what a mess

the dogs were playing rough this morning and poor pee wee ended up with a little cut on her ear- she kept shaking her head and opening it up again (blood spraying everywhere) so we had to bandage it down onto her head. merry christmas...

merry christmas

best buds

the light is really nice this morning and these guys were feeling very photogenic.

new ring

we decided to get a new couch for christmas this year and not get any gifts for each other- but matt gave me this yesterday. i am not a big jewelry person (especially rings), but i love it so.

presents

a few last minute special orders went out yesterday- i'm almost done with all the business stuff this year! i can't wait to focus a bit of time in the next few days on doing some family holiday fun around the house.

nugget set

happy holidays everyone- time is going by way too fast right now! still so much to do...

bazaar bizarre

i'm still recovering from the busy day at the fair yesterday- it was really successful! thanks to everyone who stopped by to visit us- it was great to meet you. i'll be posting some of the remaining goodies to the shop later today.

wee trees

i made these little trees for an ornament swap i joined this holiday- i may have a few at the bazaar bizarre this saturday too!

hot toddy

we made my favorite holiday drink made with whiskey, lemon, honey, and cloves- perfect for warming up on a chilly day...

ornaments

i just finished up these felt stump ornaments for the fair next weekend- i will also add a few to the shop this morning! they are hand-silkscreened onto tan and cream wool felt, and then sewn together with a dark brown back and little loop for hanging. the cream "top" is a separate piece that i cut out and sewed onto the tan.

holiday workshop

make, make, make! i have a few things almost ready to go into the shop- but i will be saving a lot of goodies to sell at the san francisco bazaar bizarre on the 15th. if you are in the bay area please stop by and say hello! anything that is leftover will be put into the shop on saturday the 16th.

walking

more holiday

i'll be doing another small shop update this week with holiday goods. and there are other places to find small stump for your holiday shopping too! some of these shops have limited editions that aren't even available on my site.

little paper planes - online store
the shiny squirrel - online store
rose and radish - san francisco, ca and online
rare device - san francisco, ca
room 30 - olympia, wa
the red door gallery - edinburgh, scotland

stump totes

the totes i had printed arrived yesterday! i think they turned out really well. i'll put both in the shop tomorrow- perfect for gifting...

oh joy!

the lovely joy (from one of my favorite blogs, oh joy!) was kind enough to ask me to participate in her "currently loving..." series. the series has different artists and designers capture a moment of their style and what they are loving right now. check out the full post here!

buds

collection

i love when i find old photos of people on stumps. they're the perfect spot to stand and pose.

holiday fever

i've got my holiday decorations out and did lots of online shopping this weekend! and i think we might get our tree tonight too...maybe a little early but i like to enjoy it for the whole month!

new print

i have gotten a lot of requests for more of the wooden stones prints, so i decided to make another version in brown. these will be added to the shop tomorrow along with the big holiday update!

holiday shop update

i will be doing a shop update this friday with lots of new holiday goodies and some old favorites. there will be mini domes, stump pillows, nuggets, birch diorama ornaments, vintage barkcloth stockings, fabric scrap garlands, log boxes, and more!

hello

fall walk in the fog

ready- get em!

my new goodies are available now at the shiny squirrel! they are both small edition items so pick one up fast for holiday gifting. the "oh small stump i love you so" is a batch of 10- and i think it is my best yet. and "pick something else" is an edition of 22 hand drawn and silkscreened prints.