Wishing you all a very happy and healthy festive period. I wish that I could send you: A bird to keep your soul safe.

A Leaf Lantern to light your way.

A stool for an extra few inches.

A clock to mark the minutes.

Something pretty to keep you warm.

Somewhere to hold your tea.

And, that bird is for me!

I can’t lie, I will be glad to see the back of this year, artificial marker though it is, onwards.

Run My Children, Don’t Look Back.

My thoughts are turned towards all things Parisian today, with only a week and a bit to go until we fly off to one of my favourite cites, the H1N1 flu virus permitting of course. This is the perfect opportunity to indulge myself in some magical images from one of my favourite parisian bloggers, Diane of Hibou Caillou Chou. I wish I possessed Diane’s incredible sense of style, her images are so ‘cool’ and bewitchingly serene, frozen water droplets on a window pane.

I have some exciting news to share soon, it involves another sweet Parisian. Keep your eyes peeled for announcements!

Hands up who has somewhere more exciting to be than the opening of Fiber Arctic at Schmancy this Friday! Kristen Rask has curated the show which showcases “an amazing group of fiber artists whose work will be focused on the Arctic. With the environment continuing to be impacted by our wasteful society, these artists look at the effects it has had on the Arctic using the delicate art of embroidery and needle felting.” Embroidery and needle felting not enough for you, well some of my favourite artists are taking part, including: Jenny Hart, Vivienne Strauss, Coco Howard, Moxie, Heidi Kenney, Nicole Licht, Becky Stern and Jessica Marquez. If you can’t make it to Schmancy I am guessing that you will be able to view and purchase work from the show online. I have been stalking Flickr and Kristen’s Plush You blog for sneak peeks and I love what I have seen so far. Enjoy some of my favourite pieces below.

Nicole Licht

Jenny Hart

Becky Stern

Take lots of pictures guys for all of us sad sacks who can’t be there! Oh and isn’t that the cutest flyer? Be sure to stop by if you are Seattle way this Friday.