Moon*&*Stars Studio
My house is filled with green growing things. Every windowsill and table top is occupied. I have almost as many trees on the inside as i do on the outside! So feeding and watering the plants can be a full time job.
But with help like this
the job gets easier!
Say Goodbye to Fall and Hello Winter with one of these hand made cowls i have for sale in my Etsy shop!
They make great gifts for yourself or a loved one as they are one size-fits all
Get em while they last!
Today we had a date at GG and Bepa's house(my Parents and the kids Great Grandparents) for a noontime Halloween Party!
All of the Great Grandchildren came by and posed for this great group picture
There was a Native American
And 2 Luigi's and a Mario
We had delicious pizza
but it was pretty hard to eat with those big moustaches!
Lola and i made special cookies for everyone.
And GG and Bepa got a special cake for the party and the Elmo face in the center of each cupcake was a ring!
Even Uncle Bob got into the spirit! A good time was had by all. I am wishing You and Yours a Happy Halloween!
Mom has been making these blankets since my girls were babies, and i still have the blankets she made them when they were born. And they still look good as new.
They are made of easy care acrylic yarn and are light enough for warm days, yet warm enough for chilly nights.
And they double as dolly blankets too...
Mom is a Great Grandmother now, and she puts so much love into everything she does. She really enjoys making these little blankets for all the newborns in the family. But now that the family has slowed down in the baby department, she has a few extra. So i thought we would share them with you, our extended family out there! Check them out! Her prices are fantastic!
My own little Pumpkin Patch is right here on my kitchen table! These little Pumpkin Dumpling hats have been flying off the shelves at Artcentric in downtown Troy NY.
It a really cute way of keeping those little heads warm and dry in this chilly Autumn weather and to dress up a bit in honor of Halloween and Pumpkin Season!
Here is my little model Lola trying an Apple Dumpling hat on for size...
I think my girl will need a sweater to go over that little outfit very soon!
We took Lola to the park, and her favorite thing there was the curly slide. After she went down the slide a few times the static electricity built up on her and her hair began to float in space.
It got so funny that a few of us folks would stand at the bottom of the slide and watch her come down and we would all laugh(Lola included) at her unruly hair
Looking at this picture i could learn so much from her. Relax, let go, be yourself, enjoy. Don't be afraid to laugh at yourself. Life is so much fun...even the simple things are really great. I feel like i am a kid again when i am with her...I laugh and smile the whole day thru... It kind of reminds me of one of my favorite James Taylor songs. I feel like i really understand it now. It's all just a Lovely Ride, isn't it?
My beautiful God child was married this past weekend. My goodness Breezy, i remember the day you were born. In a blink of an eye you have turned into a beautiful young woman. Your Dad looks so proud of you...
Meet the new married couple, Breanna and David Cohn. We wish you all the Good luck and Love in the world!
Ammachi – The Hugging Saint
When in the shadowy mind
we imagine ourselves imperfectly,
praying to be freed from gravity
by enlightenment, she refines our prayers.
Putting her arms around us
she bids us rest our head on her shoulder
whispering, Don’t you know
with all your fear and anger
all you are fit for is love.
I can't wait for this event! It is so close to my home and looks like it will be so much fun!More than 90 regional fiber vendors from New York and new England will be participating.
Festival Hours are 9am-5pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
Demonstrations include sheep shearing, weaving, felting, spinning, Kool-Aid dyeing and Rug Hooking.
Fiber animals including a variety of sheep breeds, alpaca, llama, cashmere goats and angora rabbits will be exhibited by their owners.
The Festival will have musical entertainment, Puddles the Clown doing face painting and balloons, and an assortment of Festival foods.
Admission is $5 for Adults, children under 14 are free. There is lots of free parking. For the safety of the animals, vendors, and festival participants, we ask that you leave your pets at home.
For more information, call (518) 692-2464.
But, i am now working harder to supply three different shops in downtown Troy NY with all different kinds of goodies!
I have these sweet and colorful cloche hats for kids and adults
and more of my Deedle Dumpling hats in colorful self striping sock yarns!
And it is Apple and Pumpkin Season once again so here are some Apple Dumpling and Pumpkin Dumpling hats too!
Something new for me...or really something "re-new"( i used to make these rugs when my kids were small) is crocheted rugs made from recycled bed sheets, t-shirts and old clothing fabric...
and of course, my favorite things to make, teddy bears and bunnies and all sorts of knitted and sewn critters! You can find these things (or place an order with me for anything you see here that you like) in my Etsy shop, or at these wonderful shops in downtown Troy NY: Anchor 5 Boutique, Artcentric, and Rust and Reason, all located on historic River Street in Troy. Anchor 5 boutique is actually in the very same storefront as the Paper Sparrow was, so it feels good to have a few things still for sale there... Troy Night Out is this Friday night. Why not come out and support the local businesses and get an early start on your Holiday shopping! Maybe we will bump into each other!
Lola's Great Grandfather (my Dad) wanted to send Lola to dancing school.
So here she is after her very first ballet class, showing us her moves...
There are three or four different kinds of heirloom tomatoes in this basket
I just wish i could remember what they were! My little Jack Russell Rubie went around the garden and pulled out all the name tags from the plantings right after i planted them.... I do know this tho... They all taste wonderful!
I almost forgot to mention this! My little Etsy shop has just been "favorited" 100 times by fellow Etsians and customers! So, in celebration of this little milestone, i am offering free shipping thru the month of September to anyone in the USA! Come on by and visit the shop...Christmas IS coming sooner than you think! ;)
