tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29970894809511953432024-03-13T02:09:54.970-04:00Lylee Heart Designshearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-70832165825628241122013-03-06T13:25:00.004-05:002013-03-06T13:25:55.252-05:00New items up on EtsyThat's right, after months of planning to get earrings back up on to Etsy I finally did it!!! I managed to do it even though the sweet old ewe I am farm sitting for gave me a scare this morning and I have a test this afternoon.<br />
Here they are: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LyleeHeart?ref=si_shop">new earrings!!</a><br />
and a visual preview<br />
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"Love-a-Bull" <br />
copyright Sustain-A-Bull productions 2013<br />
I love valentine's day. I realize that it has turned in to a corporate holiday, but I choose to view it as a day to pause and really appreciate people. I like the idea of just being kind to everyone and seeing the interconnections and humanity among people as well as a chance to tell everyone I care about how much I love them. Since I wholeheartedly (pun intended) believe in love I choose to send Valentine's day cards instead of Christmas, or other religious affiliated holiday cards in December. This year my sweetie and I collaborated on the first of a series of images by sustain-a-bull productions. <br />
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You may remember from my 2011 post <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2997089480951195343#editor/target=post;postID=4537408165702255209">Plaster the city in hearts! (A story in Photos) </a>that someone in Montpelier covers the city in printed hearts. It is one of my favorite things ever. This year I happened to be in town when Eva Sollberger of the video blog <a href="http://7d.blogs.com/stuckinvt/">Stuck in Vermont</a> (put out by Seven Days) was in town filming the episode "The Valentine Phantom"<br />
The video is awesome, and I am in it! woot!<br />
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Enjoy, and spread the love! hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-44187354419879510572013-02-27T09:03:00.001-05:002013-02-27T09:03:08.880-05:00Snowy Cozy Winter. cooking on the woodstove and dinner musings Good Morning. In my neck of the woods we have a steady flurry of snow coming down, a perfect morning to be on a farm cozy inside with a fire. In my normal life this is not an option- lucky for me though- I am farm sitting for some fantastic animals in a cozy house that overlooks the mountains. Bliss. Streaming the folk station out of Boston, WUMB, seals the deal. <br />
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On wood stoves. Beautiful, warm, satisfying to build the perfect fire. I have also been looking for ways to use the heat from a wood stove to cook food, cutting back on using a second fuel source for cooking. So far I have experimented with beans. I soaked white beans then put them in bowl of water on top of the stove to cook. So far they had about 3 hours of active fire and the residual heat overnight. I think they have another 2 hours of fire to go, but I'm excited at the prospect. <br />
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Also on food, last night I threw together a fairly easy meal while writing a paper. I didn't necessarily need to have a fast meal, simply one with a fair amount of inactive cooking. My solution was roasted baby eggplants and zucchini with sauteed mushrooms over polenta, pesto chickpeas, and a tomato sauce. In an ideal world I would have added a side of steamed kale, but I was fresh out of leafy greens. I left the stems on the eggplant and zucchini but cut them in to fans up to the stem. Next I drizzled olive oil over them and placed sliced garlic between the fans of the vegetables, and put them in the oven. At some point I sauteed onions and garlic, added vegetable stock and white wine, brought to a boil, stirred in coarse polenta. After about 10 min. of occasional siring the polenta was finished. I sauteed the mushroom quarters in butter, opened canned chickpeas (would have loved fresh cooked, but didn't plan in time) and heated with pesto. Finally I heated some tomato sauce, and dinner was complete. <br />
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Finally, I leave you with photos of snowy winter. I am still struck by the beauty of snow and mountains here. Do you see the heart in the first photo? A collaborative piece, I walked the shape- then the puppy dashed across making an "arrow."<br />
Stay warm and cozy! hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-15795191262174146982013-02-04T17:05:00.003-05:002013-02-04T17:05:22.682-05:00art shows, sauerkraut, and sitting your ground. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New earring display, earrings and pins for the v-day trunk show<br />
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New leather leaf earrings for the AuctioNerinx auction<br />
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A cold and windy Monday here in Vermont. This weekend was my first art show in quite some time. My sweetie made me new earring displays that look lovely, and it was great to see some old friends and meet new folk. The show was slow, but a good push to get out of the house, quite the feat on cold, dark days in Vermont. Oh yeah- another highlight- making valentines full of glitter and hearts on heart shaped paper at the art table. Ah the power of glitter (especially not in my house!) <br />I started a batch of sauerkraut today, excited for it to start its' transformation in to deliciousness.<br />
Finally, happy 100th birthday Rosa Parks! Thanks for being a lifelong activist, humbly following your conscience. Thanks for reminding me how I want to live, and who I want to be.<br />
Check out a really great <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/seo/2013/2/4/on_rosa_parks_100th_birthday_recalling">Democracy Now</a> on Rosa Park's life- a lot of which the mainstream media conveniently never mentions. hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-44941631949011662102013-01-15T14:27:00.002-05:002013-01-15T14:27:34.502-05:00New<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy new year friends! It has been quite some time since I have
