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Poinsettia
I usually stall until my poinsettia flowers are well spent before I draw them. This year, I decided to be a little more proactive and draw the flowers while they were still nice and fresh. I received...
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Nature Journal: American Holly (Ilex opaca)
The big holly tree in my foundation garden was heavily laden with berries, but the birds have been feasting on them, leaving some branches with just a smattering.
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Nature Journal: Primrose
Primrose is derived from the Latin “prima rosa” and means “first rose.”While I was drawing these primroses, I couldn’t get the song, “The Blacksmith,” out of my head. It is a traditional English...
View ArticleWinter's Last Blast?
It has been snowing all day here in NJ. We'll probably end up with 6-8 inches. It's pretty - but it has been such an awfully long winter...We originally purchased this barn to use as a studio, It...
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Brynn and Friend
My husband took this photo through the kitchen window the other day of a deer visiting Brynn, one of our cats with feline leukemia. You can see her behind the cat fence. The fence is attached to a...
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Merry Christmas, Everyone!
It was 70 degrees and rainy this afternoon in southern NJ. We even heard thunder nearby! Hope you had a great day - and received everything you asked for from Santa!
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A Little Sewing...
It’s rainy and cold, today – and hard to believe that temperatures reached into the upper 70s just a couple of days ago. The weather is supposed to warm up again next week.I haven’t posted for a while...
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Regency Dress for Miss Elinor Dashwood
I made Elinor's dress from the same modified Morrissey pattern as Marianne's (see previous post) with two alterations. The sleeves were made from a contrasting fabric (to give the appearance of...
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Hippie Santa WIP
I've begun to work on a Hippie Santa doll. I used Shisha embroidery, couching, straight stitches, lazy daisy stitches and buttons to embellish his wool felt vest. The edges were trimmed with up and...
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From My Workbench...
I made a pair of bell bottoms for the Hippie Santa. The denim was recycled from an old dress. The dress was out of style, but the fabric was still in great shape. The floral trim was from my mom’s...
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Raccoon
Isn’t she adorable? She follows DH around the yard every night. If he’s not outside by a certain time, she waits for him in front of the house. And we think she has five kits! They all live under...
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Old Hippie Santa
He's finally finished and uploaded to my Etsy store. His paisley shirt is made from a vintage tablecloth. I made him a little macramé belt consisting of square knots of leather and string.
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"Carry Me"
This little piece (7” x 10”) is made from fabric scraps glued to a base and stitched down by machine. It was inspired by Oregon artist Bonny Gorsuch. In fact, these are some of her scraps I purchased...
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Garden Mannequin
Still playing fast and loose! This is my interpretation of a garden mannequin.
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"All Warm and Loving"
This 6"x 8" collage consists of textured linen, smooth cotton, satin and a flannel coffee cup.
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"Special Relationship"
I’m still playing! On this one, I used a combination of commercial prints, a little silk and a print I stamped on Kona cotton with a hand carved stamp a few years ago.
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My Twinn "Mallory" as "Emma Woodhouse"
I bought this doll a couple of years ago because she reminded me of Jane Austen’s Emma Woodhouse, right down to her “true hazel” eyes! I finally got around to sewing a dress for her to model. I used...
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