Purkinje Fibers is on vacation mode

Until January, purkinje fibers will be closed as I recuperate from a special delivery.
I will hit the ground running as soon as I open the shop again with some new handmades on the 'shelf'.

During vacation mode, I will not be able to reply to your messages in lighting speed, though I will try to respond as quickly as I possibly can.

I will be updating  this blog when possible

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/purkinjefibers
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Thank you for your patience and support during this special time!

xoxo
purkinje fibers


p.s. the photo above is completely unrelated to the post. I just wanted to share the top of our unfinished Christmas tree. I just made a really simple felt star and below it is a little wooden painted bird. I've had that bird since forever. I made it sometime in 2003 and I take it with me wherever I moved since college. We've been together since New Jersey, Barcelona, Philippines, Brooklyn and now, Syracuse.

Ropa para mujeres...Buenos Aires, te gusta!

Check out these lovely designs by Olinda Lorena Mayor of Buenos Aires, Argentina: CRYSTAL

My Local Fabric Store

I sometimes wish I was still a train ride away from the garment district of New York City where I can choose from blocks worth of independent fabric stores.

JoAnn is great because it has all the embellishments and notions that you need - but there's nothing like a small independent fabric shop that tickles my fancy. At least this fabric shop that I recently found close by.

After looking for fabric stores around town, I finally found Feminine Touch Fabrics, a few minutes from downtown Syracuse. They have so many different types and  fabric designs to choose from.

 

A part of buying fabric is feeling the fabric that you want to use. I really wanted to shy away from JoAnn's because I feel like a lot of what they have are too commercial and predictable. As much as I'd like to order fabric online, it's so hard to choose when you can't feel it. How do you know if it's thick enough? or soft enough? etc.

I feel like texture and design go hand in hand when choosing the right fabric for a project. I really need to have it in my hands to choose the right one.

 

Another thing you get from shopping at this shop is an actual friendly conversation with the staff. Also, you can ask them so many questions and they'll answer every single one of them without hurrying to the next customer.

I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Feminine Touch Fabrics, 2714 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY 13224

Round, Sound and Pretty Buttons

Buttons, a farthing a pair!
Come, who will buy them of me?
They're round and sound and pretty,
And fit for girls of the city.
Come, who will buy them of me?
Buttons, a farthing a pair!

Locket necklace with original painting from Danita Shop 

Little Animals Pin Set from Cutline: Owl and giraffe are from the book "Making Friends" published in 1956 and the fly and leaves were created from a Junior Girl Scout Handbook from 1963.

Pinback Button Giraffe from Monster Gallery's "Species" series

Animal Portraits Buttons from Paper Sparrow

Seeing Red Treasury! - thanks!

Thanks adelaidem for including the new Purkinje Fibers wine tote on your "Seeing Red" treasury!

Browse through all the goodies on the treasury here: Seeing Red Treasury

New on the Shop: Wine Totes

Just in time for parties, I just added new wine totes on the shop which holds your standard size 750ml wine. These reusable totes are perfect to give as gifts or to keep for yourself.

It comes in two colors and fabrics. A red, blue and white corduroy with a red handle and a jersey type stretchy fabric with lining to keep it stable in red and gray.

Made with love. Wine not included.

post thanksgiving

The last 2 months of the year are probably my favorite out of all the calendar days. I love the holidays. I crave for it every year. This year, Thanksgiving was a little different though since my fiance and I moved to Syracuse and my immediate family are all downstate. My sisters and I usually get together at my parents' house with their kids (six nieces and one nephew under 11 years old) and we hang out for the whole weekend under one noisy roof. I miss that.

It was still a nice thanksgiving though...had the turkey, spent time with friends and a four day weekend with a sweet fiance. I can't complain.

In other news...I stumbled on a couple of cute things while looking for gift ideas on Etsy:

A hand painted yellow sweater by Painting Elephant

Felt slippers by fullmoon87 a "Little Shop of Felt"

 

I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving...onward to Christmas!