posted, though I plan to change that. New year for me = new town, new
apartment, new art, new outlook. More to come but for now a sneak peek
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I recently had the pleasure of taking a break from work and normal life to spend a long weekend at home with a lot of my family for my dad's birthday. My mom and I arranged a sneaky feat and I was a surprise for my dad, as was a big party for him. The weekend was perfect. Red buds, vegetables, and flowers in bloom. Other out of town family in town. A long bike ride with my folks, aunts and uncles on our local rail- to- trail path with a pit stop at a brewery. Seeing friends (and their cute babies, and new houses.) Dinner at favorite cafes. And oh yeah- we threw a surprise party! I planned the menu and did the cooking for 60 people. It started with a long trip to my favorite ethnic grocery store, a few more stores, lies to my dad that I was cooking for a friend's engagement party (sorry dad- and sorry I didn't throw you a party, Courtney and Kevin) and eventually the food was prepped and ready to go. The final menu is below in photos!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uncle Mike, best prep cook ever, assembling tarts. puff pastry squares filled with caramelized onions, greek cheese and ricotta, and roasted vegetables </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful cake that my talented friend Lauren Casper made. If you are in St.Louis check out her food art at <a href="http://www.colleenscookies.com/">Colleen's Cookies</a> . Not only are they beautiful, they taste great too. And all those flowers and hearts around the edge, yup they are cookies too! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spread: puff pastry tarts, chickpea salad, kale salad, pesto pasta salad with pesto from my folks garden, guac, shrimp, vegetable platter with homemade hummus, and yogurt dip, cheese plate (including a Vermont cheese- had to represent, and surprised I can find the grafton cheddar in STL.) </td></tr>
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Wow, it's so nice that it's starting to feel like spring here. Already there has been more playing outside, more productivity, and more smiles (from everyone.)<br />
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Tonight's dinner: Feeling Spring Bowl <br />
Start with coconut oil in a cast iron pan.<br />
add onions, kale. saute.<br />
add thin strips of burdock root, daikon radish, and carrots<br />
stir<br />
add tamari, cumin, cayenne, pepper, black sesame seeds<br />
throw in leftover cooked grain (I chose quinoa) <br />
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put in a bowl, throw on a TON of sauerkraut (A food that I despised growing up, being forced to eat it with polish sausage and pierogi but I have finally learned to love it- and can't get enough. tonight's was a red cabbage and garlic kraut made by my awesome neighbor!) and top with homemade Dal (mine was just red lentils, water, and a few Indian spices.) <br />
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thanks for being sunny, nature- I really needed it!hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-39478385929536979542012-03-07T21:04:00.003-05:002012-03-07T21:04:45.344-05:00Moore FoodFirst thing Saturday morning, my boss (the chef, Paul) tells me that we are cooking for a guest lecturer and 7 students on Monday night; he wants to do some special vegan appetizers for the table of 8. As we talk he mentions that the guest is Frances Moore Lappé, and I start gushing. When I was 14 I found my parents' copy of <i>Diet For A Small Planet</i> and started to think about vegetarianism and resources in ways I never had before. <i> </i>It was a pretty important book to me growing up, and as an adult I appreciate her work with her daughter in <i>Hopes Edge. </i>My excitement could not be contained, and together we planned 4 appetizers and a dessert to accompany the usual dinner menu. Over the next few days I found myself starting to say "Frances Moore Lappé day!" and suddenly felt like I was directly out of <i>Empire Records</i> counting down till 'Rex Manning Day.' Albeit, it was much more wholesome then Rex Manning Day.<br />
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<b>The menu for the evening:</b><br />
Fried Millet triangles with curried squash (vegan, gluten free)<br />
Hoisin BBQ 'Duck' in lettuce cups (vegan)<br />
Fresh vegetable spring rolls with a thai chili dipping sauce (vegan, gluten free)<br />
local Vermont cheese plate featuring a goat cheese, sheep cheese, and Maplebrook farms fresh mozzarella with basil and reduced balsamic vinegar.<br />
<br />I got to make one of my favorite desserts:<br />
Chocolate coconut tart in a walnut, sesame and date crust with Coconut whipped cream (Vegan, gluten free) <br />
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Our Front of the House guru, Mark, set a beautiful table with linen, flowers, water goblets, etc. When I brought the food Lappé asked me about the dessert and we talked about it, walnuts, seeds etc. for a bit. I was bright red the whole time.<br />
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I went to the lecture and met her (again) afterwards. I think the most inspiring thing about hearing her speak is that she's genuine and passionate about all the good things she sees happening in the world. The lecture was not earth shattering, or anything I hadn't heard before, but it was a nice reminder that other folks are on the same page. The evening focused on the question 'why are we together creating a world that as individuals we'd never choose.' Much of the points focused on the idea that what needs to happen in order to change the world we live in is a mind shift; switching from a mindset of scarcity to one of abundance (she calls this eco mind.) I would say the best part of the lecture was just watching how excited she got about citing examples and showing slides of all the work in the world that inspires her. I got most excited about seeing friends in the community that I never see enough. All in all it was a great experience, mostly because I was able to geek out about food, and beautifully plate a whole vegetarian meal. <br />
