4/1/10 - 5/1/10

Baby Owl Knit Pattern

Knitting Adventures is kindly sharing her baby owl knit pattern with us. It simply applies scrap yarn, which is should be plentiful after a winter of knitting sweaters for those who are prolific knitters.

Wild Violet

O wind, where have you been.That you blow so sweet?Among the violetsWhich blossom at your feet.
The honeysuckle waitsFor Summer and for heat;But violets in the chilly SpringMake the turf so sweet.
by Christina Rossettiin her collection Fly Away, Fly Away Over the Sea

Photograph by JPO who comments: The pretty little wild violet if not contained, can over-run your yard. It is considered an invasive plant. When we were children my sisters and I would pick tiny bouquets of wild violets for our mother and dress them up with paper doilies.

Retro DOT

Boydem Treasures - Bread Box

Boydem Treasures ' Liat Kires whipped up some retro and sprinkled in some dots for the Retro Dot Com etsy treasury

My China Doll Swiss Dot was featured again!

Vintage Football

Pom Poms & Pretties

Vintage football fiction The Long Pass by John Archibald (out of print) was selected by John Purlia to be included in Etsy Treasury East (no expiration date).

Sita Owl Video

Meet Sita of A Very Fairy Garden

Creamsicle

Mosaic Mondays
Orange Sherbet and Vanilla Ice Cream Sweetnesscurated by Annie of The Log Chateau

My Jewelry

Wise Owl Hoot Earring

Do not pass up the chance to visit etsy shop My Jewelry by Melissa Yonce. She started created jewelry around the tender age of ten while growing up in Athens, Georgia.

Square Charm Earrings

Adrift Earrings

Her interests and inspirations come from poetry, photography, nature and camping, and the snowy slopes in Colorado. She has just completed a cross country move from Boulder to Charlotte, North Carolina with two dogs and one cat.

Five Charms Necklace

You can also find My Jewelry on Facebook.

http://myjewelry.etsy.com

Baby Squirrel Video

Felt Toppers

Whimsy Love shares her tutorial on felt toppers for dessert picks or pencils. Nothing like a little whimsy to make practicing cursive more fun.

A Mama for Owen

By Marion Dane BauerIllustrated by John Butler

An adorable true story of an African baby hippo that gets separated from his mama during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and develops a bond with a giant tortoise. Age group - preschool and older.

Bookworm

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Bookworm

Books to us are food for thought.
Bookworms nibble what they should not.
But though we think the bookworm’s rude,

books to him are thoughts for food.

from Bugs: Poems about creeping things
by David L. Harrison

Galoshes n Umbrella

Rainy Spring Days is the theme for this etsy treasury

click on mosaic to enlarge

Rachael Amen

They Live Here

Rachael Amen is the creative artist behind Number 8. Illustrations, photography, dollmaking, and reclaimed vintage dolls are only some of her talents. She devours nostalgia and credits lounging in front of the television as another worthy skill.

Vesna OOAK art doll

Valentine Giclee Print

Hello Chickadee Notecard Set

She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and 5 cats. She one day hopes to shepherd her own gang of mini-goats, as well as, a capybara. Rachael is known for her detailed illustrations and line work. She spends her days searching for inspiration in nature, imagination, dreams...and sometimes really great movies and old books.

Rad Library Blog

What kind of forest creature are you? An acorn spirit

Jacob Zook Silkscreen

Where on the web can we find you?
A personal/inspiration blog http://rachaelamen.blogspot.comMy (mostly vintage) library: http://radlibrary.blogspot.comFlickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tigerluxeVintage http://tigerluxe.etsy.comArtwork http://numbereight.etsy.com

Spring Poem

In the openclear and spaciouswild and free, I breathe.
The air, wind and sun,afloat with dandelion seeds Scents of apple blossomsamuse the sights.
Be light and freebefore the day takes flight.

- Nia, spring 2009

Robots Are Awesome

Whoo are these awesome robots?

Bixly Blue waves Hi!

They are one of a kind (ooak) polymer clay art sculptures handmade by HerArtSheLoves.

Why the little heart?
Because we all need a little heart in life.

Tell us about yourself?

I'm semi-self-taught illustrator and polymer clay artist. I'm also a digital illustrator; I create cartoony illustrations that you'll find at almost every stock image website (ie Shutterstock, Dreamstime).

How are they made?

I take polymer clay shape it robotic shapes, add beads for eyes, wire woven into springs (coiling gizmo rocks) make neck, arms & legs, baked in oven to a rock hard finish and finally brush multiple coats of varnish for years of delight.

Ogden Orange

Custom robot

"I LOVE my robots! Ogden and Witty Pretty Robot Kitty are just as I had envisioned!... perfect and easy for me to take and hand over as a gift... except, they are too cute so I am keeping them for myself... :) - Etsy Feedback from Frecklefoot

Pliny Patina Garden Robot

What inspires you?

All the nerdy goodness of science fiction...

Dalek

Fellow artists and crafters and their shared art and stories encourage me to create new styles, sizes and special details.

Your favorite robots?

Doctor Who's Daleks, K-9 and Futurama's Bender

Robots Are Awesome Collection on flickr is more than awesome.

-Facebook FanPage: http://www.facebook.com/RobotsAreAwesome

-Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mheld

-Blog: http://robotsareawesomeshop.blogspot.com/

-Google Profile: https://www.google.com/profiles/HerArtSheLoves

How such awesome robots are created with this adorable rascal around is beyond this world. Her feline Steve after a long day of attacking feet, paper bags, computer wires, and random objects.