We had a super lovely weekend. It started in a way on Thursday when I pushed through an insurmountable wall of cranky fighting unhappy kiddos and managed to pack a picnic and get everyone in the car. We picked up Jared and went to the forest. It was like day and night. An easy dinner at a tree stump picnic table, playing chase and hide and seek, picking wild blackberries.
Friday sort of flew by. I tried a new technique with Griffin. Instead of heading out after taking Bird to school we just played here. He took a snooze around noon and was able to make it to the evening without as much drama. Phew! I can only take so much. Last week was punctuated with it and I was tired of being on that rollercoaster. Jared and I were able to have a lovely evening watching a movie with prosecco and popcorn. We've been reading the Harry Potter series books (yes, aren't we the last to do so!) and it's so exciting to watch the movies again.
And I was able to get going on an illustration that will eventually be a printed tea towel. It feels really great to be moving along on a simple project that won't take weeks and weeks to complete. I had to start somewhere and this seems like a good place. Afterward if all goes well with Spoonflower printing, stocking my shop, etc., I'd love to put together a tea towel calendar for 2013. Good idea??
Off to pick up Bird!
Oh! Yes, quickly, why I like Mondays: I'm fresh from the weekend usually which is great, but also because Monday has become my STUDIO NIGHT. Jared gets both kiddos to bed and I can get started on work early and without distraction. It has quickly become my favorite night of the week :o)
Can't wait to share more about all that.
Hugs from Germany,
Devon
Ps: Here are some sunny shots from the morning.
Bird is riding her bike all by herself!!! I'm so proud of her :o) :o)
2 comments:
the picnic sounds so great! wish nature was as accessible around here. i also haven't read the harry potter books - someday :) how exciting about the tea towels! it's a great start to getting your stuff on fabric, and i think your illustrations would be perfect on a tea towel! one note though.. i was disappointed by the amount of fading when i had tea towels printed by spoonflower. there were issues mainly with medium to dark hues (fading along the wrinkle lines after just one wash). it might not be as noticeable with your drawings since they're more complex, but just something to keep in mind when you're choosing colors.
Thanks Wendy! I'm going to do some testing to make sure this is way to go. So nice of you to share your experiences :o) I love your patterns!!
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