oh the layers of the yule log. perhaps a little too advanced baking for me but fun and funny in the end. the mushrooms were the funnest part. i love all things "woodland".

happiest holiday wishes!

xo

my daughter and i have been crocheting edges too.

18 days and 10 washcloth edges later my mom in law has flown on to other family. she left so much behind in her wake. crochet instruction, tamale instruction and a pace of slow and steady wins the race. i realize how much i hurry through it all when i see her movement.

...and my crochet thread collection has more than doubled in size. a textile and craft thrift store in sebastopol ca, afforded us new variety in very vintage colors.

feeling very much like i have been on a needle arts retreat for the past 2 weeks but it is on to the holidays and all the many layers of preparation.

my husband's mom lydia is visiting us for a few weeks from northern new mexico where she lives on a ranch that she owns with her 9 brothers and sisters. they share laundry facilities and that is often responsible for mix-ups in laundry ownership.

pictured is the graceful way in which she marks her territory:)

loving the creative view as she works hooking herself into home:)

i love tiny details!

winter has been released!

releasing lots of my tiny ceramics pieces out into the world this week in various shapes and forms.
a ring for an october birthday. so fun to try to get the little pom pom in the cup while wearing:)

larger pieces pictured are tea set for friend and collector of jess brown dolls. handles over sized so the dollys can slip their hand through and hold onto the cups:) dream catcher cup and saucer studies .

dream catcher complete...i think:) so many layers of tiny things, i never feel quite done. dangly bits of forget me not seeds, tendril message holder, bark journal for secrets and a teacup to hold tiny gemstones of choice. ....and a very shy butterfly who would not be photographed up close.

the hand bound innards of a tiny book i am making for a commission for kathryn who lives across the pond:)

kathryn has a lovely blog secrets of a butterfly where you may find her and her inspirations. she is so full of grace and faith and creative celebration, so beautiful, and i am making her a dream catcher inspired by her world of loveliness. more photos to follow of it if i can capture all it's tiny essences.

i looked up her city of newcastle in my old garage sale atlas and it was already circled (or ringed as she calls it). so curious! and all our common interests of spiritual pulls, contemplations, thoughts and quotes...a world away but in my heart she is right next door:)