after a lot of preparation for maker faire, an intense weekend (i won two editor’s choice awards!) and a week of custom orders, it is good to get back to regular ole stress reducing sculpting. i fixed mr. pull toy chicken this morning after he was punched, pulled, bitten (seriously), and tossed by his admirers. [...]
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MAKER FAIRE
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged austin, big head bunny, doll parts, felted, maker faire, needle felting, pull toy chicken on October 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Acacia
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
it may have been picking up all the branches after the storm that inspired acacia…
she is needle felted with embroidered rings on her feet. i wish i would have taken more process pictures, but i was going through a bit of a creativity block until she popped into my head. i just started felting and [...]
Hurricane Ike
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hurricane, provisions, wine on September 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
we went to the store this morning to get provisions for hurricane ike. while most baskets were filled with water, bread, ice and canned food, we focused on buying a few real essentials:
1. wine, of course. we were the only people wine browsing .
2. nuts, craisins and dark chocolate m&m’s to make my [...]
Monkey Jam
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
my great aunt Esther gave me these toy monkeys that she got in Germany during WWII. They were still in their boxes but the boxes are starting to fall apart. I gave them one good wind up before i locked them away in their new shadow box homes-I think i will love them more once [...]
Plush Totem
Posted in CRAFTY, FELTING, Uncategorized, tagged needle felting, plush, totem on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My totem pole will have a cat an owl and a hawk
Yesterday I felt very sketchy and got to drawing totem animals and poles. So this morning I am attempting to needle felt my own totem pole. Maybe they will attach to each other with magnets? We shall see. Any ole way, here’s the [...]
Crafty Cocktails!
Posted in CRAFTY, FELTING, Uncategorized, tagged "needle felting class", "Sew Crafty Houston", FELTING on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am teaching a needle felting class for Crafty Cocktails night on September 19, 2008 6-8 PM at Sew Crafty Houston Time to grow my army of needle Felters!
Welcome…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged licorice tree, welcome on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ALTER EGO #1: me and mazen Originally uploaded by LicoriceTree
This blog is one big show and tell. I love art, cooking, and well designed objects. I will show you what I stumble upon and tell you about my own attempts to create all things fantastique…under the licorice tree.
