Monthly Archives: January 2016

Back in My Studio Again

After three weeks of not stepping foot inside of my studio, I am back this morning.  I talked about my absence here.  I’ve missed my space, and being surrounded with all of my supplies used for creating cute things.  When I opened the door to my studio for the first time this year, I felt all of the possibilities surrounding me, a sweet feeling.  I took a deep breath and thought how good it feels to be home.

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So, in addition to being back in my studio, I am back in the cold and snow.  It’s okay, though, I enjoyed many nice winter walks in southern Florida.

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We had quite a few cloudy and cool days in Florida.  This was one of the few “blue sky days”.

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I included this preserve on my walking route.  Isn’t it pretty?

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It looks wintery, but the temperature isn’t at all, it’s so mild.

While in Florida we had tornado warnings and watches… and no basement.  Most homes have basements in Illinois, so I felt a bit vulnerable not having anywhere but a closet or bathroom to take shelter in.

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This little guy seemed tame and so cute!  I was sorry I didn’t have a couple of peanuts for him.

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Okay, back to my studio.  I hope to get Gina’s sweater dress finished today!

Hope you enjoy your day no matter where you are, cold, hot, or inbetween.

Bye for now!

 

Vintage Glassware & Cute Things

I was looking through my photos and found that I still have quite a few more photos from our trip to the Volo Antique Mall in December.  My first and second post are here and here.  I love vintage glassware, and if you do too, then I hope you enjoy these photos.  I also love little glass animals and such, tchotchkes.  Enjoy!

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Thanks for visiting!  Bye for now!

A Couple of Work-in-Progress Photos

Hi there!  I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but not much creating going on with me lately.  Life has pulled me away from my studio for a bit as I’ve been needed elsewhere.  I’ve been getting a little knitting and embroidering done in the last couple of weeks, but don’t have anything completed to show you, sorry.  Here’s a  photo of a sweater dress for the Little Darlings that I managed to get made.  I still have the other pieces of this ensemble to work on, but you can get an idea anyway.  I hope to have it all finished next week.

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Oh, I forgot to show you this little dress I made for my Fairyland Pukipuki, Sugar, a couple of weeks ago.  It is knit with a lace weight tonal alpaca/silk, very soft.  This too, will probably be for sale sometime next week.

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Bye for now!  Hope you are enjoying this week.