
sewn-in apron made
from a vintage hand
embroidered linen
tea towel. I've got bolts
of polkadots in peachy
pink, red, pale blue
and pale celery. There
is a dotty babushka
for each dress. Back
button placket. A
lavender filled heart
is removable. This
poodle dress size 4
went to Riley.

It is Fall. It is rainy. It is good.

This white anemone

is the tail end of the

flowering things, but

the pink honeysuckle

hangs on too on the

front railing. Leaves

are falling. Soon we

will have to rake.

(Mel says he raked

37 bags last year.)

5 bags of pine bark

mulch are waiting to

be spread on the new

plantings.

Monkey Starting New Blog

Monkey is starting over
with her new blogging
thing. Just for fun. It's
a pretty crazy world.
Here is a picture of some
of our friends...they have
been around.