Winter Solstice and the Season of Love

Winter Solstice and Thanksgiving Brunch.
This little bistro table tucked into a corner of the Arizona Room awaits a friend to share a cuppa with me.


In the Esty Shop I have added three new lines of items, Steam punk Jewelry Steam punk Soft Journals and
Art Deco Soft Journals that you can find more information and availability
for sale.

www.Silverymoonbeams@Esty.com


This is the back of the Steam punk scissor holder. The vintage scissors are on a strong like wire string that when pulled it re tracks.
For fumble fingered people who keep dropping items and have to move furniture to retrieve items before the
Dust Bunnies move in for the kill....
The front of the keeper is a strong face made of clay and has a gold Patna surrounded by vintage brass embellishments, the tiny scissors are also vintage, The item I would say is around 20 years old, but still a delight
to wear around when quilting or embroidery, As when the cutting is needed you just pull the scissors and out they come only to spring back in!

Ahhh...Winter Solstice , the cool of the evening and the bright summer mid day sun. I believe nothing can be better than Arizona this time of year. The rest of the year you can have with its 100 plus temperatures....but come Winter! Now it is just perfect.

The garden is yours! The Lemon Tree that has given me her precious gifts of 10 sweet lemons, the type is Myers!

A delight!!! If, you have never experienced a Myer thin skinned lemon....well, you come on over and have a cuppa with me, but you got to hurry as the 3 shown are the only ones left!

Shown along side of the Myers Lemon tree is a bush of Lemon Verbena, who's leaves and just to brush against her is a sweet and delightful as the skin and meat of the lemon.

The verbena leaves are used in a strong lemon tea. This brush will remain in bloom till the very harsh temperatures arrive, well into the 23 degrees mark, here in the desert we have a little of every number when it comes to highs and lows.
Other than spending lots of time outdoors in the garden , I have added several new items to the on line Esty Shop,

www.SilverMoonbeams@esty.com

This shown soft journal is made in size 6x10 of speciality paper, designer paper, hard to see the metallic on the paper, and die cut of a shadow dancer, This die cut of the shadow dancer is I believe one of the favorite that I cut to sale on the shop and I use it many times... The inside is a light blue decorative paper left blank for your dreams, schedule or what ever you use your journal for.

The UPS lady was extremely kind to me this week with some of the series of books on bookbinding, three this time, and excellent if your interested in the nuts and bolts of the entire art of bookbinding.

The leather book is the one I am reading at this time, as I still have an entire side of Latago leathers that is a Royal Blue that I purchased for journals back I cannot remember when. lol

The Soft Journal is in the them of Steam Punk, the journal is blank with many speciality pages of fun papers, Paris, Tiger the Tiger and many surprise pages for the Steam punker in you or someone who is still in need of that special gift.

For more pictures and information of the soft journals, just fly on over to the Esty shop and take a look,

These journals are priced for the time of long ago when you could purchase an item without going into debt.

I enjoyed the soft journals, have given them as gifts , even my dentist got his! Journal that is....

The die cuts are of aeroplanes like the Red Baron and a coach and horse (on the back) for Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson to hurry and climb in for the

search of Times gone by ...and the front feature rs a 3-d fsl Lace butterfly in black with a vintage flower of brass and a circle of Asian coins for the Orient Express....She is hurrying her drive to speed it up, as she jests knows that Agatha Cristy will be boarding this express and wants to bump in to the famouswriter.

Until next time, Keep your pecker pecking and your chin up, in these times of extra stress on line shopping and their joy of baking, best of all the friends and food that is shared between.

As always,

May you walk in the Moon light till the wind sets you free,

Sierra

Golden Chameleon Tarot Keeper

Hello,
Today was a training holiday for the US Army, which translates into all husbands that work on Ft. Huachucha Army Post were home! Tomorrow too!
I did manage to get a little done ..(bg) Seems like when hubby is home all I do is cook...Breakfast ...then lunch....Why does he eat so much?
Oh well, growing boys and all that.


This is what I managed to finish in the studio today, I call this pouch pocket bag, The Golden Chameleon, made of Mink Golden threads, lots of bling with Swarovgski crystals and a big old organza rose with ...what else a bee!
I love those little guys!
This bag is featured a small Chameleon from Red Moon Gardens Embroidery Designs, I use lots of her designs ..humm...they must be good....haven't seen her work? If, you stitch and love to save money on a high end embroidery machine...you got to look her up....shes a fantastic designer and very modest too.
http://redmoongardens.com
The Thanksgiving season is nearing and I always am saddened around this date. I lost my father on Thanksgiving Night in 1982, all these years and I am just getting to where I can fix and even eat a dinner. I am much better, but it still is a little pain in my heart. If, your lucky enough to still have a family to sit around a table , say a little prayer and hug each member like
you have not seen them in years. Someday will come and you will be like me, Just remembering what it was like with a large gathering.
I always have to get this out of my system each year, so if you have heard this tale before, please forgive me, it helps to speak the words, and move along.

I find myself still behind in the studio, but I have high hopes this week...as always lol
Silvery Moonbeams to watch over you
Sierra


Back of bag The Pocket for cell phones, I pods....

Front on bag, the Chameleon design in gold and silver metallic threads.

Close up of the braid on the pocket in the back,.

You stay sweet now,

Sierra

November in Arizona

Hello!

Lots of things happening here in Bumblebee Lane Studio. The

cooler weather has inspired me to try and organize this studio..

I did make a little headway, but not it seems like I cannot find anything!

Has this ever happened to you?

This week the U.S. Postal, UPS and Federal Express has been really good to me. Lots of goodies arrived. The first item is .... a X-ACTO paper cutter. No more hurting hands!

Second! I was surfing the net and found a great place for rulers, corner cutters, and well, tools...I ordered this metal ruler

called a Deckle Cutter....Now! I can cheat and cut edges of paper and they look hand torn!

Again, easy on the hands.

This beautiful bloom I picked from my side garden, It it in full bloom in November, Fifteen years ago in Berlin, I broke my elbow and my hubby brought me a flowering plant...a Bulgaria ...so when we arrived in Arizona we planted another, I call this vine "My Broken Arm Vine ".. This year the color is a deeper color....might be due to the plant food? Go figure....



Two new books in the mail .... Art Deco Book bindings The Work of Pierre Legrain, and another bookbinding in a series by Keith A. Smith ... I have been following a blog called My Handmade Books...http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5090862 Her blog is chucked full of great reviews on bookbinding and so far, I have tried to keep up with her. If, interested in bookbinding be sure to visit her shop and it is full of great journals that she has made, and sales.
Also, a really cute item called a Bookmark Notebook, I purchased from another gal on Esty and her shop is just full of clever and cute Paper products...One I love is shown in the picture with the 2 books. Her shop is called Space dog....

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=25190 If, interested in her products jump over and check it out.

Another item that is of interest that came in about 2 weeks ago is from Amazon and it is the Kindle Reader.....a cool item, I will be explaining it in another blog, if interested in the Kindle, Just scoot over to Amazon and read all about it. Cool!

Another missing item is the weekly Trim from Joellen's Husky Embroidery site,

she was out and about having fun and well, I got the trim a day or so ago but, by the time evening arrives....I am pooped out...But, this week I will be up and running...

as I am tidy ed out! No more of this cleaning stuff....back to the studio to play!

I can smell a faint popcorn odor on the wind so it means that the popcorn is ready and a game of chess awaits me....Might I win one this week? Don't think so....lol

As always,

Silvery Moonbeams to watch over you.

Sierra