Extremely flexible girl

Lyndie Dourthe ~ paper artist

Lyndie Dourthe is a French paper artist whose work I first saw in an issue of Marie Claire Idees ~ a French craft magazine ~ one of my favorites. Lyndie's work is inspired by nature and Victorian era 'cabinets of curiosities'. Her paper flowers are delicately colored, crafted by hand and dipped in wax for a look that is reminiscent of old wedding crowns. She also utilizes glass domes or handmade paper boxes and identifying labels or tags in much of her work giving it the look of a museum or specimen collection. Her brooches utilize old engravings transferred onto fabric and then sewn, stuffed, and further embellished with beads ~ presented in a handmade paper box along with a tag or label. Simply gorgeous!

{varieties of paper flowers}

{radish under glass}

{Boites a tresors ~ Anatomie}

{Boites a tresors ~ Elepoica}

Welcome Sprocket!

Finally the puppy has arrived and we have settled on a name ~ Sprocket! Here he is on his trip to his new home.....

{Speck & Sprocket sharing a chair the first night!}

{a pooped pup!}

We have been pleasantly surprised that my older dog Speck has taken to the new puppy so well ~ there have been a couple of snapping incidents, but mostly just a lot of chasing each other around. It has been a busy weekend ~ we are all bushed ~ hopefully my photos will improve ~ I am not used to such a quick moving target!

Six pack

Really hungry snake

Not Michael Jackson

Scotties on my mind!

This is the weekend we are adopting Angus ~ a wheaten scottish terrier puppy! To celebrate such an event I thought I would share with you two children's books from the 30's that I have and love.

The Angus series was one of my favorites as a child ~ actually 'Angus and the Ducks' was the book I had ~ I don't know that I discovered the one above and 'Angus Lost' until I was an adult. The Angus series are Marjorie Flack's most famous books ~ they are based on events that actually happened to Angus ~ the family's pet scottie. I've always loved the illustrations ~ they really capture the true spirit of a scottie!

{images from the endpapers}

{all images above from Angus and the Cat}

Jock and Jill, illustrated by Morgan Dennis and written by Maida Huneker is another great book featuring scotties. I found this copy several years ago either at a flea market or antique show or shop. Morgan Dennis is one of the best known illustrators of dogs ~ especially scotties. A charming book with dozens of black and white illustrations that showcase the scottish terrier and their unique personality.

{great title page}

{that squirrel doesn't have a chance!}