Some good friends of ours, who moved to South Carolina this past March, drove back to our town to visit with friends and to pick up some of their belongings that were left behind. We were thrilled that they stayed at our home because we have missed them so much since they moved away. Our…
keeping cool
antique
Summer finally arrived in the northeast with heat, humidity, and sunshine that just won’t quit. Luckily, we visited the lake house this weekend, so when we were uncomfortably hot, we just slipped into the cool water. Chick played in the water endlessly. She was in the water yesterday from the early morning until we drove…
small places :: story telling in a jar
I’ve been spending some of my evening time developing new story stones that belong to different groups and series. I’ve already posted about the fairy tale series, which has made me beyond happy and, at the same time, feeling sort of creepy since most of the old fashioned fairy tales are mostly about being eaten…
last week
Our past week was full of swimming, playing, eating, and boating at Grandma and Grandpa’s lake house. We spent the time with our family, and the girls got to play with their adorable, sweet California cousin who they, sadly, only get to visit with twice a year. Above is a picture of her with Miss…
two little birds on my doorstep
The bird on the left makes me smile because he is unintentionally wearing a red beret. I’m now inspired to create a Paris series with two french birds, a little baguette, a cup of coffee, the Eiffel Tower, and a bottle of wine. Yes! I think I will. In the meantime, we have plans to…
Story Stones: Fairy Tale Series & a tiny blog update
These are some more story stones from the new Fairy Tale Series. Stay tuned for magic beans, a basket of magic stones, and more. Oh, and I created a flickr photo group page (in the sidebar) for those who would like to share pictures of projects that were inspired by a Red Bird Craft design….
nests
Have I mentioned that creating story stones is super addictive? I spent some time designing and making some new characters and props this past week. This little house is part of my newly designed Story Stones: Create Your Own Fairy Tale series. There are lots of little people, critters, and items that complete the series,…
blue (and some handmade storage boxes)
This is the shades of blue mobile. The dowel, which can’t be seen in the picture, is covered with a thick, natural linen. Below are some handmade storage boxes that we are using on our porch to store napkins, candle holders, and whatever else ends up being plopped inside. The boxes were once little kid…
ninety
What could possibly be the occasion for such fancy feet? Nanny Ruth turned 90! And, oh my, did we celebrate. There were flowers and cake, spoken memories and dancing, and a guest of honor who was reminded of how loved she truly is. When people tell stories about Nanny they almost always mention her smile…
lemonade for everyone!
I discovered lemonade syrup two years ago when my family visited my Auntie Lynn’s house for a summer party. It was a long drive, so when we arrived, we instantly slipped into her cool, bubbly not-so-hot tub where Chick lounged until her skin was wrinkly and raisin-like. We were sufficiently relaxed, feeling perfectly in love…
color mobile
This is the rainbow mobile I made this week for our mudroom/play space. It is made from a wooden dowel, some wooden discs, fabric, thread and paint. Both Chick and Mouse are drawn to the colors and love to watch it spin and move with the breeze. I’m captivated by the dull clink, clink sound…
swoop
Her Nest Recycled bits of paper and such on smooth finish Strathmore paper. xo e
above the couch
I’ve been busy working on paper collages for the past couple of weeks. Most of the paper was found in my recycle bin or delivered as junk mail, and some of it is from a volume of a dilapidated antique dictionary given to me by my dear friend Maddie (xoxo). As of Friday night, a…
necklace winner & thrift store score
I used a random number generator because it sounded all fancy and mysterious, but, really, I could have just drawn a number from a hat. The winner of the necklace give-away is Bixi and Goxi ! I’ll need your name and address, please. She is from Germany and she wrote: What a lovely necklace! I…
composition
A few evenings ago I remade another $1.09 composition notebook. This time, I used a brown paper bag, a page from an old book, and some scraps of paper to cover and decorate it. Along with learning to make my own deodorant and discovering that I have a hidden hair cutting talent which has resulted…
summer, orange, and a necklace give-away
Okay, so it is definitely summer – in the best way possible. We’ve been having some warm days with kind of cool nights along with some thunderstorms here and there. At the end of the day I’m hot, sticky, and my legs ache (I know – total wimp situation here) from all of the climbing…
board
This is one of Chick’s wooden board collages. She used origami and tissue papers, buttons, markers, and glue. When she finished, she said, “See Mama – look at how I’m an artist!” And, she is spot on – she is an artist. I think she must have been making collages in the womb. When Chick…
play
The rainy weeks have meant that Chick and I are spending lots of Miss. Mouse’s nap time in the studio. Mostly, we’ve been experimenting with mixed media collage on wooden scrap board. I’ve found all of the board in Tom’s scrap pile and a decent portion of the collage materials are scraps and old trinkets…
apple stamping on fabric tutorial
I’m hearing lots of complaints about all of the clouds and rain that have been hovering over our New England town, but I’m finding that I’m genuinely enjoying the cool days. We’re bound to have a whole array of those 95 degree, humid days this summer, so I figure I should savor every cool, comfortable…
fancy father’s day breakie plans
We plan on making the papa in our house a special, fancy Father’s Day breakfast tomorrow morning. The girls and I are thinking that dark coffee with cream, ham and cheese omelettes, crispy toast with jam, and a big bowl of sweet strawberries from our CSA farm will make a nice menu. We gave him…
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