For the Birds

Are these the best photo's? Not so much. In all fairness though, these weren't so much meant to go up here on my blog. I took these photo's to show potential shoppers the bird house that I'm selling in a sort of  "virtual yard sale" on a locally based board. I decided to post these here as a reminder for myself after the interest people showed in it.

I have to give credit to my step-dad too. The painting on this bird house was partially inspired by him. He's an artist and being around him was always very motivating when it came to any art I felt like tackling. The rest of my inspiration came from the area we live in throughout the seasons. The front in the first picture is spring, the second picture are the mountains here in the winter on a starry night, and the last picture is one of the local beaches during summer. I've never been to another beach in the world quite like the ones they have here. Selling it, is making me feel very nostalgic. Isn't it odd how the little things like this can make you feel like that?
Ciao,
xoxo

Let there be Light!

Pumpkin carving has been a Halloween holiday favorite all my life and thankfully, it's been passed on to our kids. Do you have any traditions that you absolutely must do for Halloween?

Slip Knot of Love

I'm sorry for the absence. I hate posting without any pictures to share and I've been doing badly lately. It's left me confined to the bed for most of my free time. It drives me crazy to the point I've even tried to learn how to knit. I've messed up and am hoping I can get some guidance from a friendly local shop on how to fix it. Those who are experienced might be able to see what I've done in the close up. I was happy with how far I'd come and my hand slipped which took off several of the loops instead of just one. I ended up pulling too hard on the yarn and part of the previous row came undone. I'm too inexperienced to figure out how to fix it. I've been wanting to learn how to do this for awhile now so although I've not been doing well, I'm glad it's given me the opportunity to finally get around to this. I'm hoping to incorporate the knitted textile into some jewelry pieces. I think it could make for some really interesting pieces. Besides, it's that time of year. The weather here is cooling off and I love nothing more than bundling up in soft knits made of comfy yarns. Don't you? Knitting can always add such amazing detail and texture to an outfit for me.

"Knit your hearts 

with an unslipping knot."

   

-- Antony and Cleopatra 

by William Shakespeare

Ciao!