Archive for the ‘Making Stuff’ Category

first days of winter

Posted on December 23rd, 2015 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

Yesterday we got an unexpected little snow to celebrate the beginning of winter. I gave chocolate chip cookies in the mountains another try–but the altitude obviously hasn’t changed lately. We affectionately dubbed them “waffle cookies” and scarfed them all. Zia is helping me make that messenger bag she wanted from Oliver + s.  We made […]



making

Posted on November 30th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

Our family has had a rough couple of weeks, but we are coming through like gold. 🙂 Here are a few little things I’ve made along the way.  Making things has a very nice way of brightening you up when you don’t feel very sparkly or shiny. This is a necklace I made for our […]



pronghorn oil painting on beetle kill pine

Posted on November 9th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

Here’s that new piece of art I mentioned the other day.  Pronghorn are not common up here in the Rockies (at least, I’ve never seen them here), but whenever we take a road trip to Santa Fe, we always spot a herd or two in the desert.  They are striking with their tan, white, and […]



copper post wraps

Posted on November 5th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

I know I said I’d post beetle kill art this time, but I’m going to save it for later–this is too exciting to wait! (Not that beetle kill isn’t exciting, LOL.)  When we bought our home, there were a few small unfinished parts, such as the uncovered jacks at the bottom of the support posts.  […]



hand carved bear necklace

Posted on September 29th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

Here is the latest work in my shop–a commissioned order for someone who wanted a bear totem to resemble this one.  I’ve loved making it over the past week and half, and now I’m about to send it out into the world.  Goodbye, little bear. 🙂