protect the house

lively up your dining room! here are some more colorful, coiled trivets to protect your surfaces from hot pots and pans. go ahead and blaze your fire without burning the table. two diameters to satisfy your desires; 7" and 9".

accessorizing the accessories

fumble and fiddle no more with those tiny zippers.

chickadee zipper pulls are here!

a lovely addition to our little line-up of portable pockets

washington dc, it's paradise to me...

it is the people doing something real...like friends morgan hungerford, nilay lawson and their merry band of panda head pranksters. they're at it again with issue number five of their fabulous online magazine highlighting what's hot in dc fashion, photography, music and art. please join this chickadee in congratulating the gang as they celebrate their first birthday, one whole year of greatness. our little panda's all growns up...

photo: joshua cogan
from issue five of panda head mag

see you saturday!

come see this chickadee and craft companion dandelion blu!
we'll be in booth #133 (near the bicycle valet and hello craft area)

that rug really tied the room together

this particular quote is a repeat offender. it sold out at the last show but it is going to be a standard offering because of its awesomeness. the chickadee abides...

note the glitter camo sides:

the chickadee central theme song

a close-up of the embroidery:

you just keep me hangin' on

no fun, my babe, no fun

hmmm...sort of hard to read the text in the photo.
it says: "why don't you like fun?"

well....why don't you?

a week of wall pillows

wall pillows are a pretty new product in the chickadee menagerie. here's how they are hatched:

1. start with a quote...a song lyric or line from a movie mostly. but you never know...
2. machine embroider that quote with a little embellishment onto a neutral fabric.
3. patchwork pretty fabrics all around.
4. wrap the patchwork square around an 8"x10" canvas that's been cushioned with several layers of quilt batting.
5. hang on the wall and admire how it ties the room together.

there will be several of these downy decorations on display at crafty bastards (on october 4th, if you didn't know). this week is devoted to divulging them to you, the devoted fans of one crazy chickadee. eventually the line-up will expand and maybe even include some custom orders!

here's today's wall pillow:

and a peek at the posterior:

shop talk

the little shop of chickadee will take a temporary vacation beginning at midnight tonight.

if you want to be sure to get that certain something you've been dreaming of, get your order in now! the shop's current inventory is going to get out and play on october 4th at crafty bastards so come check it out there. and look for the shelves to be restocked with goodies after the show!