of listings & contemplations

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i've put more goodies in theshop! don't think i've gotten my act together - no happy dances just yet. these were all created & photographed weeks ago. i've only just gotten around to listing them. but! i have listed  them, so that has to count for something. perhaps a happy shimmy?

pictured above is a pair of funky acorns. as cute as they look in the photo, it's nothing to how cute they are in person. the caps remind me of illustrations from the 70s.

also listed today are the trios of mushrooms, large & small. these are painted the same as my minis, but their shapes are very different. they also are more than just toys - i shan't say how, you'll have to see for yourselves :)

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to my local belfry-ettes: i have been contemplating holding open house days. i don't yet have the details figured out, but when i do, i'll let you know. i am very excited by this!

that is all for today. i need to help thehobbit with some words in cyrano. sigh. homeschooling was so much easier when he was little. (read: kat is so lazy.)

~peace.

a mini documentary: eco gnomes

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eco gnomes are the environmentalists of the magical world. above you see a group of them, on a clothing expedition. they take magazines that humans no longer need, & turn the pages into clothing. one issue of kiwi could clothe an entire colony for a year!

after they have dealt with their nakedidity (real word), they try to get adopted by humans. once in their new homes, the eco gnomes set about helping the humans live more green lifestyles.




it seems that one little guy made his outfit already, but it looks a bit wonky. no iron, perhaps?



don't feel badly for the little wrinkled guy, he's already been adopted. by me! his fellow gnomies will be heading to theshop sometime in the next week. once they've arrived, i'll let you know so you can adopt 1 as well. if i can stop myself from keeping them, that is.

~peace.
(can you believe how tiny they are? that is not a giant acorn in that 1 picture. these gnomes are an inch tall!)

losing my mushrooms

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i have a shop update in a few days, & want to list my felt mushrooms. i think they'd be wonderful in an easter or spring basket. when thehobbit was smaller, i gave him one on ostara, & he didn't put it down for days. he still has it, though being a great old man of 12, the mushroom now lives in his treasure box.

it wasn't until i went to photograph them that i realized i had sold the lot at winter faire. making more isn't a problem. well, it wouldn't be were i to find my pattern, & mushroom-colored felt. i packed it together, & stored the basket somewhere where i could easily find it. yeah...

i've searched my studio twice, but not come across it. i did find this lone mushroom, in a box of ribbon. i don't know how it got there, but i suspect this guy had something to do with it:



now if i come across the other acorn gnomies; during my mushroom kit search; perhaps i'll include them in the update as well.

do you store things where you're certain you'll find them, then not?

~peace.