Owner, Stephanie's Smorgasbord

Owner, Stephanie's Smorgasbord Serving a buffet of fun and fine art: painting, drawing, sewing, face painting, pyrography, and more!

I recently posted on my personal page that I discovered a new mushroom store in Old Colorado City, “Mush Love, Tee.” I ...
07/20/2026

I recently posted on my personal page that I discovered a new mushroom store in Old Colorado City, “Mush Love, Tee.” I bought a Morel lamp, some Amanita pj’s and crocheted headband, books, stickers, and more!

I even got to meet the owner! I asked if she was still accepting artists, and she said YES! So I got an Artist Contract and told her I’d be in touch.

Since then, I’ve been searching FBMP for supplies, made a few purchases, hit up Amazon, and dug out my collection of vintage mushroom picks to prepare to create some inventory. Over the next few weeks, I will get as many made as possible, then turn in my contract and “open for business“!

I am so excited over the possibilities!

I plan to make mushroom plaques, ornaments, coasters, bookmarks, and more! I will also offer for sale some pieces I created many years ago.

I’m trying to keep the prices low to attract customers, but what other items would you like to see me do? Remember, I can paint them, draw them, build them, burn them, felt them, embroider them, carve them, and color them!

I also met the owner of OCC Hat Bar, and hope to start selling decorated hats in her shop! But that’s for a different post!

Stay tuned for updates!

P.S. I will also be buying mushroom fabric to make totes and purses and coasters and more, OH MY!

Whew! I experimented big time today! Made several mistakes, but I managed to salvage the project, so all is good!Last ...
07/05/2026

Whew! I experimented big time today! Made several mistakes, but I managed to salvage the project, so all is good!

Last weekend at my son’s block party event, I bought a hand crocheted chicken purse from my son-in-law’s sister-in-law, Irena. I was so excited to support her small business, and she was my first purchase!

I knew I wanted the purse to have a liner so that pencils and keys and such wouldn’t stick through the holes, so I decided to make a liner tonight.

I chose some adorable chicken fabric from HL, plus 2 zippers: one to close up the purse, and a smaller one for an inside pocket.

Several mistakes later, I have an adorable handmade liner, and I plan to use my purse at church tomorrow!

Check out the notes under each photo to see how much I messed up! 🤪

Just made a wraparound skirt for my daughter today! Took 6 hours but I gave it a ruffle, so that was 2 hours alone! Ug...
06/30/2026

Just made a wraparound skirt for my daughter today! Took 6 hours but I gave it a ruffle, so that was 2 hours alone! Ugh! But it turned out really cute! I’m making 2 more, but I probably won’t get both done tonight. Yay!

Stay tuned for the updates!

ETA: Skirt #2 is done!

Sorry, I was on such a roll that I didn’t take progress photos!

ETA #2: Skirt #3 is done!

Painted my face today to match my outfit, which I made, including my hat! Then I went to the Party at the Park and supp...
06/28/2026

Painted my face today to match my outfit, which I made, including my hat! Then I went to the Party at the Park and supported lots of local vendors! Such a nice day!

Game of Shrooms was yesterday, and I planted 3 pieces of mushroom art for foragers to find and keep! This is my 4th tim...
06/14/2026

Game of Shrooms was yesterday, and I planted 3 pieces of mushroom art for foragers to find and keep! This is my 4th time participating, and I love doing it!

When people find them, we ask them to post to social media and tag our account (on IG, or Owner, Stephanie's Smorgasbord on FB) and , but they don’t always do that. Of all the art I’ve done, I think I’ve only been tagged once. 😞

I love giving back to the community, and this is a great way to surprise someone with an original piece of art. Finders Keepers!

See ya next year, foragers!

Tonight, I finished an alterations job for a repeat customer. In total, I hemmed 7 pairs of pants and changed 3 shirts ...
06/08/2026

Tonight, I finished an alterations job for a repeat customer. In total, I hemmed 7 pairs of pants and changed 3 shirts from long sleeves to short. Just in time for her vacation!

I’ve been busy in the sewing room lately! Last week, I finished a big job of recovering some patio cushions. This is t...
06/08/2026

I’ve been busy in the sewing room lately! Last week, I finished a big job of recovering some patio cushions. This is the same customer I did the bay window cushion covers and all those fancy pillows for!

The outdoor fabric she chose was challenging to work with, as it was “wiggly” and unraveled easily. But the set turned out great and she got 2 pillows to go with it.

She already has another job in mind for me. I can’t wait to get started!

Truth!
04/17/2026

Truth!

Not all my projects turn out to be masterpieces. This purse is proof!A couple weeks ago, I purchased a Minnie Mouse pur...
02/27/2026

Not all my projects turn out to be masterpieces. This purse is proof!

A couple weeks ago, I purchased a Minnie Mouse purse from American Classics Marketplace at Constitution and Academy. It read “Amanita Mushroom” 🍄 to me, so I bought it with the intention of transforming it into mushrooms, not Minnie.

I cut off the mouse head and bow, and tried to find a large mushroom patch to cover the spot. Alas, I was only able to find small ones, so I bought two packs, along with matching zipper pulls.

The patches arrived today, so I went to work attaching them to the red straps. Unfortunately, even though I used a pressing cloth, either the heat setting was too high or I held it on too long (directions said 20-30 seconds, so that’s what I did), because the strap melted!!!

In fact, the straps melted so bad that it stuck to the pressing cloth, which is now ruined as a result. They are melted (and hard) in several spots, so I tried to figure out how to salvage it instead of throwing it away.

I used some green Tulip fabric paint to draw some ivy and leaves. I couldn’t cover everything, but it’ll have to do.

I then cut out some ladybugs from some fabric I bought years ago (eventually for a blouse) and glued them to the white strap.

I cut off the Disney zipper pull and added the new ones. The paint should be dry soon, so I hope to take it to work tomorrow. I love how big and roomy it is—big enough to even carry several books and a journal!

All is not lost, thankfully! 🐞🍄🐞🍄🐞🍄

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2335 Lexington Village Lane
Colorado Springs, CO
80916

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