Sparrow and Blossom Look Book Vintage Handmade Collection 2012

For those of you that couldn’t see the Sparrow and Blossom look book I thought I would share the pictures here! I was so excited to pull this together for you, and I wanted to be able to share it page by page. It was really fun to create this, it was almost like creating a mini magazine.

A spring-themed display with bird nests, eggs, a small painting of pink flowers on an easel, and text promoting the "Sparrow and Blossom" Spring Collection 2012 by JenniferRizzo.com.

Make sure you also look at The Vintage Tea Collection.

It was a joy adding the vintage element of creating the sparrow and blossom collection. With a strong lean towards having that vintage aesthetic mixed with nature and botanical imagery. The sparrow and blossom collection is something that is near and dear to my heart.

Glass bottles with pink flowers arranged in a row sit on top of closed books against a light-colored, patterned background.

A decorative print with text about spring’s colors and songbirds bringing hope, new beginnings, and inspiration, placed on a floral background near books and a vase.

I had some wonderful models who were such a good sports, and they just really embodied the youthfulness and innocence of the entire collection. This focused on colors, on crochet, paper, and things that just feel good and bright and colorful and pretty.

A young woman in a white dress pours a pink drink into a glass beside a decorated cake and stacked plates at a birthday party.

A white wooden chair with a decorative pillow sits next to a table covered with a white cloth and a glass bottle with a crochet cover, outdoors by a wooden fence.

Of course, no collection in spring is complete without some kind of birds or other floral imagery. I wanted to really bring in the element of what spring means.

A small table with a birthday cake, two glasses of orange juice, and a bottle sits between two chairs; a "Happy Birthday" banner hangs on a wooden fence, creating a charming Regency era vintage-themed party scene.

I created a mixing match party scene with all of the vintage items, it was actually really fun to make this yarn wrapped birthday cake as a prop for the styling. It went really well with all of the vintage glasses and dishware.

A white wooden chair with a decorative pillow featuring a bird design, next to a table with floral linens, glassware, and a cake.

I’m a paper person so creating beautiful journals with something that was key to what I really wanted to do. There’s something about sitting down with pen and paper that you can’t duplicate any other way. These journals are vintage recovered notebooks with bird collage images from original artwork.

A woman standing outdoors holds a banner with the word "NEST" on it. She is wearing a striped dress, blue jacket, white tights, and a red flower accessory.

All of the tea towels are also handmade from my own artwork and vintage images. I used a image transfer method so that they are machine washable and will be very durable to make it through lots and lots of dishwashing! They’re also pretty to just hang in the kitchen.

Two stacks of floral plates sit on a table, each topped with a white tea towel—one printed with French text, the other with a bird and the word “NEST.”.

A white pillow with a bird illustration and handwritten script rests on a white wooden chair.

I was also able to source lots of vintage items like this absolutely gorgeous embroidered purse. I wanted to keep it for myself because of all the needle work and all of the embroidery but I just didn’t need another purse. It’s gorgeous and I cannot wait for it to go to somebody who was going to absolutely love it.

A vintage-style handbag with a floral needlepoint design hangs on the back of a white wooden chair next to a terra cotta pot.

I also had the joy of creating original artwork. This is artwork that is botanical inspired with an acrylic base and then over layered with oil pastels.

A small floral painting on an easel is displayed on a shelf with glass cloches, bird nests with eggs, and a large vintage clock in the background.

A woman sits in an armchair holding a book, surrounded by botanical prints on the wall and a vase with flowers on a nearby dresser.

Young woman with light brown hair styled in a loose updo, wearing a green patterned sweater, sits indoors with neutral expression. Background shows a dresser and decorative items.

I also added handmade frames based on my own artwork that are collage with paper paints and stencils. There’s nothing like a beautiful picture frame to display your most precious photos.

A small landscape painting on an easel sits beside a glass cloche containing a nest with three speckled eggs on a white surface.

A ceramic bird figurine and a decorative photo frame sit on stacked books, with botanical prints and sheet music pages pinned on the wall behind them.

I hope you love the Sparrow and Blossom Collection as much as I do and as much as I enjoyed creating it. Botanical imagery is something that I love so much and I’m so happy. I got to share it with you.

If you are reading this post at any other sites or blogs besides Jenniferrizzo.com, your rss feed,e-mail or in your reader this is stolen content.

*This was posted Via Jennifer Rizzo. com

One Comment