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pursue only those that capture your heart

I wanted to change up the chalkboard pegboard for the new year and I came across this native american saying," certain things catch you eye but pursue only those that capture your heart". It really spoke to me in ways that I am finding hard to put into words right now. 

I am feeling very blessed to have my life (and my quiver) full of family and friends. Tomorrow is my blog birthday (#3) and I am celebrating that , surpassing 1000 posts and my etsy shop anniversary (#2) with a really wonderful giveaway. 

xxoo

m 

the milkweed project

It started way back in 2010 but this amazing project is on display right now at the eclipse gallery.

I would love to hear from anyone who has made it to the show. From the picture on the gallery website it looks really amazing.

making decals for the nameless koi

I know it just doesn't seem right that we haven't named them yet but if you want to offer up some suggestions I would love to hear them. Lately they have been staring me down, pleading with me to do something about their decor. It seems a crochet covered sea stone just wasn't enough for these two.

So before they called up to be on the show trading spaces, I decided to make some decals using tye tac , adhesive vinyl for the glass of the aquarium. I used different forms of seaweed as my inspiration. I just drew on the shapes, cut them out, peeled off the protective coat and applied them to glass. 

I hope you all have a lovely weekend. 

lichenscapes

I know I said earlier this week that monday would be devoted to macro photography but the truth is since I received this amazing lens I have had it attached to my camera about 99% of the time. It really brings out the curious scientist in me and memories of my childhood with my "lab" set up in the basement where the unused workbench lay. I went for a very short walk at lunch today and was hoping to capture a few native plants with snowy coats but instead I came across a young sapling in the ice covered pond that at any other time of year would be unreachable and this is what I discovered on its branches.

"air or vacuum, snow or shale, squid or wolf, rose or lichen,
each is accepted into as much light as it will take"

archie randolph ammons, poet

sneak peak at the target shield

It is  almost finished , all those slow hand stitched concentric circles on naturally dyed fabrics and vintage linens. I was excited to show you just a little glimpse of how it looks so far. Here you see it in its concave form with a visit from the exquisite blue tit that I received in a trade with abigail brown. 

This piece is much larger than the medicine shields and was inspired by vintage targets. 

wordless wednesday and my 1000th post

soaring like an arrow

I continue to be inspired by the art and craft of the first people of north america. I soared into the new year making arrows with some of the beaver sticks I collected last summer and feathers I have found on my walks. I also used natural dyed fabrics ( you might recognize them), and re-purposed vintage leather. 

The second thing I made is a quiver to hold my arrows. I have a few finishing touches to add to that before I  show you.

I would love to hear what you have been making or thinking of making at the start of 2011. 

macro bench monday

I have decided unless some particularly outstanding news occurs that can't wait for another day of the week that mondays will be devoted to pictures taken with the macro lens. So here for the first macro monday i decided to have fun and take some macro bench monday shots with some very tiny participants. I hope you enjoy them.

I am using that last one for my official bench monday submission with the title:

standing on a bench on thin ice while a lamb chews on the bench leg  ( recipe for disaster).

I would love to hear what you might come up with for titles. 

xo

m

first snow of 2011 and it was so beautiful

i was super excited when it started to snow this morning after two solid days of unseasonal rain. I grabbed my camera, new macro lens attached and tried to capture the magic. 

now i realize that last shot is not in perfect focus but it is the one i was most excited about, it was a snowflake caught in a web. The wind was making it vibrate like the strings of a beautiful instrument and i was mesmerized. 

The year if off to some really beautiful beginnings.

xo

m

my personal favorite stones i made in 2010

my personal favorite stones i made in 2010, originally uploaded by knitalatte11.