Remains of the Day

I'll make this short and sweet since I am wiped out from going non-stop the last several days.

The Lavender Festival is over and I have listed the remaining items on the NEEDLEWORK page of my website. Just click on the purchase link to email me if you see something you'd like.

I'll be back next week to share more pics and tell about the festival.

Have a lovely, blessed Sunday!

Lana

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Lavender Festival ~ June 19th

Read more details here: http://www.jacksonsquarelavenderfestival.com/

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http://www.knoxville.com/news/2010/jun/09/lavender-festival-and-herb-lunch-oak-ridge-set-jun/

"The 12th annual Lavender Festival herb luncheon will be held at noon Friday, June 18, at Historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge, featuring guest speaker Jeff Ross, garden manager for Blackberry Farm, Walland. Cost is $15. Call 865-483-0961 to order tickets.

The Lavender Festival will be held 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge.
Presentations, which begin at 9 a.m., include dill, herb of the year 2010, presented by Greenville herbalist Jean Weaver. Food vendors, children’s activities and live entertainment will be presented at the free event."

Busy as a bee, I am...

I've been working non-stop (almost) on items for the Lavender Festival that will be held in Oak Ridge on June 19th. However, I did take off last Saturday to go to a bead show in Nashville with my niece. There were so many gorgeous beads for sale that it was overwhelming! I managed to make a few decisions on which ones to purchase and brought home a bag full of gemstone beads. I am looking forward to making jewelry and paper whimsies later this summer.

In the meantime, I have been working on silk ribbon pillow tops and will be sewing them up and stuffing them next week. This year will be different as I will have only silk ribbon embroidered items. At least I don't think I'll have time to make anything else.

I wanted to have some jewelry for sale, but with all that I've been trying to get done here at home, I just didn't have the time to put my best into it, so the jewelry will come later.

So, for all of you that have called or emailed me or those that stopped in at the Ferrell Shop and asked if I'll be there... yes I will and I will definitely have my regular silk ribbon items. :)

Each year I try to plan a theme, whether it be color, style, flower... whatever. And each year the theme has a mind of its own and the outcome is different than what I plan. It all comes together, but it is usually not what I imagined at first. That's what happened this year too. I had a color theme in mind, along with particular display items. Once I began looking through my linen fabrics, I ended up going with background colors that range from ivory to taupe to golden brown and from pale aqua to teal to midnight blue. Once they are on display, I think they will look really pretty!

Also, my burlap fabric is a very loose weave and sheds a lot, so  hope I can still make the table coverings I'd planned. I found some old shabby shutters in my basement along with some shabby spindles. I have some projects in mind that involve tarnished silver trays and the shabby pieces, so we'll see how it turns out. I'll be sure to take some photos, and if I can remember, I will take before and after photos of the projects.

Thanks for checking in... I'll post again before the fesival. :)

Take care and God bless,

Lana

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More Vintage Items...

I'm removing most of the items from my Junk Sale page and a few things from my Vintage Honeysuckle Etsy shop tonight or tomorrow at the latest so I can take to a local sale this weekend.

If you see something you want, just email me with your list and zip and I'll figure the amount plus shipping and get back to you.

I'm running a bit behind, but check back in a few days for a look at a couple of wonderful giveaways that I had the pleasure of winning! :)

Take Care and God Bless,

Lana

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Your Opinion Please

I have yet to decide upon business cards for Simple Joys Paperie. Several of the photos I would have liked to use are small files and I forgot to save the originals when I edited them for the web. :(

So until I do a photo shoot with my paper wares and remember to save the originals for printing cards and such, I am trying to decide upon the font. I sometimes use a fancy font for Simple Joys and a plain (simple) font for Paperie.

However, after thinking about it, I thought I may switch it around and use the simple font for Simple Joys. Wouldn't that make more sense? Simple font for Simple Joys?

What do you think? This photo isn't what I'm using for my cards, it's just the first one I pulled out of one of my folders.

Do you like #1:

Or #2:

Be sure to let me know in the comments!

Thank you! :)

Lana

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