tying flies

this year my husband has taken up the hobby of fly fishing and tying his own flies.  it's like making jewelry and the flies are so lovely.  take a peek.

mexican sunflowers

i love the mexican sunflowers;  how they glow in the sunset and attract the butterflies.  here’s some sunflower beauty.

abandoned city block

i really love old city buildings and always get really inspired when i see empty ones.  we just drove through washington, GA and saw this little cluster of buildings.  they are sadly losing a battle with some invasive vines.

harbinger of fall

barn news: it's hot!

we stopped by my favorite in the country farm stand for some farm fresh veggies.  i love going here because there are always a couple of farmers sitting at a table shooting the sh*t.  probably complaining how hot it is and how much we need the rain.

this barn is decked out with antiques and all of the vegetables are on display.  and the barn news is always good.

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paper cut project meets fashion week

our good friend amy flurry and partner nikii salk make these amazing accessories entirely from tiny pieces of hand cut paper.    this week, they will be taking their paper.cut.project to NY for fashion week.  they have designed a series of hand cut masks for designer jen kao.  i am sure it will be wonderful and inspiring- i can't wait to see pictures.

here is a little video that shows how they make each piece.

t-shirt re-do

finally had a rainy day over the weekend, so i took the opportunity to work on some sewing projects.  i feel compelled to write ‘love’ on everything lately, so i appliqued the word ‘love’ on the back itwas fun picking out the colors.  i decided never mind about hemming the edges, just stitch the heck out of it and let the edges unravel over time.  i just cut the neck hole how i wanted it, then stitched a long strip of peach calico onto the edge of the t-shirt. it will unravel slowly, too, adding charm (hopefully).  anyway, people smile when they see it, and that’s good.

bees!

we always stop at farmers markets when we see them.  we were driving through houschton GA and met this beekeeper who showed us the process of getting honey and beekeeping.  he inspired us to ponder the thought of getting our own hive.....maybe soon!  visit

here

to find out more about bee keeping.

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this book

is  a good one too!

a sweet quilt

i recently saw this hanging in a farm stand barn and loved it.