Carrots and Caveats

 

Hope you're all having top notch holidays. Things have been delightful here, chiefly because there's been a large dose of family, snow and more baked goods than I will ever publicly admit to having consumed.

Speaking of which, here's the carrot cake I made for Christmas dinner.

Peace

 

I'm sitting here finishing the last straggly bits of '13 work, but I've already gotten into the chocolate chip cookies and the Rat Pack are crooning seasonal standards from the other room. Which basically means that it's time for me to engage in some seasonal frivolity. But before I pop off, Happy (belated) Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, peace and joy to you and yours.

Marking the Days

 

I just finished sewing up tea towels last night, Christmas gifts for family. I'm ridiculously happy with the way the colors printed and the fabric has a nice heft. Dishes everywhere, you have been warned.

I'm going to do another print run of these after the holidays and will have a batch up in the shop in the new year.

Shop Talk

 
While hunting for papers last week, I ran across several small watercolors I painted last year and forgot about. All total, there's four pieces (one 4 x 6, the others 5 x 7), all graphite and watercolor on bristol board. I like them, but I'm trying to pare down here and am quite certain they'd be better off in a good home, rather than tucked away in a filing cabinet.

I'll be posting everything tomorrow on Etsy by noon (hopefully, that'll work for people on both the East and West coast). I'm making post office trips both Thursday and Friday, so if you're shopping for Christmas, this should get to you just under the wire. And if you have any questions about expedited shipping, logistics, etc., feel free to shoot me a line.

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Deep in December

 

If you follow me on Instagram, you've already seen the start of this. A few more minutes with a paintbrush and ink this morning and this was the end result.

And while we're on the subject of house plants, my tomatoes are finally turning red. All good things do, in fact, come to those who wait. And wait (and wait).

To + From - Gift Tag Printable

 

Here's a free gift tag download for you! Consider this a "thank you" for reading, commenting and being generally nifty -- I hope you like 'em.


Fine print: you'll need a PDF reader to open these. Before printing, I recommend fiddling with your printer settings so that it's at its highest output quality (especially if you choose to run these on card stock). Feel free to print as many as you like for your own, non-commercial use.
Enjoy!

Snegurochka

 
A sketch of the Snowmaiden for your Wednesday. And if you aren't familiar with the folktale, grab a tissue first, then go read.

Also, I'm putting the finishing touches on a gift tag printable, so check back Friday for that!