Kitten Paws photoshoot!

I'm horrible for not posting this before now but better late than never, I suppose!

One of the best things about getting involved in the art community is getting to meet and support some incredibly talented people. What's more exciting? Collaborating with them.

We were recently given the opportunity to do a photoshoot with Tiffany Egbert of Kitten Paws Vintage to model some of their new merch.

I'm 28 years old and technically an adult but there's still nothing I'd rather spend an afternoon playing dress-up in vintage badassery.

Here's just a taste of what came of it...











































































































Kitten Paws Vintage offers incredibly beautiful pieces from the 1950's to 1980's at prices that won't make you clutch your pearls. Do yourself a solid and go browse the merch at the KP Etsy store, the KP blog or become a fan of KP on Facebook.

How we work & some pictures

We've been asked how exactly we plan on selling the pieces we create so I figure now is a good time to inform all how you can go about owning a little bit of Maria andor Michelle for yourself.

Our online store will house all of our smaller, shippable items. Frames, clothing, knick-knacks, etc. will be done via the marvelous interwebs so we can avoid interacting directly with the common folk. (Please note that, at this moment, the store is not up and will remain that way until we get some better pictures taken of the merchandise. In the meantime, if you see anything that you like and don't want to wait, email us at refurbandesigns@gmail.com.)

For the time being all of the larger pieces will only be posted to twitter, facebook and this blog. These will be sold locally and will be made available for pick-up if/when they're purchased.
(We will consider US/intl shipping on a case-by-case basis if that becomes an issue. All large pieces will be posted during their make-over process; if you have questions or an interest in a particular piece we're working on, do not hesitate to contact us over the phone or via email to inquire about purchasing.)

My camera is from 2001 and approximately the size of a brick, so for now we're making due until some kind soul takes pity on our pathetic attempt at photography:

Hand-painted frames:




The Virgin Queen:

We're here! Well, sorta.

Our big plans to have everything open for business got a little bit upended. I managed to get sick enough to sleep for a good three days right before Simply Unique Boutique and that put a crimp in our schedule. A lot of pieces didn't get finished on time so photographs had to be postponed and that meant the online store is still under construction.

SO. Hopefully Maria and I can play catch-up this week and not feel like complete bums.