Where all the magic happens

A sneak peek inside the studio. . . this is where it all begins.

Currently, we are working on the right set up for all of our inventory

and will soon have rolling garment racks as well as shelving for all

of our amazing finds and latest creations.

A snapshot of the current inspiration board, usually filled with ideas and images from my favorite catalogs as well as Better Homes and Gardens and Real Simple.

Just a little something special

After a week of some serious inspiration. . .

(We FINALLY have our logo!!! hoorah)
(Some serious Etsy searching)
(The new Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters catalogs)
(A yarn globe project)
(And finally, a special request for a wedding shower gift)
This is what I came up with!

This is a Sisters' Pickins original creation. I have made several in the past, but this one in particular, came out amazing! The request was for "World Marketish, with Middle Eastern influence”.
The dark, ebony stain and weathered wood, paired with the vibrant color and detailed character of the lettering makes for such a great combo! This is just a simple little piece that can hold your keys and catch your mail at the end of a long day. Just a little something special to make your life a little brighter!

This is part two of the wedding shower gift request. I was inspired by an Etsy site where they used a computer generated image of a state and a simple white frame with a very graphic font to mark the symbolic date and location of a wedding. Super cute. . . my style is a little different.
Adding my own little twist and making it as antiquated as possible, I used burlap as a backdrop and then hand cut Wisconsin from this vivid, textured paper I just picked up. I added a little sterling silver brad for some contemporary balance and then the couple’s info was handwritten. . .
What a great little piece to have floating around from end table to nightstand as a quaint reminder of the date and place you solidified your love!

our very own little treasure chest

Ever dream of a real treasure chest? Like the kind when you were a child you would hope to find in the attic of your new home, or in the middle of the woods that had been left there for years and years, just waiting for you to discover it and pry it open?

Sisters' Pickins is currently our little work-in-progress.  We have decided to share the journey of our "start-up" and it's evolution; from our personal vision to its execution.  

We begin with a snapshot into "our very own little treasure chest".  This chest was picked up last year at a small, neighborhood garage sale in Milford, Pa for twenty bucks, where it was screaming my name and I knew it had been sitting there completely neglected for way too long. And for twenty bucks?  I knew that one day, it would serve a purpose- and today is that day.  It now holds all the beginnings of our online boutique.  Everything from bags to furs, vintage linens to fedoras and the most stellar, authentic cowboy boots in a size 9.

We filled that sucker up while attempting to finish the studio, which will someday soon house all of our inventory.  When that day comes, everything will have a home and be perfectly pressed and hanging or stored neatly away on it's own shelf- just waiting to find a new home!!!

  We had no idea until we packed it all in the chest, what an amazing photo that in itself would be. When we stood back to take a look, I had a nostalgic feeling of being that child and finding this chest.

This thing is the real deal with very little room to be bargained with!