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winding down 26 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
The last week of vacation has arrived. I devoted much of my energy into making these past two months memorable for my children. Often times that has just meant staying up super late under twinkly ligh...
Learning from Scotch 21 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
I can't say that riding a horse was on this city girl/country mama's bucket list, but it definitely was a wish shining brightly for my daughter. You know I like making things. Especially dreams come ...
diy: nature's napkin rings 19 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
It began with a 1/2 dozen dish towels that I had stacked in my studio for some future project. We've been having lots of outside dinner parties and fresh napkins were long overdue. One night I cut ea...
black-eyed susans 15 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
I've been wanting to have my back meadow go wild for some time, now. This summer as I let go of stuff in my house, I let go of tending far too much "lawn" and have let nature cultivate a new space on ...
on the menu: grandma! 12 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
And so August rolls on through... have you noticed how it carries the same bittersweet bliss as the end of a beautiful day. Summer is certainly not over, but the quickening towards Fall can be felt in...
begin 7 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
A blank page. A fresh canvas. A clean slate. All are invitations to begin something new. In the same way that I enjoy putting up words as reminders, I am also finding it inspiring to keep open notebo...
glimpse 5 Aug 2013 | 07:09 pm
Hummingbirds traditionally symbolize joy, peace and lightness of being. There is much to admire in these tiny iridescent winged ones, besides their obvious beauty. Their ability to fly backwards and ...
little houses 2 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
I think we should all go gathering bark and twigs to make fairy houses this weekend! Don't you?My earth crafters loved it... and so did I. I've been making them since I was there age and it has never ...
hot rocks 31 Jul 2013 | 10:10 pm
We created many things during week of earth*craft, but what got the biggest "wow" and "cool" factor was definitely creating hot waxed rocks with our lake stones. Done the traditional way, this is not...
natural instincts 29 Jul 2013 | 07:59 pm
On a scorching day, a few weeks ago, I took my earth*crafters (from Creativity Camp) down to the lake for some cool breezes and an opportunity to tap into their wild child. We brought flowers, branche...
