This arrived in the mail today.  It is breathtaking. It is a vintage Japanese glass cabochon, with 2 tiny birds perched on flowering branch...

I am pretty excited about the new fabric designs by Tracie Lynn Huskamp of the Red Door Studio . I am fortunate to own 2 originals by Tr...

Goldfinch, Washington's State Bird. Rendered as an original art pin cushion, displaying my vintage hat pins. Beautiful art by Tracie Ly...

Cherish that which is within you. ~Chang-tzu Inspiration Board #10 features: vintage fabric rose leaves (Japan) vintage glass pearl drop...

sweet little chickadee painted by Tracie Lyn Huskamp ...

New this week at Bumbershoot Supplies, some already arrived and more to come... Several new vintage Japanese flower cabochons have been lis...

This is my entry for the Three Muses Challenge this week: Bye, bye blackbird.  So, no matter how hard I tried to get these blackbirds to c...

(spectacular bird, Woodland Park Zoo) Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all t...

As I do several times a week, I walked at Discovery Park this morning. Discovery is a true natural jewel in the Seattle park system, and I t...