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May 2008

May 15, 2008

a new owl, Hawaii style

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Okay, so here is the amazing yard of fabric I found a week and a half ago at a church rummage sale. It was buried under lots of old plaid flannel and other yucko stuff and I couldn't believe it when I pulled this out.  "From Hawaii with Aloha" and look at those '70's lovers.  It is a textured cotton, very tightly woven and not too thick.  And it was .50 cents. I know. Wow.

It lasted half a day, from lunch until after dinner when I had some time to myself, and then I cut it to bits.  I have a good 1/4 yard left, but the rest became this owl.

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May 14, 2008

Just a quick note...

to say that the shop has now been updated and is fully stocked.  Birds galore and a few other treats.  Have a great day!

May 12, 2008

Birds and more for sale on Wednesday

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This is the second half of what the shop update will include.  18 items in total.  Everything will go up on Wednesday (that's May 14) at 11:30 am EST.  Prices will range from $110 for the smaller birds to $350 for the owl.  Everything else will be somewhere in between (although the two animals will be $45 each). I hope you'll stop by!

My sister, Rachel, was in town over the weekend which was awesome.   She is six years younger than me, and she's a lawyer now.  So crazy.  We have a great time together.  Now it is back to the sewing machine for me.  That incredible piece of fabric I found is slowly being transformed so stay tuned.

I had a great Mother's Day.  The weather in Boston was 60 degrees and sunny and perfect for a morning 1/2 mile hike here in Wellesley (just the right length for a 2 year old and a 4 year old to complete without wining about being tired).

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My sister and I got pedicures - always a nice treat! 

And we spent the afternoon at Cairn Croft, a private garden in Dover, MA, that shows outdoor sculpture and is open one weekend a year. This is the third year we've gone and it is always amazing - incredible landscape design and breathtaking sculpture.   

All in all, a great day.   I hope you had a good one, too.

May 07, 2008

Shop Update Next Week!

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Next Wednesday, May 14, at 11:30 am EST I will update my shop.  These and many others will be listed.  I'm really excited to have new, fresh things in the shop and I hope you'll check it out!  Meanwhile I am having a bit of a studio clearance sale now so if there is something you've been eyeing now might be the time.

I went to three church rummage sales on Saturday morning, by myself, and found some excellent fabric.  One piece is perhaps the best yard of fabric I have ever owned.  Needless to say it has already been cut up and is becoming a member of the aviary. 

May 01, 2008

animal

I was possessed by some kind of footloose and fancy free mood yesterday evening and made this animal.

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He says hello to you.  He will be part of mid-May shop update. 

Thank you to everyone who recommended Google Reader. I have officially said good-bye to Kinja, the switch over is complete, and I'm in love.  Why didn't I do this a year ago?  The only thing I am still getting used to is that in order to comment you have to scroll back up and actually click over to the blog itself.  Sometimes this is an extra step that I don't have time to make, but otherwise I'm totally happy.

Mimi is coming over to play tomorrow morning.  Yipee!