sorry guys my listings have not been what i had hoped...this is a new kit, in the
shop!
it's been a strange week, i've felt like i've been operating in slo-mo. the
big guy has been really sick with a fever and called tuesday, just wanted mum to know. it's hard that he lives far away, it was all i could do to not drop everything and bring him food and be there with him. yesterday he was coming home to do some errands, car inspection, banking and stuff, getting ready for his big european adventure this summer. i felt so proud and impressed that he was planning so far in advance. he called me as he was leaving, and it was so good to hear his voice - he sounded so much better! then i got a call about an hour and a half later, "mom i'm 100% totally fine," and some guy bellowing next to him, "get off the phone!" that was a long few minutes until he called back. he had been in an accident, flipped his car twice and landed on the guard rail! everyone; the dr, officer, and junk yard guys all said, he's
very lucky, that if he hadn't been wearing his seat belt things would have been very different, even still ~ he's
VERY lucky! this was his first trip to the hospital, ever, and only a few minor scrapes, very lucky indeed! we've always called him the
golden boy, good fortune seems to follow him, so glad this day it shined on him. all i know is today we are all so
very grateful to have him, to be able to hold him, and tell him we love him!
this photo is when he turned 16, the day my father-in-law gave him his old honda. he was thrilled! my father-in-law bought it about six months before the big guy was born, and when he was little he put a puffy dandelion seed in the back ashtray, and it was still there. he appreciates little things like that, very sentimental he is. he loved that car, lots of great memories, like an old friend, and is sad that it's gone. fortunately it can be replaced. in 25 days we'll be celebrating all the more on big guy's 21st b-day ~ that is for sure!
one more b-day ~ tomorrow big guy's turning 21!
did i mention that hair dying was part of the itinerary for the big 13th b-day cali trip? we didn't recognize big guy when he got off the plane bleach blond with little blue tips in front, big girl got one fuschia stripe underneath, and the little one went for pinkie tuscadero! (she has it pulled up in front here, but really it just peeks out from underneath when it's down.) i wouldn't have expected any other color, she's been the pink girl from the start.
now for some birds of a feather news ~
for all you millinery lovers, i have sad news ~ dulkin & derrick is closing it's doors in august! my friend lisa and i discovered this magical place years ago on a trip to nyc. a huge hulking frenchman formed each petal for their gorgeous flowers using metal molds, heated over a steaming cauldron ~ fascinating, and sadly a dying art!
these little nests are made from 100% recycled paper; i cut specialty papers, vintage text, and old letterhead into slivers and then shape into a sturdy little nest!
just like birds, i gather a little bit of this and that, mostly scraps of my specialty papers too small to use, vintage print from books and magazines, and sheets of old business letterhead in creamy white and ivory stock, cut into slivers, to create my paper nests ~ very resourceful and 100% recycled! shown here in the very rough beginning stage, just taking shape.
matilda, sent by my sister and her hubby, isn't she sweet, kind of "vintage," but i've updated her, now she's hip, and on-line for the first time in her life (that was no small feat, and a huge learning curve for me!) now i can check orders and keep up to date all from my tiny upstairs studio. she is excellent at assisting my on-line purchasing too, which lately has been a whirl wind event. lots of pretty fabulous supplies coming in!
since i seem to be on an office~y kick here...loved talking with kara the other day, felt like an old friend. i hope to visit her and darcy at their amazing shop, mcmaster & storm, someday. i've been eyeing their sweet italian staplers for some time and had to have one! are there really 1000 staples in that tiny box ~ really? i'm loving it, thanks girls!
did any of you see the ellen degenerous show where she interviewed hillary clinton, and asked her if there was anything she could do to ban glitter? i recorded it, and it was too funny! ellen is co-hosting the american idol gives back fundraiser to benefit children and young people living in poverty, she then contacted a very crafty and generous chica, kathy, over at etsy, who created the charity glitter art sale. it's not too late, they are looking for lots of talented and sparkly artists to donate their work, so gather your materials and some glitter and contact kathy to sign up! now through april 9th you can buy art to help change children's lives. 
SOLD ~ sweet heather from the speckled egg scooped up the basket!