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On other food notes, tonight I watched <i>Today's Special</i> a really cute (if cheesy) film about a young Indian man in NYC who is a sous Chef at a fancy pants restaurant, and ends up taking over his Dad's Indian restaurant. It's a bit sexist (the "normal" disparaging remarks about women and wives) but the colors and shots of food and cloth and spices are beautiful. As an added bonus, the main character's mom is played by Madhur Jaffrey- the fabulous cookbook author. She wrote one of my all time favorite cookbooks that I have never owned but checked out from the Library dozens of times, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142850.Madhur_Jaffrey_s_World_of_the_East_Vegetarian_Cooking">World-of-the-East vegetarian cooking</a>.hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-90464646463333854742011-12-16T13:24:00.004-05:002011-12-16T14:06:13.749-05:00Thanks (November)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfv8nxqCv72A4KGCde_nqokWAZBja5FASDbC3QOyE_z-x_3SZZZ4W9NXMS3FRk-wGvzn5jBGN-AsEYUbnUj1ZH2zk6Bj-SS577_w3sGnszz-5qUazFIvM2_SLwDQplWQUAuA4158AgIko/s1600/DSCN1034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfv8nxqCv72A4KGCde_nqokWAZBja5FASDbC3QOyE_z-x_3SZZZ4W9NXMS3FRk-wGvzn5jBGN-AsEYUbnUj1ZH2zk6Bj-SS577_w3sGnszz-5qUazFIvM2_SLwDQplWQUAuA4158AgIko/s400/DSCN1034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686797876460083410" border="0" /></a> Art show in Hometown, USA<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8I5CWkUT4cI/TuuQjC7c3iI/AAAAAAAABMU/eN9ms3E7PSg/s1600/DSCN1032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8I5CWkUT4cI/TuuQjC7c3iI/AAAAAAAABMU/eN9ms3E7PSg/s400/DSCN1032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686797886241431074" border="0" /></a><br />Hi. It's been a while. Below, find some stories and photos of the time in between the last set of stories and photos.<br />I was fortunate enough to spend thanksgiving holiday with a whole lot of my family, friends and new babies I hadn't met yet. There were many wonderful parts of the trip but the highlights included my parents hosting an art show for my brother and I, and a really amazing dinner. I know, of course it breaks down to art and food. My brother makes really beautiful silver jewelery, so the house was taken over with silver, stones, puppets, bibs, wood and leather earrings, and many many people from different times in my life. It was the most fun I have had selling my work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtUlClXG3T6rrR6fM2SlfSKTe8sfcP2LrgM8UFOHeso6IvYgBp-JW0u3h_gpHYsQdAz3_noSxCy_zfvz0nU7A3YvUI9mr5RhuEuGnkbrYHi6H8Yp48xevZ-eHKx2FN7Nl43PgZlc4eK8/s1600/DSCN1021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtUlClXG3T6rrR6fM2SlfSKTe8sfcP2LrgM8UFOHeso6IvYgBp-JW0u3h_gpHYsQdAz3_noSxCy_zfvz0nU7A3YvUI9mr5RhuEuGnkbrYHi6H8Yp48xevZ-eHKx2FN7Nl43PgZlc4eK8/s400/DSCN1021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686797871128034098" border="0" /></a> Show in Burlington, VT with the woodworking wares of LB<br /><br />The dinner. My folks have great gardens and planted a fall garden this year. In late November they still had red tomatoes on the window sill, broccoli still sprouting, Swiss chard, herbs, spinach, and some veggies I can't even recall. One night on a whim mom and I decided to make homemade pumpkin and ricotta ravioli with a side of a fresh mozzarella and tomato salad featuring tomatoes and basil from the garden... in November. It was so tasty, we even made a sweet ricotta ravioli as dessert.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b9DPjPVKTrG_lEx36NZKnfw8QR6MTD3546dIwDDKtHVyh6UX7wubk-pYgo_lTaAfMzmwjHu8Oi5pqHTuKZEKjp2zSrBJKZYLQdS6Cnu4GUKGqmqbICecg1lkmHwnUOyb31FsmvKS9rE/s1600/DSCN1040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b9DPjPVKTrG_lEx36NZKnfw8QR6MTD3546dIwDDKtHVyh6UX7wubk-pYgo_lTaAfMzmwjHu8Oi5pqHTuKZEKjp2zSrBJKZYLQdS6Cnu4GUKGqmqbICecg1lkmHwnUOyb31FsmvKS9rE/s400/DSCN1040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686803627967970978" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYG-kbPvh2rvr7NzyTtYUChBnGH2rVLeFaR61uwBw4UZATqBVwNTCCUpeShx66yKUZYWiuN92i8cKyZhF5x-TCeIFCOd_mQijqlqeYDh_OweRaFIyKsDeYFNubI8nJ2uivpeau5QXdhM/s1600/DSCN1042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYG-kbPvh2rvr7NzyTtYUChBnGH2rVLeFaR61uwBw4UZATqBVwNTCCUpeShx66yKUZYWiuN92i8cKyZhF5x-TCeIFCOd_mQijqlqeYDh_OweRaFIyKsDeYFNubI8nJ2uivpeau5QXdhM/s400/DSCN1042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686803620328360658" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibbW13zStnjx3ov2VC7Aav7TsYoGpIwBeP05l7vaBpT5iGVYyBFx4RFhAvOWNpuavPIa7TOXCWKl22LRKaq6s7HCiYWAz8bnyx3F9EFXA3Zwbmd2ZsfMBiNbcE1VZPjojaGPgbtTK0To/s1600/DSCN1035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibbW13zStnjx3ov2VC7Aav7TsYoGpIwBeP05l7vaBpT5iGVYyBFx4RFhAvOWNpuavPIa7TOXCWKl22LRKaq6s7HCiYWAz8bnyx3F9EFXA3Zwbmd2ZsfMBiNbcE1VZPjojaGPgbtTK0To/s400/DSCN1035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686803616439141442" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d7jWcv2wlbILX_YSXBvlyfAYUrtzk5fWgRUUVyfIvaOKyYBF5JJKw3yBAXrYGuXaQRVDPqcTswk8D8qOcR0ZLS1dxX7oroe4E0mDBbzBs1cHd3qi3GlUk7LGBisMGbB66eQ_-NXQdkc/s1600/DSCN1041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d7jWcv2wlbILX_YSXBvlyfAYUrtzk5fWgRUUVyfIvaOKyYBF5JJKw3yBAXrYGuXaQRVDPqcTswk8D8qOcR0ZLS1dxX7oroe4E0mDBbzBs1cHd3qi3GlUk7LGBisMGbB66eQ_-NXQdkc/s400/DSCN1041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686803646688783234" border="0" /></a>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-68154360194955613992011-11-16T15:50:00.005-05:002011-11-16T16:34:54.171-05:00new items!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfhT92QaxJo/TsQrkmVH98I/AAAAAAAABLw/fBnjmZSdGi0/s1600/earrings_leather.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfhT92QaxJo/TsQrkmVH98I/AAAAAAAABLw/fBnjmZSdGi0/s400/earrings_leather.