embrace winter

                                                       

                                                                                                                    skaters

PAINTED PAPER PENNANTS

WHAT?! do you do with a table cover that has been saturated with paints for weeks? 

MAKE a garland for the studio, of course.

                             WE set up the round table as a watercolor station last session.

 Classes, workshops and parties painted, detailed, 

and decorated art work, gifts, cards, tags, sculptures. 

I'm talking endless projects. 

I wanted to see what the result would be if we didn't change the paper.  

The richness grew as it was splattered, painted and a tad glittered. 

It had a worn texture to it.

 It was an old friend.

Get yourself some color here.

PAINTED PAPER PENNANT

keep it coming

                                                                 resolutions 2013

Self Portraits

                                                        self portraits with Sharpies

Sandra Juto

                                                        

sandra juto crocheted toys

A fresh start

                                 Find these cards and other bits of cleverness here.

Happy 2013

First Night Boston 2012

Our 11th year 

First Night style!
come find us 
Dec. 31st

 Hynes Convention Center, Hall C.

1:00 - 6:00pm

To purchase First Night button 

and First Night information.

Merry Christmas to All

             
                                                                                                                          image here

Nutscene Garden Twine

My mom gave
me this great garden twine.
She's  given me larger spools 
(in a handy can) which I've used in and around the garden throughout the season. There was something about this colorful row of tiddlers I could not share with my tomatoes.
Today, I made a great hand scrub and wrapped it up tight.
Love.

twine here.

dream a little dream

                                                                                          image from beehive tumblr
                                                                                                                            

Us and Them

Take in each moment and 

 truly watch them, feel them, 

think like them, 

smell them,

laugh with them,

listen to them,

learn from them.

Enjoy every spec of them.

And when you think

you've had your fill,

do it again.

And again.

I wrote this post last January.

 Hearts are aching. 

Give your children 

YOURSELF today.

Under the tree

Fun festive 

gift wrapping ideas

 and inspiration.

All images from  pinterest .

Cookie Day

I'm gearing up for our annual Cookie Day. 

 My mom, my sister, georgia and myself 

get together for two days  of

 pure baking

 flying flour

rolling dough and 

 slinging cookies.

We share dozens of cookies that we have each made at home, 

and bake strictly sugar cookies together. 

Christine and I do most of the rolling and cutting.

Georgia is queen of decorating the cookies. 

Mom is happy we are under her roof.

We fill dozens of tins, 

drink lots of coffee and laugh a lot.

 It's a sweet tradition.

Checking my pantry for this staple, 

my favorite vanilla extract.

Find it at food shops or williams-sonoma