Darling Deers

Oh, deer, it's dangerous to look this good during hunting season. Seriously, aren't they darling? They are designed by dekanimal from Hong Kong.

Their etsy shop is like a magical petting zoo...

aah...this is what love feels like translated in colors, feathers and scales...

Give Yourself the Gift of Rest & Relaxation

Here we go again. We are about to enter another Holiday season.  Every year, we squeeze through crowded malls, carrying heavy bags and going through our list of loved ones who deserves the best presents. This year, don't forget the most important person: YOU!

There's no better time to take an hour away from your day of shopping than a well deserved massage! These past couple of months, I've been so lucky to be getting massages from a massage therapist close to where I live. My fiance's grandmother has been with her for years and years and years. Her name is Lisa and she's unbelievable! She has 13 years of experience on this, so she knows what she's doing! I remember the first time I went for a visit was probably the most relaxed I've been for months! It felt so heavenly! So if you have a favorite masseuse, I suggest you make an appointment at some point - perhaps mid-hoilday shopping time before he or she is fully booked.

If you're going to be in town, it's definitely worth making an appointment with Lisa.
Lisa Adrian, L.M.T. - NYS Society of Medical Massage Therapist
100 Weatherridge Drive, Camillus, NY 13031
Call her at her office at 315.622.7060 or e-mail lisa4528@msn.com

p.s. she also sells these heats packs, so when you go for a visit, you can grab one from her and you don't need to wait for it to be shipped :)

If you're looking for some at home spa treatment, here are some suggestions:

Natural Handcrafted Skin Care products by Beyond the Picket Fence on Etsy.They have lip balms, facial and hand creams, soaps, salts, etc.

Twisted Lavender - Lavender Palmarosa Bath and Body Oil
Made from the seller's own herb garden! Wonderful! Ooh, and I love the smell of lavender! It also contains Palmarosa, which according to the seller, it "helps calm the nervous system and help in the release of anger."

Working Woman's Hand Cream
Everytime I wash my hands, I reach for a hand cream, especially during the winter. This lotion lasts through hand washings, so maybe I wouldn't have to anymore...hmm...(I want!)

Pampering Spa Kit by Artpassions

The kit includes a massage brush, a hand mirror and a roller massager.

Cat-Shaped Massager from Bath and Body Works
Description from the Bath and Body Works: Simply apply deep-targeted pressure to sore muscles and knots, and feel the tension melt away. 

I just really like the color.

I'm an etsy featured seller on treasury!

etsy is so grand! "ship it to me free" by KristenVonHohen is super grand! 16 pretty red things that ships for free, including my heat packs :) this. makes. me. very. happy! thank you!

take a look at the treasury here: ship it to me free

beautiful dreams

idea2lifestyle - "we don't sell fashion, we sew dreams!"
oh, what pretty dreams they sew! this etsy shop is a collaboration of designers from china who makes these unique and colorful clothing. i hopped on their shop for a bit and found these four pieces of yum to be my favorite.

purkinje bookmarks

bookmarks! i'm really excited about these, because they are so cute, and it has the purkinje fibers name stamped on tree-free cotton card stock. so simple, it it works!

Janet Hill paintings

janet hill painted what my everyday looks like...

ok, maybe my life is not quite like this, but i do love a wholesome breakfast, a night of elegance and a sweet red bike.

Tire Sandals!

In case you ever have the urge to make sandals out of tires, Instructables has the tutorial for you!

Hello World!

chris and i gave birth to an online shop (etsy) today! it’s basically a shop of things we know how to make. so far, we have pillow cases (some are vintage inspired) with handmade wood buttons.

we’ve been hard at work trying to make this a beginning of a beautiful experience, so please take a moment to browse through the items and if you like it, let your friends and family know that our little bundle of joy is now kicking and that we need your support for it to grow  :)

shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/purkinjefibers

stay tuned for more things to come in the very near future!