Meet Ida

Ida is a little bird.

She came out of the mind of my four year old.

A little girl who was sad because her mama sent away a set of snack mats...

A set that had a heart birdcage...

SHE: Ida needs to have a heart cage to live in...

ME: Can it be an Orange cage?

SHE: yes

SHE: Ida needs to be pink, and orange and yellow and blue...

ME: Will these fabrics work?

SHE: yes

 

SHE {with big sad eyes} Ida is stuck in her cage, she is so sad!

ME: you said you wanted a heart birdcage

SHE: {with really, really big sad eyes} yes

ME: do you want me to set Ida free?

SHE: knodding vigorously...

Me: close your eyes, and I am going to flip your mat over...

ready open your hands....

SHE: {GLEEE} How'd you do that mama?

ME: I set her free, but when she's tired we will flip the mat over and she will go back into her pretty heart cage to sleep Okay?

SHE: YES!

ME: Do you like it?

SHE: OH YES!

SHE: Can Ida and me have a snack now?

ME: yes

Guess what? I made another Ida for you too. She's sleeping in her pretty heart cage and 

waiting in the shop  just for you and your little one.

seriously. I might have to frame them, hang them up in the studio and keep them for myself..

this first set came from inspiration I saw on pinterest.... where do you go for inspiration?

Hello-
How was your weekend?
I had to spend many a moment imagining it was winter because it's been too hot around here.
If you're a facebook fan you probably saw this status over the weekend:
Did you know that I used a vintage sewing machine my whole life until last year that only did straight stitches? I got a new "modern" sewing machine almost a year ago when the cord on my Singer Princess needed repair. Did you know that I have been playing with decorative stitches for the first time this week? And do you know what that means? Some lovelies are hitting the shop this weekend!!

And what that meant was a couple of absolutely darling snack mat sets!
To be completely honest I had no idea what these were until I entered the world of Etsy.
I loved them immediately.

My thinking was how could I make them different? Make them look like a true aubrey plays product?
My answer came back easily.
I like stuff that can serve more than one purpose.

If I make each a coordinating set, then the mats can be used in a number of ways...
They could be split up as a quick easy gift to have on hand.

If I made them extra pretty, with extra details, like lace or pretty stitching they could be framed and become absolutely charming wall art.

And if I treat each set as a unique one of a kind project, then I can play...which is the whole point right?
What do you think?

Those typewriters? Hanging in the studio? I may just have to go find four frames, like right now.

check out the shop for ones that you have to have ;)

FLOWERS   TYPEWRITERS

on the cutting table:  CIRCUS   VESPA

another thing we did this weekend. Chloe played photographer. The bean and I hamming it up.