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more spring sewing

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…and now, my girls are sleeping in fresh new spring style!  With the simple addition of a new pillowcase made with your favourite fabrics, you too can take their sweet dreams to a whole new level.  Why not give it a go?  The only downside is that they might get upset when they see the other custom pillow case you made for them in the dirty clothes.  As demanded by my little one “MOM! Why did you take my pillowcase?!”…..then she pulled back the covers as she scowled only to realize there was a new pillow waiting to surprise her.  Her face changed in an instant and a “Thank you Mama!” came tumbling out as she switched gears with with grace.  Too funny and now I won’t have to rush to wash and dry and change bedding all between morning and bedtime as demanded before (oh how she loves that original custom pillowcase made by my dear friend Gabrielle).

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oh i love the wee wander fabric!

the original custom pillowcase that started it all - made by my friend Gabrielle

I really encourage you to make some….they make such sweet gifts and are so easy to personalize for each unique person you are gifting.

 

spring sacs

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I have been having a little fun with spring sewing!  I popped these spring sacs in the mail for my niece and nephew just in time for Easter. What a fun way to use up small pieces of favourite fabrics! A perfect project for my 8 year old to help with.  We will have post again when we find time for her to help make her very own little bag for toting around snacks, art supplies, books and bits of nature treasures collected on the go.  So love this time of year with its creative bursts of energy.

P.S. both of these sweet fabrics are by Sarah Jane (an artist whose work I adore).

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eggs eggs eggs

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Is anyone planning anything special with some eggs this week?  Decorating? Yummy baking? Favourite breakfasts?  I’d love if you would share your plans!

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P.S. this mixed media painting on linen canvas is for sale (in case you are looking for spring gift ideas, or perhaps Mother’s Day)

hello spring

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After weeks of frog song and a dash of summer-like sunshine (bare-toed beach picnics included), I was more than ready to welcome SPRING today!  How lucky I am to have a job that includes field work, especially on this first day that needs to be spent outdoors.  A beach seine with a dozen students (waders helped with the torrential rain) and a creek walk with fellow colleagues and fellow Streamkeepers volunteers too (mud on my boots, still wet and cold from the morning session but bubbling with excitement of plans to help the creek). Then home, exhausted, a grumpy re-entry…..balance found again with a home cooked meal thanks to my man and an after dinner spring painting session with my girl. I just peeled the paper snowflakes off the windows to make room for the new art, the new energy, the new season.  Here’s hoping it will be full of lush new growth for all of us!  Hello spring, I am so ready for you!

spring coloursshe repeatedly tiptoed out into the wet spring grass to get a closer look at the daffodilpainting in spring!why hello there!complete with little ladybug

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smile!The sun has been shining, the frogs have been singing and I find myself smiling a bit more freely….here’s a peek of a piece I made around this time last year when I was signed up for Lifebook 2014.  I  still have so many weekly assignments left to do and this time of year is when I seem to feel most inspired to create….maybe I will get some painting done this week. I have been getting some sewing done and will post about that soon.  As spring approaches, I hope you too will feel your creative batteries recharging.