this is a new wool art piece just listed on my brooklyncrafts shop. i'm really happy about the way it came out. i call it "i found you, you found me". my husband calls it yin and yang:)

treasury

check out the naturalkids treasury on etsy. it has my little chick in it, plus many other great item!s

new etsy team...

i'm so happy to join the naturalkids team on etsy. it is a wonderful collection of etsy sellers who make all- natural items for children. check out their blog. they have a nice post on open-ended toys for children.

children's wall hangings

i'm working on some new wall hangings that are specifically designed for children- but i hope they will appeal to everyone. the first picture, above, of the flower and butterfly is already listed in my magic shop. it is titled "fly fly away". the second picture is the first in a series of wall hangings depicting gnomes! i will list them all together when finished!

first wall hanging sold

i'm excited that i sold my first wall hanging, "here comes the sun"! even better it went to someone dear to me. i'm glad to know it will have a good home.

I'm working on  several more, but it is a slow process. thinking aboout what i'd like, drawing and redrawing, choosing colors, cutting out all the pieces and placing them.. then sewing everything carefully by hand. i really enjoy it but i wish i had more in my shop... it's looking a little bare.

new item- address book(s)

i'm working on some new address/phone books. something fun and creative. i added one today to the magic shop. i'm working on some more also.

etsy street team...

i joined the {new new} york etsy street team today. i'm really excited because there are so many great artists and crafters in the area. i'm looking forward to getting to know them better!

check out their blog (my etsy shop is on there now too!)

signs of spring...

so i went to the botanic garden today. despite the cold it was a nice reminder that spring is on the way. so many lovely flowers already in bloom. of course my camera battery was out. so i thought i'd post some pictures of signs of spring around our house. hope everyone is enjoying the new season.

new work and new shop

please check out my finished work, now on etsy.

also, i have opened a new shop for my needle felted items, wool toys, and more to come. I've named it brooklyncraftsmagic.

reminiscence and gratitude

i have been hard at work this week on the brooklyncraftcollective website. i was avoiding work on it for a while, because it takes a lot of time- time i could spend crafting, or cleaning, or being with my family (!). once i get back into it though, i remember that it is a very creative process- rewarding and frustrating at the same time. one gift today, that i came across while working on it was a picture from about a year and a half ago. it is at a weekly craft get-together. we often have various other people who we have crafted with, that slip in and out each week- but for the most part the five of us (including my sister who had not yet joined us) continue to meet week after week. regardless of the millions of other things that compete for our time- we make the effort to come. for me, i think it is because it gives me part of the nourishment i need to get through all the other things. once i'm there it really is no effort at all. it's a gift.

this picture brings back fond memories of a friend that is no longer living in brooklyn- i hope she is still crafting! it is also nice to see us all still together, it's nice to remember my crazy two year old as such a little baby. it's also nice though, to think of her now playing happily with the other children so that i can actually craft during our meetings! she's been replaced by a friends' baby who now competes for her time. we all enjoy taking turns holding her though. it's nice to remember what it's like having such a little one. it's nice to remember.