Out of the Boudoir

More warm wishes...

Remember this idea? I finally got a chance to sew up a couple of new very warm blankets to put up for sale in my etsy shop.


I sold the small aqua throw at the craft fair I did a few days ago. This beautiful little girl fell in love with it and her mom and dad could not resist getting it for her...she has great taste I thought!

The creme color is twin size and will make a nice blanket for someone soon I hope. I love the bright colors of the binding against a muted calm backdrop. I don't know, but they seem to be very 'happy' blankets, they kinda make me smile...

Cirque du Soleil craft fair

For the second year in a row I participated in Cirque's craft event. I did pretty well considering that it is a very small fair.

I have also started a making something new that moms just loved at the craft fair!, you can see them on the foreground in the picture...reveal to come!

A Hallows Eve

We had decided before the California fires that Nolan would be a fireman for halloween. After listening to all the news, his costume took on a whole new meaning.

Our little tribute to all the firefighters who are still battleling this blaze.
(toy picture credit to my son Nolan)

The Alchemy of Love

You come to us, from another world. From beyond the stars and void of space. Transcendent, Pure, of unimaginable beauty, bringing with you, the essence of love.

You transform all who are touched by you. Mundane concerns, trouble and sorrows dissolve in your prescence, bringing joy to ruler and ruled, to peasant and king.

You bewilder us with your grace. All evils transform into goodness...you are the master alchemist.

You light the fire of love in earth and sky, in heart and soul of every being. Through your loving, existence and nonexistence merge. All opposites unite.

All that is profane becomes sacred again.
Poem by al-al-Din-Rumi from Mallika Chopra's book 100 Promises to my baby.

Changeover.....check!

You know how sometimes you are meant to stumble upon things that will make you stop and think?
Well, that happened to me a little while back....I came across a blog post that made me think about going back to my original business name Out of the Boudoir.
It was a hard decision to make, because I lost a lot, and its almost like starting all over again...
So, over the last two or three months since I read that post, I thought it over, I talked it out with some of my loved ones, whose opininion in this matter was important to me.

Well, I have been changing things over to the new name in the last two weeks...on my computer, this blog, my domain name, and my estsy shop. In the long run, I think its the best thing to do, I don't think that the last two years of starting my business have been lost, they were necessary for me to be where I am today. I'm excited...check! off my to do list.

Blogs...a new medium

I came upon the world of blogs thru Flickr...I love to see other people's art, crafts, photography,life, and by connecting to all of them I stumbled upon their blogs...and started reading...I knew at that point that one was in the future for me. But I put it off for a long time because I did not know exactly what it would be that I would say. I knew I had to give myself some time to sort out what I wanted to do, and knew that the moment would come when I would know that I was ready with a better understanding of what I wanted my blog to be...I am still learning, I am still sorting things out somewhere in the back of my head. After christmas last year, I made it a new years resolution to find a host and start! I have always been the kind to do things prepared, but there is also a side of me that enjoys jumping into the unknown...I just didn't know that I could apply that carefree mentality to this whole idea of journaling...My awsome husband has always tried to tell me just that throughout the years, but I never got the message, I don't know, maybe I wasn't ready...I love the title of my first post because it says exactly what I am doing.So, here I am, still trying to figure things out, not knowing what will become of this small space, or what it will reflect. What do I talk about? I know that whatever it is, it will be from my heart, there's no other way.
Will I look back years from now and say 'Oh my God, I can't believe I wrote that!' How much or how little of who I am, am I willing to let go of, to put out there for others to possibly see? Why do I even have a blog? is it because it will be a record of my Life, where I was or what I was doing at a certain point in time? A look back at how my crafty saga begun? I know the answer to all these questions. Does it matter if anyone reads it? don't know, I think we all like know that there are others who share the same interests... Is it really for myself? somewhere deep inside of me...yes, because I think it's a snapshot of not one piece of my life, but many...all put together in one place, for me, and for others to see. I am thrilled to enter this new medium, I have learned so much. Reading everyone else's blogs have given me new experiences in blogging already. Over the past few days I have learned about a very intersting subject...blog etiquette. I found some great tips in the pages of the Artful Blogging magazine, which I recomend to everyone! They explain some Do's and Don'ts, and also give you good tips about photography, and places to blog. Can't wait to see what this journey is like a year from now!

Vintage Love

I have, in the last few years, come to appreciate the beauty of vintage things. Things that have a history, that tell a story.I will never know where they have been, or who they have belonged to, and when I buy them I m just adding to their story. It may be a very romantic view to a simple everyday act, but oh well! I can't help it.
These are two vintage brooches that were given to me by my mother. she found them at an antique mall near San Francisco. I think she has gotten to know my style pretty well over the last two years. I don't know if I will be able to ever part with them. These two might just be keepers...

Warm wishes

I inherited an old worn blanket from my mother-in-law sometime ago. She gave it to me so I could wrap a beautiful 1930's mirror I had just bought
at the Rosebowl Flea Market, which happens to be one of my fav places to go to.It was the kind of blanket that had the cold satin binding in its hay day....barely there, it held on to that blanket for dear life. I have come to appreciate old worn things, as you will find out. So I decided I would give it new life by making binding out of scraps of fabric I had left over from other projects, and as a result xmas gift ideas were born. I found soft discounted blankets after the winter season and plan to custom bind a few for some of my loved ones, and maybe put a couple up for sale. Hopefully they'll become old and worn one day.

Jump off the cliff, build your wings on the way down...

I'm excited to start this new journey...It was one of my new year's resolutions...to start my blog...perhaps I should say now, that, well I don't know much about blogging, and from someone who never kept a diary, I don't know much about putting my thoughts in writing either. But anyway, it's exciting and I just can't wait to learn and get better...