Long live McQueen

I was fortunate enough to see a few pieces by Alexander McQueen in person at the Gothic Dark Glamour show at FIT in NYC last year. To say the least, they were remarkable, dreamy, and utterly captivating.

R.I.P. Alexander McQueen- your genius will be missed.

Embroidery Spotlight

I have come across some really amazing new blogs since I joined twitter. One of those is Mrxstitch. This site gives you the scoop on all sorts of contemporary needlepoint artists and projects. For example have you heard of the Fine Cell Work Project? Fine Cell Work is a UK charity that teaches prisoners how to do needlepoint and they help them profit from their work. The program is so popular with the prisoners that they have waiting lists for their classes! You *Must* check out the site, look at their products, and read ALL about it.

Here are a couple of pillows made by some of the prisoners:

Another cool thing that Mrxstitch has going on is their NSFW Saturday Feature. It's dirty, it's bad, it's hilarious. And it really isn't safe for work so view at your own risk.

Something Crooked . . . .

I love it when things are a bit off. So naturally, when I came across Pretty Neat Designs shop a few days ago, I was thrilled to discover her cute new journals with the most adorable crooked stitches. I also love it when people incorporate fabric with paper products. Cindy, the lady behind Pretty Neat, also has a wonderful blog. Be sure to Check it out

Look at those wonderfully crooked circles!

I have a hard time deciding which one I like more, but I think the yellow journal has won me over.

Monday Morning,Walk: Route 1

Every morning I take a nice walk to work (well, rainy days usually result in carpooling) and it can be a pretty nice walk depending on the day. I also try to add a little variety to my morning venture and take different routes. So I'd thought I'd start sharing my Monday morning walk with you. Here is Route 1:

Start at front porch. Pass by the many artifacts of the Oakland streets.

If I left Oakland for another city, I might miss the sound of shopping carts strolling down the streets. Or I might not.

Those yellow flowers are my favorite part of walk Route#1.

There are tons of secret messages on the sidewalks, like this one from Slayer. The message is, "Slayer!"(in a crazy metal voice).

No traffic for me.

More secret sidewalk messages.

And here we are! Like my office view?

Stay tuned for Route#2- Next Monday.

Quick Social Update

Did you notice my new little icon to the right? Last night I decided to take on Twitter. So if you are on there, Join Me! I also joined Flickr but I'm not going to add a flickr button to my page (too many buttons!) But you can find me HERE.

A Photo speaks a thousand words

I got featured on Craftgawker today. I'm just thrilled to have my little embroidered acorn sachets on the front page and the first row!! Here is a really awful tiny screen shot of it. So exciting! If you are on craftgawker please Stop By and add it as a favorite. All my hardwork in trying to get the perfect photo really does pay off. Thank God!

Spotlight: Owls, owls here and there! Owls everywhere!!

I know I am not alone in my owl fanaticism. What is it that is so captivating about these birds? Must have something to do with what the Giant said in Twin Peaks, "The owls are not what they seem . . . ."

I love, love, love this owl brooch! Kate from The Box of Bird Shop has some really darling animal brooches. Check 'em out.

Long ago I made the mistake of stretching my ears, thus sacrificing my ability to wear cute dangling earrings, like these guys. Crafted by Zosterops. Let bronze owls shine by wearing them out in broad daylight. They won't mind.

I love owls AND anything that might dark and spooky as well, so when I found this print I went a little crazy. I imagine this hanging on a stonewall hallway in a dark, eerie castle. Swan Bones shop is guaranteed to win you over. Take a look.

Want to bring some little owls into your home. Then check out Frolicking Leaves shop. She has a few owly magnet sets for you to peruse, but this one won me over. It has little hearts on its chest!!

Stare long enough at these stuffed owl dolls and you'll be hypnotized into buying them! Kate Durkin's owl embroidery design is amazing. You gotta check out her other embroidered plushies!!

I love beer and I love drinking beer out of a glass (no bottles please! Yuck!) I think this owl glass by Whimsical Wares would make the perfect beer drinking companion, don't you?