We are making rings and things for Valentine’s Day this year: heart button rings, wool felt heart rings, heart button hair ties, and some bracelets too. A pile of little wooden hearts with a fresh coat of paint. Chick is partial to the wooden button heart ring. Mouse loves the soft, wool felt ring. This…
a hoot
We’re back from our trip to the coast of Maine, and we had so much fun! The food highlights were clam chowder, lobster-on-the-go [read: fresh lobster tail mixed with mayo on a grilled hot dog bun], baked, stuffed haddock, and breakfast for dinner at our favorite Portsmouth, NH breakfast place, The Friendly Toast. Chick is…
s h i r t s
This is a series of t-shirts I made for Cradle, a new maternity wellness center which just opened in the beginning of August. I stopped by to drop off the shirts on Tuesday and was ooooo-ing and ahhhhh-ing the entire time I was touring their space. It is beautiful, peaceful, and clearly lovingly designed. Even…
meow
I made this cat n’ yarn design months ago as a special order. Miss Sophie, our shy feline, was the inspiration for the shape and posture of this polka dotted friend. I used cotton fabric and wool felt for the applique, and the black tote is 100% organic cotton. This one is now for sale…
remake :: sunny bird string
Chick and I used brown paper grocery bags from my new best friend, the recycling bin, to make groovy sunny bird strings. First, we painted. Then, we let our new blue paper dry in the sun. I decided to use two different blues and purposely made it streaky because I like how it makes each…
open
My *red bird crafts* shop has some items for sale for the first time ever. I’m just saying. xo e
heart strings
We made heart strings for Valentine’s Day. It all began with Trader Joe’s paper bags that had pretty red designs on the back and my love for sewing things that are not fabric. I cut the paper bags so they were flat, mixed up some pink, purple, and red paints, and set Chick to work…
under ten
Miss Mouse is now a little over one, which means she has reached the age where she is nosing around in cabinets, playing with sharp pencils, and sucking the little knob on the door that houses the garbage can every second of the day. Well, at least it feels that way. A list of the…
three
trees in the moonlight on navy blue mama bird with baby on black three little fishies on navy
