MR in real life...

few things are better for me as a maker than to see the things I make in real life. That and hearing people's stories and making them happy are so important to me. I was lucky enough to stumble across the beautiful photographs of Shannon Michele's wedding. I made this embroidery piece for her to celebrate the occasion... 

click the image to go to shannon's flickr and check out the full post with lots of lovely images of the handsome couple here.  It's so nice seeing these pieces outside of my studio, where they will have a whole new life, new stories and become part of a families history...

sometimes i like fall...

i'm missing the fall & days like this...

...to bad for me that I grew up in California, because I'll never get used to being cold. It makes me dread the winter and shiver when people say that they love the crisp winter air and blustery winter walks. I like my winter to be a CA convenience - a 2 hour drive to the mountains, some snowboarding (yeah i do it) and then home in time for a walk with just a t-shirt on.

i caught the aftermath of some game where you try to bite apples on string...
i picked out little pumpkins...
spotted my favorite symbol- the hour glass with wings at a little cemetery...
found a and apple in the leaves & sleeping bee...
had a nice fall day...

my valentine to you...

... is a little Kevin Bacon embroidery. heyyy! i know it's a commercial, but it's so damn goofy sweet & i can't help but love me some manbroidery too! hope you're having a sweet day....

craft vanitas....

Lest you think the crafting life is all beautiful workspaces in honey filled light, may I present you with my worktable - a chaos of bits here and there, much like the workings of my own brain. Lately I've been making lots of Messages in a Bottle and today I'll be packaging them all up for Valentine's Day deliveries.

Banjo, our new rescue cat that we are fostering has found a new favorite spot to my great annoyance. He is constantly pausing my music with his butt, and making the computer make that loud alarm like sound when he lays on the keyboard. But, how can you be mad at that face?

p.s. today is the last day to make your last minute Valentine's Day Gift Box purchases!
Sweet Baklava & Romantic Little Letter!!