morning in the tetons

the view out my back door this a.m.

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Unfinished Ideas

I have a lot of unfinished projects & ideas- around the house, around my brain- but I am SO excited that I finally completed a most important one for Miss Lovely! From this amazing book, and my mother's amazing translation (the book is in French), I made Miss Lovely this funny hat-

(click image to view at amazon.fr)

Here is my version-

The red felt up top & vintage wood button undo me. Miss Lovely modeled it for us yesterday after it was done, and we howled- it looks like one of those motorcycle helmets with the spike on top! Still way too big for her little head, but so darn sweet...

I found the book at Sylvie Loussier's boutique, Baghere, when were in Paris on our honeymoon. Her shop is just 2 doors down from the hotel we stayed at (which was awesome, btw) - it was the perfect shop on the perfect street. Also from her book, I want to make these in my spare time (riiight)-

I think I'll whip these up in between getting the shop built and the laundry done. Speaking of, have to go move the laundry into the dryer-

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lazy Sunday

It is definintely a lazy Sunday... but that's because yesterday was insanity- in a good way!

http://www.jhartfair.org/christmasBaazar.htm

This was yesterday, and it was great. Cold, but great- people actually remembered me/my work from last year, and came back for more. Several people asked if I have a shop - sigh -

And this is exactly why the writing starts on a lazy Sunday.

I have a shop. Had a shop. I opened a shop when I was 6 months pregnant, thinking at the time that I could do everything, anything, I was invincible... and now we have a lovely almost-two-month-old, and it is quite clear that I am not invincible, and I can't do everything, anything.

So all I can do is move forward- I will work from home, I will write, I will re-open the shop online.

This will be about that, and about art, craft & design, and probably about our Lovely Girl, too. Have to say, I sure love being her mother... even on the rough days when she won't sleep. More on the anti-sleep campaign some other time - ugh.

Will post images of the best sellers from yesterday in the next day or two- sold out completely by noon, and took orders for more!

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