More on Backpack Picnic Baskets

If you were wondering where to go or what to do with a backpack picnic basket...here are some ideas:

 boat ride to Newport to take a picnic to the Newport Folk Festival

 Picnic in the woods

just to look cool and so pretty

Shepherd carrying lunch

famous people who use them

Colorado snowshoeing adventure

oh yes...guys use them as well

Here is where you can find out more

New Backpack Picnic Basket

We have lots of new things coming for this spring but I wanted to give you a preview of a new backpack picnic basket.
The original backpack picnic basket was in Country Living Magazine in November of 2008 and it just keeps going on and on! I think this would be a perfect Valentine gift. Wouldn't it be fun if it came filled with a blanket ,plates,candles and everything needed for a lovely Valentine dinner!

Candles on the Christmas Tree

I don't know when the first time was that I saw a picture of a candlelit Christmas tree. Perhaps it was in an old Christmas book, maybe in the years I lived in Boston, maybe in a Tasha Tudor Christmas card.

But I have always wanted a candle lit tree. One year I found candle clips that looked like pine cones but in metal that could hold one single real candle. They looked good but I had read too many stories about Christmas trees catching on fire so I never really lit them.
In November of 2009 when I was in the UK, my daughter took me on a wonderful trip to the Isle of Wight. We went to Osborne House the home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert off the coast of southern England.

There I saw what I didn't know existed...electric candles all over the Christmas tree. So I asked the curator where to purchase some and we spent the afternoon on a wild goose chase all over the town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight in pursuit , but ended up with nothing.

BUT... the great news is.... I HAVE FOUND THEM!!! Of course they didn't come in until after Christmas... but there is always next year. Well, we keep our tree up until January 6th when the 12 days of Christmas end so I will show you what they look like on our tree.

They clip on and are just like the ones we saw in the UK.

If you are interested they are posted on my website if you click on Christmas banner. I am thinking of a way to use them all year long... I do think they would look wonderful tucked into a garland on a fireplace mantel.

Beautiful

My family made a second annual after Christmas jaunt over to west Texas to our family's ranch. It is a magically beautiful place and if you are quite lucky, you will be in the presence of the year round inhabitants. Last year they were hidden from view, but this year they were not so shy. It has been years since we have seen so many of them, really maybe since the girls were very very small. Well anyway I am so glad for you to see what we saw.

 This animal is a Javelina a peckery part of the Hippopotamus family...(I really think it looks like a pig)

They also look a bit like hedgehogs. I think they are cute.

                                                           These are my daughters with their grandfather.

                  These are wild boars...a mama and her babies. Note only one white. The turkeys are watching them run by.

                                                                           Now a white tail deer appears.

                                    These turkeys were heard to say,"Mildred, What did you think of the pecans?"

                                                                                          The wild turkeys.

Gallery Show at the Studio

A Night with Mary Moore Lowenfield

A gallery showing of Mary Moore's latest work 

from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland

Prints, originals, greeting cards and bags

www.marymoorelowenfield.com

Thursday December 16th, 2010

Mulled wine and Christmas Cookies

5-7 pm

at the 

Tricia Lowenfield Design Studio

www.tricialowenfielddesign.com

31315 Fm 2978 Rd, Magnolia, TX 77354

281-785-0755

(Go to where Woodlands Parkway ends into 2978 and turn right, we are directly across from Bear Branch Jr. High)

New Angel Plates

I am still perfecting the studio, but I did have a chance to fill my kiln with a new series of plates with 3D embellishments.
They are on my website.

Tricia Lowenfield Design Studio Open Everyday in December

Can you hear the drum roll?? Well here it is the big news is that my studio will be open all of December. And tomorrow is December.... So if you are around, I will be there at least from 10-4 everyday except Sunday. Come have a cup of tea!

Actually, I don't know the exact address...but if you go to the end of Woodlands Parkway and turn right on FM 2978, I am directly across from Bear Branch Junior High in Magnolia to be exact. I even now have a sign above my space. You won't be surprised that it is red and white checked!!

What are you thankful for??

My dear sweet one in Scotland posted this sweet sentiment that made me teary on her blog today.

Me thinks we take too much for granted...

A Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

And by the way...tell them that you love them!!

Back Home

I had a great time in Austin, Texas this past week at the Christmas Affair. I sold lots of my artwork and books but I sold completely out of the new "Mary Moore" design bags. We will have more soon. Be looking for them. I will keep you posted. Here are some of the fans and new owners of the bags.

By the way Mary Moore had a lovely show in Scotland this past weekend. Catch a glimpse of it here.

The lovely chairman of this year's Christmas Affair. She looks like a model!!

Austin Christmas Affair

I am in Austin, Texas right now doing the Junior League's 35th annual Christmas Affair show. It all kicked off Wednesday night with a black tie affair complete with the Budweiser clydsdale horses and red wagon and the evening ended with a fireworks display!! The decorations are spectacular and truly worth seeing with their theme "Enchanted".

preview night I saw this incredible dress walk out of my booth

 And made a new friend named Tracy who has a darling candy business called Six Confectionery

 This is her booth

 Gorgeous!!

 This is one of my new platters that has 3D flowers that went to live in Florida today!

 My friend Mary stopped by my booth to do a puppet conversation with her daughter!! (our puppets have been very popular!!)

 Here is Tracy modeling her bag she bought from us.

 My sister Nancy who is helping me with my booth. 

Another new friend who bought one of our new bags.