Our First 2020 Beach Walk
We welcomed 2020 with a walk at our happy place. It was a lovely day for a walk on the beach. Santa brought Hannah a crystal sphere for Christmas. We experimented with some refraction photography. The crystal ball, or lens ball, came with a warning...
A Snowy New Year’s Eve
An early morning walk on this snowy New Year's Eve. There's something so appealing about walking through virgin snow. Our cozy home. Snow does such an excellent job of hiding the yard and garden debris yet to be dealt with. This little guy might be...
Merry Christmas!
I always have so many plans for the holidays - things I want to create, gifts I want to make, ideas for decorating or baking. In the end, there's never enough time. And then I think, "next year." But, then, the crazy cycle starts all over again. So...
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
With Hannah in college, it doesn't feel like the Christmas season until she arrives home. My shopping is complete (please be on time UPS!), but we just started decorating and planning for the holiday. It's our tradition for Hannah and I to hunt...
The Little White Church
My dreaming and scheming for the WHRL Christmas Tree Festival left me with more ideas than I had time (or energy) for. One of those thoughts was a wreath filled with a village of little New England houses. I never got beyond the Little White...
Another Christmas Tree Festival Complete!
Another WHRL Christmas Tree Festival is over. it was a huge success for this little non-profit. I designed three Christmas trees, two Joyful Owl Wreaths, and a Mainly Moose wreath for the event. My first tree is this little upcycled wooden tree I...
Thanksgiving with Hannah
Thanksgiving break came and went in the blink of an eye. Hannah traveled home for the holiday - two days of travel to get here and two days of travel to return between car, bus, and train. We had her for a short six days, and it was a whirlwind. I...
Christmas Gift Ideas
I want to take a moment to introduce some friends who also create. While my felt designs are but a hobby, these women make their living from their art, and I'd like to give them a shout out. I'll be doing some of my holiday shopping with these...
Have a Joyful Thanksgiving
Best wishes to all for a Joyful Thanksgiving! And a happy, happy birthday to my wonderful mom! Lots of love to you. ~*~ Mom's gift is this Joyful Owl Wreath. The owl sits in a smaller grapevine wreath decorated with artificial greenery and lavender...
Retro Christmas Camper
After living in a 27’ camper with one man, a 5-year-old child, and a dog for more than a year while building the Maine House, I thought I’d never want to stay in a camper again. Yet, lately, I’ve begun to dream about a little retro camper that Paul...
Limited Joyful Owl Wreaths
I've been working on this year's submissions for the WHRL's annual Christmas Tree Festival fundraiser. So far I'm in for three wreaths and two Christmas trees. During my crafting marathon, I created two Christmas Joyful Owl Wreaths that I've added...
Sunday Morning Visitors
While making breakfast this morning, I spotted this deer grazing in the yard between the house and the pond. I quietly, stealthily, went for my camera and was able to snap a few pictures through the French doors before Gidget discovered we had...
New to the Shop: Purple Finch and Long-eared Owl
Now that the Owl Book is behind me, I've created two new birds felt pattern kits. The re-imagined Long-eared Owl (possibly my favorite pattern yet!) and the Purple Finch have joined my other felt creations in the Shop.
The Gentle Manatee
I've not had the pleasure of seeing a manatee in person, but they seem like such gentle giants. She's been a popular pattern request over the years. You'll find her an easy weekend project! Have fun! [sdm_download id="33727" fancy="1"...
Ducky Rebellion
In Hannah's absence, I'm in charge of her ducks, Puddles, Murphy, and Doodle. It's taken most of the fall to get into a groove where they do what I want them to do. Mornings are easy - they see me through the French doors with Gidget, and they...
The Happy Hippo
Thinking outside of the Downeast Maine box, here's a Happy Hippo felt pattern for your weekend enjoyment. Have fun!
Gregarious Nubian Goat
Sitting and watching television is a challenge for me - I need something to do, or I fall asleep. Every time. When picking out movies, Paul and Hannah tell me, "We saw that one - you slept through it." So this little Lop-eared, or Nubian goat, was...
Monday Morning Haze
This is the view from the end of our road. Every day there's something different happening here. On this morning, the sun was peeking through the fog, the tide partly out, and two Great Blue Herons lounging on the mudflats. Of course, my camera was...
Glorious Autumn
Peak color has arrived Downeast. Maine never looks more glorious than she does these few weeks of the year. Nights turn crisp, and we relish the lingering warmth of the sun. Marsh grasses shift from green to gold. Trees give one last hurrah,...
A Magical Moment
I left work early yesterday, so this morning I headed in early to make up for lost time. Cruising along U.S. Route 1, I noticed the tide was in and there was sea smoke on the Pleasant River. I tucked into one of my favorite spots to snap some...
The Downeast Thunder Farm Owl Book
It's been a long time coming, but my first pattern book, Downeast Thunder Farm Owls: Felt Ornament Designs is in its final proof and I'm taking pre-orders. I anticipate having the books in hand for shipping on or before November 15, 2019. Click...
The Singular Chinook Salmon
It's not every day that I can jump on a pattern suggestion. The idea has to resonate with me, and I have to have time. These days I'm so time-poor, it's almost silly. I received a request for a Chinook Salmon. Folks from the non-profit Port...
Downeast Thunder Farm Snowman
Is it ever too early to think about Christmas gifts? The weeks leading up to Christmas get busier and busier, so I'm starting early with my plans when I have snippets of time. This free snowman pattern is joining ranks with my other Christmas...
Kingsbrae Garden Memories
I spent the day browsing photos from one of my last adventures with Hannah before she returned to college last month. We made the two-hour drive to St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada to visit Kingsbrae Garden. The day was overcast and drizzly to...
Heron on a Cold Morning
When I left the house this morning, the tide on the river was almost out. The sun was peeking out from behind the trees. It was easy to spot this silhouette of a Blue Heron fishing in the shallows. I stopped the car and grabbed my camera that has...
