A Needle Pulling Thread

                                                      Fun paper garland productivity
                                           until Belle found me out and fancied playing with the string.
                                               Eli is home, helping me with signage for the shop.

Into the woods for me

I just came across this incredibly lovely,  fantastically creative video.
I love everything about it.
The music.    The kids.  The woods.   The pillows.   The goosebumps.

Perfecto.
Love.
You will also.
I'm off to run in the woods with my dog.

Dancing with John... making PIEs.

SEWING Workshop

The Sewing Workshop last week required
lots of colorfully threaded sharp needles,
pattern for felt bird,
6 felt bird shapes X 14 sewers,
and a big box of band-aids (just in case).
I was given two hand sewn felt birds last Christmas from my sweet friends Eli and Zoe.  Their very clever mom Michelle set them up to stitch these beautiful ornaments... I have admired them ever since.
14 felt birds flew out of  the studio with great big smiles on their beaks!

This felt bird pattern can be found at Purl Soho.  
Thanks E and Z. xo

Reasons

    Reasons to be CHEERful and THANKful.

        Just home from a weekend of 

birthday celebration for my MOM, forever a very special lady.

                           I have huge THANKS for my sister and brothers 

for making our Mom's day as special as she. 

                       
                                                                 My FAMILY.. I am THANKful.

                                                                                and now.. i really want to be on this bike. 
                                                                                                          image from here.

TGIT

                                                                                                                art by GABBY age 5

Martin Azua

Fill a field with these giant golden cubes you can PLAY with. 

It fits folded quite perfectly inside a pocket.

I want ONE for ME and
ONE for ALL my friends, please.

By spanish designer martin azua  via  here

ART BOXES in the house!

 Last week was a good time to get busy 
stacking, sorting, snipping and sifting for beehive ART boxes. 
Sam created a colorful assembly line that I couldn't resist sharing...the colors, textures, shapes and a whole lot of creative energy! What's inside the ART box is chock full of colored papers and tissues, note cards and matte board, sequins, yarn, ribbons, watercolor paints and glue, felt, pompoms and beads. 

  No two boxes are exactly alike!   
Available at the studio $20.00  Ready to ship $27.00

Georgia's BKFST

Just taking this bkfst tray up to my late sleeper, Georgia P. 
Fresh carrot/apple juice, yogurt with raspberry granola
and steaming cocoa with the favorite Jet- Puffed Marshmallows (her request).
Life is SWEET!

Good Goods

                                  Beautifully knit hand warmers will warm hands, heart and soul.
                                       Find this pattern and many extraordinary goodies
                                                         from Purl Bee.

Happiness

                                                                                                             found here

today

water colored acorns
woven pipe cleaners in burlap
life size self portrait
painting at wall
wood on tile sculptures

autumn decoration

I ADORE this idea. The color combo, the shapes and the berries.
The decoration is perfectly perfecto.
Loving those little working fingers.

from HERE ..a favorite daily read.

let's hear it man..

                                                   The Black Keys - Too Afraid To Love You [Live]
                               Here's to the weekend.... live it LOUD.