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675709338158102466" border="0" /></a> leather earrings! made from recycled upholstery samples<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM60kHWGRPVLrpJpp1CNydejiKO7AbiFVRnjgGfmUEAQdcUtFRdrMhQcbMw7eNwx80ZMW9AUo8v-llw2YyyrekxjP5OhOu_o01cslCY6gGhgsyLnFB3aahOsBQcSdyfXqwlsH4UXFr8IA/s1600/Puppets_karie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM60kHWGRPVLrpJpp1CNydejiKO7AbiFVRnjgGfmUEAQdcUtFRdrMhQcbMw7eNwx80ZMW9AUo8v-llw2YyyrekxjP5OhOu_o01cslCY6gGhgsyLnFB3aahOsBQcSdyfXqwlsH4UXFr8IA/s400/Puppets_karie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675707750099436498" border="0" /></a> Jungle puppets! with 'habitat' and hand painted background<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuru8UYMCY9GHDeekRw9yVp7WCb-70QeqmZC0WyTu3QjbCMRv43QljCkAkAep798dk5Cox4fgIDSKWevNEdBwkm6xZOJDaN52VxnIo4i3N-rg7Iukjy9lQHU7t4VrXyxi8Zs92MhTeqw/s1600/DSCN0953.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuru8UYMCY9GHDeekRw9yVp7WCb-70QeqmZC0WyTu3QjbCMRv43QljCkAkAep798dk5Cox4fgIDSKWevNEdBwkm6xZOJDaN52VxnIo4i3N-rg7Iukjy9lQHU7t4VrXyxi8Zs92MhTeqw/s400/DSCN0953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675707776536650514" border="0" /></a> detail, half apron<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AI_5dg-llEE/TsQqJ_qNkKI/AAAAAAAABLY/0oftsEGw7kk/s1600/DSCN0958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AI_5dg-llEE/TsQqJ_qNkKI/AAAAAAAABLY/0oftsEGw7kk/s400/DSCN0958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675707781589340322" border="0" /></a> half apron, made for the St. Joseph worker program<br /> An amazing year of service, check out the <a href="http://www.stjosephworkers.blogspot.com/">website </a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BVrIk_g-8Jw/TsQm4Say81I/AAAAAAAABKE/Plnj-x0sXe0/s1600/DSCN0406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BVrIk_g-8Jw/TsQm4Say81I/AAAAAAAABKE/Plnj-x0sXe0/s400/DSCN0406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675704178852426578" border="0" /></a> New bibs and burp cloth<br /><br />happy fall<br />-Lhearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-59712852335768979772011-09-08T20:36:00.002-04:002011-09-08T20:45:48.230-04:00Jungle friends!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzw2vg0RT_Gmt0qEs03-B_CPBmoS8_LQ345Un403JQFckGyXNzJpbP-OhHlmxo_q5r87eW_xbBCsJEP0Ir7NirYKv15VNFsVtq5gr11rBx-RG7mgrLdqLjxTqa3IyryIw2TE6OLTNL3s/s1600/DSC_0106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650153213033457218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzw2vg0RT_Gmt0qEs03-B_CPBmoS8_LQ345Un403JQFckGyXNzJpbP-OhHlmxo_q5r87eW_xbBCsJEP0Ir7NirYKv15VNFsVtq5gr11rBx-RG7mgrLdqLjxTqa3IyryIw2TE6OLTNL3s/s400/DSC_0106.JPG" /></a> butts....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ79J6ifFLekUHdxGtwSwQY287XtSzsEV92D2O-KoGYoalMebNYQdKxCSbG_qHcfGdWn2AzvYUK9WUsahBbxgcAyeP_G_mIulxuOWkX0UMNRukjYAvqmysTH2RlOn3VPAqiZLpv_ShinM/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650153196684898722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ79J6ifFLekUHdxGtwSwQY287XtSzsEV92D2O-KoGYoalMebNYQdKxCSbG_qHcfGdWn2AzvYUK9WUsahBbxgcAyeP_G_mIulxuOWkX0UMNRukjYAvqmysTH2RlOn3VPAqiZLpv_ShinM/s400/DSC_0105.JPG" /></a> fronts! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hello! I've been busy filling orders and my latest bunch of puppets has arrived: Jungle! </div><br /><div>The puppets include tiger, zebra, lion, giraffe, and elephant. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>enjoy! more soon.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-41246827260900986392011-07-22T12:24:00.002-04:002011-07-22T12:30:00.617-04:00the difference between the sprout and the bean<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xo27tnZ3mM/TimlXRW_l-I/AAAAAAAABHg/43iDL3sia_0/s1600/Picture0016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632214628218935266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xo27tnZ3mM/TimlXRW_l-I/AAAAAAAABHg/43iDL3sia_0/s400/Picture0016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>It's a hot one here in Vermont. I am dealing with it by sitting in front of the fan, drinking iced coffee (and lots of water) and sewing. New bib and matching burp cloth/ baby rag that has a little loop on the back to hang it up with. I like them and I hope you do too. </div><br /><div>stay cool (and hydrated) out there friends. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-68894367050258443892011-07-19T20:05:00.003-04:002011-07-19T20:18:39.307-04:00summer in the city...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uu_15vjL9y23o0dLR1LSDdKaLj9eKD1Jwp6uoMXlu6nsYElmVTHbVb4nlGRl-97DzOewVFovfzfF6ikQxs2VyMHIo_c1i8wpqWZijjPyeA8DmPdg5SmE-m_QN-wDqJKf6B0GfOLybtY/s1600/Picture0010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631220744752043394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uu_15vjL9y23o0dLR1LSDdKaLj9eKD1Jwp6uoMXlu6nsYElmVTHbVb4nlGRl-97DzOewVFovfzfF6ikQxs2VyMHIo_c1i8wpqWZijjPyeA8DmPdg5SmE-m_QN-wDqJKf6B0GfOLybtY/s400/Picture0010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXtklceGdaM/TiYdbVQSUsI/AAAAAAAABHE/SLtRb-jkqOQ/s1600/Picture0008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631220739472511682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXtklceGdaM/TiYdbVQSUsI/AAAAAAAABHE/SLtRb-jkqOQ/s400/Picture0008.jpg" /></a> photos! </div><br /><div>Top: ginger walnut coconut carrot cake with sunflower coconut cream cheese frosting. A <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">surprise</span> (shh!) for a friend's birthday tomorrow- complete with carrots from her farm. </div><br /><div>Bottom: a few of the bibs I've been working on. This is the first round using terrycloth for the fabric on the back, just to make them more <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">absorbent</span>. I'm pretty happy with how they are turning out.