It is time, finally, to reveal the “something new that I’ve been working on” and here it is, or here THEY are rather…
I am just crazy about their fuzzy little bodies and sweet little faces. And those horns!...well, I’ve always had a soft spot for a nice set of horns.
Hi there! Was your weekend fine and your Cinco de Mayo festive? Yes?...mine was too! Doug’s birthday was Sunday so we celebrated his “birthday weekend”. It started Friday evening with dinner at Bella Luna which was exceptional as usual. Then Saturday we had dinner at Arnold's with a very silly jug band before heading to the Cloven Hoof Theatre to be amused by the Hellblinki Sextet
and the lovely ladies of the Barnyard Burlesque...
Why yes, that is J playing puppet master.
Sunday we had breakfast out and did a little shopping. For dinner we grilled asparagus and Red Snapper then set up our lawn chairs in Doug’s studio to watch The Orphanage on Doug’s birthday gift from me…
It’s a Samsung 2253BW and it is pretty darn nice, handled
even the darkest of scenes in that movie beautifully (we won't talk about the oh-so subtle backlight bleeding that took Doug hours of forum reading and a full blown exchange to finally come to terms with; he's just that sort of fella).
I do have a little shop news for this post. I’ve listed a heap of new Chimians, including some baby Mollies. We haven’t seen any of those sweeties in a while.
And here I give you a wee glimpse of something new I’ve been working on...
I’ll have more on that soon.
Now, I must bid you farewell. There is a stoop out front covered with plants that need to be put into pots.
xx
Howdy friends, and a happy, blustery Monday to you. It's been dark and windy around here for most of the day. The rain started about an hour ago...a great day for staying in, listening to a little OCMS and getting stuff done.
Adalaide H=9.5", W=7", D=7.5"
I've just listed Adalaide in the morninglori shop. And here are a couple of custom requests that I recently finished but never bothered sharing photos of until now...
There is also a handful of brand new Chimians in the shop...
Lila, Macie, Oran, and Irene are lookin' for some love.
And, just for you, a glimpse of things to come...
I've been exceptionally focused lately, and hooray for that. Let's just hope it keeps up...and hope the cleaning fairies drop by for a visit. The sad, saaaaaddddd truth is that, for me, staying "focused" usually means household neglect. It's not 'livin' like pigs' neglect but, well, let's just say, if I had an unexpected visitor I'd be embarrassed. OK, enough whining about it. I've got dishes to do.
Until next time...xoxoxo
*Update:
I've done the dishes, put away the two baskets of clean laundry that have been hanging out in the bedroom and threw a load in the washer, picked up the pile of books that has collected on the end table in the living room along with the three pairs of shoes on the floor next to it and moved my makeshift cardboard-and-tissue-paper photo light box from the dining room table to the garage. I feel sooooo much better now.
I finished the wholesale order I’ve been working on.
These little guys and gals are on their way to "Bubble" in Bodega,
Violet and Esther have already made it over there.
The end of April is near and it’s time, once again, for Final Friday at Krafthaus. Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be pulling some pieces from the shop to be included in the fun. And, just like last month, anything that doesn’t get snatched up over the weekend will be returned the shop on Monday.
Now, just because I don’t share nearly enough pictures of him…
here is Master Sebastian enjoying a little refreshment
during Tuesday’s hike through Glenwood Gardens.
Do you all remember Wilson,
the little cutie I offered as my giveaway during the ONE World-ONE Heart event?
He is now happily settled in with the Prytz Family and, whether he realizes it or not, he’s famous…well, sort of famous. Ok, not really famous but…little Wilson is gracing a page of Artful Blogging Magazine!
I was invited to submit his photo to the magazine to be
considered for use with an article about the ONE World-ONE Heart event. That
was back in February. I emailed the image to the magazine’s editor along with
thanks for the invitation and then filed it away in the back of my mind. So,
imagine my delight when a copy of the magazine showed up in my mailbox and I
found little
Thank you Staci at Artful Blogging for choosing him and thanks again Lisa for hosting the great event!
Howdy strangers! How the heck are ya? I’m good, very good. I’ve been working away at trying to organize a daily schedule that will allow me to accomplish everything I feel I should in a day. That’s proving to be quite the challenge. I have been taking the time to enjoy the beginning of Spring. The weather in these parts has been exceptional! It is still really muddy but nothing a good pair of hiking boots can’t handle.
