I Need a Really Strong Latte..and a WIP

I don't know about you..but the time change is killing me!! I am in need of one of those..like a triple shot!! Maybe it is just being older..but the last couple years springing forward feels more like snailing forward..ackkkkk! Is it just me?! Someone pass the coffee please..or can I pass one to you?? A skinny, triple shot, butter pecan..light on the foam please...mmmmmmmmmmm..ok that's better! Thank you:)

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I have been getting a little work done..very little but still. Over the last couple years I have been working on a series that I love..Everyday Witches Shops. It has turned into a little town ...Moon Hollow. They have all been 5"x5" and fit together so they look like little city blocks. I have had so much fun with these.

So..I think it is time to expand on the idea..and my little town. So Moon Hollow is going to get a little bigger...8"x11" and in color..cause I think it would be fun..and well ..I wanna! So..I am starting with a coffee stand. Where would Everyday witches go to get a coffee on the fly..well a gypsy stand of course..The Bohemian Bean! So here is the WIP..all pen and ink and pencil..and not to much detail yet..will be adding a few hidden treats too..cause its fun:) Stay tuned.


Happy Tuesday all, Sarah

A New Little Shop.... on Etsy

This weekend I have been busy adding things to my new Etsy shop! As you may have guessed..it is a shop for supplies, notions, knitting, crochet, quilting and fun things for the creative soul. I wanted to offer some fun things..but wanted it to be separate from my Etsy Art Shop...so here it is.. A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing.

You might find some completed granny squares to play with... or...

Some little crocheted flowers to add to a project...

Oh I love these little bangles..sweet fall leaves.

Or maybe your wrists, neck or shoulders are sore from all that crafting..here is a perfect way to soothe the pain..a Cozy Bear Lavender, Rice Hot Pack.

You will even find these sweet pin savers..upcycled for the green creator!!

So...I hope you will pop on by my new Shop..or even come on by my Art Shop and see what is new..would love to see you!
Happy Sunday all, Sarah

Friday My town Shoot Out..Chaos...

Chaos! A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.A disorderly mass; a jumble. An abyss; a chasm. This is the subject this week. I find a certain beauty in chaos.

A jumble of mushrooms..


Curly disorderly mass...


Ok..just a mess..made by me..that needs my attention..


A jumble of rocks..actually a tailing pile.


A huge Chaotic jumble of graduates!! Ok well..at this point they were orderly..for about a minute..and then CHAOS!!

Happy Weekend all!!
Hugs, Sarah

Of Muses and musing and Mr. Brooks.....

My voice has been very quiet here of late..not because I have not been around..just that I could not seem to form a respectable post to save my life! Which is odd...for those of you who know me..I have plenty to chat about. But of late my Muse has been keeping my mind busy in other ways..and well..it is wonderful..but I miss that writing part..I really do. So I am here today to attempt a little musing..maybe..if you bare with me!

I have been thinking a bit about regret of late..the use of it..or lack there of. I guess as the economy tanked..and my livelihood has been stretched to the limits this last year...I have been catching myself doing the..."What if I had done blah blah blah instead of the choices I made?" Maybe you have thought..I should have made this choice or that one..or this person or that person...this job or that...you know what I mean..I know you do.

So here is what I decided..after months of struggling with the past...again (cause this is a lovely spot I revisit...too often. My Muse kept whispering in my ear...
"Now Sarah...you know that song by Garth Brooks..the one about choices and being glad you made the ones you did...think on that a bit..just a bit please."

Ya know she never just tells me the answer..I have to go looking for it..sigh!
Hmmmm...Garth Brooks...what song...of like 500..most of which I love..then it dawns on me....Oh DER...Unanswered Prayers ahhhhh yes..that one. Ok..so what you are saying is that maybe things would not have gone as planned had I made different choices....that maybe I was meant to make the choices I did..to learn what I did.

Ok again I am struggling with...BUT I would have had more money..I would not be struggling like this now..etc etc.. I could have been..I don't know whatever..something calmer and less stressful maybe.

Very gently she tells me,
"Sarah...how many times have I told you already ...those struggles make you who you are..the part that has something to share...the part that gives you depth and empathy..it gives you a bit of soul. And who is to say that any of the other choices would have turned out the way you imagined? Please try to remember that you are the you, that you should be! You have forgotten to look for the lesson in the experience."

I know...I really do know this..am remembering. Yup..have forgotten to look for the lesson as I was wallowing in self pity and frustration. Sigh...I really do know this. Cause it has kept my voice quiet..as I waded up to my neck in that river...LOL I think there is another Garth Brooks song rolling around in my head..Such a smart Muse I have!!

Thanks for baring with me today as I try to find my voice again! I wonder...do you struggle with this one too??

Oh and...thank you Mr. Brooks!! I do so love your music!!

Hugs and Namaste all, Sarah

Spring Chicks.....

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Just a sweet little piece.."Spring Chicks". It will be framed and in my Etsy shop tomorrow! I do love little chickens..so fun. Are you ready for Spring yet..it seems my Muse certainly is:)
Happy Saturday all, Sarah

Friday My Town Shoot Out...the "S" Word....

Soft...sweet Tink

Our subject this week is..."S"..ok so not the "S" word..just things around your town that start with "S". Of course I start with "S"..but we will spare you the Sarah Pics:)

There is Snow...lots and lots of Snow!


Beautiful Sunrises...


More pretty Snow....


No "S" list would be complete without a Sunflower..right??


No list of mine would be complete without a bit of Silly..I mean really!


My Shadow..ok so I lied...kinda of a picture of me..sorry..


I tried something new this month....felting..was wicked fun!! So here is a Sheep:)


Silpat...I love silpat..easy release..whoot!


Last but not least...SPRING...not quite here yet..but I can feel it comin'....the robins have arrived!!

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