Scandi-birds Cashmere Pillows

i'm having a blast designing this new line of 100% cashmere appliqued pillows & home decor i'll be offering this summer in my Etsy shop ReverieTextiles). hancrafted in coastal Maine with the finest revitalized cashmere sweaters. eco-friendly, super-soft pillow heaven for both kids and adults spaces!

 

one of my favorite parts of the upcycling process is taking the freshly-laundered cut-up sweaters out of the dryer. so warm and super-soft and seriously luxurious. here's a peek at how i've used some of these glorious melon, pinks, and red cashmere sweaters....xo

 

name change

this spring I'll be launching a new business name for my line of handmade cashmere designs for the home. the new name is REVERIE (formerly House of Rowan).
~ here's a sneak peak of the new logo in process

along with this name change I've got an exciting new line of modern cashmere pillows to launch. my pillows are inspired by Scandinavian and Mid-Century designs that I hope will capture your imagination with their bold & iconic pops of color : made from luxurious 100% cashmere.

~ stay tuned for the new spring line to be launched in May and a new e-commerce Squarespace website. xo

A whimsical doll cradle for our birthday girls ~

For their birthdays my husband and I gave our two daughters (who turned 7 and 2) a large doll bed that I refurbished from an old baby cradle. I gave it a fun Scandinavian/mythical animals pattern from textiles designer Lena Corwin. (For a piece of furniture that was clunky and brown and pretty ugly to start with, we were pleasantly pleased with its new look!)





With 4 layers of over-painting, and oodles of stencil cutting (first from photocopies, and then from contact paper), making this was a labor of love! Our daughters were over-the-moon on birthday party morning!
 
   
   
The mythical animal stencils were patterns I gratefully copied from the book Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens, by textile designer Lena Corwin. This project from Corwin's book was the inspiration: