Did I almost keel over when I saw the Show Me a Story pouch that my dear friend Karen made for me? Yes, I almost did. She and her family made a surprise appearance at the book launch party, which was gift enough, but a few minutes after her arrival, she told me she had…
Show Me a Story Tour :: maya*made
I went for a walk in the woods of New Hampshire two weeks ago with two old friends. I came home nostalgic and with my head filled with the beauty of the soon to be autumnal woods. I saw little pockets of moss on old stumps, puffy seed pods, long stretching spider webs, a dry…
Show Me a Story Tour :: Catherine Newman
Memory Card made by a workshop guest at The Eric Carle Museum Happy autumn, friends! Today marks the first day of the Red Bird Crafts blog tour for Show Me a Story. Way back in the frosty afternoons of January 2011, I was typing with my Sophie cat snuggled on my lap dreaming of the…
odds & ends
Hello lovely friends. I have a few things on my mind, and I’d love to share them with you before we embark on this beautiful pre-autumn weekend. 1. September is craft book month at Craft Buds, and on Wednesday Lindsay posted an interview with me. She asked lovely questions in which I discuss Show Me…
B O O K !
It is time. And, I couldn’t be more thrilled and to the moon excited to share this big announcement. On August 28th of this year, my book Show Me A Story will be released by the magnificent Storey Publishing to stores all across the country. You can read about it on Storey Publishing’s website…
small places :: story telling in a jar
I’ve been spending some of my evening time developing new story stones that belong to different groups and series. I’ve already posted about the fairy tale series, which has made me beyond happy and, at the same time, feeling sort of creepy since most of the old fashioned fairy tales are mostly about being eaten…
two little birds on my doorstep
The bird on the left makes me smile because he is unintentionally wearing a red beret. I’m now inspired to create a Paris series with two french birds, a little baguette, a cup of coffee, the Eiffel Tower, and a bottle of wine. Yes! I think I will. In the meantime, we have plans to…
Story Stones: Fairy Tale Series & a tiny blog update
These are some more story stones from the new Fairy Tale Series. Stay tuned for magic beans, a basket of magic stones, and more. Oh, and I created a flickr photo group page (in the sidebar) for those who would like to share pictures of projects that were inspired by a Red Bird Craft design….
nests
Have I mentioned that creating story stones is super addictive? I spent some time designing and making some new characters and props this past week. This little house is part of my newly designed Story Stones: Create Your Own Fairy Tale series. There are lots of little people, critters, and items that complete the series,…
story theater: tutorial
Here is what I’m thinking about: long hot car rides, lazy afternoons on the porch, evenings in the backyard where dinner ends at 5:30 and the kids aren’t ready for bed until 8. This is what I was dreaming about in the middle of February, and even now when I think about endless summer days…
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…
more story stones
Some birds and dinosaurs have joined the picnic. I was scheduled to have jury duty this morning at 8:00 a.m. sharp, but as I was closing the car door, a court guy leaned outside of the courthouse and told me it is canceled and that I should just go home. Tom was sure that he…
story telling stones: mouse picnic
After months and months of drawing pictures of mouse picnics with Chick, I decided that we should make a mouse picnic for her to play with. This project began with peaceful stone gathering and then turned into an excuse for indoor water play since all of the stones needed to be rinsed. The very very…
