Chaotic Whimsey

I went to a lovely natural dye workshop lately at H2Grow near Bastrop. TheDyePriestess led us in getting some beautiful things dyed, and Hannah (owner of H2Grow) made a super tasty meal for us to sample while working.

I probably should have taken more pictures, but was loving the space and the company.

Frosted Cranberry by Melissa Davison on Etsy

Featured in this pretty treasury:

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Sharpies on Ceramics

I don't know about you, but I keep seeing the thing about using sharpie on ceramic and baking it on Pinterest and thinking it's too good to be true. Here's one blogger's well executed test---

dsmartin.wordpress.com It's all over Pinterest...that you can draw on ceramics with a Sharpie and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes and it's permanent. I've used a number of special glass paints available at the local craft s...

Aren't these adorable? Something my mom gave me when she closed her antique shop.

Oof, a bit behind with my shop. Newest orders packaged to mail though! Including one to Switzerland. Fun!

Second batch of fat quarters. A bit more earthy that the first batch

A glance at my latest dyebath. This was one of my favorite color sessions from this set of fat quarters.

Mixing up some more dyes on my hot hot screened in porch this afternoon. A bit tight of quarters since the bunk bed my husband is building for our girls is still out there too, about half done.

12 Custom Dyed Fat Quarters

Check it out :)

etsy.com A pile of fat quarters for your quilting or applique enjoyment! I custom dye these using a low immersion dyeing process when I get the order, on

Chaotic Whimsey's cover photo

Preparing some fat quarters of Kona cotton for dying! Haven't done dyework in a while so it's pretty exciting!

We're on vacation for remodelling! No really---- new flooring in the bedroom means the contents of the bedroom is blocking all my shop goods so, we'll be back in the New Year, with some new listings.

all packed up and readyt to ship tomorrow, to Austin Texas, Santa Clara California, Baraboo Wisconsin and Toronto Ontario (Canada)

was going to get a bunch of stuff listed tonight, but I think it's going to end up being a relatively early to bed night instead... goodnight all!

Vintage Virgin Mary Pendant in chain

for some reason I am falling for this little pendant. I need to take some better pictures I think because these don't really do it justice.

etsy.com A small Virgin Mary pendant on a chain, she is a pretty brass with a vintage verdegris patina. The back has an almost ghostly worn image of Jesus

Lemon and Lime

Yummy!

etsy.com Hand Blown Tomato in BRIGH...

just finished making a rainbow of playsilks. They are soooo pretty.

odd, my latest orders are almost all international, going to Singapore and Japan. I sure hope I got the shipping charges correct this time!

For My Friend, YoungHeartWhimsy

A bright and beautiful treasury with some of my hand dyed scarves in it-- I really like this one!

etsy.com Bright Whimsical Felted Dr...

Am about to have a ton of new buttons and charms to list! Sadly my mom is retiring from her antique business but suggested I sell some of her button inventory for her.

my little wind up robot went to meet a new friend! Isn't this cute! Thank you for the adorable photo Caren. {she has a blog at http://www.teachickadees.com/ }

custom silks currently soaking in dye in the sun... beautiful day for dyeing.

OK not to sound crazy but I am looking for white cotton underwear with no exposed elastic-- I tie dye them and the elastic doesn't take the dye like the cotton does. I used to get Hanes ComfortSoft but they seem to have discontinued their packages of all white in favor of a "neutrals" pack (tan, pink and black) Anyone?

Coffee Chihuahua - 5x7 Print

Hahahahahah.. love this! "Drink Coffee! Do stupid stuff faster and with more energy!"

etsy.com This sweet little Chihuahua loves coffee! Every morning she drinks a big mug - with a splash of milk and two sugars. Print measures 5 x 7 in size.

Crocus by natureslarder on Etsy

Wow, had one of my actual drawings make it to a treasury. Usually just my vintage items make it to treasuries

etsy.com At this time of year isn't it the crocus that by natureslarder

Dark and Stormy by Piruli on Etsy

a nice treasury that features one of my button assortments

etsy.com Here comes the rain by Piruli on Etsy

A smile increases your face value by littlemisssnippet on Etsy

happy smiley treasury, one of my items is in (a cute little wind up alarm clock)

etsy.com Happy Thursday by littlemisssnippet on Etsy

Technicolor Holiday by doubleyes on Etsy

Bright fun treasury that one of my vintage items is in :)

etsy.com Holiday Motel - Fine-Art L...

Vintage Wind up Robot by chaoticwhimsey on Etsy

Poor little robot.. so many people like him, but no one wants to give him a home
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67405445/vintage-wind-up-robot

etsy.com A Vintage 80s wind up robot. It still winds up but the walking motion is really slow like the spring has lost a lot of its spring. Super cute

A small selection of the great vintage stuff I've found

Salvatore Ferragamo Classic Grey and Black Low by chaoticwhimsey

These fabulous shoes are getting a lot of attention-- they've been listed only 12 hours and have already been "hearted" 4 times and featured in two treasuries!

etsy.com This find was too good to be true, until I realized I cant wear a width of 4A. These are extremely narrow shoes. My loss, your gain! Very cute

Just sold some vintage shoes to Spain. I've never shipped to Spain before. Kind of neat :)

listing lots of new things in the next few days :)