Richard Pippin has developed your Great Gatsby Open House portraits! (See scanned images below.) He has a variety of offerings for you, including custom printing and framing. Please contact him directly for prices and offerings: Richard Pippin, side_c@yahoo.com or 434.906.1775.
Thank you for celebrating the opening of our new downtown location with us this past Friday. We had a fabulous time and hope you did too!
We are thrilled to announce our Great Gatsby twenties costume contest winner….the ab-so-lute-ly fabulous Veronica Morales. Congratulations Veronica! We loved the embroidered and beaded tulle fabric that you chose, perfect for the decade that celebrated embellishments. We applaud your creative and innovative use of this fabric, your sweet polka-dot slip dress, and gorgeous accessories.
And to our other fabulous contestants: thank you so much for joining in the fun! We so enjoyed seeing the finished product of your designs, many of which we had the privilege to see in process.
A special thanks also to Glass Haus Kitchen and Paradox Pastry Richard Pippin, Shelby Eames, and featured artist Rosalba Valentino for making the evening a smashing success!
We are excited to have professional photographer Richard Pippin join us as our photographer for the Great Gatsby Open House. Pippin will use a large format camera (i.e. not digital) to photograph you in your fabulous 20′s costume. There will be no charge for this portrait sitting (valued at $150). Want to bring the whole family? He will be delighted to photograph groups and families as well. Pippin offers a variety of printing and framing options, starting at $20 per image.
Examples of his work are currently on display at Les Fabriques.
We hope to see you Friday, June 7th, 5-9 pm at Les Fabriques’ Great Gatsby Open House.
The Twenties decade ushered in a radical change toward freedom for women. Women finally obtained the vote in national elections and this birth of “women’s liberation” had a resulting liberating effect on women’s fashion. Corsets and petticoats vanished and hem lines rose to reveal silk-stockinged legs. Necklines and waistlines plunged.
Elastic girdles and bandeaux flattened the feminine curves into the “garçonne” (boyish) silhouette straight out of Paris. The “Flappers” look was born. This style’s simple cut made the perfect shape for mass production, providing the lower and middle class access to the Parisian couture influence. Egyptian, Greek and Asian influences were also for the first time incorporated into American fashion.
The fashion ensemble dominated all levels of dress. Shoes, hats, bags and coats all coordinated. Foreheads were covered by over-sized hats, turbans, headbands, and, of course the cloche. The “bobbed” hair cut was a necessity to fit under this new style of head dress.
The Twenties woman was “bejeweled” with an impressive array of accessories including bracelets, long ropes of pearls, cigarette holders, silver compacts, and “pochettes” (a small pouch-like purse). Coco Chanel influenced the birth of “costume” jewelry into fashion for the first time in history.
Are you ready to be “bejeweled”?! We hope this Twenties fashion overview has given you some ideas to get you thinking about designing your own Twenties look for our Great Gatsby Open House costume contest. For more inspiration take a look at our Great Gatsby Inspired pinterest page or stop in at Les Fabriques for fabulous fabrics and trims. We are offering a Roaring 20 (‘s) % discount off any purchase!
Join us Friday, June 7 from 5-9 pm as we celebrate our new downtown store and this decade of fashion decadence. Enjoy local food, wine, music and celebrate with a costume contest.
*content and images from 120 Great Fashion Designs 1900-1950, Dover Publications Inc.; Mineola, New York: 2001.
We agree ab-so-lute-ly! So we’re throwing a Great Gatsby themed party to celebrate our new downtown store.
Join us:
Les Fabriques’ Great Gatsby Open House
Friday, June 7
5-9 pm
1920′s costumes welcome
enjoy local food, wine, and music
Talk about the “cat’s meow”! Come dressed in your best 1920′s attire. Inspired to make your costume yourself? We’d love to help you with design ideas and will even give you a discount on your fabrics (save $10 off a $50 purchase). We have all sorts of new trims, perfect for your twenties look: fabulous fringe and feathers, lace, and embellished fabrics.
For inspiration take a look at our Great Gatsby Inspired pinterest page and check back for more ideas in the weeks to come.
