christmas

We have returned from a trip to northern California. The redwood trees were quite dazzling. While we were hiking in Muir Woods, we received inspiration for this woodland hooded scarf (now listed on The Second Fiddle). John Muir (for whom the scarf and national park is named) was an amazing naturalist who aided in the conservation of the redwoods. we've even started a flickr group (Rustic and Rugged) in honor of John Muir, Jeremiah Johnson, and all the mountain men, lumberjacks, and rugged men.

fine figure of a man: (John Muir)

Etsy is also having the annual Christmas in July sale! stop by our shop for 10% off

wee creatures

weegreenspot

this beautiful shop contains moss terrariums with wee cattle, deer, and sheep. Her story is very sweet and she makes quite inspirational landscapes.

She was also the featured seller on etsy! read interview here

visit weegreenspot's shop here: www.weegreenspot.etsy.com

yip yip

the etsy shop has been featured on Faberuna! there was much rejoicing

Faberuna is a wonderful website featuring all handmade items and the shops that sell them (and not just Etsy shops). many thanks to the folks at Faberuna

we recomend faberuna to anyone looking to support handmade

found paper, small scissors

I have always been fond of Agnes Montgomery's collage pieces. In fact, it is possible I have already posted some of her artwork on this blog. Oh well, a few more can't hurt. The second piece has always vaguely reminded me of something, but I can't quite remember exactly what. And the last one looks like an illustration for a book of fairy tales.

in the vernacular

John Gall posted these found photos on his blog a long while back, and I recently found them on my desktop, and thought that I might post them here. I am always amazed by photographs like these.