Giveaway to welcome in the New Year

It is a good thing to welcome in the New Year

I wonder what new adventures we will have

What exciting  creative endeavors we will undertake

Many thanks to you all for your support and kind comments about my needle felting and my life

This small round box with a needle felted cover would be wonderful to place your treasures in

And the selection of  my postcards would look lovely on your Nature Table

Leave a comment, international visitors most welcome to enter, the winner will be chosen on the 5th

Love and much light  Marie

 

Mixed Media

I have been creating some mixed media frames

I have mounted some of my needle felted photos of my creations 

And then added flowers, leaves and ferns to the frames.

Because they cost hardly anything to make I have listed them at under $15 each in my Etsy shop

Love and light  Marie

I have Chickens in my garden

Mother Hen has been very busy with her new chickens.

Love and light  Marie

Sweet Summer time

I have returned from my Summer Vacation and placed everything back into my Etsy and Felt shops.

I have a new item, a lovely Memory Notebook, 60 pages, ideal for Journalism, Art work, memories, a diary, or just your musings. 

   Love and light   Marie

The Angel's Light

 

May the Light of this special Angel shine down upon you

May her beautiful wings enfold you

May you feel safe and warm in her embrace

Her radiant light shines out into your world

Giving you Peace, Hope and Love

Love and Light,  Marie

My Summer Garden

Yesterday I took my camera out into my garden

My husband is the chief gardener

We have been Organic for 25 years

We have growing at the moment,Corn Maize for the hens,

Lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, silver beet, carrots, potatoes, beans, rhubarb, spring onions, cabbage, pumpkins

And in the Berry patch, Boysenberries and Raspberries 

Their is nothing I like better than going out into the garden and picking fresh

Cheers  Marie

The Heart of the Home

 

When you walk through the entrance way, you walk into my kitchen

I am always amazed at the beautiful glowing light that shines out

My husband made the table 25 years ago

The wood panels are all recycled

The black and white lino, is just as good as when we laid it all those years ago  

I still use my wood stove to cook on and heat water daily

It is my heart, and makes me smile, it is a joy to come home to

I  cook very simple meals here 

And many interesting chats have been had around the table.

I thought you might like to view it.

  Love and light   Marie

Natural Inspiration

My home inspires me, 

I am surrounded by Mother Nature

I live 800 feet above sea level

The air is fresh and pure

This feeling is imbued into my needle felt art

This feeling of lightness 

This feeling of warmth

This feeling of being able to breathe out into the world

All the good things that I have

Here are some photos of my home 

Love and light   Marie

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

I do enjoy making the fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

It has a happy ending, and I like happy endings.

I thought you all might like to see a few I have made

Love and light  Marie

The Young Prince

I did enjoy making all these young princes

How very brave they all are with their golden swords

They have all gone to customers

I had to do a bit of sewing, on the crowns and capes,

I am no sewer, but they turned out just fine.

This young Prince was inspired after meeting Katherine's young son Ben.

Love and light   Marie

Custom orders

Last week I received a very simple brief

Make two Summer pictures

I was eating Strawberries at the time, and thought, I will make a Strawberry Lady

Summer colors always have a stronger palette. I tend to always dress the child in red

The images are still soft though, but have more of a stronger Summer feel to them.

What do you think? 

Love and light  Marie 

Beth of Acorn Pies

Beth of 'Acorn Pies" is a very talented artist and doll maker 

She lives in New England, in the United States

She is interested in sharing natural crafts, toy making, stories, art, inspiration, and traditional skills with you and your children.

Beth wrote some lovely words about me, and I think she is a rather special lady herself
I loved her article about Tree Swings, which she wrote for Rhythm of the Home

Do check out her amazing blog   www.acornpies.blogspot.com

Love and light Beth,   cheers   Marie

Mothers with their babies

Love and light  Marie

Off to do some Christmas shopping

Off to do some Christmas shopping,   cheers  Marie

Light

I thought I would share with you all, my friends, my age

Which happens to be 56

At 56 one is relatively sorted

Having said that, one is still thrown a curve ball from time to time

This message is just to say, that life is a journey

And one must bring light to every situation

And that the lesson to be learned is not about the another person, but about how YOU deal  with the situation

 Love and much light   Marie

Putting my Etsy shop on Vacation

I am putting my Etsy shop on vacation

I can no longer guarantee that items will arrive at their destination in time for Christmas

I do however still have my New Zealand shop,  "Felt" open for business,  for New Zealand Customers.