After Minh Martin finished sewing his coat, his daughter Sophia decided she needed to sew a coat of her own! They visited Les Fabriques one weekend to pick out fabric and a pattern and were back a weekend later to show off their fabulous coats.
We think Sophia’s choice of purple flannel lining makes for a fun surprise detail. Great job Martins – we can’t wait to see what you’ll make next!
Carla spent her snow days whipping up a wardrobe of dresses for her granddaughter. Here’s sweet baby Kennedy dressed in her new owl dress, perfect for a downtown outing (and a game of peek-a-boo!).
We are hosting numerous new beginner sewing workshops this Spring including patchwork quilting, umbrella making, and sewing some quick and easy tote bags. A majority of our City Market Tote Bag students below had never sewn before and left this workshop with a completed and beautiful tote bag!
Also new this spring, is our City Market Project series for kids on Saturday mornings. Each week features a new project (you can choose to attend one session or the whole series). Space is still available in upcoming sessions. During the first session last weekend, Lily made this fabulous Fox pillow that she designed from her own drawing.
We hope you’ll come sew with us (or stop by and show us what you’ve been sewing). For a list of our current classes, view our schedule online here.
Join us this Friday, April 5, from 5-7 pm at Les Fabriques as we host our first First Fridays Art Exhibit featuring the woodworking of artists Ann and Tom Jacobs. As artists and woodworkers, their goal is to combine art with everyday function and to find new life for salvaged and antique wood. The exhibit will include woodworking, sculpture, mirrors, tables, cutting boards and jewelry. Read more about Tom Jacobs Woodworking here.
All are welcome to attend!
Starting the end of April, we will offer a series of Saturday Market Projects for kids, ages 7 and up. This brand new series of beginner sewing workshops for kids offers a fun array of projects designed to teach a variety of sewing and design skills. Sign up for one or more sessions. Drop your child off and enjoy a stroll to the farmer’s market and neighboring downtown stores!
April 20: Sew an Animal Pillow
April 27: Sew Doll Clothing
May 11: Sew an Apron (with ribbon ties and pockets)
May 18: Fashion Design Drawing
May 25: Quilt a Doll’s Blanket
Saturdays, from 10am – 12noon
$35 per session (materials included)
Go to the calendar page in order to sign up! (click on the Saturday(s) you want your child to attend and fill in the requested information).
We are now accepting registrations for Camp Stitch, our week-long summer sewing and fashion design camps for kids, ages 7-17. We offer a half and full-day option. See below for dates, schedules and information.
CAMP STITCH: Sewing
Campers will learn how to sew a simple skirt or pajama pants in this weeklong camp that will teach your child the fundamentals of machine sewing with a commercial pattern. Sign up for an additional week of camp to learn how to sew a tote bag or more clothing.
CAMP STITCH: Fashion Design
Campers will use their creativity in this weeklong camp to design a virtual line of clothing, while learning how to draw and paint for fashion design. Your child will also learn the basics of draping and patternmaking with hands-on sewing projects including doll clothes, accessories and up-cycled clothing.
CAMP SCHEDULE
June 10 – 14 (Ages 7 – 17)
June 17 – 21 (Ages 7 – 11)
June 24 – 28 (Ages 11 – 17)
July 1 – 5 (Ages 7 – 17)
July 8 –12 (Ages 11 – 17)
Sewing 10am – 1pm
Fashion Design 1:30pm – 4:30pm
July 15 – 19 (Ages 7 – 11)
July 22 – 26 (Ages 11 – 17)
July 29 – August 2 (Ages 7 – 11)
August 5 – 9 (Ages 7 – 17)
August 12 – 16 (Ages 7 – 11)
August 19 – 23 (Ages 7 – 17)
Fashion Design 10am – 1pm
Sewing 1:30pm – 4:30pm
COST
$225 half-day camp (any additional camp is discounted $25)
$425 full day camp (Pack a lunch for a 1/2 hour lunch break)
Campers receive a 15% discount for all supplies purchased for camp projects during enrollment, including the purchase of sewing machines.