<br /><br /><br /><div>That title is a slight lie. It's summer in a small town actually, but still the people, muggy air, veggies.. and rivers and mountains. I've been trying to get out to new bodies of water around where I live. Last summer I was 30 min. south and it's a totally different set of river spots and lakes. Recently a friend showed me a spot that getting to involved going past huge sand piles and through a bamboo forest...really, a bamboo forest! in Vermont! I had no idea. Other than that just enjoying the rooftop garden I've made (already 2 little tomatoes, not bad for starting late!) and cranking out art. </div><br /><div>I am gearing up to table at <a href="http://rhinofestvt.com/">Rhino Fest </a>in early August, then eventually get things up on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> site; baby steps for now. </div><br /><div><3</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-71021684269663964912011-06-29T15:41:00.002-04:002011-06-29T15:53:39.967-04:00Some Visual Candyan image update of the recent past.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYe2zHia6b-oPnnPPhGNwhTNjwYWmZkIpeKIblOBXkLy7dMYETPqpKTGeEaRz1G2RBCaiLL_vCtK6MZrv2w8wsUgd1eMLA_QJ_CwJjYI5k8c2RLs3BoWMI8OWvWEr4sY6qdG1AvYltn4/s1600/DSC_0702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYe2zHia6b-oPnnPPhGNwhTNjwYWmZkIpeKIblOBXkLy7dMYETPqpKTGeEaRz1G2RBCaiLL_vCtK6MZrv2w8wsUgd1eMLA_QJ_CwJjYI5k8c2RLs3BoWMI8OWvWEr4sY6qdG1AvYltn4/s400/DSC_0702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623730682032022354" border="0" /></a> (veg) Sushi party!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk8Zs9T1sVydnEngKdUSvj3KsLNo910QUk_L_tjlG5TIlmZQKvTry8b5EKFUFaonKjFnuTtl_oypujfUE-QjFNMkeC4vdCthGgPzRl1WpDGBCDd8Igu4HyfyjSQDN6mOMjzrs7jVAzlI/s1600/DSC_0735.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk8Zs9T1sVydnEngKdUSvj3KsLNo910QUk_L_tjlG5TIlmZQKvTry8b5EKFUFaonKjFnuTtl_oypujfUE-QjFNMkeC4vdCthGgPzRl1WpDGBCDd8Igu4HyfyjSQDN6mOMjzrs7jVAzlI/s400/DSC_0735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623730701351968754" border="0" /></a> carrying case for puppets I made for a friend's little one<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TFNcWRDTEGE/TguBRXyNPuI/AAAAAAAABGc/YZk2oADJxBU/s1600/DSC_0733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TFNcWRDTEGE/TguBRXyNPuI/AAAAAAAABGc/YZk2oADJxBU/s400/DSC_0733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623730695144554210" border="0" /></a> inside and hand painted background<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AwK1b___NX4/TguBQ3_uXjI/AAAAAAAABGU/Mqfwm3F5kAk/s1600/DSC_0710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AwK1b___NX4/TguBQ3_uXjI/AAAAAAAABGU/Mqfwm3F5kAk/s400/DSC_0710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623730686611316274" border="0" /></a> flowers for mom (real ones wouldn't ship well)hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-77218297246023499572011-06-06T16:10:00.004-04:002011-06-29T22:29:53.911-04:00craft show craft show<div class="positioner">hi friends! I have been running non stop for about a month; helping to close the amazing cafe I worked at, preparing for 2 art shows, and trying to settle in to spring. After neglecting this blog for some time I am back in action with exciting news.<br />Both craft shows went well. It was wonderful to meet so many other artists in Vermont and make some good connections with people.<br />Check out the photos from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpleelm/sets/72157626898640590/?page=2">Queen City Craft bazaar</a><br />As my favorite cafe was also my source of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Internet</span>, I will soon be one of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">privileged</span> to have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Internet</span> at home, making the soon to open <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">LyleeHeart</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">etsy</span> shop a reality.<br />stay tuned for more photos and the official opening of the shop.<br /><3 L<br /><br />Photo by Rebecca Kuhn<br /><br /><a class="uiTooltip closeTheater" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=66700345#"><span class="uiTooltipWrap middle left leftmiddle"><span class="uiTooltipText uiTooltipNoWrap"></span></span></a></div><div style="line-height: 720px; margin-top: -1px;" class="stage"><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246638_571521754328_66700345_32191901_7898542_n.jpg" busy="false" describedby="fbPhotoTheaterCaption" alt="" class="spotlight" /><br /></div>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-57209773556220823332011-05-10T11:38:00.002-04:002011-05-10T11:43:38.912-04:00long time, no posts....My life has been a bit crazy this past month- full of transitions (the closing of the amazing cafe I work at) and lots of work. As I gear up for the June craft show I spend more and more time looking at other art for inspiration. Today's favorite <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bugbitesplayfood?ref=seller_info">Felt Play Food </a>on Etsy. so fun!<br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/PATRON/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Photos of felt flowers, scottie dogs, and a butterfly (puppets!) to come soon.hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-88012275513259715542011-04-05T13:21:00.006-04:002011-04-05T13:42:45.884-04:00habitatIn these early April days of snow and rain, I've opted to stay cozy with the sewing machine and a cup of tea. After making a few dozen finger puppets, it seemed that something was missing. Upon closer inspection I realized they needed some context and habitat. The answer became cases and pouches for storage that also acted as a back drop for puppet play. Below are photos of the first prototype.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q6g-awgBYbk/TZtRA2YZ5JI/AAAAAAAABDc/R285BXj2CSc/s1600/DSC_0657.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q6g-awgBYbk/TZtRA2YZ5JI/AAAAAAAABDc/R285BXj2CSc/s320/DSC_0657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592152437350327442" border="0" /></a> Carrying case all folded up, front view<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MiU49hInhaw/TZtTa296aeI/AAAAAAAABD8/ZbBgjblGI6U/s1600/DSC_0659.