Bonjour! in stores now!

Exciting news!

Bonjour! is in stores now! It is my third collection and I am very excited about this one. I worked very hard on making sure you could mix and match most fabrics from one color story to another. The colors are much brighter than I planned, but I like them!

You can find the full collection and all color stories at Hawthorne Threads!

If you are a store selling my collection, let me know and I will pass the info to my followers.

Bonjour! Cloudy Days color story

Bonjour! Autumn Leaf color story

Bonjour! Purple Haze color story

You can also learn more about where the fabrics are sold by visiting Anthology Fabrics.

If you have made anything with these fabrics, send me the details. I would love to post photos!

Press: True Up

Take a look over at True Up! I am in the "New Release Tuesday" post! Bonjour! will be out very soon!

Thanks True Up for the post!

looking up

Saturday I joined a group of people on an architectural tour of Budapest. It was 3 hours of walking around town looking up and noticing some beautiful architectural details. It was an amazing day with the sun shining bright and the buildings being lit up like on a stage. The one thing that I learned (that I should have maybe known) is that many buildings in Budapest have Zsolnay Pyrogranite Porcelain on the facades. In the last 1800's Zsolnay developed this material that has withstood ages of weather and war. I had no idea the amount of Zsolnay used on buildings in Budapest. As our guide Jeff pointed out, it is one of two things that Hungary has that no other European city can boast...the other being the thermal baths.

Enjoy the photos. And if your coming to Budapest and looking for a tour or you live in Budapest and want to learn more about our beautiful city, check out www.palstreettours.com.

The whole facade of this building is Zsolnay and it is amazing that it is still untouched from the past 100 years! Absolutely beautiful!

I love the folk details.

Below is what I imagine when I think of Zsolnay-the iridescent greenish ceramic.

One of my favorite coffee houses in Budapest-Art Nouveau cafe. While your sipping your cup-o-joe in the cafe, you are surrounded by old furniture of the secessionist period. You are pretty much sitting in the museum.

Notice the sunflower balcony-all Zsolnay.

The side gate at the Gresham Palace aka Four Seasons. If you click on the website you will see a huge Chiholy glass piece in the lobby. A bit of pacific northwest in Budapest:)

The Treasury Building

She looks like she could walk off the building.

One of the most beautiful and saddest buildings in Budapest. The inside is fit for small shops and cafe's. Unfortunately the busy street it sits on deters most people from appreciating it.

The men hanging out the window...more Zsolnay. Interesting to think that if these were made of plaster or concrete their heads would probably have fallen off by now.

I have been walking by the shop for years and I have always appreciated their crazy window displays-not to mention the inside is absolutely stunning! I had no idea that the facade was designed over 100 years ago for this very flower shop. Impressive-a successful flower business for over 100 years!

I always thought this was a boring building until the details were pointed out to me on Saturday.

The Great Synagogue. The second largest synagogue in the world (the first being in NYC). A beautiful building inside and out. I have taken photos before but this time I was appreciating the small details.

An old insurance building with an amazing rooftop. I love the beehives. I didn't notice the bee's on the corners until I was looking at my photos. I wonder what the significance is?

A touch of folk.

Random buildings I was photographing as we strolled around downtown.

Thanks Jeff for a great tour!

the hunt is over

I am the proud of owner of 2 old trunks. I have been searching since we moved here almost 3 years ago. Last week these beauties were delivered:) I was only going to buy one but......I couldn't resist.

You can still see a bit of the old paintings.

I couldn't believe it still had the key.

A small surprise in the inside!

Love at first sight!

Wish it looked like this...

because my printer and scanner don't

deserve something this nice.

It is a funny thing to appreciate something that so many think of as "old and used". In a time when everyone wants new and modern, I find beauty in the things that have a story and a bit of history. Just think, if these trunks could talk. Think about the rooms they have lived in, the discussions they sat in on and the people that lived their lives around them. A bit sad to think they have spent the last few years in a barn. Hope they like their new home:)

Press: OTTHON Magazine

Check it out! The March issue of Otthon Magazine! There are four photos of my pillows! I am so excited! My pillows were used in a photo shoot right before the holidays but I wasn't sure which issue I would appear in....well, its on newsstands now!

I love the below photo!

photo: Imre Barnabás, styling: Torma Beatrix

What a great way for me to start the weekend! Thanks Otthon!