Okay folks, I have to admit: I’m quite a bit excited!
Last week, I received my copy of this brandnew book here …
… aaaaaaaand??? One of the articles is accompanied by some of my illustrations!
Double & triple woohoos … feels awesome to be published - and it’s a premier, too! ;o))
PS: For those wondering what the book is about: it’s a book on therapeutic play (”play therapy”) as a means in remedial teaching/ therapeutic pedagogy.
Yes, this IS a sneak peek for some new fall themed felt brooches ;o)
More updates & news to follow shortly ~ c ya soon!
Join in and light a candle for Tibet tonight, the night before the Olympic Games start, at 9pm your local time.
Find more info here: http://www.candle4tibet.org
Go check it out!
Thank you so much, Mandy, for posting my photos & your kind words on your blog!
This little dude visited with me the other day. He ( … or she??? ) looked so fluffy & soft. I like how the sun lights the leaves from behind.
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Finally, I’ve gotten around to experiment a little with felt play food! Yay me! I was totally stunned and charmed when I first stumbled across felt play food a couple of months ago! That concept truly holds a lot of charm for me. And it happily coincides with my (still) current felt craze. With the current heat wave paired with quite a high degree of humidity, some handcrafting felt like just the right thing to do. That, plus having kids the right age in my circle of family and friends (… and new babies coming, too! ;o), I figured preparing some handmade gifts was called for. After all, I still need to work out the patterns. There’s is an awesome amount of inspiration to be found on the internet. However, in the end, I simply prefer developping my own stuff & patterns.
I was so into those food items over the week-end, I could hardly stop … even now, my hands are itching to get back to felt work.
Speaking of kids and new babies: I had been invited to a friend’s baby shower recently. Since I’m totally in love with items from Belle&Boo, it didn’t take long to decide on a gift: two little pictures titled “Freedom” and “Joy” which I framed, plus a matching button/ badge … with natural wooden frames hand-painted white and mounts cut by yours truly. ;o)
I just love “Freedom” (girl on the left) & “Joy” (girl on the right) together. They are great guiding mottos for the new baby’s journey here on Mama Earth.
Since I had a long train ride before me, the framed pictures needed to be wrapped & secured extra safely… and still look sort of nice & cute ;o)
Yes, this is my apartment door … and one thing I can tell you: all these color-full, cheery butterflies create a great & happy feeling when you walk through the door and kind of “shower” you with their rainbow magic (… exactly what was intended …) *twinkling smiles”.
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May butterfly magic accompany your every step, too!
Woohoo … my apple brooch just made it into its 2nd Etsy treasury - a most lovely & delicious treasury by SisterToSister
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The first treasury we made it into was by JMcGuinness - don’t you like the awesome color arrangement in this one, let alone these stunning items?
Both treasuries are some true eye candies!
Enjoy a most lovely summer day everyone!
Ellia of Greenbeanbaby Art had such a lovely idea for her recent shop update: she named her items after people she knows! This is a wonderful idea & such a sweet gesture. I had the great pleasure to be the namesake for a cute little pink scrapbook fairy. It’s an honor to be linked to her artwork in this unique way. Feels a little bit like being given an award ;o)
And here is a screenshot I was able to snatch of the scrapbook before it sold … (click to see it larger):
Take a look at more pictures of the gorgeous Greenbeanbaby Art goodies over at her Flickr album and you also may want to step over to take a look at her Etsy shop.
And with a funky little fairy dance and biggest, happiest rainbow smiles, I’m wishing all artsy fairies out there a most gorgeous day!! (…and, you know, all of us are artsy in some kind of way!!! Soooooo… )
And how do *you* celebrate the light today?
Finished felt jewelry set “Aqua Hearts”…listed in my shop.
…and below my not (yet) finished project… sob! However, out of 47 messages and notes, I have managed to finish 37, with 10 still to do. I’m quite happy about this progress! Although I haven’t met the finish line with this project, I have gotten far enough to complete this project real soon, probably within the next week. So, that’s good.
Spring clean-a-thon summary:
out of 8 projects on my to do list, 5 are now completed, 2 are close to being completed and 1 has not even been touched.
I’m happy with my result…glad to have gotten stuff completed…feels real good…plus: I now have the motivation to keep on going. Of course, new stuff has already collected, but would be kinda boring if it hadn’t, hunh? *lol*
A HUGE thank you to Ellia for this wonderful idea…and for being a true inspiration in so many ways! Besides the completion of some projects, I have met some wonderful ladies through this challenge, which I have enjoyed very much. Congrats to all of us!
A special shout-out to Jen: for your lovely messages and your support! Wishing you much success for your wonderful shop, many more craft fairs & keep taking such gorgeous, inspiring pictures! ;o))
It’s late…and I’m tired, very tired…let me say “Good night” for now. Hope to be able to add a little more tomorrow.
Cheerio!
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