Love the Manimals

I have been a longtime fan of the work on Manimal, the creation of designer Kristen Lombardi of Brooklyn, New York. She recycles and reworks her materials to create these hand made creations inspired by the crafts of the American Southwest. I don't know if it was watching Clan of the Cave Bear as a child or what but I'm a girl that loves a moccasin. Below are a few of my favorites from Manimal, available on the Manimal website and Belinka.

What to do on a rainy DC day...

Waking up to the gray skies today I wasn't encouraged to do much outside of the house. But, it is a perfect day to get a jump on crafts. And for a little background inspiration I luckily ran across The Secret Garden on the television. It certainly looks like England outside. I settled in after a quick trip to the craft store and putting together a mini terrarium and potting a cute little succulent I just bought (my own secret garden!).

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I was hoping to work on a little Christmas decorating project but I was unable to find any ornaments or holiday items at the store and unfortunately my ornaments storage. Any thoughts for a halloween/Thanksgiving project I can put together with all this yarn in the mean time?

Sometimes you just have to create your own secret garden.