Yesterday afternoon there was a snow squall that quickly blew through the hills and valley. It brought high winds, freezing temperatures, lightening, and a thin layer of fluffy snow. I was in our yard as the snow was letting up, and fell in love with how the snow piled up on the tiniest little dried…
heart magnets
Material list:wooden circles 1″ or 1 1/2″ wideheart stampacrylic paintmagnetshot glue gun What to do: Simple. Lightly coat the heart stamp with acrylic paint and stamp the wooden circles. Once dry, glue the magnets on the back with the hot glue gun. I carved my own heart stamp, but it would be just as nice…
g r e e n
Some fabric wall panels in the corner of the guest room/office. A dried fern on the hard, icy snow. Phew. I feel like I was a little too much inside my head this week. Lots of little twists and turns led me to spend time circling words and information and what-ifs around and around and…
s t a m p s
I’m sure a zillion of you crafty folks have experienced this before, but this was my first time paying professional stamp makers to make stamps with my designs, and I am feeling really good about it . I often carve my own stamps , and love that process to pieces, but there are certain fine…
my heart is with you, haiti
Since the earthquake in Haiti, I have been thinking of the families, mothers, children, fathers, babies, grandparents, friends, teachers, brothers, and sisters who are suffering, and it breaks my heart. We are all feeling the need to help in any way we can, so I figured I would pass on information about two great organizations…
art boards
Recently, I spent some time making art out of that bag of scrap wood I picked up a few months ago. Can you tell I have blue skies on my mind? I find myself drawn to working with that bag of scrap wood because of how each board is imperfect with scrapes and color variations….
little places
I am recovering from my first ever full blown sinus infection. Who knew it could be so intense and incredibly persistent? Wowzers! I tried to cure it with all of the regular home remedies like steam, tea, spicy food, garlic, but in the end, a dose of antibiotics seems to be what is helping it…
tomorrow
When Tom and I sat down with our girls to remember 2009, we quickly shot knowing glances to each other. How can we even think of our fond memories of the past year when we experienced such deep, unfathomable loss? I was instantly reminded of standing shaky beside my Tom, with broken hearts, as we…
hand printed trivets
Yes, I’m giving boring old trivets away as holiday gifts. But, look! It has a pie on it! Doesn’t that make up for its practicality? Plus, if someone wants to prop them up at a desk or table they’d have little prints to look at, and that is so NOT practical. There is no tutorial…
picture cards
This wee sack of picture cards is one of Miss Mouse’s presents for the holidays. They are perfect for collecting, telling stories, trading amongst family members, and I’m even thinking of framing a few for Mouse’s room. The set has five handmade picture cards that fit snug in a little muslin drawstring bag. The cards…
s t i t c h
I kind of knew that my almost-five-year-old daughter, who loves to layer and build and create, would love to sew. I already knew that she likes to press the foot while I sew, and thread and fabric are two of her most coveted crafting materials, so I decided to get her started with some independent…
snowy wrap
So far, I’ve bought and made a few gifts for the holiday season. And while it is nice to have those five gifts ready to go, I am so not going to wrap our gifts until the day before. But, I did wrap this one tiny gift because I wanted to share this easy snowy…
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Chick, my mom, and I took the train into New York City for a little trip to SoHo. The air was crisp and appropriately cold – not like the previous 70 degree days. And, oh! the light! Since the late autumn sun is so low in the sky, there were…
h o o t
Each week Mouse and I go to Hootenanny class. It is led by Nerissa and Katryna Nields, and it is a truly sunny, happy morning ritual. Check out her smile in the picture – she wears it for the entire class until it is lullaby time, and then she sobs because she is so sad…
s h o p * u p d a t e
I put some printed felt wall ornaments in my shop this evening. And, I’ve made my sweet (kind of like pie) squash casserole. It has squash, eggs, and sugar with a brown sugar and toasted almond buttery crisp top. So sweet, and somehow okay served on the dinner plate. This lovely, supportive blog community is…
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