Wednesday, January 26, 2011

History Museum - History and Travel from the Previous Century

Also with Rene Bane, I've teamed up to list a bunch of great World War II memorabilia.  Rene sent over an album from her great uncle or grandfather who was stationed in different places as a World War II cryptographer.  His collection of photographs and cards from the era include some interesting landscapes, such as Isle of Capri and the oasis at Aden which is, I think, in Yemen.  Some of these are stunning because they depict cultures and societies which in the 1940s were quite primitive.  Using these images, we've created a series of postcards, cards, mugs, hats, tees, buttons, magnets and what-have-you.  For the history buff of World War II or the geographer of the Meditereanian nations, you'll find visual adventure and local color, some esprit de corps of WWII, planes and people.  Check it out.  If you find an image you'd like to purchase for collage, let me know at ktibbits at lrec.org and I can fix you up with a download or disc also.  More images will be created and uploaded as time allows.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Vintage Americana

A fun project this winter has been working with Rene Bane, who bought a wonderful old postcard album.  The album belonged to an Oklahoma woman and spans the decades from 1901 to 1954.  Some of them are holiday greetings for Christmas, New Year, Valentines, St. Patrick's Day and other holidays.  Some are travel postcards from typical tourist attractions in a time in the distant past-- Saguaro Cactus, The Painted Desert, Grand Canyon.  Some are of wildlife and landscapes.  Some are buildings and cars which look very, very different.  These are scanned and offered for sale as postcards, vintage greetings, coffee mugs and the like.  More are being added as time permits.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Mad Hatter Scarves

Last year, when Alice in Wonderland came out, I made a Mad Hatter scarf that was purchased by a friend in Missouri.  Recently, I was asked to make another one by someone who is preparing a Red Glove Review costume for the Mad Hatter.  The center scarf was sent to her.  But I love this design and made a couple more at the same time using a soy wax batik technique.  Black is a difficult color for silk dye, if you use the common Procion dyes rather than a custom silk dye (which I didn't have in black).  You get a dark purple range of colors, and the bright yellow hardly takes overdye.  But it gives a bright and varied colorway.  These scarves are available in time for Valentine's Day, $18 each including shipping if you email ktibbits at lrec.org .



Sunday, January 23, 2011

Meggy's Presentation Quilt

Satin and Cotton Presentation Quilt- Meggy's Quilt
Got to admit, this pic is older than I thought.  I posted it for Meggy's dad since I figured he didn't have this one, and now little Meggy is almost grown up.  I wanted to share it because I made it with some hand-stitching and scraps of ivory and white satin, little rosettes, ribbon and lace.  Meggy must be thinking, "I sure would like to eat these little roses."

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Milo Piddlewhiskers, Handsome Lavender

Milo Piddlewhiskers is the eldest of his litter, as he was firstborn.  He's a Lavender nonstandard Selkirk Rex straight with champion bloodlines on both sides of his family.  Milo is the Big Boy, and will have golden eyes which are beginning to change now.  Milo is stocky, cobby and has an excellent form.  He's a lot like his dad, gorgeous Route66 King Arthur, a British Shorthair.  When he's big enough to adopt some humans for his family, he will be up to date on all of his shots and will be free of disease and neutered.  He's a handsome one!
And here is Milo's nice-looking father.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Lovely Jasmin Piddlewhiskers

There is some debate in our family about whether Jasmin will have the middle name of  'cloudscape'.  I think it is a fine name, but Dennis is ruminating about a better one.  He says, "Your daughter Katy Simone is so lucky that you named her before you got on this crazy name kick."    We'll see.  Jazzy is going to be ready for her permanent home about the first week in March.  She's very femme and delicate.  What are the advantages of getting a pedigreed cat instead of adopting a cat that needs a home?  I feel bad that there are any cats who might not be loved.  But if you have small children, it may give you more assurance that you will have a cat which has not lived out of the wild, and has been literally vetted for diseases that sometimes cause a short life or even death.  It helps to strengthen the breed when cats are raised humanely and come from a long line of well-cared for cats.  Jazzy has a wonderful life, and her forever home, with whomever is destined to have her, will also give her goood food, a clean environment and human interaction, hopefully also with other pets.  Jazzy is so sweet.  She'll be a registered nonstandard (straighthaired) Selkirk Rex with a long line of champion cats for her ancestors.  $250

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Dudley Piddlewhiskers, Man About Town

Dudley Piddlewhiskers is about 6 weeks old now, and getting around famously in his cream curls.  Dudley is a pedigreed Selkirk Rex kitten and can be spoken-for.  The purchase price of kittens, $250, is a fairly accurate 'real cost' of actual expenses and we'd like to make sure our kittens will have a good home.  From time to time, his coat will be even curlier than it is in this pic.  And Selkirks sometimes 'go bald' then come back with another curly coat.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Best Wishes from the Steady Pace Team

Happy 2011 from Steady Pace Rehabilitation
The great thing about having a business of our own is that we can do business like a family.  Here's Dennis Tibbits, owner and Speech Pathologist for Steady Pace, along with Terra Bellamy who is Steady Pace Rehab Manager and Physical Therapy Assistant.  Next is Sheri Davis, contract Physical Therapy Assistant and then Bryson Harris, Physical Therapist.