Archive for February, 2008

another pair of painted shoes

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

since the first pair i painted, i’ve been thinking about what to paint next. i pulled these ones out of my closet yesterday afternoon. i bought them at the thrift store about 7 or 8 years ago, i don’t think i’ve ever worn them. they’re actually quite comfortable but every time i try them on, the […]

pretty stories and funny pictures

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

were you entertained (or traumatized?) by this classic german book when you were a kid?  my favorites/most feared stories were pauline and the matches, (they changed her name to harriet in my copy). the last picture of the kitties crying around the pile of her ashes always brought a tear to my eye. and naughty […]

craft!

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

have you seen the latest issue of craft magazine? it features a crafter profile of me! how exciting! written by the delightfully lovely and especially clever jenny of felt club and sew darn cute fame. take a peek at the article here!

weather house purse

Friday, February 1st, 2008

remember way back when, when i was talking about getting a wooden house purse and painting it to look like a little cuckoo clock from my collection? well, i got one that was barn shaped because i thought it resembled this. i finally finished it up, here’s how it came out! for the weather house couple and […]