SIGN UP TODAY!
Please sign up early as camps fill quickly! We only accept six students per camp to insure that each camper receives individual instruction and is provided with their own sewing machine. Register by phone with a credit card or stop by our NEW Downtown store located under the Water Street Garage. Looking forward to teaching your kids!
Oliver & S Fairy Tale Dress + Amy Butler’s Fairy Tale fabric = one sweet Easter Dress!
This gorgeous voile fabric and more now available at Les Fabriques!
Oliver & S offers contemporary children’s patterns that are beautifully illustrated and easy to follow. If you can’t make it to a sewing class, sewing through the varying levels of difficulty of Oliver & S patterns is a great way to learn how to sew children’s garments.
New to the shop is Amy Butler’s gorgeous and soft voile fabrics from her Alchemy line. When I saw this fabric I knew I had found the perfect fabric to try out Oliver & S’ Fairy Tale dress pattern for my Easter sewing.
For your Easter sewing inspiration, check out our Pinterest page for fun online crafts and in-stock patterns.
Gather with friends in our cozy new classroom space and learn a new skill!
We offer an array of beginner and intermediate level classes in apparel sewing, fashion design, garment alterations, quilting, home decor, and needle arts.
If you have always wanted to learn how to sew, now is a good time. Along with our standard beginner classes (mentioned above), we also have several one-session workshops for beginners: make a quilt top (in “Learn to Quilt” all-day workshop), or a tote bag (City Market Tote Bag workshop), or an umbrella (“Make your own Umbrella” workshop).
We are excited to announce that we are also teaching two needle felting classes (for all levels) this Spring (come see our new stock of 100% needle felting wool!).
New classes are starting up this week, so check here for a full class listing and then go to the calendar page in order to sign up! (click on the class you want to join and fill in the requested information)
Hope to see you in the classroom!
(as seen in Charlottesville Family magazine on page 31)
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day by making personalized button bracelets to give (or keep!). Les Fabriques’ Do It Your Way valentine kit comes with an assortment of beautiful buttons and elastic, ready for the making. Kids will love this easy and wearable craft.
Kits are now available at Les Fabriques. Come visit us at our new downtown address (206 E. Water Street).
And for more Valentine crafting inspiration, check out our Valentine Sewing Pinterest board.
Les Fabriques (first named A Bazaar, Fabrics Etc.) opened its doors in September of 1978 as the creative vision of mother-daughter team Charlotte and Carla (pictured above). Since that first opening in Lovingston, Virginia, Les Fabriques has inhabited ten different spaces (including one in Richmond). From four different locations at the Barracks Road Shopping Center (1984-1996) to Shopper’s World (1996-2010) to the most recent shop at Woodbrook (2011-2013), Les Fabriques has traveled for 34 years along route 29!
We are so excited to get off the highway and move to historic downtown Charlottesville. Our beautiful new space is located at 206 E. Water Street, at the corner of 2nd and Water, directly below the Water Street parking garage (the space was formerly London Bathecary).
We can’t wait to open our doors tomorrow and get back to what we love doing best: creating together with you, our fabulous customers and friends!
At Les Fabriques, we love a good sewing challenge. So when we heard that the Paramount was going to simulcast the third-season premiere of “Downton Abbey” we jumped at the chance to sew something to wear for the occasion.
In the third season of “Downton Abbey,” the characters are carried into the fashions of the roaring twenties. Our beloved characters are seen wearing low waisted dresses with straight bodices, adorned with a plethora of embellishments and paired with cloche hats.
For our twenties looks, we each took on a different challenge. Kimberly (pictured below, left) restored a vintage twenties silk and velvet dress. Carla (middle) sewed a silk kimono jacket, paired with “pajama pants” (trousers for women became popular in mid-twenties). Jaime (right) sewed a silk dress from a vintage twenties pattern called “The One Hour Dress” (see pattern here).
