coast to coaster

look at how much this chickadee loves you. i made all of these coasters for you! come out to squidfire today to see them.

fells point. south broadway and thames (by the pretzel stand!). this chickadee and dandelion blu in booth 44, along with a whole mess of other crafty folk...and a whole lot of coasters.

super sale extended through the weekend

the colossal coaster sale over in the little shop of chickadee has been extended to monday, november 2nd. get 'em while they're still crazy cheap!

crazy chickadee's colossal coaster sale!

the little shop of chickadee has finally been updated! all of the remaining coaster sets are now up for grabs and, until the end of this month, are all on SUPER SALE. that's right friends, you can battle condensation rings on the cheap! each and every coaster set (fours, sixes and the odd seven) is just $12.

don't smoke 'em if you've got 'em

may 31st is world no tobacco day

today's treat:

now appearing in the little shop of chickadee

** the little shop of chickadee will be closed for a few hours today to allow the merchandise some time to bask in the sun at the hand made mart. come check it out there! or wait patiently, and it will be back up this evening. thanks **

today is also the last day of the month! you might remember, on may 1st a pledge was made to list an item a day in the etsy shop. and we did it! congratulations to us. ice cream cake for everyone.

my houseplants will be so happy

may 30th is water a flower day

today's treat:

now appearing in the little shop of chickadee

here comes the upsetter

introducing myself...introducing myself...

may 20th is lee scratch perry's birthday
he is 1..2..3..4..5..6..7....73 years old

today's treat:

now appearing in the little shop of chickadee


please note: this post contains at least one inside joke and a "you had to be there" moment

finders keepers

may 17th is pack rat day

today's treat:

now appearing in the little shop of chickadee

monkey sea, monkey do

may 16th is national sea monkey day

today's treat:

now appearing in the little shop of chickadee

chips ahoy

may 15th is national chocolate chip day

today's treat:

now appearing in the little shop of chickadee

why did the chicken bust a move?

may 14th is national dance like a chicken day

today's treat:

now appearing in the little shop of chickadee

stocking stuffers

as previously mentioned, there's still quite a lot of activity here at the chickadee outpost of santa's workshop. this chickadee's little helper, bernie the bernette 65, is stitching up some last minute special orders especially for some special people. we're staying mum about the who's, but it seems safe to show a few of the what's:

coast to coaster

here's a peek at some coasters that were pieced together from the leftovers of the new vintage linen sets. now shhh, this chickadee's sleeping in today. a weekend of craft shows will sure tucker a bird out.

ferngully

i know a secret down in this chickadee's cabin, know a secret that i just can't tell...

you might be shocked to learn that these were the original lyrics for the warrant song uncle tom's cabin. not only did they pen such perennial favorites as "cherry pie," they also predicted the pattern of the latest chickadee repurposed table linens.

here's a nod to traditional quilting with my own made-up sort of log cabin pattern. if it was a real cabin, you might not want to live in it. just ask that old math teacher of mine.

she comes in colors

the next set of table linens are a tribute to a former teacher of mine. when i was quilting the abstract triangular pattern on them i couldn't help but think of my old high school geometry/calculus teacher who famously said that he would vote for me for president but he wouldn't drive across a bridge that i'd built. a wiser man there never was. i wonder if he'd sit down to dinner at a table set with linens that i'd built out of repurposed fabric and rainbow thread?

here's an up-close look at the variegated thread. isn't it purty?

for those of you out there who know that it really is all about geometry, here's a little humor:

q: why couldn't the trig function get a loan?

a: because the tangent wouldn't cosine.

go team(s)!

sit down to dinner with the nfc and afc from back in the day! (sorry titans/panthers fans, your teams are too young to make this cut). one look at these linens and you'll want to do the superbowl shuffle. pass those peas. drop back for seconds. go for the extra point with a delicious dessert. all the time we've got your lap and your table covered. and if the conversation drags, you can always make a mini football out of a coaster and kick a quick field goal through knife and fork uprights.