Weekend DIY: doily dream catcher

I made this as my weekend DIY.  It was inspired by free people (of course).  Headed to Michaels to purchase the twig wreath then stitched a doily in the center.  I added gold wire and beads as well as ripped fabric strands to hang off the bottom.  I am currently doily obsessed.
Happy Wednesday!

a little birdie told me

I made these little guys while I was watching the Olympics a couple weeks ago.  They are for sale at CIRCA in downtown Geneva if you need to find a gift or something to brighten your day.  Thanks for looking!

busy bee

i made this

i finished this during my first week home from school.  i painted the canvas background at a class at the international quilt festival five years ago and never did anything with it until now.  i just dove in one day and finished it.  YES...i realize i spelled "disappear" wrong, but i have a creative license, right?  i used alphabet stamps and then colored the letters in to make them darker.  i'm happy with the result and think i will hang it up in my room at school.

i truly believe we are all made of little pieces...the pieces come and go.  i feel like i have pieces of me that are dead through all the normalcy, but once they are fed or triggered they just explode and flourish for quite some time.  i go through phases of being inspired and driven to routine where i just go through the motions until the inspiration strikes me upside the head.

someone asked me, "what's it worth to you, being inspired by someone?"  it took me by surprise, this question and i had to think.  it's a good question to find out what drives your inner creative being. 
this was my reply, "if someone can get at my core and truly inspire me to create or think or come alive, it cannot be numbered.  it gets into my blood and stays there until i do something about it."


i feel indebted to people who inspire me and draw me out of ruts.  people who ask the tough questions that help me understand the inner networks of my mind.  all the pieces are there, i just never asked the questions that helped me put them all together.  and i don't manifest all the pieces on my own...they come and go along the way from who i meet and what i experience.  i just hope i can keep them coming alive without letting too many die off before i'm ready.

penguin pops in the shop

finishing up unfinished projects from a few years ago.  this was supposed to be a quilting arts magazine calendar contest submission, but i just ran out of time.  NOW it can be a nice addition to a kid's room or if you're just super cool and like penguins and an adult i guess you could purchase it too.  lots of sparkles on this lil guy!  check it out in the shop!

buy valentines!

spread the love...it's almost V-Day!  visit ye ole shop here.

finally!!!

new shop listings at the parcel posts and other notes shop!!!
mousey cards and valentines to be added very soon!

saturday night

• glitter, glue and pine cones
• corn chowder soup
• gingerbread trailers (collapsed roofs killed the whole house aspect)
• classic christmas music
• good company
• baked christmas cookies
• frosting and candy induced tummy aches
• early to bed
• glow of candle lights
• dollar store adventures

feather obsession

{grey and turquoise nails}

i made this feather headband after a desperate trip to michaels and my decision to be pocahontas for halloween. as you can see i'm very feather obsessed with the vase of peacock feathers and my summer county fair earrings find.

this sweet card came in the mail from my mom today. definitely put a smile on my face and came at the right time. moms know best.

happy happy monday.