Our Easter Window

 The Beckster came to visit and it was fun.  She set up the whole upstairs sale at the store and then, since Elvis was in the house, why not the front window too?

 

Then we go into our little mind meld code and I say things like, " wall chart, powder blue, your boy, Easter basket"....

And then I come back the next day.

And voila, magic, the veil is lifted a tiny bit.

Always a happy surprise.

Why do I love Textiles so Much?

 

Did I tell you we're having a big textile show on First Friday April 5th?  Here's just a little sneak peak in our front window.  It's the slightly crazy side of Passionflower.  And there's so much more to come!!

Kathy Brock will be coming down from Portland with lots of Turkish textiles and jewelry and I'll have lots of goodies from Oaxaca.  Becky calls it our Moorish, Guatemalan Rave!!! PLease join us and if you know someone who loves textiles, let them know. It should be very special.

Krampus at Passionflower

Passionflower's quirky little version of Krampusnacht......the devil santa who takes care of bad children....
well actually it's from our Halloween window but we thought he could do double duty.  This is the first year, this myth has crossed my path and it seems to be popping up a lot.  Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

Krampus is a beast-like creature from the folklore of Alpine countries thought to punish bad children during the Yule season, in contrast with Saint Nicholas, who rewards nice ones with gifts. Krampus is said to capture particularly naughty children in his sack and carry them away to his lair.
Krampus is represented as a beast-like creature, generally demonic in appearance. The creature has roots in Germanic folklore.

Getting Ready for Winter

 

Brrr....it's getting cold outside....happy muertos, halloween , and all other manner of fall spookiness.

Becky's boy is sporting a Pendleton Blanket in the front window cuz he's cold too!

Spring Fairy

It's been way too long since Becky has dressed up our young friend, so she made him a little Easter Outfit complete with bonnet of daffodils.  We love him gracing our front window.....Happy Spring!

Dressing up a Mannequin

He's been a hippie, a botanist, and a Zulu warrior, but I call him "Becky's Boy" because she's the one who is the stylist/costume designer for all these incarnations.

In his purple dress above, he's showing off our birthday crowns....

Half human half butterfly.....

And sporting some rad jewelry in his warrior outfit......This summer we predict he might have a picnic, do some birdwatching, and go to a wedding or at least that's how we're thinking of dressing him up.

Stormy Saturday

If it's raining & it's pouring, exactly why is the old man snoring?
Keeping ourselves busy making the store look good and working on the
new & improved website. Ready for a little sun!

Photo from our front window courtesy one of our great customer Deigh Bates.....click here to go to his blog where you can see other great photos....(and some more of Pflower too!)

Here to serve

The store will be open this Sunday February 13 from 10:30 to 4 p.m. for all your Valentine's needs.

Just call us soldiers in the army of love.

The Jungle of Earthly Delights at Passionflower

While I was gone.....

We replenished our supply of butterfly wings....

got a whole slew of mounted

insects

and many more beautiful framed winged creatures......all of which I think inspired Becky

to raid our stash of fun papers and to cut loose with her favorite striped paper (vintage Target) so that she might dress her boy in some butterfly finery......

Could he be more charmant?

She calls him Jungle Boy......and I want to go on a walk with him.....

Memories of A Valentine's Day

Cupid was looking for his arrows.

Mother Nature smiled upon us -


The weather was mild and we had lots of great local flowers: quince, and plum, and pussywillow and hellebore

Big Yummy - quince in the middle of February.

We stirred up a little creativity.

And dished up some tasty food.

Thanksgiving Feasting at Passionflower

From our neck of the woods to yours. Blessings on your meal.

Happy Thanksgiving Day November 2009

Becky's Boy Wears Potluck Paris Jewelry

According to Becky, it all came together when she pulled this Potluck Paris necklace out of the jewelry case. All I knew was, she was cutting up an old Two's Company feather placemat, and making a Lone Ranger face mask out of it.

Imagine my delight when this little warrior appeared the next day.

I call him Zulu Warrior.

Our Boy Goes to Oregon Country Fair

Oregon Country Fair happened this past weekend. In homage to the 40th anniversary of this great big hippie fete Becky decked out her guy in appropriate garb.

He's standing in a field of flowers with a sarong made from a peace scarf.