resurrection fern

i saw three walnut ships come sailing in

well more than three but you get the idea

it was a little walnut cracking, emptying, nibbling,

beeswax melting, wick placing, wax pouring

assembly line 

last weekend

for little gifts

and a safer 

floating garden version 

of 

this centerpiece

a thumbelina christmas

time moves too quickly to get big things completed 

so 

i find fingers working on a much smaller scale

maybe it will be a christmas 

thumbelina and her woodland pals

would appreciate

this little maiking session started with a gift from my lovely sister Helen

the most lovely bouquet 

of fragrant pine needles

i soaked a few overnight in water

and made the minutest of baskets

a tiny braided wreath

brooms to keep your nest tidy

and

...

(no photographs of those little things yet)

getting the porch ready for st nicholas

Arwen was keeping edgar company indoors while he recuperates from minor surgery on his hind leg. So the porch kitties were lord byron and king dolan.  I am imagining the snow that will cover the garden sometime soon and with this thought I am going to snuggle up, watch a movie, write out some of my christmas cards and knit.

Have yourselves a good end to november. 

the "d" word

I took these few pictures last sunday 

a few days before occupy toronto 

was dismantled and the  protesters 

evicted

a far more peaceful scene than what I experienced at the mall yesterday

silly me actually needing to go to one shop to get one specific item 

not realizing that the entire community had taken the day off work and school 

to shop

apropos that I received this message from David Suzuki in my inbox

I had a similar thing happen to me when my ancient nokia cell phone, having survived washing machine and dryer a few years later bit the dust. I brought it into a Roger's shop to see if it could be repaired and they said absolutely not. They had never seen such an antique and couldn't even figure out how to get the sim card out. 

This is a really interesting organization.

falling softly

my camera fell today

thank goodness it fell on my soft slippered foot

tesing testing 123

finding colour

on one of the greyest days of this november

happy thanksgiving to my american friends

little butterfies

:)

wordless wednesday

xo

 

candles in unusual shapes

i recently found a wonderful source of local beeswax 

only minutes from my home

i was working on a project for a special friend

but got a little distracted along the way

i found myself making candles in some familar yet unusual shapes

for candles that is

shower you with love

 

designed the super talented and wonderfully kind artist

that now goes by the name of auntie geninne in this household

my son ben and his wife caitlin

our expecting the arrival of our very first grandchild in January 

i wish you could all come to the baby shower

we are hosting just before christmas

xo

oma m

delivered

the ornaments are now in the lovely hands of arounna

for the ornament show at the end of the month

it was really nice to meet her mom 

and get a start on my christmas shopping

at my favorite store in toronto

(i mean bookhou of course)

these are a few pictures of the cones I made

out of linen, hemp, bookhou triangle fabric, my own indigo dyed fabric and a little bit of liberty tana lawn

these and the thimble ornaments will be for sale exclusively at bookhou