The fashions of Downton Abbey are wide-spread in their influence, inspiring American and European designers alike. The Washington Post’s Lifestyle section feature “Fashion from Costume to the Runway” highlights some of the Downton Abbey-inspired looks that have made their way onto the runway. Here are a few of our favorites:
From Ralph Lauren’s 2012 Fall Collection:
And his 2012 Spring Collection
From British designer Jenny Packham:
This season’s Project Runway All-Stars also featured a twenties-themed design challenge in which All-Star designer Anthony Ryan’s flapper design took the lead.
At Les Fabriques, we hope to inspire you too! So come on in and find what you need to sew something beautiful.
Good news! We are now listing our merchandise and fabric online on our etsy site. Check here for our growing list of items (we are adding more each day).
Just in time for your last-minute gifting is another quick-sew scarf! With a myriad of super soft fleece prints and colors to choose from, and a great price (currently all fleece is 30% off), you can make one for everyone on your gift list (that’s only $2.75 per scarf)! This fleece is from David Textiles, Inc. and washes beautifully without any pilling.
Here’s how to make your own Fleece Scarf:
Materials needed:
1/4 yard of Fleece
coordinating thread
Instructions:
1. Fold fabric in half, right sides together (long sides together) and pin. Place a “warning pin” (use another color pin, or place two pins side-by-side), four inches from each end.
2. With a 1/2″ seam allowance, sew the long pinned edge, back-stitching at beginning and ends. Remember to leave the four inches at the beginning and the end unsewn.
3. Turn scarf right-side out. You will now create the loop. To do this, match short ends of scarf, right-sides together, making sure that the unsewn lengths are on the same side (you will not sew the unsewn sides till the last step). It is easiest to pin one length together and then as you are sewing, stop, and leaving the material in the machine, pin the other sides. You will sew completely around the circumference of the scarf. This will make more sense as you do it!
4. Now for a little hand-sewing. Turn scarf so it is completely right-side out. Fold the seam allowances in and pin the unsewn 4 inches that you had left on each side. Hand-sew with a blind stitch.
5. Wear or gift scarf!
This Shimmer Scarf is great as a last-minute handmade gift or as a fun accessory to wear to your holiday parties – you can easily whip up several of these in an afternoon. And to make it even easier for you, Les Fabriques has Shimmer Scarf kits available for $15 with the fabric already cut!
Here’s how to make your own Shimmer Scarf:
Materials Needed:(all can be purchased at Les Fabriques)
1/4 yard of Matte Sequins (stretch) fabric
1/4 yard of 100% Silk Charmeuse fabric
Coordinating thread
Instructions:
1. Square up your fabric edges, cut off selvedges, and even out widths of the two fabrics. We used a rotary cutter to square the edges of the sequined fabric because it’s stretch makes it difficult to cut a straight edge with scissors. The beginning widths of these fabrics varied, so we cut off some of the length of the silk to match the length of the sequined fabric. With seam allowances, our scarf was 47 3/4″ long and 9″ wide.
2. Pin right sides of fabric together. Viewing your scarf with the length running horizontally as pictured below, place a “warning” pin four inches over from the bottom left end and four inches over from the top right end. You will leave these opposing 4-inch lengths unsewn in order to create the infinity loop. In the first step of sewing you will not sew the width (i.e. the shorter sides).
3. With a 1/2″ seam allowance, sew both long edges, back-stitching at beginning and ends. Remember to leave the four inches on each long edge unsewn.
4. Turn scarf right-side out. You now will create the twisted loop. To do this, match short ends of scarf, right-sides together, with opposite fabrics (i.e. match the silk to the sequined). It is easiest to pin one length together and then as you are sewing, stop, and leaving the material in the machine, pin the other sides. You will sew completely around the circumference of the scarf. This will make more sense as you do it!
5. Now for a little hand-sewing. Turn scarf so it is completely right-side out. Pin the unsewn 4 inches that you had left on each side. Hand-sew with a blind stitch.
6. Wear or gift scarf!
Les Fabriques boasts a growing collection of jewelry and other hand-crafted items from local artisans as well as an assortment of lovely vintage handbags, furniture, and more. Stop in this holiday shopping season. We’re sure that you will find treasures to delight everyone on your gift list!
