this sunday!

If you're in the Boston area, please join Angela and I at my house this Sunday for a spring studio sale.

who: Angela Liguori and Jill Bent

when: Sunday, May 3rd 1 to 6 pm

where: 36 Shea Road Cambridge MA

what: beautiful paper goods, stationery, handbound notebooks, cotton ribbons from Italy, lovely bags and pillows made from vintage fabrics, scarves, and postcards.

Come and do some mother's day shopping or just browse through some beautiful things with spring in mind. Bring a friend, too!

We'll have some home baked spring refreshments on hand as well.

photo: jill bent invitation design: angela liguori

feeling lazy

These pictures are leftover from our vacation in March, but it pretty much describes our week here too. Kids are off from school, so we are getting up late, drinking tea, playing with friends, and working just a little here and there. I'll be taking a little break from blogging next week as I get ready for the show on May 3rd. Still have some things to sew up before then. I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

sunny afternoon

It's cold, grey and rainy today, but Sunday afternoon was just lovely. We went to visit my parents in New Hampshire. Spring is just beginning there.

spring uniform

I never get tired of stripes. Shirt is from the Gap. Scarf is from J.Crew. Bag is something I made for myself out of some leftover grainsack fabric. This is my spring uniform, that I can wear with jeans or a skirt. And boots or sandals, depending on the weather.

simple

1. Knitting up simple scarves these days.

2. More yarn.

3. The last of the blue stripe grain sack pillows. Happy they are selling, sad I can't keep them for myself.

4. Influenced by these.

Found Natsumi Nishizumi's blog last night via Frolic.

Did you know that Angela Liguori's lovely home was featured on Design Sponge?

Paper and Fabric Studio Sale

Spring is in the air and to celebrate, Angela Liguori and I are having a studio sale!

Please save the date if you are in the Boston area, and stop by and say hello.

We're offering beautiful paper goods, stationery, handbound notebooks, and cotton ribbons from Italy, and lovely bags and pillows made from vintage fabrics.

Come and do some mother's day shopping or just browse through some beautiful things with spring in mind. Bring a friend, too!

When: Sunday, May 3rd 1 to 6 pm

Where: At the home of Jill Bent

36 Shea Road, Cambridge MA

We'll have some home baked spring refreshments on hand as well!

photo: jill bent invitation design: angela liguori

poppytalk handmade market

The Poppytalk Handmade Mother's Day & Kids Market opens today! My shop is featured, along with scores of others selling beautiful handmade things. I just took a quick browse and made a little list of my favorites to share with you.

bag from inklore

earrings from bluepopppy jewelry

dishtowel from inleaf design

bracelets from paloma's nest

bowls from yasha butler

print from elizabeth soule

Have a good start to the week, folks!

peaceful

Vintage French grain sack pillows available at Michelle Willey. Others on quiet.
Have a peaceful weekend!

turning seven

This guy turned seven yesterday. What he wanted: homemade sushi and a Yankees hat (note: the rest of the us are Red Sox fans, go figure). Unexpected bonus: a light saber from his grandparents. May the force be with you!

new for spring

Okay, these new spring bags are finally in my shop!

They are lightweight, sturdy, reversible tote bags made from lovely cotton vintage fabrics, with cotton canvas ribbon handles. They are just right to bring with you on errands around town and they fold up nicely for traveling too.

The perfect gift for: mother's day, bridesmaids or new moms.

$34.00 each. available here.

Thanks so much for looking and thanks to Kim for posting them on One Perfect Thing. (someplace I recommend you visit daily...she finds the most beautiful perfect things!)

over at

I've been working on lavender pillows this week. I'm crazy about this vintage Souleiado print! If I have time today, I'm making myself a new spring tote bag out of it.

I'm happy to announce that a selection of my bags and pillows will now be available over at Michelle Willey in the South End. Michelle's shop is filled with beautiful things for the home. If you're in the Boston area, it's really worth a visit. There are other lovely shops nearby and it's right around the corner from the South End Buttery, which is a great place to stop for a quick lunch.

This weekend, there's a trunk show over at Pod in Brookline. Angela Liguori and Susy Pilgrim Waters will be there along with a few others selling their beautiful wares. I'm definately going to check it out! It's this Saturday from 12-5 pm.

I also wanted to thank Traci, Michelle, and Karina for mentioning my things on their blogs over the past week or two. You ladies are the best!

so sweet

Thank you for all your supportive and sweet comments on the new bags! I'm finishing up a big round of work this week, so blogging is a little light. I'm sure I've posted this picture before, but couldn't resist posting again because it's just pretty.

Maybe those bags will be in my shop by Monday??? If you like the bags, I think you will like the price too...they are going to be a bit more affordable than some of my others, so do check back. You may be pleasantly suprised.