birthday bounty

The most wonderful birthday package arrived today from my sister. My very own modbird which she had posted before (and wouldn't ya know, it was my favorite one thus far).

Also in the package, a beautiful collage-card and a chicken napkin (because I'm crazy for chickens).

Miles found his own bounty (bubble wrap):

From my mom, this gorgeous fabric postcard that I would like to frame:

Bonus photo of Mom and Mia:

monster in a skirt

This one is a birthday gift for a three-year-old girl who has a penchant for both monsters and twirly skirts.

home

We're home again and I'm trying to get back in the posting mood. Here's a few images from the trip which began with snow and ended at the beach.








more soon...

prepared

We're off tomorrow to visit my husband's family in Raleigh for a week. I'm not sure if I'll have a chance to post or not. I'll be taking some knitting which is something I've neglected this month (all this beautiful spring weather, I wasn't in the mood, but it's cold and maybe even snowy (!) in Raleigh).

Here's a reversible tote bag I made for the trip. The dots are a napkin my sister and I found thrifting (there were two, we each got one) and the other side is vintage fabric.

While I was whipping up this bag, Jack went out to pick up an early birthday surprise for me which just happens to match perfectly:

WOW, whooppee! I've been waiting for an iPod to come into my life for a long time! Jack and I had been commiserating that our problems with travel involved not having access to good coffee and not having our music. Amazing guy that he is, Jack solved both problems by suggesting we bring our own coffee and camping french press and giving me my b-day present early! Now I can listen to M. Ward's "Carolina" while I'm in the north one.

Oh, and I have to craft an iPod cozy, of course.

kitty cat messenger bag

I didn't make this messenger bag (found it at the Goodwill), but I did add the kitty cat applique to up the "Mia-factor". Mia had asked for a bag to hold her knitting, but it's currently being used to collect specimens in the backyard.

baby blue attempt #1

My sister and I gave ourselves the challenge to come up with a little round bird design. She sent me this for inspiration:

Baby blue is my first attempt. He lost his roundness in stuffing. I think I'm going back to the drawing board on this one.

early morning happy drawing by mia

uncle monster

That's "Uncle Monster" (so named by Miles). My brother had so much fun with the "BuzzyBuzzy Monster" I made Miles for Christmas that I thought I'd make him his own monster for his birthday. They are both made with felted sweaters and wool felt. Here's Uncle with his nephew BuzzyBuzzy.