Vintage Doily Bunting - My New Love

Let me introduce you to my new love:

Don't you just want to dive into this crocheted pile of goodness?

Earlier this year I realized I had some doilies in my possession, and had an idea. Since I LOVE bunting, why not go the route of doily bunting? I've seen the doily curtains and shirts and such, and am just not that into them, but bunting? YES!!!!

Some people saw the above photo and wrote me hate letters. 

"How could you cut those piece of history in half?!" they cried.

Easy. Like all old things, they eventually need new life.

My first Doily Bunting came to me out of the blue. I was going to a going away party for my friend, Katira and it just seemed like the right gift! A means of "taking something old to a new place."

I was hooked. A few days later I pumped out another Doily Bunting, listed it on Etsy and Instagram, and it sold within 30 minutes!

My mother-in-law saw the beauty in this new art form (if I may call it that) and sent me some doily heirlooms from my husband's family tree! These babies go back in time!

They transpired into this:

Glorious. It was so fun to preserve the heirloom doilies and send it back to my MIL for her to display in a new way. :)

But now I was just about out of doilies. I put an ad on Craigslist for any unwanted doilies. I got 80, yes EIGHTY, of THE MOST GORGEOUS DOILIES from a lady nearby.

Many from this new batch were matching, so I was able to do more of a pattern with this next Bunting. 

Ivy and I went to the Post Office after hours to get this shot. It's actually really hard to photograph any type of bunting strung out to it's entire length. Any tips?

 This one is still for sale in my Etsy Shop. Click here to view the listing.

I've got quite the inventory of regular fabric bunting, so I'll probably be focusing on my new love for a while: Vintage Doily Bunting.

Aloha,

Rebecca

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New projects I'm excited about!

I've gotten a few pieces in the last week or so that I'm sooooo excited about. Kit just surprised me with a bench tonight i was eyeing on CL. And last week my coworker gave me this adorable vintage kids rocking chair. I also have a card catalog I've been storing for a family member and they just let me know a few days ago that we can keep it!

Excited!

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My Cousin's San Diego Apartment

During our trip to California in May, we visited my cousin's apartment in San Diego. It was mother's day, and we walked in and she had Mimosa's, berries and pound cake for us to snack on. How cool is she? Her space was so adorable. Within 2 minutes I asked her if I could show it on my blog, haha. I never do that... (except for the time 2 days later when I was at my aunt's house in LA and asked her the same thing!) I was so stoked she said yes! 

As you can tell, Ivy loved her home too. The building was built in the 1920's or something and was just outside downtown San Diego. Look at this awesome view. 

Her color scheme was basically neutrals, greens and wood, with a little black thrown in there. Simply perfect. 

Her boyfriend is into records and music, so they decided on having a vintage speaker system to fit the feel of their place. 

We are a product of the 80's! Old Nintendo!

Her gallery wall was so simple and clean and perfect.

She works from home, and I absolutely loved her office space:

 

All the built-ins flow so nicely!

This green chair was from Craigslist. I love the color. My cousin doesn't love the white pillow (IKEA), but I think it brings a perfect amount of softness to the corner. How's the wood stump on the right?!

In her bathroom she had photos of my great-grandmother Irma that my mom and I had never seen. Wasn't she gorgeous?! I loved how my cousin mixed the vintage style with clean lines and simplicity and personal touches!

My aunt also gave my cousin a vintage train case, and she used it in her bathroom. 

This was outside the apartment at one end of the hallway:

This patio "garden" was at the other end of the hallway:

And last, but not least, look at the old elevator! Complete with the gate you close on your own! So fun! 

And that's my cousin's apartment. I love it. 

After our visit we went to lunch for Mother's Day. Here's Ivy and my cousin:

 Four generations of women:

What a great day!

Aloha, Rebecca

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