the normal kind of luck

It would be impossible to describe the amount of strange misfortune that has been going on of late. It's a bit outlandish really, however Most Definitely comical.
It would seem that things are resistant to falling into place for us easily at this point in life, so we shall have to resort to [sometimes irritatedly] forcing forward.
It is funny how a person can feel that all they've gt is bad luck sometimes, but if we are honest I think we might find that we have been overwhelmingly blessed in the past and the times we are coming on now are simply marked by Normal Luck.

dangit. we are normal.


NONETHELESS, my apologies for the lack of attention to this shop. Ideas are brewing & hopefully time, energy, better luck & a freer sort of creativity will find me soon. [or more simply, the time to unpack & organize my sewing room.]



S.M.

up to . [SM]

Certainly it has been a busy couple of weeks.

An odd and tiring mix of work and play have soaked up the time. Thus I feel like I've abandoned slate & sable a little bit lately. Not to my satisfaction however, of course.

Nonetheless, we have survived and even have something to show for it I think. I hope you'll enjoy the little hints of our life I've put together for you to see.

This is what I've been up to ::

a Project for 'Sassy sisters'

cutting cutting cutting

stitching on the letters.

fini

and ready to go.

here's a little taste of what the sisters do.

finally into place at the festival.

certainly they were sweet to include my art among their things. 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SassySistersJewelry

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SassySistersJewelry

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SassySistersJewelry
[little suitcase. I love.]

festival life.
for 11 days my husband, his brothers, and I ran a stage at a music festival. it was a lovely, wild, tiring, and sweaty sweaty time.

Los Straitjackets.

to say that it rained quite a lot would certainly be an understatement.
uuughh.

Missing sweet friends. & Cherishing small things.

someone's lovely locks.

table weeds.

SM

nearing absurd

I should say, it's well past time for me to invest in a dress form.

....

... this is getting ridiculous.

. signed SM;  the one whose sanity is slip, slip, slipping away with every pin that goes into my rear by accident.

project for Whitely Marie.

As I was making tshirts a few weeks ago for the band I came across one little tank that immediately brought my lovely sewing partner to mind. [She is after all one of StarlineDrive's best dressed fans, to be sure.] Well, after much procrastination I have finally finished it, and as I stitched the last of the crooked stitches for her I decided it might be fun to put together a little 'how to wear me' illustration book to send along.

Thus,

for you,   a little taste of what 'Slate&Sable' have brewing up,

and for Whitely Marie,   a preview of what is soon to find it's way to her doorstep.

For your viewing pleasure;     Tiny Tank, Illustrated. 

[note: the use of suspenders in daily life is highly suggested by these two]

[yes, it is quite a good practice, I do believe.]

 

yes indeed, we wear our tags on the outside.

p.s. COMING SOON,  http://www.etsy.com/shop/slateandsable?ref=pr_shop

Meet the Artist, Sara Marie.

The SABLE portion of this collaboration.