Baker's Dozen

What a wonderful discovery! Baker's Dozen is an online shop which features "work by artists/makers from around the world." The 'baker's dozen' bit refers to the fact they are limited editions of 13.

hope you all had a great thanksgiving!

:)

Sweet Birds

a lovely print by Doublenaut.

thanks once again to grain edit

Thank you for the flowers

A girl can never have too many flowers. That is absolutely and completely impossible.

Toast magazine

toast magazine is a nice little discovery. i didn't check, but it might be anthropologie's twin sister.

Loving This Joy Ride

This is such a nice little site. I stumbled upon it a while ago and fell in love with it and bookmarked it. But I failed to go further and share it with you, so here it is. It is a lovely little site filled with thoughtful interviews and magical pictures and words.

In this particular issue, one of my favorite dreamers and artists, Susannah Conway, is featured.

I think you'll enjoy it.

A Little Bit of Happyness...

A little bit of happyness in the form of flowers...

Today has been lovely. Talked to my mom as I cooked up a storm (the house is filled with the smells of roast turkey and fresh herbs, yum!)...ran to IKEA for some bits of Christmas gifts...worked on Alex's scarf...had a good run through the neighborhood...and took some pictures of the flowers in my room.

Lovely.

Fall Flowers

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

My mom introduced me to these two poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins several years ago. She read them out loud and the beautiful, crisp sounds flew into the air like autumn leaves fluttering into my ears. mmmm (maybe I shouldn't try to write metaphors...ha. let's just say they are lovely.)

I read these poems often as they are posted by my computer at work. I read them and think about how landscape is "plotted and pieced" (one of my favorite things to see when I'm flying) and wonder at the grandeur of God that 'flame(s) out, like shining from shook foil". Beautiful.

I recommend you read them out loud too. Slowly and carefully. They might surprise you.

Today

Papier Mache magazine

I literally gasped when I saw this online magazine called Papier Mache. I think I would like to make everything in it. Absolutely wonderful.

::gulp::

I want this kitten.

Christmastime is Coming Near!

Oh, I love this time of the year. Love it, love it, love it. This year my goal is to make 95% of my gifts which means it is officially Christmas Present Making Time. I need to post some pictures of the works in process, but let's just say that so far

3 scarves
2 embroidered hand towels
4 embroidered and painted hearts
3 rock families, and
4 embroidered cards

have been made.

Phew!

The list is still long, though. I think someone might have added to it in the night. I also am at a loss for some people, so need to think about that on my run tonight. Running stirs up the creative juices in my head.

some links: giving presence this year --> http://www.adventconspiracy.org/

giving an experience rather than a wrapped gift (which is wonderful, in my opinion!) --> http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/11/12/anti-stuff-holiday-gift-guide/

Yet Another Reason to Visit Portland

They already have Stumptown Coffee and Powell's Books. So, it just follows they would have an ace hotel and an old school hotel. so nice.

Portland, how i love thee...
even though i've never set foot in thee...