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MiU49hInhaw/TZtTa296aeI/AAAAAAAABD8/ZbBgjblGI6U/s400/DSC_0659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592155083207502306" border="0" /></a> opened with puppet pocket and background<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCKi8xU-1oJSFUZhEYKnQ55A_NgkI4taeg5dkVD2If3yQMSQAZp5jNcM8Gh7U8yaVG-5SIQuznsCZA_qeez612C5CNevxhHfQ5_1S4b0YpUKMgLoEVkHxTR5TiY1ns9_rqbNflX8EoM8/s1600/DSC_0659.JPG"><br /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5NeuzelBPng/TZtRBcUwryI/AAAAAAAABDs/-0gAs0aeVnA/s1600/DSC_0662.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5NeuzelBPng/TZtRBcUwryI/AAAAAAAABDs/-0gAs0aeVnA/s320/DSC_0662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592152447535591202" border="0" /></a><br /> folded, it stands on its own<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zJu9xhPXGlU/TZtSMMPlJpI/AAAAAAAABD0/lFp3T2bLRUA/s1600/DSC_0664.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zJu9xhPXGlU/TZtSMMPlJpI/AAAAAAAABD0/lFp3T2bLRUA/s320/DSC_0664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592153731709085330" border="0" /></a><br /> the stage is set and imagination does the rest!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5NeuzelBPng/TZtRBcUwryI/AAAAAAAABDs/-0gAs0aeVnA/s1600/DSC_0662.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCKi8xU-1oJSFUZhEYKnQ55A_NgkI4taeg5dkVD2If3yQMSQAZp5jNcM8Gh7U8yaVG-5SIQuznsCZA_qeez612C5CNevxhHfQ5_1S4b0YpUKMgLoEVkHxTR5TiY1ns9_rqbNflX8EoM8/s1600/DSC_0659.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q6g-awgBYbk/TZtRA2YZ5JI/AAAAAAAABDc/R285BXj2CSc/s1600/DSC_0657.JPG"><br /></a>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-81702261646854977172011-03-31T15:45:00.001-04:002011-04-01T15:14:16.836-04:00acorns and puppies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRMNtuA2KWI/TZTVB3pnWBI/AAAAAAAABDU/Vj8XfdeNqAA/s1600/DSC_0655.JPG"><br /></a>More Finger puppets from the Lylee heart shop! ( formally known as our dinning room table)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lg5RHgKaAeY/TZTTrnAhLWI/AAAAAAAABDE/v8_-rOPxdJQ/s1600/DSC_0654.JPG"><br /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--dV9o_0ch54/TZTTq1UeuiI/AAAAAAAABC0/2bCFYA5ZTro/s1600/DSC_0639.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--dV9o_0ch54/TZTTq1UeuiI/AAAAAAAABC0/2bCFYA5ZTro/s320/DSC_0639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590325770294573602" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lg5RHgKaAeY/TZTTrnAhLWI/AAAAAAAABDE/v8_-rOPxdJQ/s1600/DSC_0654.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lg5RHgKaAeY/TZTTrnAhLWI/AAAAAAAABDE/v8_-rOPxdJQ/s320/DSC_0654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590325783632620898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxvFjDaF-yNoC3Oq9VyXoRWtR-af5tkuinq83CLfA0cboQ2-JL-kGOPniBJbn12G5Muj11eXxkF3RCuimmwGTYo9bF7-84osjWtiYGNLezNHw_IEdPnT4l_4lTApso54EVmV7j21ItbE/s1600/DSC_0645.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxvFjDaF-yNoC3Oq9VyXoRWtR-af5tkuinq83CLfA0cboQ2-JL-kGOPniBJbn12G5Muj11eXxkF3RCuimmwGTYo9bF7-84osjWtiYGNLezNHw_IEdPnT4l_4lTApso54EVmV7j21ItbE/s320/DSC_0645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590325781061174674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--dV9o_0ch54/TZTTq1UeuiI/AAAAAAAABC0/2bCFYA5ZTro/s1600/DSC_0639.JPG"><br /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRMNtuA2KWI/TZTVB3pnWBI/AAAAAAAABDU/Vj8XfdeNqAA/s1600/DSC_0655.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRMNtuA2KWI/TZTVB3pnWBI/AAAAAAAABDU/Vj8XfdeNqAA/s320/DSC_0655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590327265568708626" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ex871Q0d1os/TZTVBT7bi2I/AAAAAAAABDM/UqLD5r3Rqjw/s1600/DSC_0649.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ex871Q0d1os/TZTVBT7bi2I/AAAAAAAABDM/UqLD5r3Rqjw/s320/DSC_0649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590327255979756386" border="0" /></a><br />I got to start some seedlings in a friend's greenhouse today, it felt so nice to have my hands in soil, and to see a greenhouse full of little seedlings. Summer is just out of reach, but I can't wait.hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-62548878563289675712011-03-29T13:42:00.004-04:002011-03-30T10:23:50.890-04:00sourdough and blue birds..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ghx9G6ccUyg/TZIasLp_x3I/AAAAAAAABCk/xYZ3tz0LNu8/s1600/Picture0069.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAWNbr0OqQQOR5SD9hxM46ZSKZt5WHIuN_x6jiS2WPWdqR-oGFJ_BpftL57EvZCl5h04pTn3mslMpG0a4s4ZflBP-uLNWz7-hyRlOnzhCJMH95-neO7TMXQLqQcug7n4txfMRDrZ4ExQ/s1600/Picture0067.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAWNbr0OqQQOR5SD9hxM46ZSKZt5WHIuN_x6jiS2WPWdqR-oGFJ_BpftL57EvZCl5h04pTn3mslMpG0a4s4ZflBP-uLNWz7-hyRlOnzhCJMH95-neO7TMXQLqQcug7n4txfMRDrZ4ExQ/s320/Picture0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589559428533879410" border="0" /></a><br />Prompted by an order a friend of mine put in for finger puppets, I spent the morning making a flock of blue birds. I really like these little guys (and gals) they turned out really cute. Made of old wool, saved from the dump by the re-store in barre, and a bit of felt made from recycled plastic bottles.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ghx9G6ccUyg/TZIasLp_x3I/AAAAAAAABCk/xYZ3tz0LNu8/s1600/Picture0069.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ghx9G6ccUyg/TZIasLp_x3I/AAAAAAAABCk/xYZ3tz0LNu8/s320/Picture0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589559433865709426" border="0" /></a><br />Another friend recently gave me some sourdough that he started from natural yeasts. Basically, he set flour and water in a container and waited for the natural yeasts in the air, and on our bodies to create the mix into a living organism. Pretty cool stuff, and much more satisfying than just opening up a package of dry active yeast. I've been feeding and mixing my starter and today made pancakes with the batter. I added the flour, water, sugar and salt last night, then it fermented more and became all bubbly, and in the morning was perfect for pancakes.