The pitter patter of tiny little feet
The Borrowers have moved in – idea taken directly from “We are not alone…(fairy doors)” (via designsponge).
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High Rotation Monday #4 – the plotting, planning and dreaming edition
I skipped a week – last week would have been “the tired edition”… this week not so much. Energy is back and plots and plans are creeping in again. I’m a dreamer, like that...
Paris – Beatnik – Audrey Hepburn – Dancing
How can you resist a title like that? I have been drawing dancing beatniks today, inspired almost completely by this scene from Funny Face. A bookish, shy girl goes to paris and expresses herself...
High Rotation Monday #3 – the miniature edition
Back again with bits and pieces we have been seeing, thinking, feeling and doing around here. This week it’s all about the mini. Visiting:Miniature World in downtown Victoria (British Columbia). If you are (or...
Ukulele is a pretty easy way to change your world
The chords for this sweet tune are here — and hopefully if you can master that you’ll get luckier than Steve Martin. Personally I am terrible. Terrible-terrible, but I try to play a little...
High Rotation Monday
Recommendations for you on this cloudy Monday 1) Puzzling: Marc Boutavant is one of my very favourite illustrators. We have both these (above) fabulous, big ( 38” x 11.5”) Djeco Marc Boutavant jigsaw puzzles… they are...
Knitting season
It’s FALL / AUTUMN ! I can tell because: a) it’s cooler b) I just bought some coloured corduroy jeans that remind me of pumpkins and c) I have that weird seasonal visceral craving to break...
200 Years of Edward Lear
Edward Lear was born in May 1812. To celebrate 200 Years of Edward Lear the Ashmolean museum in Oxford is having a show of his travel paintings and sketches. He was a remarkable artist. I am...
Truly Tan!
I’ve been working on something pretty special these last few months and today a courier brought my very own advance copies to my door. What a great day! Truly Tan by the amazing Jen Storer...
Surprise ball – Natalie Lete & Gina Namkung
My Surprise Ball by Nathalie Lete from KenjiHirano on Vimeo. Update: I should have added this ‘how to’ link to Not Martha’s surprise ball tutorial