Showing posts with label pretty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pretty. Show all posts

11.11.2010

Nevada Trip - Up North

Logan Shoals view of Lake Tahoe
It's been a hectic few weeks for us, so I didn't get these posted as soon as I had hoped.
Super Tom looks down upon us mere mortals
I think I need to grab a few from Tom too that he took with his iPhone.
So, we mostly went up to Reno to visit with my Nana who has esophageal cancer.
She is doing very well, considering.
We also took a day to drive up to Lake Tahoe where we got married at Logan Shoals Vista Point.
It was a beautiful fall day.
The Vista Point has had some improvements since we were there 7 years ago.
It also, however, sees the occasional crack-pipe.  To be fair, the crack smoker had hidden in in the crack (heh) between some rocks and I knocked it out with my cane because I wanted to see what it was.
I love Lake Tahoe.  If we could live there it would be awesome.  The air smelled wonderful.  It was quiet.  Ahhhh.
Reno is still very nice too, I think. 
To mark the occasion, I bought my very first fancy-pants yarn from a yarn store.  Some Noro in colors that sort of reminded me of the lake and surroundings.  I have vague plans of a shawl for me.
We also went to one of the streams and caught salmon spawning season, which neither of us had ever seen.  It was pretty amazing.  And I spent entirely too much time trying and failing to get photos of feathery duck booties when they dived for food.



So beautiful.
Look boys and girls, a crack pipe!





This is a weasel, not a ferret or even an otter but I took a photo anyway.


Ducks!  And dying salmon.


Salmon dying after spawning.  I thought of Chip, who by now had probably forgotten that highlight of his campus tour

More ducks!

The stream the salmon were swimming up.
We went and had a picnic on the beach and we took a photo of that random tug-boat on wheels thingie.
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10.22.2009

Pretty, clever, and practical

This lampshade by suzettesuzette is amazing! The granny squares are adorable and the application is wonderful. I would never have thought of a lampshade. Very cool.

9.14.2009

Not so little Red Riding Hood


Red Ochre
Originally uploaded by lazytcrochet
I love this hooded capelet by LazyTcrochet. Lovely open-work crochet stitches, nice chunky yarn in a beautiful color and it looks like it drapes beautifully.
Available in LazyTcrochet's Etsy shop.

8.28.2009

Chiyogami tea light candle holder 2 (3)

Here are some beautifully simple, elegant tea light holders made with beautiful Japanese papers. They're lovely with or without the tea lights in them and would be a wonderful addition to decor.
If you're worried about open flame, by the way, there are inexpensive LED "tea lights" available that would probably work almost as well as ordinary candles!
Very nice, raycious! Check out more of her work on Flickr or her etsy store.

6.30.2009

Song Book Illustration Pink Bracelet

I am in love with this piece. It's vintage-y. The lady has adorable hair + a scarf. It involves yarn. It involves crochet. I love the look of the tinting in vintage images (I think it's called hand-tinting?) Plus, the description adds a bit of info about how it was made, which I always appreciate - it makes me feel a bit closer to the creator of pieces.
Check RCButtons's Flickr stream for more awesomeness.

6.16.2009

:: Ça fait cot cot ici, ça fait cot cot là ::

The photography here is nearly as exquisite as the doll. I love the slightly ethereal look of this girl, too.
In English, the name of this photo would translate roughly as: "A cluck cluck here, a cluck cluck there."

As in, the sounds chickens make. I was going to say "bock bock" but I think that's German beer. :P

4.13.2009

Brooding with Dove and Crow

As people may have noticed, I have a thing for art dolls. I have never made one myself, but I'm hoping one day my skills will be up for at least giving it a go.
Anyway, here is another that caught my eye recently. I love that she's not quite so distant and untouchable as some of the dolls I've posted lately (though obviously not a good candidate for playing - thus the "art" part of "art doll'). I love the hair and dress. The facial expression is fun too.