Posey, sweet Posey needs home
  Sweet, Sweet Posey. She's a border collie my friends found out in the country. She'd been hanging around a store for a week and no one claimed her. They put signs all over and brought her back with them to Austin. I took her to the vet and she's in terrific shape. She's about a year old, heartworm free. She's had her Frontline and has had her heartworm meds for this month. Vet couldn't test for worms that visit. She's a cuddler. A people person. A snuggly girl with a great personality. She comes on command and is housebroken. I have two dogs already or I would keep her. She's a true border collie and wants to herd anything that moves. She would be better in a home where she is the only dog. She's territorial and aggressive when another dog gets close to her food or toy. That's the only downside I can find for someone who already has pets. You can email me with questions. curlin@curlinreedsullivan.com Or stop in and see her this week at Happiness 2213-b south first street austin tx 512.440.8600 My fave gift, garden, home store on south first here in Austin. PLEASE SEND A LINK TO THIS PAGE TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR A FANTASTIC DOG!! thanks, curlin    Labels: flower people, happiness, posey, puppy
community garden
 this is the most beautiful my pippingtooth garden ever looked. that's because it was a community garden at the time. a community of all my sweet friends who make their living helping woebegone gardeners like me make visions come true. elena...magical gardener who now runs an amazing austin garden & vintage gift store called, Happiness. christian who i refer to as my 3rd son home from college even though he's a bona fide grown-up with a beautiful little daughter & sweet wife. he can make anything, craft anything, build anything my wonky brain can dream up. he's busy making all things gorgeous and sturdy at a lovely boutique hotel here in austin now. Doug, sweet doug...who is a tireless soul. An early riser with the patience to deal with almost any garden folly i can conjure. These folks made my pippingtooth garden my dream community garden. A place where a hearty spade and a hearty laugh were always in plenty supply.
my love of gardening grows in direct correlation to the chance of finding someone i love in my garden. i'm an extrovertus gigantus who grows best in a the full sunshine of dear friends to garden with.
which is not to say that my garden is lonely now. how could it be with all the wonderful memories of time spent with my bestest buds digging and hoeing and staking and planting.
no, it's not lonely. just quieter now. and way too much space for one gabby artist girl to manage by herself. so it's scaled back. way back. and i let whatever's green and creeping fill in around the plants and flowers. my dear elena comes once every two weeks or so to keep my palette of flowers blooming. the garden hums when she enters it. so do i. her energy is green and vibrant and loving. the plants and flowers grow towards her light. red dragonflies form a corona above her head as she tends the littles shoots and buds.
i love my garden. in all shapes and sizes. the memories are perennial. the friendships grown there everlasting.
Carol Ramsey Wins The Print!
  Carol Ramsey, You've won the print. Random number generator chose #1. Perfect for a Mother's Day Giveaway. Now you can honestly tell your fans, "I'm #1"
Happy Mother's Day to All of Katie Malinski's Newsletter Readers! 
In honor of my mother, I'm pleased to be giving away a signed fine art print of my newest image titled: Happy Mother's Day 2009. To Enter to win, please post a comment just below this post about why you love being a mom.
Make sure you include your email address so I know how to reach you if you're the winner and so I can add you to my "what's new preview" mailing list. I'll choose the winner by random number generator on Mother's Day by 5pm. I'll announce it here on my blog and email the winner at the same time.I hope you have a marvelous day with your loved ones.
