Goin' on 'round here...

Celebration and a S-A-L-E!!!

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!!

Today is my guy's Birthday and for this we watched him jump out of a plane (yesterday)!

Happy Birthday, Shabadoooo!

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Also, I am having a Mother's Day SALE!

I am offering 10% off everything in the shop using the coupon code LUVUMA.

It will run through the end of the day on Mother's Day.

Handmade is always a wonderful and thoughtful gift.

And don't forget that Etsy offers gift cards as well.

So, if you don't know what to get your awesome Mum,

this allows her to choose for herself!

ENJOY YOUR DAY!!!

A few things

A few things to share with you:

1. I have a bunch of new crocheted crystals in THE SHOP.

I have to admit, they are pretty rad. I am loving how the indigo dyed thread looks on the stones, especially the amethyst! Let me know what you think about them.

(And as I am sure you have noticed, you can also see the most recently posted pieces over in the upper part of the column to the right -->)

2. I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but I am on Instagram... Are you?

You can find and follow me there, if you like: Littleowlarts

3. My goal this year is to work more on my Etsy shop and focus more on selling through there. It would be great to spend less on gas going from show to show (although, there are a bunch that I will still be doing, of course), as well as better for the environment. Not to mention that I like being able to spend the majority of my time working on new things. So I have been looking around at all the new- to me at least- things that etsy has to offer to help in this department.

One of which is an about page.

HERE is mine.

This is also something I would love your opinion on!

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I LOVE hearing from all of you! So don't be shy, friends!

Tell me about yourself, about what YOU like, about what you think about what I have been working on, what you think of pricing or photos (which I have a long way to go with), or of things in general...

This is part of what inspires me!

xo

Little Owl

Crystal Love + Indigo

Quartz + Indigo

Amethyst + Indigo

A couple of newbies in THE SHOP.
I am IN LOVE with these!

I have some more that require photographing and then those, too, will make an appearance.

I have gone back to adding a little detail to the chain, thought I would change it up a bit. As much as I love the plain chains, I think this is a nice way to add character and contrast to each piece. Of course there will be some with plain chain as well. I am loving the new thread that I dipped in the indigo bath (which was revived over a week ago and still seems to be going strong, wahhoooo!).

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Today is cold and raw and although I would love to set up shop outside and paint or craft while laying in the sun, I am ok with a rainy day like today also.

I need the stillness, the quiet, the grounding.

(I just wish I could keep myself warm, it is rather raw out!)

We got the seeds planted in the garden this past weekend and I am already eager to see everything poking up through the earth! I am feeling super impatient about this. Plus, I feel awfully behind and on more than just the garden...

I feel rather behind on work as well.

But then again, I am easily overwhelmed. It is easy to get off track, to get overwhelmed by everyday things. My brain seems to have it out for me some days. So my solution is to stop, take a metaphorical step back, breathe, and then just focus on one thing at a time, no matter how large or small. I am trying to make at least one thing a day, although that can be difficult on any random given day. I am trying to troubleshoot making my paintings/drawings into cards from home, a project that has become way more in depth than I anticipated. But I am deeply in love with Indigo lately and am pleased as punch to see how beautiful it looks wrapped around crystals and stones.

It is funny how one little shift can open up a whole new creative world and redirect you to revisit or to a new creative path!

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So, what have you been keeping yourself busy with?

Amethyst for Happiness

This stone makes me feel completely blissful.

And I want to share it with you!

Amethyst for happiness!

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I am finally getting it together and putting some new crocheted crystals in the shop.

Find this one HERE.

Oh yeah, one more thing...
Happy Earth Day!
I will be offering 15% today using the coupon code MAMAEARTH.
Just enter it in at checkout, easy peasy!

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New crocheted stones being made

and a memento from a walk on a sunny day.

Hope you enjoyed your weekend!

Traumerei... Daydreaming

A few crystals waiting to be finished and made into necklaces.

I am hoping to have them in the shop this weekend.

In other news:

We are getting the garden ready (a little late, oops).

Finally got a fence up, hopefully it will be puppy-proof.

Hoping to put the seeds we have in the ground, but we may have to wait a little longer for the manure we scored to compost a little more first. This should also be a good way to test the fence since I am sure puppy would LOVE to eat said poop. (Already had to chase her out, guess we need a real door) YUCK!

I am daydreaming about getting chickens.

Well all sorts of different animals really, but starting with chickens.

Not sure if it is gonna happen this year, though. (*frowning*)

This is hilarious, however.

We am hoping to take a trip to Maine this month to start looking for where we want to be.

You know, other than just dreaming about where we 'think' we want to be.

Definitely want to be coastal, we can't be too far from our beloved ocean.

I, well technically we, am trying to teach myself German.

I was so proud of myself last week when I could put together a (very) simple sentence.

"Ich habe hunger... Ich kann nicht warten Fruhstuck!"

Which translates to "I'm hungry... I can't wait for breakfast!"

I was waiting for my guy to get back with food.

Yay! Go me!

That's all for now.

Auf Weidersehen!

The contents of this moment...

...sitting out on the little deck of my new apartment for the first time. I am thoroughly enjoying the sun and the warm weather.

...drinking tea while working on some new crocheted crystal necklaces.

...giving the animals some love and snuggles while we listen to the birds sing.

...sun gazing through the leaves of the tree that overhangs the corner of my deck.

What are the contents of your day?

New Flourite!

New crocheted flourite necklace

in the shop now!

Local Stones, New in the Shop

There are some new crocheted crystals in the shop!

Stones that have been mined locally here in New England,

full of light and ethos...

A glowing heart...

There are a few new crocheted necklaces in the shop,

be sure to take a peek!

Faery baubles...

...In a window vignette.

The window to the left of my painting studio space.

I just love the new little succulent that was magically left for me this weekend!

It looks perfect next to my camel that I found at the flea market!!!

It is a perfect day today,

not too hot, not too cold and sunny!!!

Also, I have a few new crystals in the shop,

and some more that I will be listing this week.

So hop on over and take a peek if you like!

glass and stone

hello little chick-a-dees

just wanted to give you a little heads up,

these are now in the shop!

there are a few more lovelies coming soon.

until then i would be oh-so-happy for you to take a peek!

and i love comments!!!

Hope you are all having a happy sunday,

i am dreaming of a new camera...

xoxo

glass, mineral, gather and stitch

I have been toiling away.

Gathering,

collecting,

planing,

stitching.

And then some.

I did a trade with a friend,

a whole lot of crystals for crocheting a bear claw she had into a necklace.

I think it looks splendid.

There are a few other things that I have been turning over in my mind,

things that I have been working on,

things that I have been planning on doing.

Things that I hope start manifesting in the very near future...

I have a small gaggle of crocheted crystal necklaces,

as well as crocheted beach glass ones.

I think I will be adding a few to the shop very soon!

How has your week been?

Anything new and exciting been going on in your world?

p.s. I am trying to get to 400 followers on facebook!

feel free to like my fan page- there is a button on the side of this page,

I would be ever so greatful!!!

Maybe I will do a special giveaway when I hit 400...

And feel free to follow my blog if you aren't already,

that would make my day!!!

love you all!

xo