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flea market report 6/26/2011

annwood — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:32:46 +0000

Acquired this past Sunday at the park slope fleamarket:

A vintage ceramic hand- I don’t know exactly what it is, what it’s for but I like it. There’s a hole in the palm – for flowers maybe?

A tiny purse /wallet- just fits in my palm. It has a coin purse and a space just big enough for bills. I like the oversized clasp.

And a vintage apron – I love the print. It’s a smock really that snaps down the front. I have it on right now. It is not sexy. It has a whole other effect.

spring regatta

annwood — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:14:21 +0000

There is a spring regatta in the shop!

Boats ready to ship and some available to order.

toothpicks

annwood — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:07:44 +0000

I picked up a piece of an old fountain glass on dead horse beach earlier this summer ( I have lots of other treasures to show you soon) , it’s edges are soft and the surface is frosted – all seaglassed out. I think the shape is interesting, it’s lovely in general and makes an ideal toothpick dispenser – I use a ton of tooth picks for various tiny paint and glue situations.

The little tornado we had last week knocked out my internet and I’m using my neighbor’s wifi ( I asked). The signal comes and goes, everything interweb related is taking me forever but it is a perfect opportunity to sew bats ( which also takes forever) while I wait for shipping labels and other stuff to load, it (almost) completely eliminates the frustration.

mudlarking

annwood — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:39:35 +0000

Mudlarking - I like the word very much, I first encountered it here. That’s me in the photo below, mudlarking my ass off at Dead Horse Beach. I’ve been getting wonderful little bits and pieces found there from the bottle man at the park slope flea market for years, last Saturday I finally got out there myself with my friend Craig. The history of the place is fascinating, you can read more about it here and there is an article about the Barren Island fire of 1906 here.

photos by craig duff

We were there when the tide was out revealing a crazy blanket of old glass bottles and all sorts of other things – everyday sorts of things – old timey trash.

I had a marvelous time.

1910 party dress

annwood — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:10:34 +0000

This cupcake of a girl’s party dress is from 1910 - it’s falling apart but the lining of almost transparent and tissue thin silk chiffon is in excellent condition, most of the lace is usable too. I tried it on. That was something.

And disturbing looking progress on something new made from this antique bodice:

couture

annwood — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:05:07 +0000

I’m working on lots of things for the shop including a small collection of sweetheart birds, one of a kind things, detailed and intricate, elaborate and self indulgent – couture girls, la belle epoch. I’ll post progress photos here and if you’d like to be notified when they are ready you can join the shop mailing list.

I was working on this girl last night and she reminded me of a story I read as a kid. I must have been about nine when I first read it and I still have the book, a collection of stories, “The Doll That Was Rich” was read so frequently that the book falls open to the exact page I was thinking of: ” On the table in front of them were two dolls, one dressed and one partially dressed. Beside them was an open parcel, full of bits of bright colored silk; and beside that again was a work basket.” I still love the idea of a basket of fancy scraps and somebody to dress up.

More shop news: Just for fun, I’m adding a new section of found things, very small collections of very small things, flea market treasures, stuff I love- like this mini iron and trivet.

The first collection will be up within the next couple weeks – just six little things .

new things in the shop

annwood — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:30:59 +0000

Ahoy, merry wobblers! May the wind always be at your bustle!

Paper mache sailboat #6 and lots of other things are in the shop now.

shipwreck!!

annwood — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:35:37 +0000

On a stormy winter sea. That ship met with a mishap a while ago and I intend to fix it soon but I like it’s ruined state and wanted a picture before I repair it.

camp wapameo (for birds)

annwood — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:15:33 +0000

A group of little birds attended Camp Wapameo on the shores of beautiful Echo Lake in Rhode Island (thanks bettyann) over the July 4th holiday. The weather was disappointing and I suffered unimaginable insults from insects ( and vice versa I suppose), got poison ivy, accidentally rolled in goose shit repeatedly and had a fabulous time. You can see some of the highlights below (click the pictures for a larger view) or if you prefer to view your birds at summer camp photos in slide show format you can do that here.

The campers are ( from left to right):

rex, finn, minter, liney, ashley, jane, betsy, flora, and georgie.

new dress and a pirate

annwood — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:53:15 +0000

A tattered antique dress for making things. You can click the image for a better look at the dress – it is ideal for making little wedding gowns for birds.

And a pirate – mick and his friend jenny. They will be in my etsy shop at 3 (new york time).