+ Join the Club

Well, I've joined the petaluma mother's club and am slowly getting acquainted with the emails on the list serve. For someone who wants to connect to other mothers and the community, I find it surprising that I feel a bit overwhelmed and wonder, where I start? I did make a couple calls to play groups for Addie & I - I am hopeful. Today I had a very sweet babysitter and will AGAIN tomorrow. Now that is abundance!

GO-BAMA!!!

This is my Obama tshirt I got from donating to MoveOn.org. I cut off the sleeves and sewed up the sides...then I added a little hand-stitched "flair" - WHA-LA! Instant inaugural masterpiece! I even sewed an O onto little addie. She loves dressing up too.

Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Earth Ox offers a time of rebuilding, so who better to quote than our good Ox brother, Barack Obama - "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

YES!!!!

Lady Pricilla - 2008

Lady Priscilla, Elephant (2008)

Priscilla knows something and she thinks it's funny. Nothing gets by her. She is always paying close attention, ears wide open, listening for gold. Like all lady elephants, she is affectionate, loyal and a big believer in Lady-Power. She encourages you to follow your nose! Her philosophy is - if it smells good...it is good!

Elephant Medicine: Everything has a unique gift to offer the world. In native cultures, they refer to this gift as medicine. The medicine of Elephant connects us to our Innate Power, Royalty, Strength, Intelligence, Fertility and Memory. Besides having a keen sense of smell, an elephants trunk can both pick a blade of grass and uproot a tree, encouraging you to know your own strength and to use it wisely. It's skin is thick but incredibly sensitive, so time spent in or around water, including wallowing in mud baths, is essential for supple skin and mental health.

Sewn by Heather Bleasdell © 2008

+ First Dollies for Addie & Cousin Carmen

+ Addie turned One!!!

I can't help myself - she's so cute!

+ New Class - The Witch N Stitch

January 22 - December 17

Creative Hand-Sewing Class - a Yearlong Magical Meditation
One Thursday Evening a month, 7:30 - 9:30 PM - 12 sessions total + 1 Fat Celebration
Cost: $420 (payment plan available)

This class and the work we will do together over the course of the year, is meant to be a touchstone, where you can come together with other like-minded folks, get creative and weave magic throughout the year. You can join at any point during the year, but regardless of when you join, it ends in December with a final blowout celebration on the Solstice. So start now!

Dates: Jan 22, Feb 19, Mar 19, Apr 23, May 21, Jun 18, Jul 23, Aug 20, Sep 17, Oct 22, Nov 19, Dec 17, and the party is on Dec. 20!

I've started work on my new show