Hi everyone! I hope you had a marvelous week. I am happy to be inside today during this DEEP freeze - currently, the thermometer sits at 1 degree Fahrenheit! Maybe I should put on my ORLON sweater! :D
Okay, a little back story - some of you may remember this post I did back in September, where I talked about all of these amazing labels I received from my friend Dawn in Maryland. Well, Dawn strikes again! I just received two more beautiful labels from sweaters that belonged to her sweet and eccentric aunt Marge. Here's what Dawn has to say about them:
"I stumbled upon a couple more labels. The Fairfield one cracks me up. What the hell is ORLON? Hope you can use them."
HA! See? How could I not use that great quote for the blog post title? :D For those of you wondering what exactly Orlon is, here is the Wikipedia entry. It was one of the "miracle" fibers of the mid-century, and was synonymous with "acrylic" in the early days.
I love both of these labels! Dalton must've been a popular clothing line back in the day, because I already used one in this fabric collage I made for my sister and her family this Christmas:
Dawn's labels have inspired so many collage ideas - my head is swimming with them! Add to that the fact that I got a new sewing machine a few weeks ago, and SHAZAM! I can't wait to get started working on some new fabric collages! :D
I will leave you with the card design that Dawn created - isn't it beautiful? I'm thinking of framing the card, I love it so much! :D
Good Googly moogly, Mel! You sure know who to make a gal feel good. Anytime I find a vintage treasure I think of you. And anytime I can send on one of these treasures, I do. Wowie! You posted my doodle card. Does this mean I've been published now? You're awesome, Mel!
ReplyDeleteWell, Dawn, when you are as generous as you, you DESERVE to be written about! :D Your 'doodle' (I prefer ART) is gorgeous and it needed to be seen by more people. :D
DeleteThank you again for your wonderful giving nature! I SO appreciate you thinking of me, Dawn! :D
OMG I used to have an Orlon twinset...guess I'm vinatge too.
ReplyDeleteHA, Jo! I like using the word "vintage" when referring to age. It makes me feel classier. :D
DeleteDo you still have this twinset? I would love to see it! :D
Love the collage! I have a technical question about it. Are the flowers "underneath" drawn?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Steven! The flowers are actually cut out of a piece of fabric, using VERY sharp embroidery scissors. I'm discovering the joys of using fabric as I would paper, and it's getting easier because of all of the amazing patterns out there now. :D
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