5 Lovelies.

It's funny how themes come out when you make things in batches sometimes. 4 of these 5 skirts have a red and green and/or flowery theme. I've just got nature on the brain. Nature and Christmas. This first skirt is made from a vintage table cloth I found at the thrift store. It's been barely used and is so colorful! It also has this cool woven, slightly nubby texture that is very charming. This second skirt incorporates a vintage bird tablecloth that my mom brought me. She's really become my agent in the field when it comes to vintage linen reconnaissance and I'd say she's doing pretty well! The last three were made from repurposed linens that I found here in Brooklyn. I'm expecially fond of the bright, paisley one in the third skirt and the gold in the fourth. One of the cool things about living in our neighborhood is that there's a large African population, which means cool fabric and dresses sometimes show up in the thrift store. I found a huge African dress made out of this woven gold fabric and I thought it would look just darling with the different blue linens. Kind of like an embossed china teacup. The waistband and one of the fabric panels of that skirt are from a repurposed Martha Stewart sheet. It's just terrific! All these beauties are available in my Etsy shop and are one-size-fits-most, so come on down!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/TeaBlossoms

PEACOCKS!

The people have spoken. They want peacock feather accessories! Well, it just so happens that my parents have about 25 pet peacocks that dump their decorative tails every summer. Aren't we in luck? My peacock feather accessories are special for more than just being free-range Colorado-grown. I've made the dangley kind in the past and I just feel that the feathers get kindof beat up and what makes them so pretty is that BLUE EYE. SO! I back all my feathers with felt so their sturdy, AND the feather stays nice and intact....you're welcome. This first picture, I call owl eyes. I've sold two of these pairs already. People seem to really like the blue eye surrounded by just the brown.












I'm really excited about the combination of gingham and peacock feathers. Maybe more excited than everyone else at this point but I believe that these will catch on. Gingham is big this year and peacock feathers are timeless. I just gotta send a pair of these to Cindy Lauper or someone and they'll take off. Wait a minute, I actually know someone who knows her. I better get busy!




Two more inventions: Peacock feather rings! I just love them! You can't scrub dishes with it on but you can be the belle of the costume ball! Last but not least, I'm very excited about the prospects of combining peacock feathers and stained glass soldering. This pendant includes origami paper and blue feather eyes, sandwiched between microscope glass and then soldered together like stained glass, which my momma taught me how to do. I will be making some more of these soon and I'm selling my wares on Bedford ave. in Williamsburg every weekend. People have been requesting more hair accessories so I'll have more of those for sale on the Etsy too. http://www.etsy.com/shop/TeaBlossoms

This last picture is our roof as we scramble to snap a few more pics before the sun goes down.

Happy Customer

This is Lindsay and she's my best customer. She is the proud owner of two Teablossoms skirts and I dare say, if I ever get my butt back to Colorado, she is going to be my official Teablossoms model. Nothing like a marathon runner's body to make a skirt look good, eh? There's also nothing like a Boston Terrier to make a skirt look good. This picture just makes my heart glow and it provides some unexpected market research: Dogs also love Teablossoms designs. Could Dogblossoms be a spinoff business? Hmm....



Lindsay bought one of the first skirts I made, the Just Bee skirt and liked it so much that she snapped up one of the Table for Two wrap skirts fashioned from a vintage table cloth. I urged Lindsay to exercise restraint and not go broke buying Teablossoms skirts but she assured me that she needed them for work. It's so exciting to know my creations are versatile enough for frolicking and productivity. Thank you for the love, Lindsay! You look fantastic.

The tablecloth that dreamed it was a skirt.

WELL! It's been too, too long since my last post. I'm really going to try harder to make them a weekly affair. But between all the skirts and now the peacock feather goodies and the fact that time management just isn't my strong suit.....I suppose this is what interns are for. I know this sweaty city is just teaming with wide-eyed 20-somethings just dying for a chance to boost Teablossoms sales and show off their newly acquired webmarketing skills. If only I can find the time to write that craigslist ad.... Here are three skirts that I made from two vintage tablecloths that my mom brought from Colorado last month and I'm happy to say that 2 of the 3 have already sold! This first skirt was made from one tablecloth and Lauren in Austin, Texas said it was keeping her cool and that it was the best-fitting skirt she owned in 10 years. Go me! Lindsay in Denver, CO bought the skirt with the green sash. I really like all these skirts and might just keep the one with the white sash (unless you fancy it of course). I cut them as your standard circle wrap skirt but then included and cute little ruffle piece at the top which I'm quite fond of. I think that ruffle will definitely become part of the signature Teablossoms look.

I would also just like to take this moment to offer a shout out to my fiance' in taking these pictures. These pictures were taken using some new, fancy and HUGE lenses that he bought for his videographing. I don't normally brag about his lense size online like this but just look at the depth of field in this pics. It just makes such a difference.