I have been amazed at the amount of Nativity set orders that I have had.

And if you did miss out on one, I plan to re list them for a New Years special.

Love and light  Marie

Summer has come

Roses are blooming in my garden

Love and light  Marie

A little owl

My most recent custom order, a little owl

love and light  Marie

Adventures in the Dominican Republic

This lovely blog is all about the Adventures and creations of two young boys home-schooled on an Organic farm in the Dominican Republic.

← Farm fun, Cream and Homeschooling days!

Felt Art, Handmade Holidays, Yarn Along and Orange Pomanders

Posted on November 26, 2010 by earthboys

Do pop over and have a look click here    http://www.earthboysblog.com/?p=1848

 Love and light   Marie

 

Babies in Baskets

It is so cool when you create something that people love

How I enjoy making these wee babies for children, and to know that they will be played with, taken out of their baskets, tucked up in a blanket, then cuddled, and return to bed in their baskets.

I have lost count of the amount of Babies in Baskets I have made over the years.

Love and light  Marie

Roses are Red

I have a lovely wooden trellis in my garden, and growing over it is a beautiful rambling red Rose

cheers  Marie

White Roses are Blooming

White Roses are blooming in my garden

Love and light  Marie

The Warmth of Early Summer

The warmth of early Summer in New Zealand, is starting to seep into my body

I feel good, sitting in the sunshine, and letting those warming rays bring warmth

It is a really busy time, this end of the year, this finishing off of affairs

I am looking forward to  relaxing on a Summer break soon, with family and friends.

Love and light  Marie

November Giveaway winner

Hi, and thanks to  to every one who entered my Nativity Giveaway,
I had 77 people who entered the draw 
The winner is Katie, Congratulations Katie

Love and light   Marie 

November Giveaway

One of the very first creations I made was a Nativity scene, 

Since that time 3 years ago,  I  have made lots of them

I thought you might like the opportunity to win one for

This Christmas season.

 Just leave a comment, and the winner will be chosen on the 16th on Nov 

Love and light,  Marie

First snow flakes

A friend in the Northern Hemisphere said she looked out her window and saw the first snow flakes of Winter

Is it snowing in your part of the world?

A Winter picture for you.   cheers  Marie

Walking in the New Zealand Bush

How I love walking in the New Zealand bush

Not too far from my home is a bush reserve, 

My husband and I often go for walks there.

Green ferns abound, and  the sweet sound of bird song fills the air.

Love and light  Marie

Let your light shine

Sometimes things happen that completely throw you

This is what recently happened to me

There was a reason why doors were closed

So that you can open one that leads you to the perfect road

I have to ignite the light , and let it shine.

I am an original and cannot be replaced

After a hurricane comes a rainbow

I now can ignite the light, and let it shine

For Nicki, a dear friend.  love and light  Marie

The Winter Moon Maiden

Carefully she held this acorn

Through the fierce Winter storms

She held it close to her heart

Until the first warming rays of Spring sunlight appeared

Then she would plant it in Mother Earth 's warm soil

This OOAK picture is for all my friends in the Northern Hemisphere

I have listed it in my Etsy shop and I am happy to swap for it.

Love and light  Marie

Etsy front page treasury feature!

A whole room to fill

For 3 years I had a market at a festival that ran for 4 days, each stall holder was allocated a whole room to themselves, this was wonderful for me, people would step into "Softearth's World"

I loved decorating the room up in my own style.

I have found though that I no longer can create the amount of stock that I used to, as I am becoming more well known, so the demand has increased, and I can not keep up like I used to.

I thought you might all like to see my room.

My darling Mother Mary used to come and stay with me, she will be 90 next year and is becoming a wee bit frail.

I am proud to be able to say, that every thing you see has sold, often going to homes all over the world, this is a great joy to me.

Love and light  Marie