<br /><br />I used the recipe from Sandor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Katz's</span> epic book <a href="http://www.wildfermentation.com/">Wild Fermentation </a>. I have so many cookbooks that I love and have used so much that the pages are worn with splotches of batter and notes penciled in to the sides. Choosing a favorite is a difficult task, but I have to say Wild Fermentation is rapidly becoming my favorite and the most useful, interestingly written book about food and cooking that I own. If you have never seen it, I really recommend picking up a copy- fermented foods are so good for us, and his book really explains the process of creating such food and makes it so easy to add these nutritional and tasty foods to your diet.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JsDqBdNqkgtV1G85ioTceDCYH_v3GTwbRrtY28SGjHWGSKf1FOn3Y4lh2k26WTmvXLc8i9KcY2y6LR7N2qLpRxlMC-yAOxJxw0oBGNBKLuNATVQirCEQfkWRqUVb0RZRpuOvX9shhXY/s1600/Picture0070.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JsDqBdNqkgtV1G85ioTceDCYH_v3GTwbRrtY28SGjHWGSKf1FOn3Y4lh2k26WTmvXLc8i9KcY2y6LR7N2qLpRxlMC-yAOxJxw0oBGNBKLuNATVQirCEQfkWRqUVb0RZRpuOvX9shhXY/s320/Picture0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589559440351387986" border="0" /></a>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-94585535001539152011-03-22T15:50:00.002-04:002011-03-22T16:13:26.720-04:00craft-tastic!I've been spending a lot of time lately making a whole lot of art to use to apply to craft shows in the area. I found out Yesterday that I got in to the <a href="http://www.queencitycraft.com/">queen city craft show in Burlington</a>, VT in June.<br />Woot! I miss the days of the rock in roll craft show in St. Louis.<br /><br />next up, really figuring out that etsy site.<br /><br />happy tuesday everyone!hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-53825757656102999422011-03-18T15:43:00.003-04:002011-03-18T16:01:00.232-04:00welcome home!!!<span style="color:#000000;"></span><br />Yesterday was beautiful here! In the 50's, sunny, and of course the day I chose to do major house cleaning, organizing, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">laundry</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">blarg</span>. Anyway, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lindley</span> got back in town and a welcome home dinner was in order.<br /><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><br />The menu!<br />heart shaped (of course!) sweet potato ravioli with a basic cream sauce, garlic kissed broccoli, and maple glazed carrots. I decided to make ravioli for the first time. I used a basic recipe for the dough-just eggs and flour- and spent a lot of time rolling the dough to get it paper thin (no pasta roller here.) Everything turned out perfectly, and was so delicious.<br /><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><br /><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585510742644635746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ4f1vo9B6mbGzg6AQeIQhIc_NoBXklFcI3xhyphenhyphenpDwu6hp-Z5k3hWc58eWxoOD0xeSBNfhXSAAyfHdToYSGTrEetRKvMscE9hCd9_HS0FfN3OVpfUYIdxoYnWp120n16jJF8inXOW8ark/s320/DSC_0581.JPG" /> sweet potato filling: sweet potato, cider vinegar, cinnamon, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Parmesan</span> cheese, garlic, onion, thyme<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585510747760103362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7XW0RMn4jdzR3QErBwp0WctDogVcFAEezfnubhrbtFrx3Pg63lSvOnl3ntyACOQ-dBLEsdyMct6nKVJaCLIvZ3JWyeTt7wpx6Tkrm4tq_8CoEKJjgDl0wWjzZYfOySDL2bSKqY3x5ms/s320/DSC_0582.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585510752644274978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9i4xO_Ckm9XZLHYZWgz4-p8ZOrdDIyyWZkwU_AGFK-BJIRsCg87j9K_JqqGVw2xRo-oiAOdFDU9JJ1bou3fLYpteK3zLT09WnEnviLR_UwWKJ-OTmHM-Od9CLdhzglwz9kGVK6scl7c/s320/DSC_0585.JPG" /> Finished meal! <br /><br /><div><div> </div></div></div>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-29629745990288083452011-03-13T12:42:00.005-04:002011-03-13T12:52:54.264-04:00more birch bark earrings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GEIoEn0IOK4/TXz0saC_e0I/AAAAAAAABB0/BJRUejlPc6Y/s1600/DSC_0567.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GEIoEn0IOK4/TXz0saC_e0I/AAAAAAAABB0/BJRUejlPc6Y/s320/DSC_0567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583606681775864642" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DRNTfHfYApk/TXz0ZmzikKI/AAAAAAAABBU/Zl800nrBNhA/s1600/DSC_0568.JPG"><br /></a><br /> I turned in to a birch bark crafting factory yesterday... a few more for your eyes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XR3-7dRTNQg/TXz0sO6uD7I/AAAAAAAABBs/ZLJcbuhhs6k/s1600/DSC_0573.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XR3-7dRTNQg/TXz0sO6uD7I/AAAAAAAABBs/ZLJcbuhhs6k/s320/DSC_0573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583606678788378546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XNtkZVpVKLo/TXz0aC0GjSI/AAAAAAAABBk/4aFV09VAHkc/s1600/DSC_0562.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XNtkZVpVKLo/TXz0aC0GjSI/AAAAAAAABBk/4aFV09VAHkc/s320/DSC_0562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583606366301752610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q5xcctoZ8K8/TXz0Z5iqZGI/AAAAAAAABBc/lbwmJ69Xr0E/s1600/DSC_0569.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q5xcctoZ8K8/TXz0Z5iqZGI/AAAAAAAABBc/lbwmJ69Xr0E/s320/DSC_0569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583606363812684898" border="0" /></a> these are spalted maple, but still pretty and<br /> worthy of being in the birch bark post, I promise!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DRNTfHfYApk/TXz0ZmzikKI/AAAAAAAABBU/Zl800nrBNhA/s1600/DSC_0568.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DRNTfHfYApk/TXz0ZmzikKI/AAAAAAAABBU/Zl800nrBNhA/s320/DSC_0568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583606358783201442" border="0" /></a>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-72883632746213395672011-03-12T11:45:00.002-05:002011-03-12T12:04:19.094-05:00birch bark earringsIn my last post I mentioned that I was starting to work on some birch bark earrings. Though I rarely follow through on blog promises I did this time! I'm really happy with the results, and excited to keep experimenting with different ways to treat the bark.