New hand painted silk/cotton voile tops!
mystories2018-01-23T19:43:30+00:00I've been wanting to try this for a while. I hand painted silk/cotton voile and made tops. I am adding them to the online shop later today.
New Product! The Royal Canadian Mint money Tote!
mystories2018-01-23T19:43:30+00:00The July issue of Chatelaine has featured a picture of my new line of tote bags. They are made from vintage money bags from the Royal Canadian Mint. I wasn't expecting the magazine to be out to the public until close to the end of June so I am unprepared!! (working on [...]
Mobile Tutorial
mystories2018-01-23T19:43:30+00:00I just completed this paper mache mobile for my friends hair salon. Her studio is a beautiful old space with high ceilings and windows, there's a cute little nook in the store front window and she asked me to fill it. [...]
Lost Pines
mystories2018-01-23T19:43:30+00:00I am buried in beautiful salvaged wool in the studio these days. Making lots of mittens, scarves and these throws, my favourites. I'm rebranding this part of my line, the new name is Lost Pines. More images coming soon.
Recent press
mystories2018-01-23T19:43:31+00:00A couple pleasant surprises this past week. BC living featured 7 Canadian clothing brands, including Dear Pony and Lilikoi , another Nelson brand. Here's the link to the whole article. Next Photo 3 of 8 Image by: Dear Pony Dear Pony Tracy Fillion creates her handmade pieces in her home studio in Nelson, BC. She uses primarily [...]
Tutorial: Paper garland screen or mobile
mystories2018-01-23T19:43:31+00:00I made these garlands a couple weeks ago. It was so easy and affordable I have to share. I started out by painting white poster board (more like paper) with a watered down light grey, the original white was a very unnatural stark chaulky white. Next I screen printed some geometric images in a very [...]
Tutorial: How to make a triangle garland screen for under $10
mystories2018-01-23T19:43:31+00:00I made these garlands a couple weeks ago. It was so easy and affordable I have to share. I started out by painting white poster board (more like paper) with a watered down light grey, the original white was a very unnatural stark chaulky white. Next I screen printed some [...]