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celebrated some milestone birthdays in my family recently.  my great aunt turned 80. and my grandpa - who has the fabulous.messy.workbench from THIS POST turned 90.

found some sweet hand-crafted bird whistles HERE for them - they were a big hit.  :)




the littles played on an old merry-go-round that i believe i played on when i was their age - definitely needs adult supervision - but how retro.fun?!




and this saturday, got a few friends to join me in my very first Mud Run !!  to help raise funds for kids fighting cancer.  i made us up some costumes - TIE-DYE!! :)  Mud pix will post next week - hopefully!! :)

in the meantime.  get out and PLAY!!  the weather is lovely!!

xoxo

doodling.

towering beauties.

my mother.

i learned how to create from my mother.  from my grandmother, too.  my mom would make the most beautiful crocheted doilies and blankets.  she'd bake amazing cakes and decorate them.  she'd sew pretty outfits for me when i was little.  and my grandmother crocheted pretty blankets and doilies.  she'd tend to her flowers and plants lovingly.  and knew how to upcycle any kind of object.  i am truly blessed.  now hoping it flows from me to my kiddos in their sweet lives.  happy mother's day.

grandma, mom, me, and puppy

Mother, the ribbons of your love 

are woven around my heart.

~Author Unknown

openings.

tanka poem.

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unfurling.

yesterday i rescued this little guy from the hot street and placed him safely in my window box - where he jumped right into drinking up the flower juice.  and his wings continued to dry out and unfurl.

what sweetness can be found in gentle hands and hearts that carry us to nourishing blossoms.

spring chicken flower pots.

i dreamed up these wee hanging flower pots a few weeks back when i was so ready for flowers and foliage to emerge!  and finally it all came together.  i call them .spring chicken flower pots.

you will need:

chicken wire - or something similar
wire cutters
coconut fiber
potting soil
potted plants
sisal or twine of some sort
sense of humor

cut the chicken wire into a rectangular shape. then shape it into a bowl by folding it almost in half and wrapping the cut edges together and just rolling them into themselves.  you are not aiming for perfection here - remember it is chicken wire!  just get a rounded, bowl shape for the coconut fibers to be held in - and be sure to tuck in any sharp points!

stuff the wire baskets with coconut fiber, then soil, and plant.

tie your sisal or twine to three sides of the baskets.

water them, hang them up, and enjoy!!

happy earthy day.

"Take away love and our earth is a tomb."

~ Robert Browning  

 

  

"The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it."  

Psalm 24:1

ringing.bells.

my cousin is getting married soon and i wanted to whip up a quick easy project to add to their wedding gift.

so.

i made this for them.  :)  AnnaMariaHorner is lovely.  her project is in the July/August 2007 issue of ClothPaperScissors.
 

but my version is just a micro version of hers.  it is sweet.small.  3"x3".  perfectly quaint, in my opinion.

and i made it fairly quickly.  i printed up a small size of her photo of the project...then cut each line apart.  glued down the fabric bits onto the canvas.  glued the words. down.  colored them up with markers.  and voila!  sweet easy personal project done!  :)

i am still chipping away at my studio clean.up.  so i'm still using the kitchen table to create.  but in the mean time.... LOVE CONQUERS...  :)  xoxo

obsessed.

it is crazy.

1. because i could make something so much more practical and useful for more than just rock climbers.
2. because i can't help myself.  it's a weird kind of trance i get into dreaming up these chalkbags for you.me rock climbers.
3. why stop myself?! when i'm having so much fun?!


latest series:

free-form crochet aka RANDOM no.1

and

ROK.DOLLS (i am super excited about these!!)

and if you can't help yourself to a: decide to try rock climbing just so you can use one of my chalkbags or b: use them as a potted plant holder, a fanny pack with a belt, or a wall pouch for your art supplies -- no one would be the wiser, since they are pretty irresistible!!

but do not fret if you are not a rock climber, have absolutely no desire to venture into the vertical realms, and have no need/use for one of these charmers... i am forcing myself (albeit happily) into cute clutch forms of these beauties...  so you will have to give in!!!

stay sane.  there will be more coming.  xoxo

finished.

started this piece a long while ago at my embroidery event and picked it back up during spring break with the kiddos.

just finished it.

now. what to do with it?!

sprrrring.

recently ventured our spring break and went to see family in indy.  and had a lovely.

flew kites.

built forts and climbed trees.

walked trails.

stitched.

played.

xoxo

bunnees.

made these for my littles this Easter sunday.  aren't they sweet?

studiogypsy amigurumi bunnees pattern (3" x 1.5"):

4ply yarn (i used cotton yarn.)
UShook size H
fabric scraps for stuffing
plastic eyes or tiny buttons
yarn needle.

Body (crocheting top down):
ch 3
2sc into 3rd stitch from hook
(2sc in each ch around) 7 times.
(1sc in each ch around) 50 times.

secure the eyes into head.
begin stuffing.

(decrease once, sc, sc, dec once, sc, sc around.) 4 times.
dec one more time, 3 sl st.
finish off.  tuck yarn tail into body.
flatten bottom of body to stand up.

Ears -- crochet top down (optional-use different color):
ch 3.  sc into 3rd ch from hook.
ch 2, 2 sc into sc space from previous.
(ch 2, turn.  sc into each ch space.) 4 times.
finish off leaving strand of yarn to sew onto body.

make one more.

sew ears into top of body - above eyes.

give it a name and enjoy!!  :)

hoppy hoppy hoppy spring!!  xo

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