Nostalgia and Vinyl Decals

This week I got more embroidery kits, which called for an expansion of the Craft Corner! The golden mirror and the butterflies came down, which had been covering a wall in pretty bad shape. I de-stashed some of my old vinyl wall decals to cover the smudges and holes a bit. (Side note, don't save decals, they start to stick to the placement paper very badly) As I was peeling vinyl and burnishing it with a credit card, a wave of nostalgia came over me. I hadn't applied vinyl in so long, and it reminded me of my favorite ones-- the koi by One Up Designs (no longer making decals) that were in the middle room of the old Vespertine in Pittsboro.  I looked through some pictures a photographer friend, Jessica Lobdell, took for me back in 2009!!  (on the right below)  Memories! 

Once the decals were on, I put up some card shelves and filled them with the new kits! This was also a minor triumph because I very nearly got rid of these shelves last month. So glad I didn't--they fit perfectly. 

 New kits from Miniature Rhino-- great beginner level embroideries. I also have some more challenging embroidered doll kits from Kiriki Press.

Creating a little Craft Corner

When I returned from London, I was ready to do some major spring rearranging at the shop. I had so much fun moving furniture around and creating this little "craft corner" in the back of the shop. It features coloring books, rubber stamps, ink pads, envelopes, embroidery kits, and things to decorate with.

These fantastic rubber stamps are made in Seagrove, NC. The embroidery kits are made in Canada, and are extremely detailed and unusual! My favorite part may be the carpet though.. When Nested moved out of this space, Jenny left me all of her carpet samples. I hoarded them for awhile, always planning to stitch them together into a rug for myself. However, I live in a carpeted apartment, and I realized they really should be out enjoying the light of day. Half a roll of hot pink duct tape later and voila! A sampler rug, perfect for taking "shoefies" on!