:: it's almost time ::

and we are almost ready.

pumpkins?  check.

piles of monster fur?  check.

stripey monster horns?  check.

wings and tutus?  check.

tiara repairs?  check.

giant bag of candy?  check.

we'll see you tomorrow...

♥

art-paper-scissors :: falling leaves mobile

come over to everythingeagle.com

to see my new art-paper-scissors post:

falling leaves mobile

here is ned making his falling leaves mobile

you can find all my art-paper-scissors lessons

here.

♥

:: two new inventions ::

industrial chic jewelry display

{click here for etsy listing}

industrial chic purse rack / wall valet
{click here for etsy listing}

{i've had that handbag for over two years - it is from here}


coming soon...
pdf instructions to build your own
{soon, you will be able to click here for etsy listing}


♥

tricia {she's a troll}

last night, we had company.

tricia came home with marian

and stayed overnight.
fittingly,

tricia lives in marian's world civilizations class

with her good friend, trevor, and the other trolls.


she enjoyed jan's mac & cheese for dinner

she played bananagrams and read books

she did a little homework

marian made her a cozy little shoe box bed

she had oranges and toast for breakfast

she caught the 7:10 bus with marian

what a treat.

tricia,

with your good manners,

sparkly star bellybutton,

and ever-eager grin,

you are welcome any time.

♥

:: soup love ::

before we headed out to the

rainy fall harvest festival yesterday,

i fired up my crockpot.

i threw in 4 things:

1. mixed beans {i soaked 4 cups the night before}

2. a brick of frozen roasted tomatoes

3. a brick of frozen roasted squash & eggplant

4. some boiling water

we came home to this

i added a little bit of this

and served it with this

yum.

♥

earthly delights fall harvest festival 2011

despite the deluge,

the event of the season happened today in boise:

earthly delights farm

fall harvest festival 2011

there was good food and live music

lots of cool t-shirts for sale

{please contact the farm if you would like to purchase one}

in addition to the others, 

i made 3 extra special shirts

since we live in america,

the festival would have been incomplete

without a healthy dose of competition.

and, mind you, it was pouring rain:

a sack race

a few 3-legged races

that's team casey above with the lead

then ned & marian won.

these are their prizes

there was the most adorable

cupcake walk

lemon-thyme cupcakes, yum!

those farmers throw one heck of a party.

earthly delights farm

is now accepting new members

for the 2012 season.

for more information, look here.

♥

art-paper-scissors :: color block collage inspired by hans hofmann

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to see my new art-paper-scissors post:

color block collage

inspired by hans hofmann

here are some of hans hofmann's paintings

i selected as examples:

simplex munditis
84" x 72"
oil on canvas
1962
santa barbara museum of art, california

equinox

60¼" x 72¼"

oil on canvas

1958

veluti in speculum

85¼" x 73½"

oil on canvas

1962

the metropolitan museum of art, new york

pompeii

84" x 52"

oil on canvas

1959

morning mist

40½" x 55¼"

oil on canvas

1958

the gate

75¼" x 48½"

oil on canvas

1960

the guggenheim museum, new york

you can find all my art-paper-scissors lessons

here.

♥

♥ missy's kids with michael franti ♥

michael franti was in blue lake on friday night.

he had the good sense 

to hug the sweetest kids there.

{michael with aliana & myel}

♥

:: fall weekend eats ::

today i made

orange-almond-cranberry

chocolate chip scones 

{click for recipe}

vegetarian chili

{click for recipe}

buttermilk cornbread

{click for recipe}

plus lots of buttery steamed broccoli

and for lunchboxes this week, 

i made a batch of the very best

homemade granola bars

{click here for recipe}

earlier this weekend, i made

a cheese ball

{click here for recipe}

and banana bread

{click here for recipe}

over at ciao bella,

dawn & lucy made baked apples.

{click here for recipe}

don't they look amazing?

we'll be making some this week.

what did you make this weekend?

♥