What ate up part of my day

Lisa and I only have a week left before we pack up our big rented truck and head to Spokane for the Farm Chicks sale. My garage is loaded with some swell stuff that we have been saving for this show. There’s more in the basement. And on the kitchen counter. And in my studio. And it all needs to be priced – a surprisingly time-eating part of our preparations. So today I started with the easy stuff – multiples and duplicates. Here’s a pile of French lotto cards from the bounty I brought back from Provence last year. It helps to mix in the warm and fuzzy memories with the not so hot chores!

Play Day!

Lisa and I spent the afternoon one day this last week working on some samples for spring workshops.

This fluffy goodness is a paper garland created from white and brown coffee filters, circles of paper from the white pages of the phone book, vintage sheet music, French book pages and patterns. The idea was inspired by Pam Garrison’s lovely creation on her blog. And in turn she was inspired by a garland she admired at Anthropologie. We’ll be adding some twists and turns of our own to this brilliant use of common coffee filters. And it’s a whole lotta fun to make!