OUR TOP 15
1. MASLO JEWLERY both vintage and modern, handmade in Richmond, Virginia
2. VINTAGE LACOSTE MINI DRESS (Vintage Jeweler) we’re loving this mustard and navy striped Lacoste mini dress
3. NATURAL SOY CANDLES (Sydney Hale Co.) hand poured in Arlington, Virginia, these candles come in irresistible scents such as grapefruit & orange, fir & blue sage, and cocoa & espresso
4. GREEN & COPPER ADJUSTABLE CUFF (Kimspirations) Kim Steele’s stunning original beaded designs
5. AMERICAN GIRL APRONS lovely handmade accessory for your little one’s doll
6. VINTAGE BUTTON EARRINGS (Suzanne Pennell) charming earrings made from 19th to the early 20th century buttons
7. HANDMADE & VINTAGE HANDBAGS (Victoria Horner & Vintage Jeweler) pictured here: Victoria Horner’s Ivory Toucan doctor bag lined with a fun pop of fuchsia satin; and finds from Vintage Jeweler, a beautiful embroidered bag and a black leather handbag
8. BEADED NECKLACE (Kimberley Roll Bead Artistry) sparkly and gorgeous
9. WINE CORK KEY RINGS (Dutch Girl Designs) great stocking stuffer for a wine connoisseur
10. VINTAGE DOLL BUNK BED & SHELF (Vintage Jeweler) sweet vintage doll furnishings for your little one
11. VIRGINIA NOTE CARDS & ORNAMENTS (Corner House Gallery) celebrate Virginia by gifting these beautiful Linda Boudreaux Montgomery prints
12. CHEESE BOARD WITH SLICER (Dutch Girl Designs) this melted wine bottle serves as an ingenious and unique cheese board
13. MEDALLION NECKLACES (Rinnie Roo Jewelry) handcrafted in Virginia from Precious Metal Clay, a unique form of bronze that allows the artist to form and sculpt metal by hand
14. 100% ITALIAN WOVEN WOOL (We are a fabric store after all, so we couldn’t leave off at least one woven gift!) a stunning addition to anyone’s fabric stash
15. LES FABRIQUES GIFT CARD let them choose their own gift from our array of jewelry, vintage gifts, fabric, notions, sewing machines, sewing classes, and more!
Need something festive for your little ones to wear this holiday season?
One of our favorite free patterns that is perfect for the new sewer is the Lazy Days Skirt by Oliver & S (you can find the pattern here). We took this pattern and adapted it to make a reversible skirt: red corduroy fabric with pockets and applique on one side and holiday fabric with a contrasting fabric band on the other side.
Holiday fabrics are on sale now (25% off) so it is a great time to get going on your holiday sewing.
Stop by the Virginia Designer Market this weekend at Les Fabriques for some fabulous holiday gift shopping. Some of the best designers, crafters and artists will be in the shop offering a variety of gifts for sale.
Also make sure to allow time to craft! We will have a table set up for holiday crafting – for a small materials fee, you can create handmade decorations for your home.
In case you missed yesterday’s The Daily Progress print version, read here about Project REVEAL. Hope to see you Sunday, 7 pm!
Like us on Facebook for a chance to win tickets to Project REVEAL!
Look what just blew in!
Get your tickets today to see Charlottesville’s own fashion design competition: Project REVEAL (November 11, 2012 at 7 pm).
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
To purchase, call 434.975.0710 or email design@lesfabriquesinc.com
Tickets $15 (12 yrs and under FREE)
Local canine celebrities, Sunshine and Sugar, visited Les Fabriques this week for last minute Halloween costume inspiration.
Sunshine and Sugar are ready for Halloween, are you?!!! Halloween fabrics are still discounted by 20%, so come in this weekend to get your last-minute supplies!
Dmitry may have won Project Runway, but who will win Les Fabriques’ 3rd Annual Project REVEAL on November 11?
