WEEK AT THE STUDiO: PUMPKINING AND BIRTHDAYS

I have decided that pumpkin patches are one of my most favorite places. Here I coined the verb "to pumpkin" or "going pumpkining" meaning to go gather pumpkins for fall decor. 

My beautiful birthday flowers from my Love. :-*

A new 1970s treasure for Frankie Marie. Love this skirt!

Amazing vintage necklace. Available soon at Frankie Marie by Rehcy.

Our pumpkin loot. So much fun with one of my fav peeps, Peculiar Pigeon.

Painting a shelf, this is after the first coat. Can't wait to show you the completed project!

Carving Pumpkana the Pumpkin King!

Shooting a silk dress from our Rehcy Vonne 2012 collection. Didn't my Love take some great pics?!

Krylon, you are a miracle worker! Love you!

"I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity."

Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

PiLLAGiNG PLUNDERER

 

Yep, that's a $99.00 pumpkin right there. Too big for my arms to even come close to fitting around!

Adorable vintage luggage for Frankie Marie

1950s/60s bonnets from an estate sale in Pensacola, Florida.

60s/70s trim. Sooooo awesome!! Now, what to do with it!

Look at this crazy 60s bonnet. Oh so sooo pink...crazy pink! I don't know how I feel about that, maybe I can paint the roses red. ;-)

A weekend spent estate saling, flea marketing, and thrift storing. What a wildly successful pillage, that only a portion of the weekend's spoils are displayed here. Seriously can not decide what treasure is the greatest find of the ridiculous weekend. So enjoy this sneak peek of new items for Frankie Marie. Hmm, just noticed the weird focus on roundish things in this post, pumpkins, hats, platters, bowls, even a round suitcase. Guess round is the theme this time... around. heehee :-P

BiRTHDAY DREAMS

Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

October is my birthday month, so here's a bit of birthday materialism for you... and me... naturally. Of course my current super birthday dreams being trips to Italy, China, or Alaska (Hint, hint, my Love).

And just to throw a few more in, here's a list of links to a few smaller things that didn't make the collage (that seem to all be from Target. Hmm weird).

Two Lumps of Sugar Storage Boxes, Awesome white floor lamp, Pretty Black Damask Lamp, Green floral storage for the studio, More green office storage, Vintage inspired boxes, Woven white storage baskets, More white storage, Bright green canvas storage

From the looks of the studio storage obsession going on in this list, the most consuming thought on my mind must be beautifully organizing studio de Rehcy.

"No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude."

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

REHCY BY ANNA MARIA: SEAS OF TiME NECKLACE

I've been obsessed with the notion of found objects and re-purposed watches jewelry for a couple years now. This vision in my head of the jewelry Atlantians would wear. Advanced, one-with-the-world society that would never waste anything and would re-purpose seemingly useless objects into beautiful, unexpected items...like this necklace.

Seas of Time necklace by Rehcy by Anna Maria
Get it at my Rehcy by Anna Maria Etsy shop

"Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself."
Quote by Sara Henderson

AN AFTERNOON SPENT iN FANTASY

Last week I was looking for some new locations for shooting Rehcy Vonne, this is what I found. Who knew my backyard offered so many fantastical options. Quite the fairy-tale jungle here, an overgrown Narnian dream. You'll be seeing some of these backgrounds in the very near future. The previous post about the Eliza Skirt shows a few Lewis-ian (C.S. Lewis like) samples.

“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace 

As i have seen in one autumnal face.” 

Quote by John Donne

REHCY VONNE FALL 2012: THE ELiZA SKiRT

To satistfy my bustle obsession and give me an excuse to wear them daily and casually. A bustle worn with a T-shirt and sneakers, every girls' dream... or maybe just mine...either way, yep, I'm wearing a bustle to the grocery store today.

Made of my favorite Eco-friendly cotton knit, cut in a figure flattering mermaid tail silhouette, with a perfect little mini bustle. THE ELIZA SKIRT, for the princess, vampire, or steampunk girl in you.

Available here