resurrection fern

we wish you a merry christmas

a happy solstice 

a peaceful winter

when it arrives 

snow

and evergreens

little snow coated mittens 

red noses and cheeks

layers of handknits 

the love of family and friends

kindness to and from strangers

xxoo

oma, lilith and lachlan

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all these photographs were taken on our visit to black creek pioneer village 
a wonderful place to visit at any time of year 

but even more so at christmas

looking forward to taking them for the candlelight walk when they are a little older 

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december 6th

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hope you can stop by and say hello
this is the one and only sale i will be involved in this season

i hope to have crochet covered stones, naturally dyed feather ornaments, pinecones, a very limited number of hand made tiny baskets

the elves and i are also working on some special handmade items for the young ones

xx

m

 

 

making for lili

before I start posting about what we are making lili for her first birthday in a few weeks

i thought i should show a few little things I made for christmas gifts

knitting mittens for lili is loads of fun

using up bits and metres of left over yarn

teasing the kittens

:)

I also designed and made her a little hobbit cape of her own

repurposing an vintage woolen plaid kilt and a cashmere sweater

arounna was so kind to help me with the snaps and studs

the closure was repurposed from the skirt

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the mittens were knit with handspun cashmere

using this lovely pattern

xo

oma

 

amongst friends

the wonderful thing about workshops whether you are hosting, helping or taking them 

is that it is a perfectly wonderful opportunity to meet new friends with similar interests

to your own

the geninne workshop at bookhou just over a week ago was no exception

i also had a beautiful opportunity to arrange some of the ornaments and take some "real" photographs

I loved lisa's little birch canoes, adams hanging terrariums and of course geninne's embroidered birdies 

transfers. You can purchase any of the pictured ornaments and some new ones that just arrived in the 

brick and mortar shop. 

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monday moments

and yes i know it is tuesday :)

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these snowy white wreaths took about five minutes to make

three embroidery hoops

a ball of thick wool

a few felted wool balls

one knotted 

one braided

and 

one

glued

:)

red

don't forget to enter the giveaway 

xo

m

indigo and wood giveaway

all you need to do to enter to win

a few indigo trees and a small wooden animal

( of my chosing once I know who the winner will be) 

you see I do have a very large collection of them

is tell me about a special decoration or ornament you or someone else made

and why it holds extra special significance for you

you have until sunday noon, eastern standard time

to enter

i may even throw in an indigo pinecone ornament for you to enjoy

 

 

 

 

best of luck

xo

m

indigo blue fir trees

the house where i grew up

had a towering blue spruce tree

and this new little project 

was inspired by it

 

 

 

 

i think one of these images may become my christmas card

xo

m

and a very happy day to all of those special people with birthdays today

 

first giveaway of the new year

i am so very thankful for all the beautiful handmade, vintage, edible and carefully chosen gifts and cards that i received for christmas this year 

here are a few that i managed to photograph on the rare occasion the sun peeked out over the holidays

I would love to have a giveaway to celebrate a new year of making and giving

the winner will be able to chose from something already made ( a covered stone) or the creative materials to make something ( hand dyed and vintage) 

so leave a comment, let me know about something handmade you gave or received 

or a special recipe you cooked up over the holidays 

or just say hello

i will close the comments on sunday at midnight 

xo

it was the little things

and the friends i met in real life

that made 2011 a very special year for me

"Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars-mere globs of gas atoms. I too can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more?....What is the pattern, or the meaning, or the why? It does not do harm to the mystery to know a little about it. For far more marvelous is the truth than any artists of the past imagined it."

richard p feynman, 1963

life is short 

don't forget to play in the snow

love to all

margie