FYI

this soup is making me really really happy.

bits and pieces

one little bear,
a heart for a kind soul,
someones vest,
and
a gift of peace from a friend half way around the world

jellyfish or teddy ear?

For the first time I'm working with really long mohair. It's a lot of fur to shove into those little pieces when I sew them... and looking that these ears, I'm not sure I'm making a bear or a little sea creature- we'll see how it turns out.

still life

I brought a few of the things I've been working in the studio up to show Jay and Claude- so today- this is the scene on the dinning room table. Love that color combination.

A Library Outing...

I don't have time to make a quilt right now, but I always have time to daydream about designing one. I found two books in the library on Saturday which I've been pouring over. The combination of pattern, texture and color in these pieces is making me a little crazy.





images from: Classic Quilts from the American Museum in Britain and Bauhaus Textiles

today

This is the house of multitasking. Sometimes it makes me crazy- I feel I'm unable to enjoy anything when I'm trying to do everything- but today has been really nice. I've been hand sewing (getting ready for next weeks website update) while Claude plays on the floor and professes his hopes and dreams in long beautiful babbling monologues. Listening to him while making little valentine messages seems to be a perfect combination of tasks.

The Valentines Day Update

It feels like years have past since my last website update. I've been working on a number of new pieces and slowly but surely it's beginning to take shape. There will be a few totally new pieces and of course the old standards finished in fresh and love-filled new ways. Can't wait for the unveiling. Please come by on February 3rd to see all the pieces! In the interim check back here for sneekpeeks (I won't be pre-selling any pieces I post on the blog before the update.)


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Mark your calendar for the:
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The Valentines Day Website Update!
Wednesday February 3rd at 12noon CST
(1pm eastern, 11am mountain, 10am pacific)

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If you'd like more information about how my website updates work:
check out all the details here.
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Thanks!

Someone kindly nominated me for the "Favorite Handmade Artist Blog" category- Thanks! I'm honored! (I'm voting for my Sis- she's my number one resting place in the blog-o-sphere.) Well voting has started go pick your favorites and check out all the blogs and artists others love!

~ to Benefit Haiti Relief Fund ~

This sweet Rabbit has been in my studio for the last year keeping me company while I work... I'd saved her for myself but in light of all the need and suffering in Haiti I've decided to put her up for Auction on Ebay's Giving Works donating 100% of the final sale to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Letting the giving begin!

~ Clara the sweetheart ~

She stands 7.5", Mohair and 100% Wool Felt, Fully Jointed, Glass Eyes, Cotton Dress with Vintage Ribbon, Cotton Skirt, Hand Drawn Paper Valentine, Stuffed with Excelsior (wood shavings), Hand Dyed and Aged. She does stand on her own, but it's a little bit of a balancing act. #1 of 3 - Hand Made by Jennifer Murphy - 2009

If you'd like more photos or would like to bid on this piece,

she is for sale on a 5 day auction through Ebay.

tulips and little bits

today on my work table.