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...
Downeast Thunder Farm at ODDS ‘n ENDS
A selection of my Downeast Thunder Farm pattern kits are now available at ODDS 'n ENDS in Milbridge. ODDS 'n ENDS, Living Uniquely, is the brain child of Tina Johnson. She has created a lovely shop filled with carefully selected items by local...
An Autumn Joyful Owl Wreath
This weekend I crafted a Joyful Wreath Owl out of a tan and brown felt for an Autumn Joyful Owl Wreath. I used a few of the stems from a Hobby Lobby autumn bouquet ($5) on a 12" grape vine wreath ($5). I snipped the wire stems on the flowers,...
Junior Year at Denison Underway
It took us twenty-three hours of driving with a car packed to the brim and a layover at my folks to get Hannah to campus. We spent the afternoon getting her sorted. Her room feels especially cozy this year with lots of reminders of home including...
A Summer of Selfies
T-1 day. Our last day of the summer before taking Hannah back to college. We spent a few hours in our happy place on this most glorious of summer days. After walking the beach, we parked ourselves of the sand and could have stayed all day if we'd...
Monarch Babies
Last month, Hannah and I began collecting Monarch caterpillars. We set them up in a screened in box on the porch and cared for them with Milkweed scavenged from throughout town. The caterpillars still in our garden ate every leaf of all of my...
A Night at Kawanhee
Hannah had the great fortune with win a raffle for a night’s stay at Kawahnee Inn located in Weld Maine. She took me along on her adventure. We went swimming in Webb Lake and lounged on the beach. We enjoyed dining on the Inn’s screened-in porch....
