A day of magic

So yesterday was an interesting day.

It was a foggy, grey and rainy early spring day.

At one point, before the sun started setting,

the sky turned yellow and then a deep rosy pink,

it was so crazy!

Anyway, yesterday was exciting because my books that I ordered arrived!

(note here that Poesy is the best guard parrot ever, she was screaming her pretty little head off when the post man showed up.)

Second I was able to work on some watercolors,

I have been really inspired by the crochet covered stones I have been making

and this blog.

I have been trying to get things ready for the fair I am vending at in a couple of weeks...

Oh, and then I remember that I need to get my tax info together to get that done (yuck!).

And last, when I was on my walk I found I bottle in the crux of a tree branch with a note in it.

There were 2 anonymous notes

and a check for $1 with a note in the memo that said:

'I found the bottle'.

(Let me tell you, it is really tough to get paper notes out of a bottle using wet pine sticks.)

Anyways, it felt like I found treasure,

out in the woods,

in a random spot.

It was kind of fun!

It was like magic.

I have been thinking that I might set up a treasure hunt for people walking in the woods

and check to see if anyone plays along!

Today I am going to take some more photos of what (else) I have been working on,

I am going to make some of these seedling pots like these,

(from here)

as well as trying to set up a page to list some clothes and shoes and things that I am going to sell.

What are you up to this weekend?

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working on some new watercolors, inspired by natural science.

Sprouts, Stones, Wool and Fire.

Hooray!

We have life!

It has definitely been like the beginning of spring should be here in New England.

We have had a few balmy days,

which lead into cold days,

and there seems to be a constant strong gale blowing all about.

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I was excited today to see some of the things in the garden poking up through the decomposing leaves and whatnot.

I am excited for the daffodils and tulips and crocus and chionodoxa.

And my garlic made it through the winter!

And of course,

I'm still obsessed with crocheting stones.

I have been playing around with a new color-

which I am really liking!

Part of it is because I have had to pretty much teach myself everything.

I knew VERY basic crocheting,

so it has been a wonderful challenge figuring how to make all these chains and knots turn into a delicious pattern.

I would love to learn more lace crocheting patterns.

I have also been collecting stones and harboring them under the stove,

(since free/knick-knack/collection space is limited in this here abode)

I found a really great heart shaped one, too!

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Man, do I love this woodstove!

It is such a wonderful hard working contrivance.

I am always collecting smooth,

or pretty,

or unique stones anyways.

I especially love that we have a beach here in town

with these ones that have been tumbled in the briny waves

and been beaten against each other left together on the shore.

Whenever I take something from nature,

I try to be respectful and to leave an offering or prayer of thanks.

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I have also been trying to get ready for the fair that I am vending at in a couple of weeks.

I have been working on stocking up on felted owls.

Now I need to catch up with mermaids!

And there are a few more nuno felted scarves,

headbands

and cuff bracelets

that I am hoping to get done in time.

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Decompostable, Origami Sprouting Pots

So I got a bunch of the seeds I want for this coming season

and some potting soil...

Now I just have to figure out what to sprout them in.

I was thinking of making some of these

decompostable, origami newsprint sprouting pots!

via

If this is something you are interested in,

here are a couple of videos I have found on how to make your own!

I am so excited to try this out!

Do you have a garden?

Or planters?

What are you thinking of planting this year?

My next project is setting up a compost tea container.

Oh, and don't forget to enter into my Springtime GIVEAWAY!!!

Happy Spring!!!

just checking in

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good morning all. it feels like it has been such a long time since i have posted here! i have been trying to get things ready for the fair i am doing in a couple of weeks, as well as being completely absorbed in crocheting smooth, beautiful beach stones!

what have you been up to lately?

an extention of sharing things about me

On a whim the other night I did a little post about me.

This is a bit of a follow up,

or extension, if you will, of the first post.

It is in relation to things that I collect

and the little places all around the house in which my collections sit.

I love tea.

I grow a lot of the herbs I make into tea and use as medicine in my garden.

(I was drinking rose and lemonbalm from this teacup)

*side note: I have taken classes and gone through apprenticeships for my herbal studies from many different people.

One of the main people that I learned from was Rosemary Gladstar

at Sage Mountain in Vermont where I did 2 apprenticeships.

I love to drink water with violet flowers in it.

I will leave it out in the sun to make a sun infusion

and sometimes I will leave it out in the moonlight, too, to absorb some of her magic.

One part of my garden.

I also love books, here is a few of the many in my house.

These are mostly books I like to look through for inspiration.

The next few photos are of the little cabinets and places where I have things collected.

Obviously feathers and stones,

as well as some little faery and mermaid statues made by some close friends

(and which I have many because they are so wonderful!)

I LOVE camels.

I am not sure why,

there is just something so primal and mysterious of them.

I have a photo from national geographic of a woman camping out, cooking over a small fire.

It is just her and her camel.

For some reason I just love the photo,

I can't even describe the way it makes me feel.

(I have it in a 'safe place' and will try to find said place so you can see the photo)

This is a painting I did many years ago and it hangs above our bed.

I just really love it, so I thought I would share it.

More collections.

Shells, crocheted stones, little vessels, some of my first needle felted creatures

(and one by my sister).

See that beautiful amethyst?

That was a gift in a swap I did over on Cole's blog.

It is from a new blog friend, Kary

(thanks sweets, I love it! and I hope your ankle heals quickly!).

Some other things I mentioned:

I would love to have a small farm, but the boyf travels a lot and sometimes I go with him,

not to mention that we rent,

so until those 2 things are a little more stable, no mini farm for me.

I would love to own my own house.

This will require a whole separate blog post since my ideal home is not just one building.

There are many things that I love about the house we live in,

(but there are also a lot of things wrong with it that I would fix immediately if I owned it)

like the fact that it used to be a barn, is made mostly of granite and has high ceilings.

Not to mention our F-ing awesome woodstove!

Maybe that will be a blog post I tackle soon...

Also, I would love to hear about you!

(I'm not used to talking so much about myself)

So please feel free to comment about yourself,

or better,

blog about it and leave a link!!!

Colored Crochet and a GIVEAWAY!

So I have been working on some more crocheted beach stones

(oh, what a surprise!)

and thought some color would be fun...

What do you think?

I have a couple of other colors I want to try out too...

Life around here hasn't been all that exciting.

I have a fair coming up at the end of the month

and yet I still procrastinate on the projects that I really should be working on.

All I know is that I am going to be felting like mad if I don't get on it soon!

Aside from that, I want to say hello to the new followers!

It makes me feel wonderful that people like my blog enough to follow

and thank you to everyone who leaves comments,

I love that too!!!

And because I love you all so much

and because spring is around the corner

I am doing a GIVEAWAY!!!

This is a headband made by my good friend, Lara of Visual Interest Design.

We tend to vend at the same venues,

which is a lot of fun

and she will be next to me at the one at the end of the month which I am very happy about!

So here are the details:

1. Become a follower of this blog and mention what you follow with if not through blogger.

2. Check out my etsy shop and leave a comment telling me what your item is your favorite

3. Tweet or blog about this givaway (good for 1 entry each) and make sure to leave separate comments with links.

4. For 2 extra entries, purchase something from my shop.

**Please make sure with any comments that you leave an email address

or some valid way for me to contact you!

Good luck, pass it on!