I finished another bird and another lizard for the shop at MassHort.
This bird is made from two of my favorite vintage brown florals and some white and natural linen.
The lizard is super fancy gold crushed velvet and white linen. His eye is silver. So very glittery, this one.
I’ve been busy with lots of projects this weekend. As my show draws nearer and I become more nervous about the whole thing I start doing what I always do when I’m nervous – clean. Deep cleaning. I cleaned out the fridge and scrubbed all the shelves. I cleaned all three cupboards and rearranged everything.
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Over the course of all that cleaning I discovered that we had three giant containers of oatmeal. So yesterday morning we made oatmeal raisin cookies to try to use some of it up.
Saturday night I was tearing thrifted sheets to cover boxes for the display. Exciting stuff, I tell you.
And Purim is coming up. Just ask Roxanne. She feels Purim can’t come soon enough. And after weeks and weeks of planning, we finally made her Queen Esther crown this morning. She was very patient while mommy cut and sewed the felt layers together. The glue under the rhinestones and glittery pompoms is drying right now and then I have to fit it to her head. Like me, Roxanne has a huge head (lots of brains, that’s what I maintain). Commercially made tiaras for children totally don’t fit on that noggin.
We finally hung up some bulletin boards above my desk in my studio space and I am so happy to be able to look up and see lovely pictures while I work now.
Everything is cancelled this week for February vacation – no Nursery school, no Tot Time, no story hour. And it is 12 degrees out today. Ugh.
Aw, I love the tiara! So much better (and more comfy) than a storebought one, anyway.
you are humming right along…. i always want to bake or cook something when i am anxious, cleaning sounds much more healthy. since you have so much oatmeal i am going to email you a recipe for oatmeal molasses bread… if i wasn’t so busy i would make some right now.
Is that a My Paper Crane postcard? I want one! AACK! Where do I get one? I’m such a sucker for postcards – collect them like coins!
I am totally making myself a tiara for Purim. With glitter. Just for me 🙂 And I gotta get my fruit baskets ready, its coming so fast!! ekk!
We have a sibling mud print to your’s in the first pic. I love the crown for Roxanne, really darling.
I love that little tiara… And your birds are just incredible. Oh, and your show will be just as incredible!
The birds are wonderful, and I can’t wait to see them at the Flower Show.
Some Salty Oats would help deplete your oatmeal stash.
the bulletin boards look great- so much inspiration!
My gosh, you’ve been busy! The latest bird is stunning, and the tiara is so sweet. I feel your pain regarding the February break cancellations, although I’m reaping the benefits here. I hope you don’t get cabin fever!
I think the latest bird is my favourite of all the birds you have made – love the fabric! Your whole display is going to be amazing! Wish I could be there to see it all in person 🙂
feel free to come over to my house to use up some of that nervous energy!
i love the new bird. and that crown is awesome.