Amber & Woodland Creatures

So, it turns out that Etsy.com, which I blogged about a while back, is so yesterday. I read that the founding C.E.O. stepped down and took his coral pink nail polish and skate ramp with him. And then, the New York Times did an article last week about "The Ambassador of Homemade," Faythe Levine who has a new film coming out about the D.I.Y. fad. Crafts may be so yesterday, but I am absolutely still making ONE MILLION crochet flowers and a quilt.

From the article...

"Home stores like Urban Outfitters and, to a lesser extent, West Elm, continue to limn the handmade look — the woodland creatures, the deadpan-delicate drawings of nature scenes, “the whole cuteness factor,” as Ms. Levine put it — in many of their products."

Woodland Creatures sure are adorable.


But, my fellow gardeners, Jolynne and Jen, recently D.I.Y.ed themselves a real, live Woodland Creature! This is Walnut who fell out of a tree and was, as Diana notes is the way with baby squirrels, oddly obsessed with people.



You can see Walnut's original film debut here.