Dying Eyelet Trim

So, last month on my trip to Virginia, I found some beautiful trims.
One in particular is so pretty, ( its that blue eyelet up there) I'm not sure if I'll ever find a project that's "worthy" of it. And I like it too much to sell it. hmmmm...what a dilemma.

Now, I have lots of white and cream eyelet trims that I've picked up at yard sales, so I was thinking, "why not try dying some of them?" And I did. Here they are in their color bath...

The large piece is an eyelet border fabric with a white background; it turned out to be a sky blue color. And the small trim is cream ruffle eyelet, and it turned out to be a perfect robin's egg blue-green color! If you're familiar with the Martha Stewart paint color 'Vintage Map', its very close to that. (Oh, BTW, that just happens to be the color I've picked out to repaint my sewing room).
I plan on dying more and listing some on the website. But really, its not hard at all if you want to give it a try yourself. A little messy though, so you definitely want to wear rubber gloves.

Random PINK Post ~ Ticking

Just a random post of pretty pinks for Pink October ~ Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Vintage pink tickings.

Child's Play ~ Vintage Juvenile Fabrics

Three Little Kittens Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Kim of the True Up blog and asked to be a guest curator of this week's Daily Swatch. I was to pick 7 vintage fabrics in a theme of my choice. I chose Vintage Children's Fabrics...the hard part was deciding which 7, I love them all! So, I've added some of the extras here. Be sure to stop over at True Up to see the "first string" picks. :)

And while you're there, you'll want to sign up for Kim's 6 month giveaway...great prizes!

Here's a group of vintage flannels in pretty pastels...

Babies on Clouds

Mary Had a Little Lamb

This circus animal print is part of a curtain set...

Some of these fabrics and others are available on my website in the Children's section.
And if you're like me and you just can't get enough of these adorable prints you can find more at these websites:

Sharon's Vintage Fabrics
Donna Flower.com

Random PINK Post ~ Barkcloth

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month...Pink October. So throughout the month I'll be showing random pink posts of fabrics or other pretties. I am determined to schedule an appointment for my first mammogram (a few years late) before the end of the month. I have a way of putting these important things off. So, I'm hoping that seeing more pink will move me a little closer to the phone. LOL

A Day at the COUNTRY LIVING Fair

This post is waaaay overdue. An area blackout/power outage lasting several days and a fun road trip immediately following has put me behind on showing you these scenes from the fair. It was held at the beautiful Ohio Village in Columbus, Oh.

The vendor's booths were fantastic! Lots of creative displays, beautiful items, antiques, and just really cool old stuff. :) This booth had fun feedsack bags and pillows. (I just found out that these cute feedsack bags are made by Arlene of http://www.heartrockshome.com/)

This was one of my favorite booths (below). It was by Bloomsbury Loft and they had fun items at every turn. The booth was so crowded all day long that I had a really hard time getting a decent picture.

Another vendor had some lovely vintage linen towels with monograms...had to bring a few of those home with me. ;)All in all it was a great day at the fair.

Coming Soon ~ Lollishops

I'm sure by now, many of you have heard of Lollishops. Scheduled to open sometime around December, it is a juried site of selected shops offering a variety of girly sweet items. Advertising itself as the "Frou Frou Friendly Marketplace", categories will range from the romantic to whimsical, from the fanciful to down-right adorable.
Here at Niesz Vintage Fabrics, I'll be hanging my shingle out at Lollishops, too.
I'll be busy creating projects especially for the Lollishop buyer. Some will incorporate unique and adorable vintage children's fabrics while others will focus on romantic floral barkcloth fabrics and lush velvet accents.
And of course, I'll have some of my pretty vintage fabrics available in the shop, as well. :)

Stop by the Lollishops blog for the latest news and a preview of some of the lovely items that will be offered.
Have a great weekend, everyone!

Where Did I Put My Keys?

I've been digging through some fun stuff in the basement this week. It seems Grandpa had an obsession with keys. LOL

I'm putting together a few lots to offer on Etsy. They're all old and have interesting shapes and lovely details. And would you look at the fantastic rust and verdigris patina on this grouping!

That's all natural, baby! :)

It also looks like there's a couple dozen skeleton keys, so I may put together a lot of a few of those.
Have a fun and safe weekend, everyone!