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kgmpe1MnWz8/TXuk322G9mI/AAAAAAAABBM/qfTm_L-9aNw/s1600/DSC_0557.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kgmpe1MnWz8/TXuk322G9mI/AAAAAAAABBM/qfTm_L-9aNw/s320/DSC_0557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583237442578085474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8TSqb4uY8Os/TXuk3V7G3yI/AAAAAAAABBE/_Mw9GwAuXLI/s1600/DSC_0555.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8TSqb4uY8Os/TXuk3V7G3yI/AAAAAAAABBE/_Mw9GwAuXLI/s320/DSC_0555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583237433740680994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qi0n760jQQ4/TXuk3OYcErI/AAAAAAAABA8/IoyNcKzX85g/s1600/DSC_0553.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qi0n760jQQ4/TXuk3OYcErI/AAAAAAAABA8/IoyNcKzX85g/s320/DSC_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583237431716221618" border="0" /></a>On the food front I've gotten pretty hooked on eating cream of rice for breakfast these days. I found it at a tiny Indian grocery store in Burlington and stocked up on so many goodies that are hard to come by in Vermont. In a rush to get off to work, I will often leave the leftover cream of rice in the pot. Yesterday I took the leftovers (8 hours later), all firmed up and cut them in to small rectangles. I fried them in a bit of oil with mustard seeds, garlic and onion. They were delicious, crispy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">amazingness</span>. They reminded me a bit of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">polenta</span>, or what I imagine <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Panisses</span> to be. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Panisses</span>-Next on my food making list- are from Southern France. They are essentially chickpea flour that has been combined with water, allowed to set, then cut, dredged in flour, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">gently</span> fried- then eaten (I imagine) much like french fries.<br />I'm excited to try them out.hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-37909223203846629262011-03-09T14:16:00.005-05:002011-03-09T15:43:32.314-05:00more adventures with earrings...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QngEP2yo9-I/TXfmTb1WNII/AAAAAAAABA0/JdzqX2DE2yk/s1600/DSC_0545.JPG"><br /></a><br />Last night I took a nap around 9pm, woke up at midnight, and proceeded to make earrings until wee hours of the morning. Ah, the perks of having a non 9-5 work schedule. Earrings are officially taking over the apartment. Below are images of the newest ones. Next up, earrings made of birch bark!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Bh2cOEKRkA/TXfU4dUg_GI/AAAAAAAABAs/t3xJlDTg3z8/s1600/DSC_0551.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cTGMNY-54GA/TXfTnqAUEEI/AAAAAAAABAk/CDSURd17mfw/s1600/DSC_0543.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cTGMNY-54GA/TXfTnqAUEEI/AAAAAAAABAk/CDSURd17mfw/s320/DSC_0543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582162941392982082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kdTCtRkFCvc/TXfTnCX0uhI/AAAAAAAABAc/Jyr3L8SPDC0/s1600/DSC_0542.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kdTCtRkFCvc/TXfTnCX0uhI/AAAAAAAABAc/Jyr3L8SPDC0/s320/DSC_0542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582162930754173458" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QngEP2yo9-I/TXfmTb1WNII/AAAAAAAABA0/JdzqX2DE2yk/s1600/DSC_0545.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QngEP2yo9-I/TXfmTb1WNII/AAAAAAAABA0/JdzqX2DE2yk/s320/DSC_0545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582183484712432770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JIxauQUeim8/TXfTmjUAksI/AAAAAAAABAU/oaGG8sUmf8s/s1600/DSC_0539.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br />When we first moved in to the apartment it felt so cold and foreign to me. I don't really have any of my art collection in Vermont yet, and the white walls just jump out at me (and laughed.) I automatically started sewing things, anything, to decorate the sterile space. Behold, the toothbrush/ toothpaste holder in our bathroom.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Bh2cOEKRkA/TXfU4dUg_GI/AAAAAAAABAs/t3xJlDTg3z8/s1600/DSC_0551.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Bh2cOEKRkA/TXfU4dUg_GI/AAAAAAAABAs/t3xJlDTg3z8/s320/DSC_0551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582164329557458018" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Bh2cOEKRkA/TXfU4dUg_GI/AAAAAAAABAs/t3xJlDTg3z8/s1600/DSC_0551.JPG"></a>hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997089480951195343.post-16342942815752582462011-03-04T15:16:00.004-05:002011-03-04T15:24:04.909-05:00branch buds!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-feUjLI5GdLE/TXFJkPqTY-I/AAAAAAAABAM/9qYdWwfyNZ8/s1600/DSC_0537.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-feUjLI5GdLE/TXFJkPqTY-I/AAAAAAAABAM/9qYdWwfyNZ8/s320/DSC_0537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580322300316836834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wN4Ja62bWMo/TXFJj9CTwLI/AAAAAAAABAE/XVUniyt_XJI/s1600/DSC_0529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wN4Ja62bWMo/TXFJj9CTwLI/AAAAAAAABAE/XVUniyt_XJI/s320/DSC_0529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580322295317250226" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wN4Ja62bWMo/TXFJj9CTwLI/AAAAAAAABAE/XVUniyt_XJI/s1600/DSC_0529.JPG"><br /></a><br />hello! It feels like spring in Vermont today, and I'm feeling almost 100% better, hooray! Some more newish art for you! In addition to the hand cut, smooth wooden <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">earrings</span> I have been making, here are some photos of the 'branch buds' earrings that I make. Made out of twigs I find, copper wire and findings, and love they are some of my favorites. enjoy.hearts and arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17543492952976967860noreply@blogger.com2