It's Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly!

I've always adored the Holly Golightly character in Breakfast at Tiffany's.  I've even been called the name several times in my life!

Introducing my new Holly dolls! 

As I mentioned in my post below, my friend Terry asked me to make her one since An Affaire at Tiffany's is coming up in May.  The attendees are all-a-buzz about the event, including myself!  I've even signed up for a couple swaps, which I rarely do.

I'm taking orders for the dolls and also have them in my Etsy shop!

Hollywood glamour at its best! I'm thinking of adding Marilyn and starting a collection!

I did a photo Google search for Audrey and found a lovely collection of photos of her with dogs!

I love this one!

And this one is gorgeous!

Here she is with her Yorkie again.  Isn't this one pretty?

And last but not least, this one is my favorite!  Audrey was just the prettiest little thing.  What a wonderful woman she was and such a loving and giving humanitarian.  I would have loved to have known her. 

I hope you're all having a great week!

This Saturday is Glitterfest!  Maybe I'll see some of you local girls there!  I'll be back after the weekend with pictures!

Take care,

Holly

Happy Birthday to My Mom!

Today is my mom's birthday! 

While taking Karla Nathan's wire wreath class last December I knew I wanted to make another one to give to my mom for her birthday.

Pretty iridescent mica makes the little bird sparkle.

And a pretty card to match.

Here is my darling mom way before I came along!  Isn't that purse to-die-for?  I wish she would have held onto that one!

Happy birthday to my mom and my best friend.

I love you, Mother Dear.

But wait!  Just a couple fun things to share....

Last weekend several of us went to a big co-op antique store in The Valley (on the outskirts of Los Angeles).  The prices were really, really high but it was still fun to look.  I found this little winking cupcake girl and couldn't resist her because I new she'd fit perfectly in my art studio.  Isn't she precious?

Lastly, An Affaire at Tiffany's is just around the corner!  Kim has one spot left if you're interested! With all the anticipation of the fun-filled long weekend in early May, I have been dreaming up all-things-Audrey!  My friend Terry requested a Holly Golightly doll and here she is!  She is completely hand sewn so it took a while to bring her to life, but what fun!  Stitch after stitch, it's such a therapeutic process.  I'll be working on a few more this weekend for my Etsy shop too.

What are you doing this weekend?

I hope it's something fun!

Cheers!

Holly

Doggie Projects

I love sewing! I realized that I've only sewn little jackets for Phoebe and that she doesn't own a single dress! So I constructed this little frilly frock for her today.  I cut the pockets off of an old pair of jeans for the base, then I  made ruffles out of scraps and sewed the straps out of more denim and hankies.  It was such a fun project!

Phoebe is such an angel and let me try on and remove and adjust and try on again until it was just right.  For those of you wondering if she really wears the little fashions that I sew for her, the answer is RARELY.  But we love having photo shoots!

I also made this mini Bichon banner this week!

Each has sweet little fabric flowers and silk bows.  Another really enjoyable project!

What projects are you working on today?

I hope you're all having FUN with whatever you're doing.

Take care,

Holly

Valentines, Journaling and Playing with Collage Sheets

I have always loved playing with paper dolls.  When I was a little girl I used to make my own as well as play with the store-bought types.  I loved them all!

I think I had way more fun making this one than I did I ever did when I was a kid!

Isn't she cute?

She needed a sweet, little heart-filled world to live in.

I also made this delightful Easter Bunny world in my visual journal.

And you can make your own too!  Digital download sheets available in my Esty shop.

Also in my shop are Audrey Hepburn/Breakfast at Tiffany's themed sheets.

I'm looking forward to Kim Caldwell's Artistic Affaire event in May, An Affaire at Tiffany's!  Holly Golightly is one of my favorite factious characters!  So she will make for a very unique and sophisticated event theme!  There are still a couple of spots left if you're so inclined!  

Thanks to all of you who left me comments about my fab flea market finds, birthday gifts and sent me birthday wishes!  It's been a really fun year so far!

Hope you're all having fun too... that's what life is all about!

Big hugs,

Holly

More Pretty Things!

Last Sunday a bunch of us went to the Irvine Flea Market! I had never been before and I must say that I absolutely loved it!  My favorite has always been the Pasadena College Flea Market but this one was just as good.  

There were all kinds of great vendors and one of them was called Rose Vignettes (sorry no website) and she sold these adorable little pin cushions along with lovely vintage laces, pretty tags and all sorts of frilly bits.

The sun was so hot and bright so I wasn't able to get many good pictures.  Here is one to show you how cute the display was.

I'm always looking for pink or aqua figurines and found this little cutie for $7.  I love the little bluebird she is holding and I thought that made her quite special. 

I also purchased my first Nancy Ann doll.  This little girl is "Alice in Wonderland."  Her little dress was in good shape but a bit stiff so I washed and ironed it and I think she looks wonderful!

I found this darling Woofus book from 1944.  It's in pretty bad shape but I'll be able to use the pictures for some fun projects.

The illustrations are so precious!

After the flea market we all went to lunch at this lovely little Bakery/Cafe called Cinnamon Productions.  The food was delicious!  And once again Erin and I were in full-birthday-celebration-mode!  All the girls brought us lovely gifts for our birthdays so I think we were the loudest and most giggly table in the restaurant.

I don't think I've ever celebrated my January 18th birthday all the way into February.  It was so much fun!

Here are just a few pictures of some of the wonderful gifts I received...  

My uber-talented friend Jenny made both Erin and I one of these!  Isn't it darling?  It's an embroidery hoop with decorated clothespins to hold treasured photos and tags!  Jenny covered each clothespin with gorgeous vintage wallpaper to make it extra special.  The picture of Jenny and I was taken when we were all together in December for a Christmas party. 

