Went for a walk in the woods over the weekend with my mom to collect moss and bark for terrariums and indoor gardening. It was almost dark and really cold and just so very nice to be spending some time with my mom in the woods, kind of like being a kid again.

These two terrariums are for my kids, an advent suprise for the first day of December.

Can't believe December 1st is tomorrow!

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving if you celebrated it! Ours was delicious.

I'm offering 10% off everything in my shop until the end of today. If you've wanted a grainsack pillow or scarf or tote bag or even a little clothespeg doll, it's a nice bit of savings! Everything comes wrapped in white tissue and red twine, perfect for gift giving or as a treat for yourself.
Just enter HOLIDAY2010 at checkout.

Holiday Sale

In honor of the season, I'm having a little holiday sale in my shop over the long weekend.

From Friday, November 26 through Monday, November 29 I'm offering 10% off everything in my shop. All items ship wrapped in pretty white tissue paper and tied with red and white twine and a vintage stamp, so you don't have to gift wrap either!

Please enter code HOLIDAY2010 at checkout. Happy shopping!

Three pies for Thanksgiving this year. This one is apple, made by my daughter and I. Still have to make a pumpkin and a pecan pie this afternoon with my son. Everyone wants a turn to make their favorite pie. Just so glad they want to do it!

I'm gonna be having a sale in my shop starting Friday. Check back then for details.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Finally finished painting this doll house over the weekend and brought it up to my studio. It's still a bit sparse at the moment, but that's okay. It's a work in progress.

The new Holiday Market starts today on Poppytalk Handmade. My shop is there. And there are so many other nice ones to visit too. I could spend all day browsing! Go have a look and please consider buying handmade gifts for the holidays. Thank you!

This week I:

sewed 11 grainsack pillows

sewed 11 lavender pillows

finished knitting a scarf

cleaned my studio

took hundreds of product photos, most of them bad

updated my shop

cooked dinner twice

met friends for dinner once

had sushi for lunch with my husband

watched the season finale of Bored to Death

This week I did not:

pay enough attention to my kids

This weekend I hope to:

go for a long bike ride

eat dumplings in Chinatown

fold some laundry

make some version of cheese fondue for dinner and eat it with crusty bread

see some old friends

vacum the house

pay attention to my kids

How about you? Have a good weekend!