http://www.amandabutton.com A place for me to ramble and babble about my life as a stay at home mama, and share my creative endeavors. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:48:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Chiromancie" is palmistry in French....why does EVERYTHING sound so much prettier in French? This vintage slip needed some repair, so i fixed all it's little time-worn wounds. i dyed it twice with tea, once with Chai, once with Earl Grey, to give it a really mottled and antique coloring. I stitched on ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=376 The New Year has come and gone with nary a peep or a post on this poor unloved blog. As usual, it's hard to balance LIVING life, staying creative, taking interesting photos of said creativity, and sharing it here. I miss it. 2009 flew past so fast, and there were many ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=375 Petula was a woeful girl, listlessly wandering in her bleak garret, pondering over her many musty volumes of poetry, scribbling out sad rhymes of her own at her cluttered dusty desk. She dreamed of grey days and black Ravens, her imagination full of terrible sad tales and broken , lonely ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=374 More fun with re-purposing and reconstructing! Once upon a time, this was a girls velvet party dress....i cut the top off, let all the gathers out, and sewed in a channel to run many lengths of tea-dyed lace ribbons through, draw-string style so that it can fit many waist sizes.  ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=373 Little Electra Marie loved her daddy ever so much..she wanted to be just like him when she grew up, and was so delighted when he gifted her with "Junior Mad Scientist Kit".....just like Papa's work, only smaller for a small inquisitive girl. The only problem was that her kit could never ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=372 This was one of my BIG projects for the Halloween season....a re-purposed coat that i went completely insane on! I embroidered six large, happy skeletons all the way  around the bottom and gave them vintage mother-of-pearl eyes I stitched on lots of lace that i tea dyed with Earl Grey ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=371 This morning, i saw a flash of wings.... She turned to look back at me, smiling so sweetly.... She sat down to rest for a moment... She seemed so content in the morning sun, and i could not help but admire her loveliness... But she soon explained that she must return to her work, ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=370 It's a bit past the "official two year anniversary" point of my dance journey. It's become so intense and amazing that i find it hard to articulate my feelings. I've gone to TribalCon (Oh my GOD, Donna Majia...life changing) and also had a Zoe Jakes, a Tempest and an Asharah ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=369 Bella was found on the doorstep of an orphanage in a tiny coffin shrouded with black lace....what a surprise for the nuns when they found the strange baby inside! The handwritten parchment note said simply "Bella Bara" in blood red ink. Bella grew to be a odd girl, flapping around like ... http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=368 What an amazing group of artists....i am so happy and privileged to be a part of the magic....i am still reeling from it all! Click HERE to see tons more photos from last Friday's Columbia Alternacirque show. Thanks to Joshua Beard for the beautiful photography! xoxoxo http://www.amandabutton.com/?p=367