A great big hug to Katie for joining me in this special giveaway! curlin
 thank you! to beth hempton of snuggleherd & craftymishmash.blogspot.com
for featuring the new paper tabletop collection Laurie Wisbrun of Scarlet Fig and I created together. i first met beth at a babes in biz meeting here in austin. her hand-crafted snuggleherd creatures are absolutely darling. and each character has all sorts of accompanying gifts like notecards & onesies.  i'm flattered that she featured us. happier still, to have a friend and talent like beth here in our austin creative circle!
happy easter!
 happy easter from all the little bunnies in the pippingtooth garden! hope everyone has a wonderful long relaxing weekend with baskets full of treats.
itty bitty thumprint vases....
  my love for johnny-jump-ups and pansies knows no bounds. they are some of my all-time favorite little flowers. so cheery. so sweet. so little. with that in mind, i'm making little thumbprint vases now to hold just one blossom at a time. they're bisque on the outsize...glazed inside and hold water....but only a drop or two...just enough to quench the thirst of these wee blooms. i make 'em in a flash. they are, how shall we say....rustic. yes. but they're also cheap at $3 a piece. i add a little flower her or there or an embellishment stamped from my collection of old butter pat molds.
fair weather friends
 had a two-day gabfest with laurie while we tended booth at the lady bird johnson wildflower center arts & artisan festival here in austin. we met some wonderful people and even managed to meet a darling grandmother, Nanny, who adopted us. fun in the sun. and shade. as you can see in this pic snapped by a new friend and shopper: sheree schattenmann of www.shereesalchemy.com and www.shereesalchemy.typepad.com make sure you check out her beautiful clothing designs and fabric store.
Pippingship Partnertooth!
  big oh-so-new news! my dear friend, Laurie Wisbrun of Scarlet Fig, is bringing her talent to pippingtooth studio. she and i have collaborated on a brand new line called -- pippingtooth table --a fresh collection of absurdly affordable paper & ceramic table decorations. we'll be debuting it this weekend at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Arts & Artisan Festival Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 11-5. pippingtooth table -- features beautiful paper centerpieces, place cards, table tents and lots of other beauties you can assemble yourself in a jiffy.
 suddenly your table is alive with birds, flowers, garden creaturrre illustrations & vases, laurie's gorgeous little chair designs and more! laurie has even created coordinated fabric you can purchase on my website soon -- so you can whip up darling cloth napkins or table runners and such.
our fun colorful paper party, ceramic vases & bisque what-nots will make your table smile. not to mention your pocketbooks.
 bring your friends and visit our booth at the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Arts & Artisans Festival
this weekend. saturday 9-5. sunday 11-5.
laurie and i will be there with the newest
prints, cards and tabletop decorations from my pippingtooth studio.
click here for more info about the festival
 this is a painting i did of my sister-in-law, camille, who brought cold watermelon down to all of us on the beach one blazing august day. i'm missing the beach and the waves and the sand and my mom and my whole family. can't wait to see them this summer down by the sea shore.
spring feels like it's almost here....
 i t's been a while since i've written. christmas has come and gone. the new year holds promise and a new president tomorrow. and now, the faintest traces of spring are in the air here in austin. no new leafy green...but the swell of buds on tree branches here and there. minnesota girlfriends thawing out in shirtsleeves on congress avenue. the beautiful ruffles of kale and spinach at the farmer's market. the globe sized cabbages plumed in blue-green-grey leaves. it's gorgeous here and full of bright expectations.
what's blooming at cherrywood art fair this weekend!
garden creaturrre + buggy love
 my garden creaturrres and flowergals attracted all kinds of buggy suitors at the fair saturday.
this little creaturrre, mudpie sue, was bewitched, bothered and bewildered by an ardent fellow...dressed in....you guessed it....chartreuse to match! i think he found his one true love!
a brighter shade of pink!
 so, my dear friend, rachel hobson, of averagejanecrafter.com has showered me & my pip creations with all kinds of posty praise and sweet crafty goodness on her blog. she featured my new flowergal & flowerguy embroidery kits yesterday. and then launched a laudatory lovebomb at craftzine.com
rachel is a darlinki of the first order. we bonded during our surface design class with kat mctee at studio 1408 this fall. she is smart, funny, loving, talented and a fantabulous writer. her casual comment about wanting to stitch one of my flowergals led to my new embroidery kits. along with the chorus of "you gotta!" from kat of artcloth.com , laurie wisbrun of scarletfig.com and leslie bonnell of stitchlab & glitzkrieg.com. what a week. what a fab group of chicas. what a rachel hobsian gift. you've got to check out her love of all things crafty and well designed. and tell all your friends about her blog. it's marvy with a capital marv. i'm so lucky to call her friend. my face is fuscia with gratitude.
