Quiet, beautiful stillness

Handmade Holiday update...

Poor lighting, but this bunny really turned out so cute! The belly is the same color as the inner ear! Made from two upcycled wool felted sweaters!

Upcycled sweater kitty! Cute striped belly to match the tail!

Teah helped make cookies to ship out!

mmm...Christmas cookies!

Felted wool brooch made from upcycled sweater bits~

Recognize these colors? ...from the bunny? I also made a dachsund puppy from these two sweaters!

Another upcycled sweater brooch!

Can't forget that handmade wrapping paper! We bought an end roll of newsprint from the Courier Express for $7 at the beginning of September and we still have plenty left after making the gift wrap! Be Green folks!

Voila! Beautiful Gift Wrap (and three proud children!)

Eco-spun felt brooch!

One tired but crafty mama!

Pretty flower brooch!

Rag wreath...revealed!

The children have really embraced Handmade Holiday this year! Their hard work paid off with this beautiful wreath they created from my scrap box! It is really beautiful and it makes me so proud to see them creating "green" crafts! Not to mention how successful I feel remembering where all those scraps came from!

Pure Solitude

Calm, Quiet, Still, Beautiful.....this is what I saw upon opening my drapes this morning. Just the inspiration I needed to brew up some tea, take out my knitting and give myself permission to stay in and embrace my family and my craft! No place to go, No one to be...that's my mantra today.

Self-Portrait

Well..actually, I didnt' take this one..Nakai did! I'm often pleasantly surprised when I clear the camera after he's been shooting! I was amazed to see that my double chin isn't visible from this angle! Good job, Nakai! Perhaps all my self-portraits will be from this angle from now on!

Happy Solstice!

Teah made a delicious suncake! You can't see them in this picture, but there are beautiful sunflower seeds spiraled on this cake too! Yummy!!
Solstice feast with friends!

Stars to symbolize light!

My neighbor and fellow home-schooling mama and I hosted a solstice party for our children this year. It was wonderful! The children were so excited! We had been counting down the days until solstice all month by lighting one candle each night and so they got to follow the progression and tonight all the candles were lit in a spiral formation! We told stories and recited verses and had all sorts of activities planned! Everyone enjoyed themselves and we feasted on delicious food and sun cake for dessert! Happy Solstice Everyone! Let's bring back the light!

Just like a man...

My son Nakai took this picture of me! I think it would be perfect in the "Conspicuously Incognito" Flickr pool featured below: don't you?

http://www.flickr.com/groups/900190@N24/pool/ Hop on over there and see what those girls have put together! Maybe I'll add this one to the pool.....