I was just about to take the Paris Journal exit when I looked up. Billowy fluttery doodley scrappy sewn paper lanterns. Swaying in the breeze. Drifts of light moving through the paper. Tiny dots of starlight. Mmmmm that's nice. I want to go to there.
And just like that…I did. I'm still there. Lanternville.
It's nice. The air is glittering. There's sunshine. And loose threads. And Tom Waits is singing a Barbra Streisand song.
It's Sunday, day 9 of my vacation. I feel a little bit giddy.
Simply WONDERFUL!!
I love this.
I’m thinking I’m going to have to figure out how to make these for my
cottage. I have a stash of great fabrics to use. Thanks so much for
posting these.
Susan
Wow! The pinwheels were cool enough! The lanterns are FANTABULOUS!!!
OMG!!! New inspiration! Yay.. MUST.GO.TO.SEWING.MACHINE. STAT!
Oh, you are really on a roll with that sewing machine! Love the way it all led to the lanterns – lovely. I see a class at Zinnia in your future….what do you say?
…and, I’m waiting patiently at the junction of Paris Journal and Paper Lanterns!
…lovely! Perfect combination of papers (you do so flippin’ well) and colors! Love ’em!
Love it!
Simple & sweet. :]
What a marvelous lantern … and in my preferred colors too! It is Simply Devine!!!
Fabulous lanterns! Now all we need (over here) is some strong sunlight. Or any sunlight would do.
Wow – you are really pushing Tom’s technique to a new level! Love the lanterns and your mix of patterns in the paper stitching. You make me want to run to my sewing machine 🙂
oh Mary Ann these are perfectly wonderful!!! I love how your mind works!!
More gloriousness! Simply stellar!
And you should be giddy – Sunday, sunshine, paper lanterns, Tom Waits – I mean, seriously!
You are seriously talented! I adore your lanterns..now do tell how to make them, did you use old wire hangers for the frames? Didja glue them on the frame or sew them on…I am channeling sewn paper now, envisioning room divider screens, roman shades, lamp shades, faux shades, garden art….
and I love this.
joan – i teach at a year-round school this is my summer vacation. in winter. the lantern in the window isnt lit with a bulb and is currently pinned to my roll shade awaiting being fastened by a long thread to the ceiling…
Are these little whimsies lit with a bulb, or is it the sunlight shining through the paper that makes it seem lit up? How have you strung them up? Is your sister still with you and helping to make these little bits of joy? How do you get a vacation in the midst of the school year? Are you not a teacher in the public school system?
Joan
Lovely and creative. I can’t believe your cat posse lets you get away with the dangly threads!
Love the lanterns and the dangly threads!
That is gorgeous! i especially like how the light plays through the holes left by the sewing needle.
I love me some Tom Waits too! 🙂
Oh, you are killing me with this amazing-ness. Love the lanterns, love the pinwheels…love it all.
But I was waiting for you at the Paris Journal exit!! Didn’t you see me jumping up and down, waving my hands back and forth?? Guess, I will just sit on my knapsack and pout until you come back for me!!