refresh

                                                      It's been a full week of sweets,

                                        black pepper and citrus is a refreshing thought.

                                                              image by ME, here, now.

Moving Drawings

I know this is going to make a lot of you laugh out loud,
I mean really and truly  O U T   L O U D .
And THAT is exactly what I needed to do RIGHT ABOUT NOW.


 brill brill brilliant work by Lilli Carre    Thank YOU.

paper mache owls
wood and wire sculptures

tile frames with colored pencil drawings & collage

paper chains

painted wood sculptures

boys in scarves

                                                                   It's Friday...I'm in love.
                         

                                                                             from here

every little day

for reals.
from Twamies

Button UP

In the midst of putting finishing touches on pillows for my SHOP

I came across these gems. 

Buttons from my Aunt's sewing kit, which is filled to the rim with all 

sorts of notions and potions.  

I couldn't resist sharing, however, I do not think I will use these quite yet.

I have memories of spilling my Mom's button collection 

( a coffee can covered in white contact paper with pink tulips) and spending time sorting the buttons by color and size. It's  fun to grab a handful
and let them slide through your fingers. 

Or find them sewn in a tidy row on a vintage card, wrinkled and worn but still intact.

Wood and Wool Christmas

The count down begins!

 Christmas trees made by Wood and Wool Stool.

And, if your heart desires, can be printed with holiday text.

 I've eyed her work before and continue to admire it from far far away.

                                                             

My heart desires one of these. 

yessirree. bring it. please.

                                                                         

Holiday Cookie Workshops

Come in out of the cold and decorate one half dozen BIG holiday sugar cookies using icing and decorations galore! 

We will also decorate and design a box to take them home in. 

DECEMBER  14,  15 and 16th  4 - 5:30 .

For Kids  4 and up, $40.00.  Registration a must, spaces limited!

Knit Nesting Bowls

OH to be able to crawl into one of these cozy knit beauties!
I'd curl right up, close my eyes and wake up in a few days.
How simply lovely.
I adore them and their story.

Made with huge love by Paper and Cloth.  Looky here

The Red Balloon

IF you do not have this book in your library you most certainly need to giddyup.

 Get ONE for yourself and ONE for your friend. 

It is a story about a boy, Pascal, who becomes friends with a balloon.

The photographs of their adventures through the streets of Paris (1956) are breathtaking.

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