waldorf winter fair
    laurie wisbrun of scarlet fig and i set up our tables at the austin waldorf school on saturday. lots of folks saw our work for the first time and that was great. laurie and i kept each other in stitches for 7 hours. conjuring new products and plans and websites. i love my pal, laurie. she's smart. creative. kind. funny. and just a good egg all around. (i'd post her picture here, but of her own choosing, she does not show up on film!)
we have a winner!!
welcome, welcome to all of my new wonderful shoppers and visitors. i'm so glad to be part of your sewing circle. as a thank you to all of you who entered, i'm having a 15% off sale on embroidery kits until december 17th. (the last day i'll be shipping for christmas) merry christmas to you!
and now...my sweet pup, pip, will announce the winner (chosen by random number generator) drumroll please...hooray for....
 leigh! leigh! bo beigh! banna fanna fo feigh!
your girl is winging her way to you immediately.
merry stitching!
(here are some closeups of the boy and girl my friend laurie wisbrun of scarletfig.com just completed! she chose her colors... are they not gorgeous!
it's giveaway time here at pippingtooth!
embroidery kit....get your free embroidery kit....right here!    Tomorrow morning (12/4) I'll draw one lucky winner! Here's how it works: -Before midnight tonight, leave a comment on this post below with lots of glowy praise and let me know whether you'd like the girl kit or the boy kit. (And make sure there's a way for me to contact you if you win!) -Using a random number generator, I'll select the winner and ship out your kit lickety split -And yes, I'm happy to ship internationally!
also...let me know if you'd like to be added to my "what's new preview" mailing list. : ) Hooray for holiday giveaways! There are lots and lots of sites doing giveaways today, so make sure you visit Sew Mama Sew's blog for a list of participating sites!
Embroidery Kit Giveaway With Sew Mama Sew!
 hey kids, grab your needle and thread and get ready to check my blog tomorrow. i'm giving away one of my new embroidery kits as part of Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. my oh-so-talented friend Laurie Wisbrun of Scarlet Fig fame is giving away some of her original fabric too! so check out her blog
new garden creaturrre wallpockets....
 garden creature wallpocket alert!
recently seen in the area of pippingtooth studio.
these wee creatures are on the loose, completely harmless and really, really cute on a wall with flowers in them.
notice a trend....
 it's official...i'm hooked. on chartreuse. i can't get enough of it. i think of chartreuse when i am by myself. i start painting one thing chartreuse and suddenly it's days later and things are painted chartreuse and i don't remember any of it. i try to curb my use of the color chartreuse and i can for awhile, but almost in spite of myself, i will wear or paint or buy something chartreuse. sometimes when i'm enjoying the color chartreuse, i will think about the next thing i would like to see in chartreuse. i can go without chartreuse for periods of time and convince myself that i am not powerless over chartreuse. but before i know it i'm wearing a chartreuse linen shirt or staring at granny smith apples in the grocery store. i need a chartreuse support group. i need to meet everyday to discuss ways to turn my life and my will over to a different color. but for now i'm hooked. it's taken over my life. there i said it. it's also taken over my front door. for all the world to see. i'm not trying to hide it anymore.
garden creaturrres stirring....
 garden creatures are scurrying out of the kiln in time for christmas. along with new garden creaturrre wall pockets. the new green color is making me c.r.e.z.y. happy. if you want to be the first to see them, make sure you sign up to be on my mailing list. i send previews of new items there first. click here to sign up for my "what's newsletter."i hope these lil creaturres make you smile.
my desktop runneth over....
    ever since i learned how to take pictures of any image on my computer screen, it's been nonstop clicking.
my desktop is festooned with flocks of birds of all shapes and sizes. made of wood, ceramic, felt....you name it.
i'd really love to open an online shop featuring only birds and flowers. of all stripes, plummage & petal.
