1. Cobweb in the sunlight. 2. Game of Thrones mystery figures were a hit for my 16year old’s birthday! 3. Birthday cake. Chocolate with lots of sprinkles! 4. So I didn’t get my hair cut in the end, but I did have a pale lilac colour. 5. I love these flowers and bean pods. 6. More flowers. 7. A selection of kitchen utensils at an estate sale this weekend. Happy Monday x
1. I found a teeny tiny wasp nest on a leaf. 2. Mushrooms spotted on a dog walk. 3. A heart in a nut shell. 4. Looking up at Lone Elk State Park 5. A mushroom growing out of a tree. 6. The little black dot in the lake is a turtle! 7. I thought this rock looked like a very old man who is a little grumpy. 8. Sign and sky. Happy Monday x
1. Adult craft night at the library, we made mini books! 2. I volunteered for The December 5th Fund this weekend. 3. Whisk bakery on Cherokee Street. 4. Alexander, the man who knows. A great poster in an antique shop. 5-6. More antique shop views. 7. New pen nib from South City Art Supplies. Happy Monday x
One photo this week! I can’t believe I have not taken any pictures apart from photos of stuff for the 100 day project to post on Instagram. I clearly need to get out more! I took this very bad shot because I am having my hair cut this week and I have decided to get lots chopped off. Not super short but most likely jaw length, maybe a little longer. So I thought I would have a look at how it looks now before the cut! I never ever ever wear it down because it gets in the way and I will tie it up within minutes and I am not sure about the long grey hair look for me. The grey hair in a ponytail or wrapped into a mini bun I like, but I want something different, so that means a few inches off. I can’t believe I have kept it long for such a long time, I usually grow it down to about shoulder length then get it cut short then grow …
1. Mushrooms hiding in a fallen tree. 2. More mushrooms. 3. Dandelions and dandelion clocks at the park. 4. A lovely blue door spotted this weekend. 5. Ant art! 6. I went to a lecture given by the wonderful Stephen Jones this weekend at the St Louis Art Museum and it was so interesting. I could have listened to him all day. 7. A bridge at Forest Park golf course. Happy Monday x
1. I got a fallen apart book from the library and removed the covers to make a new sketchbook using coptic stitch. This is the first time I have tried coptic stitch and it took ages! 2. The High school band had a concert this week and they were very good. 3. For Easter morning I made cinnamon buns, this was the night before. I let them rise in the fridge over night and cooked then in the morning. 4. The finished cinnamon buns. 5. Easter egg hunt (yes, even teens like to hunt for chocolate and they gather them in a planter!) on a wet easter morning. Happy Monday x
1. A dandelion spotted on the trail. 2. Adult craft night at the library, we made pom pom creatures and laughed for an hour! 3. The seedlings on the windowsill are growing nicely. 4. The dogwoods are all blooming and completely gorgeous. 5. A woodland find, 1950’s toothpaste tube! Happy Monday x
1. Hot cross buns are a family favorite and these turned out great! 2. Book spine poems. What Happened, Miss Simone? Below Stairs, Bird Cloud, The Art of Fear. 3. It took a couple of tries to make the caramel for the Millionaire’s shortbread, but I mastered it and it is delicious! 4. The first mushrooms I have seen this spring on the way to clean up the local woods and creek this weekend. 5. I found an old marble in the creek! 6. Helping clean up the creek. Happy Monday x
1. I have been enjoying painting with ink and a sumi brush, using vintage photos as inspiration in my daily painting sketchbook. 2. The archery club hut on Forest Park. 3. A member of the mounted police department. 4. The back of the hut. I love the colour! 5. Don’t be afraid of the T-Rex, but don’t climb on him or feed him. 6. An abandoned painting station. 7. The planetarium at the St Louis Science Centre is the same colour as the sky. Happy Monday x
1. Once the snow stopped early last week, we were out treasure hunting and found among others, this old ink bottle. A week later, today is 90 degrees! 2. On a different hunt we found some smaller bits and bobs like this tiny metal tennis racquet, a 1939 penny and a good luck token. 3. At the weekend we went to a rather fabulous estate sale at an old school in the Central West End neighborhood of St Louis. 4. It was like they shut the doors in 1973 and walked away! 5. I wish they had nooks like this at my school. I didn’t buy the $3.00 cushion! I will be writing a post later this week detailing what I did buy. 6. We found this pretty lady’s head in the dirt. 7. The haul from a day’s digging in the dirt. Lots of bottles and jars dating from the 1930’s and 40’s we think. Yes, that is a spoon with a broken glass eye on it….eek! Isn’t it amazing what you find when …
Clare Davis Etheridge 