maeflydesign Giveaway!

Kim Davis at oh sweet joy! is featuring maeflydesign today with a giveaway of this Pisces necklace:

There is also a discount code, good for the life of the contest. She makes it super easy to enter many times! 

(Also, she is cute as a bug.)

Quick Art Lesson for Kids

This video is so well done and both my boys wanted to watch it over and over. 

Talking points:
We talked about which paintings were self-portraits and how different they were from eachother. 
We talked about how artists' moods and age change the way they draw themselves.
We talked about how different the styles were, but all equally interesting and important.


Video credit: Philip Scott Johnson (eggman913 on youtube)

Same taste since 7th grade...

This is the first necklace I ever bought myself. 

It was the late 70's, 7th Grade, Spencers Gift Shop in the mall.(Anyone remember the stacked, plastic rainbow bangles? I had those, too.)

This is the most recent necklace I bought myself.

Courtesy of Stone & Honey.

I bought it because:

1. I love it and have coveted it for ages.

2. It works well with maeflydesign jewelry.

3. I've had the same taste (and "hairdo") since 7th grade.

Working on a sweet little custom moonstone bracelet.

This one is for an 8th grade graduation.

A Rainy Day in Kenton

Last weekend I spent a soaking wet morning with die hard Portland street fair fans. Hundreds of fine folks strolled Denver Avenue for the 3rd annual Kenton Street Fair. This is no ordinary fair, mind you. Hay bales line the street for the cart races. There are pony rides, and a small marching band makes the rounds every half hour or so. Along with 90 other vendors, inculding Prunella Soap (my favorite small indulgence), Little Canoe and House of Moss, I managed to have a pretty good day despite the dismal weather!

Also: say something nice about my new sign. I got blisters cutting out all those letters...

Spring 2012 Maeflydesign

I love cloudscapes even more than landscapes.
I made a collection of jewelry for Spring this year. My color inspiration was deep greys, soft whites, bright gold and silver. The stones in these pieces are gorgeous. This is a link to my inspiration board. Tell me what you think!

I Love: Windosill IPad App

I downloaded this beautiful game for my boys yesterday and all three of us worked on it for hours. It's creative, a joy to look at, and tricky for a brain of any age.
(That's right -- the boys were better at figuring it out than me.)