The Challenge: This year’s challenge is themed on the “House of Thomas Jefferson”. Here in the heart of Virginia, where Thomas Jefferson has remained a long-lasting influence, we recognize his genius in design and invention. That is why we have selected “T.J.” as the ultimate challenge for Project REVEAL.
The Designers: Come meet this fabulous group of Virginia designers as they present the results of five months of sewing and designing in this exciting runway show (some will even model their own designs!).
The Prize: A brand new PFAFF sewing machine!
Join us at Project REVEAL, November 11, 2012 at 7 pm
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
To purchase, call 434.975.0710 or email design@lesfabriquesinc.com
Tickets $15 (12 yrs and under FREE)
Our second round of sewing class offerings for the fall are about to begin! There are tons of great options for expanding your sewing know-how; so sign up today by clicking on your chosen class on our calendar page.
Read below for a short list of available classes and visit the class list for the full listing including descriptions, instructors, and cost.
Beginner Sewing: “Maiden’s Apron”
4 week session beginning Wednesday, October 17th
Fashion Design Illustration
One workshop, Friday October 19th
Beginner Sewing
4 week session beginning Tuesday, October 23rd
PFAFF creative performance Introduction
FREE session to explore this newest edition sewing and embroidery machine
Thursday, October 25th at 9 a.m. or 2 pm
call Les Fabriques to sign-up 434-975-0710
Pattern Drafting – Sloper part 2: Sleeves and Collars
4 week session beginning Wednesday, October 31st
Fashion Design: Up-cycled Clothing
First Fridays (November 2nd & December 7th)
Fashion Design: Maiden’s Dress
5 week session, beginning Wednesday, November 7th
Intermediate Sewing
5 week session beginning Thursday, November 8th
“Confetti Masterpiece Landscape Quilt”
2 workshops, Mondays (November 26 & December 3)
Sloper part 3: Skirts
4 week session, beginning Wednesday, November 28th
Instructor JoLee Tarbell’s exquisite Impressionist Masterpiece Quilt
Come shop Les Fabriques for Halloween costume inspiration, fabulous fabrics, furs and trims. In stock are a variety of colors of glitter tulle (think sparkly tutus and wings), felt (perfect for no-sew embellishments), fleece (cozy animal costumes), and tons of fun Halloween inspired prints (from leopard to pirates to owls and bats).
To inspire your creativity, check out our favorite homemade costume ideas and in-stock sewing patterns on our pinterest page. And scroll down below to see pictures of a selection of our Halloween fabrics.
Happy Handmade Halloween!
From now until October 31st, receive $10 in Fab Bucks when you spend $50 on Halloween fabric and supplies (Fab Bucks can be used toward future Les Fabriques purchases).
Hurray for Halloween!!! Here is a quick and easy project to make an instant disguise for all ages.
To make a mustache, read below to find the materials needed (most can be purchased at Les Fabriques) and to follow our easy tutorial.
Materials needed:
Alexander Henry “Where’s My Stache?” fabric
Red 100% Cotton Flannel (for backing)
Fabric glue
Pellon Peltex 72F Double-Sided Fusible Ultra Firm Stabilizer
Paper straws or wooden dowels
Instructions:
To celebrate International Sewing Month, we are offering a short-term sale with great savings on all In-Stock or Special Order machines from now until Sept. 30! It is a perfect time to buy the sewing machine that you have been waiting for!
example: PFAFF Ambition 1.0 retails for $1,000, but is on sale for $799
Be sure to also check out our class list! Beginner Sewing starts Sept. 27 and a number of other classes begin in October.
Come see them in action
Registration The price is $399 for three days of workshops and the one-day rate is
$135. Included in the fee are evening activities, door prizes, goody bag, vendor mall, and a daily lunch buffet. All conference information (workshop descriptions/photos, teacher
bios, daily schedule, supply lists, etc.) is available on the VQEC Yahoo group home page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VQEC.
For questions and additional information, email the event organizer
Venitta McCall at hcmquilter@verizon.net
The 2011 Winners
Over the next several months, Les Fabriques will be holding workshops where the contestants will get professional
instruction patterning, garment construction and finishing techniques. Each garment entered will be featured on
the Project REVEAL runway this fall and will be judged by a panel of professionals from the industry.
