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Oh, so nice and in such excellent company! Lovely Mathyld alerted me to this today:

But also ... whoops! My woodlander is credited to reform school. You can find a select special few there :) and I'm also offering 6 woodland creatures to order, through my etsy shop this holiday season.

Hello fancy!
Utilizing carefully selected materials, each woodland creature I make is unique and thoughtfully created with lots of hand stitching and special details. They make special keepsakes or heirloom toys for little ones and are equally enjoyed as soft sculpture for adults.
Your woodland creature will be one of a kind, created upon ordering and shipped in time for the holidays if you order before December 9th. Upon purchasing please specify if you'd like a girl or boy, silk fancy or wintry wool wool style. You can find the custom listing here in my etsy shop. Feel free to contact me with any questions nicole@astulabee.com

bird ornament shop update today

These four little birds are about to fly into my etsy shop today. All are made from white linen with grey, white or blue silk petals. Each is different in it's embroidered bit and all are fancy with antique Italian silk tassel embellishment.
Lucia and I are making out traditional Chinatown bus to Boston trek (with Vietnamese sandwiches in hand) for Thanksgiving with 2 of my sisters and their families. Bruce will be in Amish country with S and his family. Oh yay! Oh woe!
Bruce!

All purchases made from my shop between today and Sunday will be mailed Monday.
Best to you and yours!
X!

a mini update

in my shop now:

I'd hoped to have these below complete but neither is just right...yet!


Next week's a big one, nearly daily updates of woodlanders, ornaments, embroidered cameo pendants. If you have a holiday request, a custom order to place, now's the time to email me: nicole@astulabee.com

Happy Friday!

shop update tomorrow 4pm est.

"What's that you hold and why is it so bright?"

embroidered artworks will be up *here* for sale tomorrow 4pm est
soft sculptures, ornaments will make appearances next week.

this song, below was running through my mind the whole time I was making the piece above.

	Microphones Lanterns - Microphones Lanterns
	Found at Microphones Lanterns on KOhit.net

matches the grey day here in Brooklyn today.

hey?

wait whoa ... not ready to share etsy update info. nope. Everything is taking longer these days! so another gratuitous pup picture:

S sent me this while I was at work teaching today. I'm now experiencing the same, live action style. mr. lap dog, mr. chompers, Nosferatu, sharky, desperado... I mean Bruce.
x

hey!

Mr. (maybe?) Bruce
Be back soon with some shop update info.
x!

2 elk to go

It is really a challenge for me to reproduce things, whew nearly done.
then some smaller orders, etsy update, and some business defining. I'm taking a class *here* It's pretty mind blowing. So much to do, you all! Well, after a quick nap (who am I kidding?! this was no nap but a collapse. Mr. Pup has us all scrambling like new parents... and happily exhausted as it would be so too)
So weird to post this pic, I know, but so few with me and the guy...and I even have to admit this is ridiculous!
and to be gratuitous:
mr. playtime

seriously! my work space is only approx 20 square feet but both the puppy and kitty flock!
my workmate

super challenged.

1 round of orders nearly complete.

none really match the cuteness...

Quite distracting!

Delicate but sturdy

funny

Your Crazy Emotional Needs Valentine
love? yes love. found on the ReForm School website.

not so funny

Gena Rowlands "A Woman Under the Influence"