I’m honored and thrilled to be a vendor at the Brooklyn Lyceum Food and Craft Market on May 1 & 2. I’ve been perusing the shops and blogs of all of the vendors who will be there, and it makes me giddy. Oh! My! The next month will be filled with cutting old barn boards,…
p r i n t i n g
In the midst of the darkest days of the year, I surprised myself and created a little bit of spring. This botanical stamp was made using an acrylic block and some $0.75 adhesive back craft foam. I drew my design onto the foam, cut out the stem and leaves, peeled the paper of the back…
apple stamping on fabric tutorial
I’m hearing lots of complaints about all of the clouds and rain that have been hovering over our New England town, but I’m finding that I’m genuinely enjoying the cool days. We’re bound to have a whole array of those 95 degree, humid days this summer, so I figure I should savor every cool, comfortable…
tidal
You would think that this piece of coral, which serves as the model for my vertical garland, would have some kind of wistful, summer adventure tale to back it up. But, no – I found it by peeking behind a bush in front of our house. There it was laying along side some other…
chicken
A big thanks to those of you who have recently sent notes, pictures, and links because you tried one of my projects, felt inspired by one, or simply liked it and wanted to tell me. Each comment is a connect the dots moment which motivates me to set more time aside to craft and create….
around
Dear spring, Warm, sunny days and cool nights are the best. You’ll stay around for awhile, won’t ya? xo e
necklaces
Here are my newest creations. The stamps are hand carved, the wood is hand painted with non-toxic paint and drilled, and then I’m using really nice Irish waxed linen for the cord. There will be some for sale in the shop soon. xo e
story starter game
Lately, I have been thinking about story telling and how it seems to be the gateway to highly imaginative and intricate play. I watch Chick create fantasy worlds where nothing but torn pieces of paper become the characters from the last play she saw or a chapter from a book, and it helps me to…
late afternoon
3 Trees in a Row This is print that I made for a charity auction for Chick’s school. I urge anyone local to come check it out because it is going to be a super fun time. A rockin’ band will be playing, there will yummy food, wine, local hard cider, home brew, and lots…
inside
Even though it was 23˚ outside this morning, we are busy cultivating spring inside. A friend gave us this hearty crocus that seems to want to grow more and more new flowers each day, and I have been concentrating on carving woodsy animals and plants that love to frolic outside in the warm spring air….
stamps
I am finding that hand carved stamps are kind of like poems. They are small wonders packed with texture, meaning, and little bit of irony. And, I am in love with them. I started by making little designs that could be used in repetition to make patterns. Then, I moved on to making little realistic…
potato
We belong to a beautiful and fruitful CSA (community sustained agriculture) farm where, at the end of the fall, we went home with way more potatoes then we could possibly eat. So, we got crafty and made potato stamps. They will rot after a few days, which is the perfect excuse to become obsessed with…
