A while ago, I purchased this very cool papercraft book, which I promptly whipped out when we had a free afternoon last week. However, K wanted none of it. Instead, she rummaged around the house and found some cardboard packaging and got to work decorating it. Pretty soon the paints came out, and she was barking out orders ("The hospital is here! No, that's the amusement park!"). And lo, we have a painted city: This is the view from top. Here is the front view with the purple castle, ... Read more
Ooh La La Dress
This dress has everything I adore: stripes, yokes, pockets, twirlability and comfort. And doesn't it look totally French? It's also the first item I've made for K's Fall wardrobe (if you've got an eagle eye, you will notice that this particular grey and blue striped number is not included in the tower of fabrics - but no matter, it was the nicest fabric to start with). I used pattern B from this book (ISBN 978-4-579-11289-0) - I am so going to make that bubble dress too! I'm thinking burgundy ... Read more
More scratch board love
Hope you had a fantastic weekend! Ours was full of play and the weather has finally cooled down to tolerable levels (no more sleeping in the basement, yay!) Can't seem to get enough of scratch art. K and I played a kind of "I spy" game with this one that I created: ... Read more
Cheerful Colors
Happy Friday! I've been busily practicing with my gouache paints and love the cheerful colors. We've been enjoying quite a few macarons lately and I declare Fresh Flours to have the best flavors (earl grey, blackberry, a turquoise one that is full of vanilla goodness) after many samplings. And who doesn't dream of a land where a yellow brick path leads you to a pink pirate ship -- though you'd have to pass a field of grazing zebras first! Have a wonderful weekend! ... Read more
Pen drawings – part 2
More from my sketchbook from the last few weeks. Previous sketches here. ... Read more