Charles Dicken's Fur Bonnet

Coming Soon! A Charles Dicken's Fur Bonnet

A Christmas Story Specical

Throw Back Thursday: Upcycled Purse

Just wanted to share this upcycled purse from a couple years ago!

Here is the finished purse!

A Little Bit of Blue Royalty

When I saw this vintage hat, I couldn't put aside thoughts of the Queen Mother, as we fondly called her. The present gracious Queen Elizabeth is known for her choice style in hats, but so was her mother.  To me this was exactly what Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mother, would wear. 

Golden Theatre

Recently, we sold this lovely number to a university theatre. 

"Whenever you wear your hat, your day will be special."  (Margo Nickel

A New Vintage Jewelry Shop!

Hi All! My friend has just started a new shop. 

 She sells vintage jewelry, both affordable cute pieces and more expensive rare pieces :) 

I am asking you to hop over and check out her facebook page, like her page and

help her get started! She is also one Etsy, so all you with Etsy shops, check her out!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/LAmour-DAntique/752179264829047

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LAmourDAntique

Thank you! <3

Steampunk Victorian Reversable hat!

 

Feathers, metal, vintage brown.  This lovely woolen blend hat is both cute and reversible.
Yes, that is right, even with that enormous wing of feathers!
The decoration is one fully attached piece.  It attaches to the hat by means of a bar pin and a alligator clip.  The bar pin, when inserted and latched, carries the main weight. The alligator clip, clips to the ridge near the brim to provide balance.

 
(See above examples of alligator and bar pins.)

More Delicious Tea Party Hats!

This lovely Lavender hat is so pretty it takes our breath away.

These soft roses and lovely netting warms our souls. 

Primrose Pink, is there a better shade of pink?

Check out our hats & gloves sets at Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AshTreeMeadowDesigns?ref=si_shop

A Girl of the Limberlost Apron

Oh, what a picture!" Exulted Ammon over sher shoulder. "She is absolutely and altogether lovely! 
I'd give a small fortune for that faithfully set on canvas!” 

I think I am a girl of the Limberlost at heart.  I love exploring and I loved reading Gene Stratton-Porter's lovely novels about the swamp.  Freckles, was perhaps my favorite - no possibly, Keeper of the Bees. 

When I saw this apron, I was enamored.  It immediately made me think of the Limberlost. It was something about it's whimsy, I think. 

Are you a girl of the Limberlost at heart? Do you love the great outdoors, nature, and beauty? 

Or maybe you just love Gene Stratton-Porter's romantic novels? This vintage apron is a garment worthy of Elnora, and I think this  heart necklace is charmingly symbolic of the love that the Limberlost swamp inspires. 

Hope you love it as much as I!

You can purchase this item from our Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/195403546/limberlost-apron-necklace-lovely-vintage.

UpCycling - Who invented the word?

Well, first of all, since I used this picture from the internet, let me introduce the blog/site from which I borrowed.  http://www.upcycling.co.uk/   I haven't read too many posts, however, love the diversity and the promotion of upcycling.

Now, while I borrowed the logo/picture, you may be surprised to know that I didn't borrow the word from her site or any other site.  Some years back, I decided to advertise my costumes online and wondered what word or words would properly describe such endeavors.  I was chatting to my good friend Danielle D. and she suggested marketing it as recycling or upcycling.

I asked her - "What is upcycling?"  I still remember the little laugh she gave as she admitted she didn't know if it was a word, but that it made sense.  I wasn't recycling used item such as a thrift shop, but taking something old, new, or traditional and changing it.  Changing it to something more exciting.

So, I googled it. What else would one do?  I googled the word "upcycle".  NOTHING was to be found on about 5 pages.  Miss spelled words, and related content, and of course recycling.  But nothing on upcycling.  So, I thought to myself, "Well, it might be cheesy to advertise with a homemade word, but I'll try it.   And I did.

Now, the word is everwhere.  Why didn't I trade mark it? Could it really be that I was the first one to use it online?  Did Danielle actually invent the word for one of the biggest trends hitting the planet?  I like to think so. Wikipedia says Etsy has been trending it since 2010, also that it was first coined in 1997, but I still think she coined it herself as well.

Now, I told her this, and she couldn't remember having said it.  Laughingly asked me if she really had.  So, maybe she heard it somewhere.  But I truly think, we started the trend on the internet!  At least according to my first google search we did!

Love to hear how others stumbled upon the concept.

Alice In Wonderland times two

~ A Sweet Reminiscent Creation by Ash Tree Meadow Designs ~

Photography credit to N a Wink Expressions Photography
https://www.facebook.com/nawinkphoto?fref=ts

Exciting Development on the Payment Front

We are very pleased to announce that we are now accepting MasterCard, Visa, and Debit in payment for goods in our online Etsy store!  This new development should make it easier for customers to buy - and hopefully faster too!

Check out our new merchandise!

May Creations & Photo Sessions

What lovely creations have we been busy with?  Gorgeous hair bows and matching vintage aprons for your little girl.   We had an excellent photo session with NaWink Expressions http://www.nawink.com/index.html.

 

 

Selling Like Hot Cakes

Well, we planned to show our entire collection at once, and here it is, but these are selling super fast.  We suggest you pop over to our Etsy shop soon if you are looking for a fabulous tea party set.  

   

The Tea Party Collection

Although winter has come and gone with hardly a post, we are excited to bring new items this spring to our Tea Party Collection.

Here are some sneak peaks :)