little BIG pants

my little pirates

Terra — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:03:24 -0500

i was inspired by the pirate hats made by patouche. sure the kitchen needs scrubbing, the laundry needs folding and the house needs painting. but a mother will be more remembered for these projects than keeping a clean house, right?

h's red hat was a bit small, so i made o's a bit bigger and added a sewn skull. they look so cute playing in them.

o. was done posing, so super h. stepped in as the very contemplative pirate...

you know you live in the country when...

Terra — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:56:20 -0500

you call your neighbor to let them know their cows got out...you have to seriously think about where you are going to put your compost as not to attrach 'coons (racoons, for you city folk)...in the middle of the day you watch a muskrat run down the middle of your driveway, then run up a tree, then watch your dog jump 4 feet in the air to clutch it in her jaws and "play" with it. YUCK!...the full moon is so bright you can read by it's light...the above horse, solei, comes sauntering down the road and stops in for a rest and a drink of water...

confession #2

Terra — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:32:12 -0500

i'm obsessed with "true blood". there is a phenomenon happening here, its viewing episodic tv via dvd. it creates obsessive compulsiveness (at least in me). one can watch episode after episode without waiting for one's weekly fix. the problem is, i burn through a complete television season in less than a week. dang!

i've been netflixing this but had to run to my local video store (i didn't think they still existed) to get disc 3. the guy at the video store asked, "do you realize this is disc 3?" my response, "yes, i'm a bit obsessed". he looked at me like i was a freak.

the chemistry between "sookie" and "bill" is palpable- btw they are an item off the show too. yeah! why do i care? i don't know? it's all part of my sick obsessions. like my sister says "i need an intervention." if you haven't seen this and like fake blood, fake southern accents and vampire sex, tune in...

artist, emily sutton

Terra — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:24:48 -0500

uk illustrator, emily sutton, crafts these wonderful soft sculptures.

this series is called "high street sculptures"

so fresh! via handmade charlotte.

a few summer projects

Terra — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:10:24 -0500

so little posts, so few summer days. happy belated independence day. fireworks were blasted off, beer was drunk, pulled pork was consumed and these little flags decorated the table.

and here is my first attempt at needle felting. the below illustration is from a fun alphabet book that we got at the library and I can't remember the title? it obviously was my inspiration. i wanted to do wire legs but couldn't get them in post body? there is most definately a learning curve...

is this your luggage?

Terra — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:10:51 -0500

artist luna laboo purchases lost luggage, photographs everything inside, post these pics on on her site, and hopes to someday reunite the lost items with the rightful owner. as my dear mother said, "the airlines should be providing this service." i agree. but until they do...here are a few that may just be returned. interview here.

needle felting begins

Terra — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:15:06 -0500

so i've bought a couple colors of wool roving, have some needles, need sponge pad, more colors, more needles and i'm good to go. my project that's been stirring in my brain has something to do with bugs, barbells and bell jars. intriguing yes?
now you too can needle felt the prez. i think it's a pretty decent likeness!

everything artist kit lane felts is a gem. i especially like her titles. this one is called, "alien albino space peas with 20 20 hindsight"
felt away!

canoeing down the canon

Terra — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:26:37 -0500

sunday was a beautiful day. we packed up the newly purchased craig's list canoe and headed down the canon river. i was a bit nervous with baby o. but he was a trooper. h. making his typical funny faces.

mommy and o. paddling. this river is so shallow. we were constantly rubbing our back end on the bottom.

o. enjoying the mud between his toes.

see that little black thing in the tree. well this pic doesn't do it justice but j. and i both thought it was one of those fake owls that someone put up in the tree because it was so still for so long.

nope, not a fake, a real live bald eagle. we were so close! we saw two of them down river and their nest. it was so beautiful. we also encountered one oriole, 2 canoers, 3 kayakers, and about 1,000 barn swallows living under a bridge. the stench! i wish i would have taken a picture of their little mud nests, all lined up. so pretty, but stinky!

marsupial bunnies

Terra — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:12:25 -0500

coming soon! why should kangaroos have all the fun?

au revoir Paris

Terra — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:19:12 -0500

sunday was spent at chartre and versailles. no one can deny the splendid beauty and grand architecture of versailles but the next time i'm there, i'm going to focus on the more "down to earth" side of this oppulent chateau, the estate of marie-antoinette. an 86 acre refuge away from stuffy royalty for the teenage queen. the petit trianon was given to the queen upon her marriage to louis XVI and later the "farm house" (pictured above) was built to the queen's specifications. apparently she loved to play theatre games, milk her farm animals, make cheese and butter...who knew? a must read is a recent post from paris mavis about a time slip in 1904 and the petit trianon revisted as it was in 1789, fascinating!

monday & tuesday my sister saw the usual suspects, the eiffel tower, notre dame, louvre, & mont martre. i can't wait to hear first hand how she enjoyed her trip!