working on.....

...these vintage postcard landscape pieces.  They are all one of a kind with made from scratch bezels and authentic bits of old postcards.  I'm fond of the gloaming sky and the stacks of haystacks, but I also like forgetting that I know there is imagery there and seeing them as pieces of tumbled stone with lovely layers of colorful sedimentation.

Here are a few more old postcards destined for my collage table:

That peachy horizon line is something, isn't it?  I love the hazy shades in painted black and white photos.

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I've also been knitting up a storm lately and was delighted that Quince & Co compared the colors in their Tern yarn palette to "vintage painted photographs".  I need to finish some of these knitting projects so I can make room for kelp, driftwood, and columbine.  Probably back bay, too!  And sea grass.

a little studio tour

These photos are from our open studio event way back in December. I loved all the twinkles and snowflakes.

So happy to invite you......

So many of you have asked if you could come by the studio when you're in Asheville.  And, until now, the studio was in my basement.  It's a really lovely basement, but since it was in my home I never felt like it could be open to the public.  Mostly because of the dog hair.

But now.........the studio is a whole 15 minutes away from my house!!  It's right behind Harvest Records in West Asheville.

My studio mate, Amber Mahler of Mani Designs, and I are hosting a Grand Opening this weekend, December 10-11th from 11-6 each day.   We'll have PBRs.  And a snowflake making station.  

Our neighbor, Mimi Strang, is hosting her Holiday Sale, as well.  She'll have Simone Wilson, Louann Jordan, Leslie Fay, Terry Taylor, Susan McBride and Stacey Budge-Kamison selling work in the adjoining studio.  And in the parking lot, we'll have The Pink Taco Truck, Ursa Minor Coffee, and Veggie Love.

And....and!!!!  Brooke Priddy of Ship to Shore is hosting her yearly sale on Saturday from 10-6.  Her handmade one of a kind dresses will be up to 70% off.

All of this!!  So awesome.  Please come!

My arms fairly ache for you......awww, shucks.

Oh, Hube, you sweetie pie!  Butch is a lucky, lucky girl.

This is from a stack of old love letters I won on ebay recently.  It drives me nuts that I don't know what happened to these two!  Did they get married?  Did they buy a farm?  Did Punchy land one on Hube's button?

So, what am I supposed to do with these charms?

There's a new section in the shop.  And you are going to love it!

Yes!  You can design your own found*ling necklace!  Or, add our charms to a necklace you already have.  You can even purchase charms over time and build something ever-changing and super special.  Like this:

All of our charms slip over the clasp with a little guidance.  There are no tools involved in adding to your necklace or switching things around.

I'm telling you--you're going to love it!  Go ahead and take a look.

October Tutorial Roundup! Yee haw!

My craft board over at pinterest is way too full of amazing projects that I can't wait to try.  Take a look at these amazing projects--all of which could incorporate reused materials.  Let me know if you give any of them a try!

image via Craft:

image via More Design Please

image via supercyclers!

image via Real Simple

image via Craft Stylish

image via El Mundo Del Reciclaje

something new!

As in, "my heart is fit to bust".  You can get yours in the shop.