Grand Prize is a brand new Sewing Machine!
Other valuable prizes offered for second and third place.
Sign up Today . . .
. . . to reserve a spot in 4 workshop sessions and be a part of this year’s Project REVEAL Fashion Show competition.
Arrive with your ideas and the instructor will guide you through the construction of the garment with technical and
fit instruction.
$150 entry fee comes with 4 workshop sessions
Instructors: Lauren Meslar, Rose Valentino, Kimberly Ramberg and Caroline Varney
Fridays: 10:00am – 1:00pm Sept. 7 and 14
Saturdays: 2:00pm – 5:00pm July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18 and 25
classes@lesfabriquesinc.com 434-975-0710 1895 Seminole Trail Charlottesville, Va. 22901 www.lesfabriquesinc.com
Who has a stash of scrap fabric that you just can’t seem to throw away? Welcome to every sewer’s world. It builds up quickly and will most likely sit there. Well thanks to Tipnut, here is a list of 50 things you can do with those scraps! View Full Post
We are very happy to announce our newest addition to Les Fabriques, Marta Tice. She will be heading up our Home Decor department and will serve as our in house Interior Designer. Marta has been a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), since 1980 and holds a state license as a Certified Interior Designer (CID).
Come meet Marta this Saturday, April 14th during our Spring into Action event starting at 11am.
Here are some some pics of what is on SALE. Come in and enjoy!
Holiday gift wrapping can be a pain when you have tons of presents to wrap and only one to two rolls of wrapping paper. Everything starts to look the same and if you don’t address them right away you may confuse yourself and give a gift to the wrong person. My sister and I would get the same thing but in different colors and once we opened them, Mom would say “Oops, those are supposed to be switched.”
There are lots of places where you can buy wrapping paper that looks like fabric to spice up the color palette for gift wrapping but you don’t need to use paper and tape, why not try fabric! Check out these awesome ideas for gift wrapping, courtesy of Oh So Beautiful Paper.
We are running a deal now through December 24, spend $50 and receive a $10 Gift Card, or spend $100 and receive a $25 Gift Card. Gift Cards are valid starting December 26th through January 31, 2012.
These are great stocking stuffers for creative minds of all ages. Check out cvillefashion.com for more ideas.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
We are hosting our 2nd Virginia Designer Market in our NEW showroom at 1895 Seminole Trail (Across from Lowes). An indoor Artisan Fair, showcasing the best local designers and artists from Virginia. There will be textiles, pottery, jewelry, clothing, home linens, hand bags, as well as food and FUN! This Market is sure to please the most discerning pallet and get you in the Holiday Spirit!
Thank You all for coming. It was a great success! Keep checking back to our blog for more information on other upcoming events.
We are planning another Virginia Designer Market event for December 10th.
Vendors so far: Woodworking – Bowls, Furniture – tables, cabinets, etc., Jewelry, Childrens Clothes, Baked Goods, Ladies Accessories – Scarves, pins …..
Contact us if you would like to participate.
This Halloween make your own costume. The possibilities are endless! Our “Costume Design” class starts tomorrow, October 12th at 10:30am. Sign up online here. Pictures from Scout.
Our 2nd annual Project REVEAL Fashion Show was a success, again! This year we were honored to have three judges including Rebecca Crosen, our current Mrs. Virginia International, Jaclyn Piermarini, a Charlottesville radio host on 106.1 The Corner and returning judge and fashion designer, Genny Epstein. Thank you ladies for lending us your expertise for the night and helping us award three designers for their hard work.
Brendan Tufts took home the gold this year with his 100 Years of Fashion ensemble. The challenge was to incorporate three decades into one look. He was inspired by a bias cut 1920′s flapper dress, a 1950′s Christian Dior suit and 1980′s formal wear.
Ampy Smith came in 2nd Place with a red cocktail dress and Zouella Jarman came in 3rd with a beautiful gown.
Thank you to all the designers, young and old, for your amazing talent. We can’t wait for Project REVEAL 2012!
