In the Studio this week

And just like that it is November! I'm not sure how October flew by so fast but here we are in the first week of November. I have been busy finishing a project for a local shop, filling a couple of Etsy orders (pet ornaments) and working on the Fall Themed tiny houses. Staying busy all day everyday makes the time fly by. 

I also had part of my clearance sale last weekend and it took me a few partial days of packing orders. I sold a few of the shadow box wood shelves and that took me a few days to finish packing. I don't normally pack orders in such big boxes so I had to find boxes that fit the variety of sizes I needed. I also added a coat of paint onto one of the shelves and added hangers on the back of one of the shelves. 

I had hoped to have another clearance sale this past weekend but I just didn't have time last week to prepare. I need to spend time working on the fall tiny houses so that is what I'm doing this week. I took photos of the all of the rainbow houses that I have for the next clearance sale. I plan to have that this weekend. I'm working on that in my spare time. During the daytime in the studio this week I am cutting clay for more houses and making tiny house charms. The hanging pumpkins, hanging hearts.

I'm also adjusting to the time change. My brain wants to stay on the old time schedule but my body says otherwise. I'm slowly adjusting. But I am enjoy the fall foliage in our area this week. I need to go for a drive to see what Northwest Arkansas Ozarks look like outside of my front yard. It won't last long so I need to enjoy it while I can! 

Until next time, have a great week! 

Pretty Leaves are Going Fast

This week as I was outside walking the dog around the yard, I was also looking for pretty fall color in the yard.  This year another red maple in our yard started turning pretty red colors that I had not seen on this particular tree before.  This tree is special to me because we planted this tree in our front yard the first fall that we moved into our house 17 years ago.  Our house was a new house, so it did not have any trees, so we wanted to have some pretty colors eventually.  My son was in first grade at the time.  He and his friend helped his dad plant the tree in the front yard.  After several years, the tree did not grow very much. The tree is a Red Maple and is supposed to grow quickly, but it was not thriving like it should.  So we decided to dig it up and move it about 30 feet towards the backyard.  The tree must have liked its new spot, because it started to grow and thrive.  Now, 17 years later, the Red Maple has grown into this tree. It decided to show us its pretty red leaves this year. But they are falling quickly. They are covering the ground now.  But even on the ground they are pretty. I may have to  preserve some of them in a drawing or painting or maybe even a clay design.  I'm still hoping for a repeat of last years color from another tree in the backyard, but the cold weather last week may have changed mother nature's plans this year.

Beth  ♥     

Fall Palette of Color...

The colors of fall are so pretty.  Fall and Spring are my favorite seasons. They both are so colorful and I love color!  I created a hanging tile with fall colors that includes a little owl.  It is now listed in my Etsy shop: My Etsy Shop

I have also been watching for changing leaves for photos. Here are a few photos of what I have taken, but it is still early. But they are changing quickly.  I've been taking Sophie for some short walks to see some of the colors in the neighborhood.  I'm sure I will post more over the next few weeks.  Enjoy!
Beth  ♥