Monday, October 22, 2007

Delmar (on Shore Leave)

The origin of Delmar’s name is Latin and it means “of the sea.” He is wearing a jacket and cap made from tea-stained vintage chenille. His pants are made from a vintage piece of decorator fabric with a shell design. His cap is edged with a shabby piece of old upholstery trim. I attached a really neat vintage wooden toggle button to his jacket. The button was found in an old tin of buttons from an antique store in the Florida Keys. I always wonder what stories these buttons could tell…

On his lap is an antique nautically themed Christmas postcard depicting a life preserver and rope. The colors in the postcard very subtly echo the pale teal of Delmar’s outfit.

2 comments:

Micki said...

He is wonderful. I love all your Santas.

Conni said...

Thanks, Micki, for your nice comment! I need to get busy and make a few more before the holidays...