This past weekend, we had a garden party birthday celebration for my mother. She turned an important number with a five in it, and we decided we needed to infuse some celebration into a year and a half that has been, at times, bumpy. And, so there we were with the bright sun, family and…
p i c t u r e d
* Mouse makes a wish and spreads seeds.* A wee painted pot.* My vintage jar collection is now displayed on my Great Nana’s hutch.* Mouse and her friend run on the path by the Mill River.* The new/old table that now lives on our porch. (with a small bouquet of violets) * Black raviolis stuffed…
XOXO
I wish you a day full of color and cheer.Consider giving yourself a valentine by thinking about the things, activities, and experiences that fill your heart. The children in my creative journaling class discovered that their hearts are a big eclectic mix filled with things like whipped cream, fuzzy socks, lemonade, trees, popcorn, the ocean,…
Sparkly Star Garland
Sparkly Stars Shine This is a super simple garland tutorial that will make your home quietly sparkle. The glittery package paper seems to be the just-right amount of sparkle for me. Materials:brown paper baggold or silver glitter paint (I used FolkArt Extreme Glitter)star template (hand drawn is fine)pencilscissorsmini pompomsneedlethreadglue 1. Cut open the paper…
merry making
Mouse and I made some sparkly, winter decorations today. I’ll post a tutorial and more photographs on Monday. A hint: It involves painting with glitter. Happy (almost) winter weekend to you and yours! xo e
on the wall
Tom and I managed to hang four of my buildings in a row prints the other night. Hooray, for progress! (even if there is a big nail hole that needs to be patched and painted) That, and I’ve been running and eating more greens and drinking more water. My work/life balance is officially feeling more…
jars + color
Last Friday, I was in the midst of making soup for my stuffy nosed Mouse, doing pockets of work, and straightening the house when I finally decided to do something with the handful of shells I collected when I was on Martha’s Vineyard. Both Chick and I are treasure collectors when we are at the…
chalk
Just when I thought the end of summer would slip seamlessly into the busier days of September, I noticed one of my daughter’s bathing suits hanging on a doorknob, and I felt a pang. This is the summer where Chick learned to swim, where neighborhood walks and bike riding was the rule, where we ate…
the sound
{Monday}painting and remembering
Nature Printing :: fern
When you’re printing with kids, it is nice to play around with using bright, punchy colors for natural prints. Here, we used a bright red with the slightest tinge of orange. I think we’ll use turquoise and maybe a deep orange next time. This fern might actually turn bright red in the fall, which would…
Nature Printing :: pine cones & rose buds
With camp and our first summer adventure behind us, this week marked the first of our slow-to-rise, meandering collection of summer days. Now that life is slow paced and both children are roaming close by, we’re having a hand printing camp of sorts. The plan is for us to hand print with a bunch of…
s p r o u t
:: new sprout necklace design with ball chain and clasp.:: hand painted and printed with one of my hand carved blocks. :: more in this line coming to the shop at the end of the summer with punchy colors and simple little prints. xo e
treasured
Each Wednesday I post about some sort of treasure I found during the past week. It might be thrifted or found on a walk or whispered in my ear or discovered on a dark shelf in the basement. Something. Anything that makes me feel lucky and thankful. It doesn’t necessarily have to make its way…
4th of July in Brewster, NY
frog pond stone wall with petunias (I think) my foot on Auntie Lynn’s newly painted purple garden seat Uncle Michael’s grapes (1 bunch out of hundreds) a secret garden spot. the buzz around town is that wine is sipped and cheese and olives are nibbled here. blue berries on the bush (we had blueberry…
treasured
Each Wednesday I post about some sort of treasure I found during the past week. It might be thrifted or found on a walk or whispered in my ear or discovered on a dark shelf in the basement. Something. Anything that makes me feel lucky and thankful. It doesn’t necessarily have to make its way…
