Hamilton Mountain.

What sunshine we had this weekend.

We took the opportunity to hike to the top of

Hamilton Mountain.

It's an amazing little mountain,

sheer rock cliffs jut out of deep forests,

high mountains meadows are filled with wildflowers,

and there are great views of the Columbia River Gorge,

Mount Hood and Mount Adams.

Did I mention the wildflowers?

They were fantastic.

Pouring Resin.

Just spending the evening pouring resin.

I'm now using Ice Resin, and I am in love.

No more hours of baby sitting the resin children.

Just mix, pour, leave the lamp on, and go!

3 days later...resin wonders!

I will be teaching an Ice Resin class on

August 24th, 5:30-7:30pm at Collage.

Come learn to mix and pour resin

while creating two pretty pendants.

Winged Friends.

My mom was here for the weekend

and the three of us went for a walk in Reed Canyon.

We ran into some new winged friends.

I am usually not a butterfly girl,

too many pink and purple cutesy drawings.

But, I have to say that in person butterflies are fantastic.

I will thank my lovely partner for the second photo.

Good eye!

Poppies.

I just love poppies.

I love that they are vibrant and orange and red.

I love that they open and close

as the morning comes and the evening goes.

I love that they remind me of my dad,

whom I called Poppy.

Who came and went too soon.

Sunny Succulents.

Beautiful succulents from Gamble Garden

in Palo Alto, Ca. A place I always visit

when I visit home.

Hope your day is filled with sunny moments.

Hike on Powell Butte.

This weekend we took a hike

on Powell Butte.

It is so pretty up there,

and only 15 minutes from home.

It reminded me of growing up in California,

the hills, the trees, grasses swaying in the wind.

It is so good to get out of the city,

if only for a few hours.

New Collage Blocks in the Shop.

I've just added a bunch of new

Collage Blocks to the shop.

Enjoy!