i can't get enough of them. i know some people are tired of seeing them on every kind of product. but not me. i say let, the birds and petals fly. here are a couple pics that have been perched on my desktop for a while. (okay...i'm sorry...enough with the puns.)
hoot. hoot.
 things are getting kinda spooky around here.
we've got cavemen planning their hunter-gathering on halloween night. (cavemen ferried about in a golf-cart due to dad's bum knee...so make that progressive cavemen.)
we've got teenagers who are probably going to go out into the night sans costumes.
we've got candy squirreled away. enough candy to feed an air force base worth of kids. can't help it...that's how i grew up.
and we have 20 years worth of halloween decorations peering out from every corner of the house.
i love halloween.
cowboy name stampede....
 whoa, nelly. y'all sent in some good names. here's the list of the best and brightest.
Slow Draw Paw
Cowboy Murray Rose
Slow Draw McGraw
The Sundance Kid
Twiggy
Twiggs
Stephen F. Makerpeace
Long Tall Texan
Loyd Lamar
Leif Rockman
Forest Twigsaddle
Russell Evergreen
Southpaw Cedar Slim
Kiyipeeyi
And the winner is...........
Billy Bo Tanical
sent in by the funny and talented, Debra Temple! Congrats, Debra! You are the winner of 4 maker faire tix. you can pick them up at after today at:
happiness garden, gift & home 440-8600 on south 1st. see address in post below!
yeeeeehaaawwwwwwwwwwwwww!
free maker faire tix, yeehaw!!
howdy.
i got no name. if you can think up a funny name for me, curlin will give you 4 free Maker Faire tickets...(2 adults, 1 student & 1 youth) for October 18 or 19th.
she'll pick her fave next monday, oct 7th & post the whole list here for fun,
she's hankerin' to give 'em away. let your mind do some moseyin... drop her an email: curlin@curlinreedsullivan.com. put "name" in the subject line.
the winner can pick up the free tickets at:
Happiness Garden Gift & Home
2213-b south first street
440-8600
info@happinessaustin.com
(just behind amelia's retro vogue and relics.)\
4 free Maker Faire tix. git a move on...pony up a name!
 this sweet little bear pin just makes me happy. i love his stance. the way he's listing to stage left. the smiley look on his face. you might just see him as the inspiration for something on my site soon. dunno what. but he's got my flibberti brain in a great big bear hug.
 that sweet fellow you see playing his guitar at happiness is ryan.
a talented renaissance man. my dear friend elena's sweetie. if you've hopped onto my site today to look at my new shadowboxes, you should know that ryan handmade them for me. 20 of them!! they are beautiful and crafted by his skilled hands and absolutely overflowing with his gentle wonderful spirit. he can make or fix just about anything. if you ever need to reach him about a project, you can drop him a line at info@happinessaustin.com.
and if you've never been to happiness, you absolutely have to go right this minute. it's on south 1st street here in austin. a magical garden & gift shop tended by elena bailey and...you guessed it...ryan.
happiness garden & gift
2213-b south first street
austin, tx
(512) 440-8600
info@happinessaustin.com
tell them the pippingtooth flowergals sent you.
is there any wonder why i'm in love with henna? reed and lots of his friends are too now. henna makes me happy. the very talented, izzy lawlor, created this one for me.
whoooooo, whoooooo is the artist?
 i woke up one morning to find this owl sitting on our long leaf pine book- shelves in the family room. reed, my wise old soul, had created it the night before. it takes my breath away.
so does my sweet son. he's such a nice human being. so talented. so funny. so smart. so kind.
it delights me to watch him grow as an artist. it amazes me that he can draw such detailed images from memory. when he sits down to draw, i can't wait to see what happens on the page.
i can't wait to see what happens in his life.
i like who he is. and who he's becoming.
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Sweet, Sweet Posey. She's a border collie my friends found out in the country. She'd been hanging around a store for a week and no one claimed her. They put signs all over and brought her back with them to Austin.
