This barn is on Rt. 28/12. We pass it every time we go to the Adirondacks and I always want to take a good picture of it (but never can in a moving car!) So Mom was kind enough to pull over so I could get a good, clear picture of it. The sign and red dragon are on the barn year-round.
I was intrigued by 00noctum00's color combo choice of "grey and mustard yellow". At first glance I thought "That's a weird combination!" But then I thought about it and decided to try it out...
I had mustardy yellow felt (actually the sticker says "goldenrod"), and found some of the same yellow in a flower pattern fabric I have. I like the purple and turquoise it added into the color scheme. I'm very satisfied with it. It will be in my Etsy shop soon. I actually will probably be making a lot of owls in the color combos people chose. Keep watching...the next one could be yours!
Then there's the brown dog I made as a custom order (to go with the yellow dog I sold the customer before) .
I want to make a black & brown dog that looks like Luna now! And I bought some flesh tone colored felt at JoAnne's today, so I will be making Max from "Where The Wild Things Are" sometime in the next few days.
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Congratulations! I will be contacting you soon regarding the details of your custom Owl Nubbin!Thanks so much to everyone who participated! I will be sure to do more giveaways in the future!
You can't escape it! Just succumb to the cuteness!
And the concrete remnants of a water tower...
It kind of reminds me of a huge stone table...like the Stone Table in "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe"...
I didn't see any "No Trespassing" signs, and no one has yelled at me yet when I'm back there...
I'm not sure just who owns the land, but someone keeps those paths mowed and has campfires back there...
And then we came across these cool, crazy looking huge mushrooms that were just too cool not to photograph...
It was the black "mane" that was so difficult. Originally I was going to use some faux fur for his mane, but my black faux fur is in a box that is kind of buried under other boxes in my craft studio right now, so I decided to go with using black yarn. Let's just say that it wasn't easy, and I'm sure I could have done it more efficiently. But I think it turned out looking good.
Now it's on to Max. He should be a lot easier.
I don't quite remember where I got this awesome little set (but whenever I can't recall where I got something, I usually figure I got it at Goodwill back when I worked there). I also don't remember why I had it stashed away for so long! CJ said to me "Where has THIS been? YOu've been holding out on me!" Wooden building blocks are one of the most awesome and most classic toys of all time. We think this little set was handpainted, since the same pattern on some of the blocks looks slightly different...maybe a thinner or thicker line...different enough to know that it wasn't stamped. 
Anyone else ever done this "trick" with a flashlight and a digital camera? It's a great nighttime activity to do with kids...particularly when at a bonfire or camping.
(up and down)
(figure eight)
The kids (as well as the adults) love seeing how the pictures turn out. And it can be an educational experience, since you can explain to the kids about how cameras work and why the picture comes out that way because of the slower shutter speed because the camera is trying to let in more light. An early photography lesson!
Speaking of paper lanterns, I used some to decorate my craft room, along with those tissue paper poufs left over from the baby shower
(that green fellow at the bottom is Jake...my Muppet Whatnot.)
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