by Sue Schlabach | Mar 30, 2013 | Artists, Creativity, Design, Holidays, Spring, Vermont
A tiny touch of spring weather is in the air for Easter weekend here (this means sunny and a high of 48 F, with possible high 50s for tomorrow). The snow is receding. The farmyard is muddy. The sugarhouses will be boiling today. I came across this rabbit artwork by...
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 27, 2013 | Creativity, Design, Handmade, In the Studio, Sewing, Shop News
The mailman pulled up outside the studio door—always a good sign that he comes bearing something he can’t squeeze into the mailbox. Today’s package came all the way from Belarus. Yards and yards of unbleached natural linen, and several yards of an...
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 26, 2013 | Color, Creativity, Design, Handmade, In the Studio, Sewing, Shop News
A blue and green flowered skirt, a blue lace shift and a deep orange shirt were among the garments Denise and I scissored up to make four fabric covers for composition books last Friday. Here are the results of our two hour book fest in the studio. We took these to...
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 19, 2013 | Artisanal Living, Creativity, Design, Housewares, Interior Design, Scandinavia
Gudrun Sjõdén opened a shop in Soho the week after we were in New York. I was sorry to miss the grand opening. Her spring and summer collection is full of color and pattern—as I’ve come to expect—but she continues to create settings that are visually...
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 17, 2013 | Ireland, Natural World, Spring, Travel
Another St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, with chill winter in the air, and hearty Irish fare cooking in the kitchen. A perfect day for that, though I wish our days would be ripening toward spring flowers instead of brewing up a big winter storm for tomorrow. Alas....
