Lately I've been loving the city: driving down the Sunset strip on the way home from work, taking my pick of weekend flea markets and discovering a fabric shop on the Westside. But there's still no place like your hometown for the Fourth of July, so that's just where we went for the long weekend - home to open lanes, open land and the Terrace Park fireworks. I brought along vintage trims in red white and blue (all from a box of old notions I found several weeks ago at the flea market). I decided to hand stitch them together to make a trio of tricolor cockades, which are quite fittingly, a very 18th century piece of insignia.
"It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with ...Bells, Bonfire and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more." John Adams to Abigail, July 3, 1776
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Hometown Holiday
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Oh they are so cute. What a fantastic find at the flea market; all those goodies.
that's so cute!
that looks easy to make,is it?
They are so pretty... you are so talented!
oh, how lovely!
Aloha Livy! Hope you're having a fun filled summer. As always...and I mean "always"...love your blogettes (as I call them). LoVe the pics and LoVe your latest crafty project. Thanks for sharing with all of us and bringing a smile to our faces! Your pal in Hawaii, Stacy :)
Very cute idea! It looks so great in a hair band.
gorgeous...I love them!
These are so sweet. I have so much vintage trim and ribbon, I really need to do something with it all. Have a great week!
wonderful! you never cease to inspire me!
Very sweet. You are amazing. I would love to have a little girl so I could make cute things like this for her to wear on the 4th of July.
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so very lovely!
I love the colours! So bright and vintage.
i learned something today- what a cockade is. yours are really cute and i love that they are made from old notions.
That is darling! Love it!
Those are so lovely, I hope they really added that something special to your holiday! :)
cute - love LA everyday ;)
Gorgeous...love the colors and your photos are fantastic!
Cute! And, I love John Adams. :)
Love these - you know why? I am working on designing a logo and website for my new business this evening and this is exactly the colour combination I am using!
Beautiful and so festive! I love your blog updates. :)
Those are so sweet. Your blog always makes me happy.
love it all the colors and the materials....
Just discovered your blog today and I'm so inspired by it. Thanks!
So cute!
<3 Lindsay
so pretty!
beautiful! So cute
Love. Love. Love. What is it about vintage trims that seem to make any project more lovely & adorable?
I have just moved back to Los Angeles after five years, and would love to know more about this fabric store on the Westside, as I've been hunting for some good places.
Awww cute idea for the 4th!!
Cal
cute! i love the hair band! such a great idea and how festive :)
xoxo,
Micaela
damnz i wish i saw this before the 4th!
these are lovely!
I love your blog, so very charming!
I'm on the westside and would love to hear about any fabric stores - I'm only aware of F&S, which I have a love/hate relationship with. ;) Are there others out there?
How do you do it? You seem to juggle it all so well. Good on ya!
So so so cute! I enjoy your posts. :)
that headband is so darling! i love the colors.
it's nice....
I must do this for next 4th! How do you think one would look on a dog's collar too? ;)
How creative you are! Fabulous work. Love the blog. Found you through {this is glamorous}.
Cheers.
I made one of those headbands with various colours, and love it! Thanks for the great idea!
Those colors oddly remind me of my wedding colors... the configuration really gives these the patriotic look.
Totaly vintage, I loved the colors and the idea too. I'm brasilian girl and I'm in love with your blog!
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