A great fall day: part 1

NEW! NEW! NEW!!!

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Finally!

Some color!!!

I have been in search of colored thread for a while now

and finally found some to my likings!

I am so excited about these new crocheted necklaces,

not only are the colors new,

but I have put them on faux leather chord to really make the color POP!

Plus the chord is adjustable.

It's all about versatility, right?!?

Anyway, now I have the ability to reflect the season, mood, or day when making these amazingly colorful adornments.

What do you think?

And as always, all of the beach stones are collected locally!

Check out more of my etsy store here.

it's like magic

What a rainy Sunday!

Is this not the happiest looking pup in the entire universe?

One huge smile as she ran towards me, oh how I love Miss Lou!

Her smiling doggy face makes me so happy, which is good because yesterday and today have been stressful...

First, my camera died.

I mean like dead, dead.

Not "crap I need new batteries... oh, I will get them tomorrow" dead.

Now I am looking to raise money to get this camera.

(so if there ever was a time to support my etsy shop, now is it! ha ha ha!)

But I did manage to get it to give me the last few photos I took on it today,

so that was good.

I really had quite the fit yesterday evening when I put the cotton I had mordanted into the dye jar I had been cultivating for the last few days.

My camera died and then

LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED!

If you remember the color it started from this post,

How amazing!?!

It went from a purply-fuchsia to blueish-purple!

I still can't get over it.

I immediately ran out to harvest a pint sized mason jar full of the flowers that I used!

Now I have some wool yarn that I spun up this winter and some cotton thread soaking in alum as we speak,

can't wait to dye them and see what happens.

I am thinking of using dock leaves.

Or maybe I will dig up the roots and use those...

Or maybe both! HA!

Also, I have some new crocheted necklaces in the shop

and here are a couple more that I will be listing sometime between today and toworrow evening.

These I am very excited about.

The stones are from a couple of friends up the street who mine here in New England.

It is alway fun to go over there!

I traded this batch for some work which you can see here in this post.

I am really excited,

I have some very nice pieces done and more in the process of...

So, how has your weekend been?

What did you do?

In the Secret Garden.

There are finally flowers,

big and small...

And vivid colors,

emerging as each day passes.

Colors on the ground,

and on surfaces unyielding.

Makes my senses quiver with joy!

A thought on Spring

I love all four seasons,

especially the anticipation of the turning of one into another.

I feel so lucky to live in a part of the country that gets to experience these seasons fully!

Each season that comes around is my favorite at the moment

and at the moment spring is glorious with all its wonders!

One of the things that I love so much about spring is waiting and watching with delight

as the new life struggles and pushes its way up through the dreary, heavy earth.

It has been a long, frosty sleep.

It is a surprise and exciting everytime.

I love how simple things seem,

but when you look deeper,

there is a whole world wiggling, crawling,

starting to push its way towards the sun,

starting from the core.

I love the contrast.

Light and dark,

cold then warm (then cold, then snow, then warm),

hard and soft,

strong and delicate.

All fighting for the same thing,

all working at growing.

I love the birds and their beautiful songs,

I love the smell of the dirt,

I love the soft green bud and gentle shoots sprouting.

And I especially love the dull greys and browns flowing into bright and vibrant yellowy greens,

and knowing that the sap is flowing.

Spring is a deep and ancient process,

calling from the womb of the earth

and the heart of the sky.

An integral part of the process,

a necessary cycle

starting life anew.

Some Photo Love

All photos via

I love the texture and color in all these photos.

What do you love?

xoxo

Owlie

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