Martha Stewart Edge Punch Fun #3...

I just love the quality of these punches!
A sweet blogger friend asked if I had stock
in Martha's company~ heart stock!

Martha and her artists, creative group, amaze me...

I have been busy with work deadlines...
Having a great time sketching on fabric
whenever I get a free moment!
I wanted to toss something together quickly
just in case you had not seen these cute punches~

They are flexible, depending on your paper.
If you worked the paper fibers these would
probably even shape into a circle of chicks!

I remember humming this song when I was young.
Usually when I was doing my chores...
Especially weeding the garden!
Ugh... the veggie lines went on for days!

Without details...

With a quick line of green colored pencil...
Little black dots for eyes!
I think it looks cute either way~

Hope your day is happy!

Little Sparroooow... Little Sparrow...

American Goldfinch... with his eye on the feeder!
Clusters of these sweet friends perch
in the honeysuckle bush beside my studio.

I had a wonderful time sketching these
sweet little sparrows! Chipping sparrows feed on
the ground year round here. Their sweet rust
tops show up brightly against the snow cover~

I listed these and more at my Etsy store
Please click here to visit!

Thank you for so many sweet comments about
my sketches! I'm so thrilled to share these
one of a kind treasures~
I love owning originals...
I'm humbled and blessed to know you do, too!

Hope your week is wonderful!

Bunnies in Grass...

Another of Martha's amazing edge punches!
This one folds up, too... I loved adding the little white cotton tails!

I remember, as a child, laying on my tummy~
On the living room floor...
Watching TV (we had color!)
Eating my hollow Easter bunny.
We were allowed "limbs."
Flower base today, legs tomorrow... tail/bottom next...
Until the head.
Then I just had to eat the whole thing
or it would have been odd.
The only part of the hollow treat I didn't eat...
The sugar eye.
Maybe it was too weird to eat an eye?
Or, maybe, it's because it wasn't chocolate!

More Fabric Songbirds...

Spring Robins!
I could just hug them!

Just put these to my Etsy shop~
The next batch of illustrations coming soon...
Chickadees
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrows
Robins
Spring Chicks...
More and more feathered fun!

Somethin' to Crow About...

Saw three crows sitting on a limb the other day...
They were having a fine time...
Our songbirds were intimidated by their visit.

When I got to the window I saw three
gray squirrels on the feeders!
We can pound on the windows, they pause...
...look to see what the noise is & continue eating.
No fear...
Until...
I run around in the snow
with a wooden spoon on a metal pan!

The neighbors must wonder!
The songbirds all sit nearby, cheering~

But crows do have a cute side...
So I decided to make some goodies for my Etsy!
Please click here to visit my shop

Here a crow... there a crow...

A sweet little baby bird!
You knew I had to have more little feathers~

Chickadee! de! dee!

Hope you're having a nice Friday night!

Birds on a Wire...

I love gift cards to craft stores!
You know I love birds...

Found this sweet "Birds on a Wire" edge punch
from the Martha Stewart collection at Michael's.

First punch...

Line up with printed edge for second punch...

They're so sweet!

I used a page with tiny type...

A "good thing"...

The sides fold up!

Hope your Friday is wonderful~

Mid 1800's Engraving Cat's Cradle...

I remember playing this for hours...

Here A Chick... There a Chick... Everywhere A...

These little Spring chicks are so much fun!

Here they sit...
On a platter... waiting for their dip in the stain
for that yummy aged look!

Pictures... buttons... feathers!
Our cats, all three, sitting behind me on the floor
hoping that a feather will fall!

Now they're all nesting in my Etsy shop!
~Please click here to visit~

There are so many more of these
sweet little illustrations
to share with you!

Thank you for all of your sweet comments~
I just love visiting each of you & your fantastic blogs!

Sketching Bunnies & Birds on Fabric...

My heart is set on spring!
We still have plenty of snow-filled days ahead...
...these just warm me up!

Just listed twelve new pieces & collections
on my Etsy shop...
Please click here to see my shop!

You knew there would be more birds!

Nests... bunnies... eggs... chicks...
I know it is spring somewhere!

Wrens have the most beautiful song!
Our wren house is ready for a new brood~
Once they have filled their tiny house
with twigs and heavy reed pieces,
they perch in the lilac trees and sing
us the most beautiful songs~

For now I have fun sketching from my journals.
Hope your week is going great!

Original Sketches on Fabric...

When the cold winds blow...
Snow is measured in feet, not inches...
Walking in narrow paths, only to walk the pup...

I craft. I shovel. I craft.

These are original sketches on fabric!
I love flipping through my mounds of sketch diaries...
Finding sweet little images to share~

Each one unique... one of a kind... and for sale!
I'm listing all of these and more...
Please check out my etsy shop!

They come in little packages...

With ENDLESS possibilities!
Stitch n' sew...

Tack them up!
Glue 'em... decoupage them!

Tuck them here or there...

Some are listed as singles...
Others in themed collections!

A few of them even come with Moleskine journals!

I shared buttons with a few...
Feathers with others...

These are from my heart...

Different ideas I doodle... put in designs...

Some have been painted into full size
watercolor illustrations & licensed on cards etc.

Hope your day is filled with creative moments...
Even if the snow is stilllllll falling!