Original Butterfly Girl Mixed Media and fairies

These fall days are beautiful and the skies

are a beautiful blue with fluffy clouds.

It reminds me of spring especially when

everyone is tucking bulbs and shrubs in the earth.

I have a few more mixed media girls finished

and will share one of  this sweet butterfly girl

sound asleep on soft flower petals.

If  I was small enough I would do the same thing!

How I love cutting

up bits of paper, paint and paper.

Maybe it was because I bypassed kindergarten

when I was little and didn't get my quality

cutting and drawing time then?

She is up for sale now here. 

Sweater Chair Slipcovers - Recycle

A pure wool sweater gets a new life on the farm. I had the washed burlap to make slipcovers, but when I laid this thrift shop sweater 3.00 across the chair. The light bulb went on. Make a sweater slipcover!

That is what I did. The sweater was too large for me so I bought it because it was beautiful and would make quite a few mittens. Wool is warm and cozy and I'm always trying to save wool sweaters and recycle them.

Today was it's been drizzling but warm. I took the chair outside for better lighting, but then I went under the pine trees, so it was probably darker there than in the house. I just wanted to be outside enjoying the weather maybe that was it. I tucked the bottom ribbing under, but you could leave it out. I turned the sweater inside out and stitched about an inch under the arms all the way across the chest and back together. I used pinking shears to cut an inch above seam. Instant slipcover for your head, neck and shoulders. I have plenty left. Should I make wristlettes? ;-)

Now we have a bit of irish in our livingroom. I love the color of natural wool. I do not think it scratchy at all. Connemara is a beautiful area of Ireland.

The recycled sweater before picture.

My lambie giving the heads up approval.

I had all kinds of stylists taking breaks around and on the chair! This is Bravo.

Our westie ruffles and curls match the burlap on the chair. The chair is from Ikea. I washed and washed burlap earlier to make slipcovers, but now since this is a work in progress I might make the bottom cover out of burlap and add a ruffle or two or maybe pleats. Til then I am stitching away.

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Wonderful News and I'm Nervous

I feel like the roadrunner today. Driving and running all around, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and back through all three states again and yet what have I accomplished? The countdown is on.

An invitation came for me to show my art and sell it in Virginia. Now I can hardly sit still and our westie puppy thinks I have turned into a human form of westies. Such as... easily excited, why, why, why walk when you can run, rarely sleeping. You get the idea. More to come soon.

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival part 2

For one hundred twenty five dollars you could have purchased one of these angora kids/goats. Aren't they adorable and look at their fleece. Or if you want something smaller ...

The cutest angora bunnies were one hundred twenty five dollars each as well. French Angora rabbits with papers. The lady holding them purchased one and my son was a little jealous.

These yarns looks like dreads, but look at the colors. Forget about crocheting the scarf I could just put the yarn around my neck and it's an instant accessory without stressing over directions.

This yarn was so delicate...every inch there was a dainty circle..just like some crocheted a circle flower. How they spin it to look like this I don't know but I'll find out soon. Kelly of Kiparoo Farms is not that far away and has a studio she sells her patterns and yarns from. I want to go there!

Frida Kahlo Art Labels Cards Notes

We are in love with small pieces of paper and sticky notes. I have a new love called labels and hang tags. You can use them as gift cards or just write "you are sweet" on it and give it away to your child's teacher. We could have a contest on all the uses for them.

I made these myself and am offering them in my etsy store now.

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