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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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Acacia

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 [...]

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Hurricane Ike

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 [...]

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Monkey Jam

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 [...]

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Plush Totem

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 [...]

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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!

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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.

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