Hunting for haberdashery
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Today was a hot summer's day so I popped into one of my local cafés - Vicini - for a latte and to give some thought to what I might like to get up to today :-)
Sipping my hot coffee my mind turned to the idea that's been bouncing around in my head recently - making funny little handpainted silk dolls. Nothing pretty, definitely fantasy-like, some with big pointy teeth perhaps.
This got my creative juices flowing and I started to plot and plan colours and things I'd like to attach to these dolls, like wondering what I'd use for head adornments in place of hair. I decided I'd better head over to Spotlight fabric and haberdashery in Birkenhead Point, Drummoyne ... full of anticipation!
This store is quite close by, and I often peruse the fabric aisles, touching fabrics as I go. I also like to spend time poring over the clothing pattern books, a long-time favourite past-time, and today was no exception.
In the photo above you can see the bibs and bobs I bought, a nice little eclectic group of goodies. As soon as I have made one or more of these new dolls, I'll post photos online :-)
Hope you're having a gorgeous weekend!
Cheers
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