Uhhh...yeah, I made him pose for that.
Sebastian and Doug and I visited French Park for the first time this past
Sunday. I’m sooooo glad Ms. Angie told me about it. It’s just a few miles from
my house and has some great trails and a stream with little falls and a lot of
good old fashioned nature, something that many of the suburban parks in my area
are lacking.
That is the friend Sebastian made in the back yard when we got home from the park Sunday. Well, Sebastian thought he was making friends, the snake had other ideas.
My little Bastian and the maintaining of my cozy little household have been at the top of my priority list lately. I know it seems like I haven’t been working but I have, I promise. I’ve been busy with custom orders and sculptures that I should have ready to share with you soon. I also spent some time answering a list of questions for the lovely Julie over at Stitchify. She contacted my a while back to ask if she could interview me for her blog. I finally got her questions answered and she wrote a wonderful little post about yours truly. Please do hop over there and give it a read. Thank you very, VERY much Julie. You’re awesome!
Spring is finally here and it’s the last Friday of the month. You know what that means…Final Friday at KraftHaus! Yes, those much anticipated end of the month art parties are officially back in action starting TONIGHT. Whoo-hoo!!!
These little critters of mine will be included in the fun…
All but two of them are currently listed in the morninglori
shop so if you’ve been eying one you best snatch it up now. I’ll be pulling
them from the shop at
If you live here in
xx
Well hello there dears, and happy Friday to you. I’ve been scarce here in blogland lately. I do plan to try to stop in and visit all of my lovely blog friends this weekend.
One of the projects I’ve been toiling away on is now complete. So I want to share it with you…
This is Mirabelle, cute isn’t she?
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by the very charming
owner of Detail Gallery in
It’s likely I won’t be back until next week so have a
wonderful weekend and
xoox
Well hello there. There are more new Chimians in the morininglori shop…
From left to right: Celia, Haydn, Lili, Yaz and Nora.
I also want to offer up a giant, blushing thank you to Marilyn over at pulp sushi for the excellent feature. I’m flattered beyond words!
Now have a wonderful weekend, every one of you!!!
xoxo
Geeze Louise that week-and-a-half zipped by!
A couple of new sculptures have been added to the shop…
as well as some new Chimians...
A few of them were snatched up with haste but Bradyn, Marta, Lana and Leigh are all still waiting.
I’ve been so caught up in trying to catch up on what I would have finished had I not spent a weekend in a cabin in the the woods...
with the most excellent company...
receiving even more birthday treats...
books from Jim
and the sweetest little embroidered portrait of Sebastian
crafted by Ms. Angie herself (That little moth baby was a purchase from project
grab bag that arrived on my doorstep the day after we returned home, all
wrapped in polka dotted paper so it pretty much felt like a gift.)
that I’ve neglected to share the details of my adventure. Let me take a few minutes to do that right now.
The weather on Saturday was perfect for a four and a half mile hike. This was Master Sebastian’s very first hike and what a trooper he was! Don’t let that diminutive frame fool you; no obstacle was too great.
His very first drink from a stream.
He did however, at one point, find himself too tuckered out to go on and laid down next to the trail for a nap. So Doug carried him for a little while.
We all brought stuff to make pizzas for dinner that night
and the evening involved a lot of game playing and general silliness until we could no longer keep our eyes open.
Sunday, Jim prepared his acclaimed fried egg sandwiches for each and every one of us before we packed up and said goodbye to the cabin. We didn’t head straight home, first we stopped to hike another trail. When we parked I noticed that Jim and Angie had a flat tire.
Poor Jim.
On the bright side, he had an excellent view!
It was a pleasant hike through marshlands and pine groves and we saw the Sandhill Cranes migrating.
There were soooooo many of them making the most peculiar noises. That was a treat. But wait, that was not the only treat of the day. After the hike, back at the lake where we parked, a huge Bald Eagle was soaring overhead.
No, that is not my photo. Mine was a little...uhhh...less impressive...
For those of you who live where the eagles live this might not seem like much of a treat but up to this point, I had never seen a Bald Eagle in real life outside of a zoo so it was a major thrill for me.
We headed into
We strolled through the village, visited a few shops and took a picture of the jail house.
Then set out on the journey home, sore, exhausted and perfectly content.
