family

My baby is a college graduate.

I am very proud of her.....

She has a degree in recreation, here is a litte

philosophy.....

We are a proud and happy bunch!

MORE HOLIDAY PHOTOS

THANKSGIVING

MORE THANKSGIVING

YES WE ARE VERY VERY THANKFUL

brother paul from california

sampling a few snowflakes at

christmas

more thanksgiving

My son Tyler and a cousin

brenan and friends

Lilly in her christmas sweater

Max is happy,(she is a she) happy

whenever there is a little paper and

plastic.... 

David's nephew Jake, came up from california

for christmas. He and Max bonded.  This is

her paralyzed with happiness pose.  See the

smile on her face.

Here is the tree. As I mentioned earlier,

this holiday was not about presents. The only

gifts here are for Jake, and Pajama's for everyone 

else.  I wrapped them in newspaper and twine.

Of course Uncle Dave and cousin Jack

had a blast shopping for him. His first

gift was a, "Hello Kitty wallet". Fun

to tease the nephew who did his 3rd grade 

report on General Patton and wants to join

the marines and then be a cop.

It is a

 H A P P Y---W I N T E R

in bunnies lunch room.

Everything here is recycled from props and 

paper, glass, ribbon, string, buttons, pompoms, 

frame, fabric, batting.... from our 

shop and my studio full of stuff.

It is cozy and quaint.  I call it a charlie

brown christmas...done on a shoe string.

My sister and I spent a week on this...

It was a blast...she got tired of stringing

pompoms for the windows though...

I found a box of these unscented prayer candles

in my studio.  It was adorned with a sticky labeled 

picture of a saint. I removed the label,covered in

muslin, a stamp, ribbon and button.  I paid $1.00 

for these last year.

banners and swags are made from old recipe

cards, paper stock, string and clothes pins.

Life buoy recyced prop.  We strung pompoms

on thread and hung in windows to look like

snow.

more snowboys

Table decorations...Old book pages

cover tin cans. Berries from my yard.

a bag of moss from my shed. Paper

flowers i made from card stock and book

pages,wire...Put together with the ever

present...handy glue gun.

Here are snowman pictures I made for the lunch room.  I found photos of real snowmen on flicker...then painted with gesso and added fabric, ribbons, trims and buttons. I used some old frames we had used for previous projects... 

....and then SNOW...We had a white christmas.

 Thank-you Mother Nature!

...Here are some tiny little snow boys I made. They are about 3" tall. Made of wool, beads, ribbon and a large button to stand on. They each have a little message,this one says,"I live in love".

...snow boy with message,"choose bliss"...

...and one more,sign says,"let go"...

Wouldn't they look jolly under this tree?

Hello..... I'm Krys.

I discovered blogs about two years ago. I found them fascinating.  I am a designer and am always looking for inspiration.

  I never ever thought I would be able to build my own blog. I kept waiting for someone to do it for me. I got tired of waiting, so here I am. I am challenged with anything that requires left brain activity.  But.... if there is a will there is a way.  I got a MACBOOK and I am learning how to use it and a digital camera.  It's funny, ever since I turned 50, I have been less afraid to try new things.  I guess you just get to the point where, it doesn't matter what anyone thinks. You just go out there and do the best you can, for your own satisfaction. 

I have a little company with my sister and best friend called, Bunnies By The Bay.  I design baby gift items and work with heavenly soft fabrics and materials all day.

In my spare time, I make jewelry. I have started an etsy site and wanted to do this blog to share my interests.

There is so much more....but another time.

talk to you soon.

This is where I live and work.  I was born here, started a business and raised three great kids in this sleepy little town.

This is my little beach house. It is also my studio. I overlook Similk Bay. This little house was brought by barge in the 1940's. It was in very sad shape when I found it eight years ago. All I saw was the view, I didn't even care that the house was really a tear down. With a very limited budge, a lot of elbow grease, and bargain hunting, I have made it my own.  

This is the view I wake up to.  It doesn't always rain in Washington. We have many beautiful days like this.

This is my youngest daughter, Brenan. She is graduating from Western Washington University on Dec.13Th.  She has a degree in recreation.  Her internship this summer was kayaking Thu the San Juans, with adventure assoc.  Anyone need a guide?

When the sun starts to set and the night air gets chilly, we build a fire and watch the tide make its way back to shore.