Cynthia gave me this precious little Poodle tin.  I like to think that these scruffy cuties are Phoebe's very distant cousins!

Cheryl gave me this gorgeous Papaya Art tin filled with Papaya postcards.  Just love Papaya art!  I just saw that Anahata (Papaya Art) is going to have a line of clothing!  Can't wait!

  

Erin gifted me with these darling powder blue Poodles!  I just love these three!

And Kim gave me this pretty beaded tapestry evening bag!  I love it!  The darker tapestry one next to it on the left is from LuLu (one of my Christmas presents) and the one at the top belonged to my grandmother. 

So what do you think?  I think I felt like a very spoiled (Grace says, well taken care of and loved) girl!  

We had such a fun day.  

Lastly, I made this necklace out of some of the crystals that LuLu and I bought during our excursion to the bead store last month.  I love it because it goes with so many colors!

We had a tiny bit of rain yesterday and now the sun is shining bright with no rain in sight.  Hope you're all enjoying February and having fun!

Cheers!

Holly

Such Pretty Things

I received the sweetest and most thoughtful birthday gifts this year! I wanted to share some of them with you!

This darling necklace of my sweet Phoebe was designed by Denise from In My Blue Room.  She actually took one of my Phoebe journal pages and reduced it and incorporated it into the focal point of the piece.  Isn't is precious!

Sweet Christine of Dollybelle's Peepshow designed this one... in shades of AQUA!  She knows me so well! I love it!

LuLu designed this gorgeous vintage-look piece! I just love the Three Graces and adore how she incorporated rhinestones and pearls into the cameo... and the sky blue color is just divine. 

LuLu also gave me this really sweet pendant that is interchangeable! The pendant opens and any picture can be dropped in. Very cute!

LuLu also made me these cupcakes... non-edible of course.  It's her forte!  They are all so special! Doesn't the silhouette look like a real piece of thin chocolate?  Thank goodness I don't have to eat them.  They are just too pretty! 

My mom sent me these lovely Spaghetti Poodles! Aren't they wonderful? 

Back in June, several of us started a Round Robin book exchange adventure and we are getting so close to the end!  We all just have one more book to work in then we will receive our finished books.  I can't wait to hold my Dog Book in my hands.

Here is a sneak peek of the "Tea Dollies" spread that I did for Cynthia's Paper Doll book.  These precious paper dolls were mine when I was a little girl (these are copies of course!).  I have my original, very-played-with dolls that I treasure but I also have a brand new, never cut book of the same paper dolls that I found on EBay a few years ago.

Today I'm finishing up Cynthia's book with an Esther Williams spread!  Tomorrow a bunch of us are going to the Irvine Flea Market! I've never been and am really looking forward to it.

And one final thing... I just have to share this newly discovered singer that I am just flipping over! Her name is Rumer and she is from the UK!  She is a combo of Dusty Springfield and Adele and I think she is quiet special.  Click this link to see her video.  I purchased the MP3 album and haven't stopped listening to it!

Hope you're all having a fun February!  

Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate your sweet comments.

Big hugs,

Holly

LuLu's Visit!

Lulu's much anticipated visited finally arrived last Thursday the 19th!  Perfect timing, the day after my birthday!  I kept telling Phoebe that LuLu was coming... she knew something was up! 

I brought Phoebe along for the ride to the airport so we could surprise LuLu.

It had been since March of 2011 since we had seen one another so the gap was way too long!  Our reunion was grand!  We had a lovely dinner in Beverly Hills on her first night and LuLu surprisingly stayed up until midnight, even with her 3-hour time difference.  We were chatty girls!

The next morning we hit the ground running and headed to Downtown L.A. for some shopping in the garment district.  LuLu was in heaven with so many gorgeous beads to choose from.

I took her to some of my favorite trim stores and we stocked up on some pretty laces and ribbons.

Then we visited The Tiara Cafe!

We had a lovely lunch with our friend Cynthia.  After lunch we continued on and hit dozens of more stores finding little treasures all along the way.  The day was so much fun!

Another fun highlight for LuLu was getting to try Italian gelato for the first time!  

It was a little bit of a rainy day but that didn't stop her from having an icy treat!  She loved it!

On Saturday night we had dinner at my favorite restaurant in Los Angeles, called Sur.  I knew LuLu would love it because it's so dreamy and European and Shabby-delicious!  The decor is white and the tables are set up beautifully with drippy candles and rose petals sprinkled around.  We had such a lovely night!  We even went "cruising" down Santa Monica Blvd. to see all the the excitement of the city.

Sunday was my craft day with all the Crafty Girls!  There were 13 of us and we had so much fun making Valentines all day.

~ LuLu and Me ~

~ Denise and Kim ~ 

~ Cute LuLu with her yummy croissant with jam ~

~ Auntie Christine and little Phoebe ~

~ Mary and Julie ~

Such fun!

~ Mary's darling Valentine banner ~

Denise's lovely banners... she made other things too.  This girl knows how to make beautiful art FAST!

Little Phoebe took a nap on a Valentine for a little while.

We celebrated sweet Erin's birthday too!  I made her this little ballerina banner.

I am loving the combo of yellow with lilac... so pretty!

LuLu surprised Erin and I with a darling pink and aqua birthday cake!

This cake was soooo delicious.  It reminded me of the yummy cakes we had when we were kids.  So thick and rich and delicious.  The real deal.  Thank you LuLu!  It was divine.

LuLu left Tuesday morning for her next adventure in Arizona so we said our teary goodbyes... until next time!  

We had such a fun time and both look forward to so many more.

Have a great weekend Everyone!