fishing

fishing, originally uploaded by Shelby Bryant.

It's been a while since I put pen to paper in a drawig sense. With the amount of school I'm currently in, it's been nearly impossible to make some art-ing time. but tada! I made some time this week and apparently only made things that have to do with fish.... It's cool though, fish are pretty neat.

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The First 3 people to comment on one of my Block Print pictures on Flickr win the print of which they commented on.

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xoxo

Printing in the sun!

, originally uploaded by yarnandtea.

Today was the perfect day to bust out the ink and make some prints. Only a few turned out "perfect". With the "mess ups" I went crazy and some turned out way better than the "perfect" ones.
Naturally, all are available for trade or purchase ($20 per print)! Just email me and ask!

stamp making

stamp making, originally uploaded by yarnandtea.

Making stamps for prints.
GET EXCITED

Back in the swing

jan 3, originally uploaded by yarnandtea.

I am drawing again! YAY! it's been a while since I put pen to paper, but I'm going to be trying to the the daily "What I Wore" drawing for this year. We'll see if I can do it, but i will try!
I'm also trying to practice different styles, seeing what fits and what I like. I'm also playing with a little mix media, which I will be showing off soon (if it turns out well)
Oh, P.S. I'm learning to play "Big Rock Candy Mountain" on the ukulele. Which.... is going slowly. Baby K keeps grabbing my uk and saying "Mommy, no, shhhh....." meaning "mommy please, you're not so good".
Aw.... boo.

Dreaming of Summer

Oh my oh my. Every year I get to a point (and it's always right after christmas) where I am just DONE with winter. The chilly weather, the rain, and the wiggles my little one get from not being able to run off his energy outside in the sun. So I've curated a little Etsy treasury to get myself in the mood for summer.

Also, on a perky plus side. I received a UKULELE for christmas. I have been practicing daily! I started taking some youtube classes from this lady:

They're the best classes because they're geared towards little kids, which means that I can understand it too. So far I have completed 3 of these lessons, so I can play 4 chords and 3 songs!

Hooray! I must say, the cheery ukulele music has made for some summer in December!

O! Other news, the Garden is in full swing this year! I have most seeds planted for spring, beets, beans, carrots, tomatoes (they came up on their own), broccoli, cabbage, and the ever present kale. I am also campaigning for some raised beds outside our front door for a lettuce patch and a medicinal herb garden (any ideas for this would be greatly appreciated).

This is our garden! Yes, it is in an old pool. Yes our backyard looks like a bomb went off, but it's all good.

The Kale plants that have been growing for a year now

The Rainbow Chard that comes up regardless of what we do (anyone want some chard?)

Beans and cabbage, carrots and beets, all planted in our healthy dirt!

This and That

succulents , originally uploaded by yarnandtea.

I know it's been a few months since my last post, but between school, work and family, it's been hard to post anything (let alone be creative), but school is out and I have a current break from work, so here it is!
This picture above is a little sample of what we did for our christmas gifts for our friends. The mugs were from World Market and I just clipped a bunch of succulents, and arranged them so! Very easy!
The other gifts we gave were some paperwhite bulbs in thrifted jars, wrapped with some hand-spun cotton or vintage buttons on hemp cord. They turned out so earthy and beautiful, a good representation of our family if you ask me.
Check out my flickr page for some more pictures of last minute knitting projects and some pictures of the jars and bulbs.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!