The Ivy & Co. SALE has begun! Coupon Code enclosed.

Here it is: 

Head on over to http://ivyandcompany.etsy.com to take 25% off now! Items are all one-of-a kind, so get them before they're gone. New items will be added throughout today and tomorrow, as fast as I can produce them. They're going from sewing machine, to photography, to the Etsy shop, and then to your mailbox. Custom requests are always welcome- just message me on Etsy, or email me at ivyandco@icloud.com. 

Don't forget to support all the local businesses that carry Ivy & Co. 

I know they're all preparing some amazing sales for you this weekend.

a. ell design - 4-1320 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaa, HI 96746

a. ell design - 3539 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214

Cru Kauai - 2-2535 Kaumuali'i Hwy, Kalaheo, HI 96741

machinemachine - 3800 Hanapepe Rd., Hanapepe, HI 96716

Maui Children's Bookstore - 7 N. Market St., Wailuku, HI 96793

Party Wonderland - 3215 Kuhio Hwy. #106, Lihue, HI 96766

Have you been following the BLACK FRIDAY FURNITURE SERIES on Facebook? 

Every day this week, we're seeing a black piece of furniture by Ivy & Co. It's the color of the year for furniture, don't you agree? Click here to see them: http://facebook.com/ivyandcompany

Lastly, if you have any old doilies lying around, I want them! They're such a special part of each family's history, yet, so rarely used in this day in age. I would love to take them off you hands and create something beautiful with them. You can pass them on to Ivy & Co. for free, or I'll give you $.25 a piece. I can pick up in Maui or Kauai. 

Also, if you're interested in ordering a custom doily bunting with your own doilies, let me know! 

Email me at ivyandco@icloud.com. 

I think that covers it! Don't forget to place your order soon at

  http://ivyandcompany.etsy.com and take 25% off using the code: BLACKSMALLCYBER 

Aloha, Rebecca

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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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