Bartlett & Craft

 In an effort to be more environmentally friendly this year (and because we ran out of time to send anything before the New Year), we have transitioned over to a e-Christmas Card!  And now you get to see more pictures of our beautiful faces (a win, win!).   Enjoy our Bartlett 2023 by the numbers and a few photo favorites. The kids took up rock climbing lessons this year, and it has been fun for the whole family!  Here we are 'topped out' on the bouldering wall. The kids have been enjoying their 1st and 4th grade years, its been smooth sailing so far with some pretty awesome teaching staff. We had our first family ski trip this year, we are hitting a sweet spot with kids enjoying activities that challenge them and us at the same time.  Eli lost his first tooth! Our 2023 garden at its peak! And a new pantry designed by yours truly to showcase our bountiful squash harvest :) Happy New Year!

This summer I was given my grandmother's stamp collection (she is the sweetest!) and I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it, but there were so many wonderful stamps and she organized them so well that I just knew they were destined for something special.  Fast forward a couple months and I've now found the perfect use!  A Michigan Vintage Stamp Map.  Up on the shop!   www.bartlettandcraft.etsy.com Lighthouses - $50 LOVE - $50

I had time today to start assembling my center quilt block (for you newbies, like me, a quilt block is basically the basic pattern on a quilt that is repeated.  For this quilt, it is my center design that will help communicate my design aesthetic, colors, etc to the next person in line to add to my quilt). I decided to do something a bit challenging and something that reflected who I am.  Luckily I was able to find some super cute fabric at JoAnn Fabrics and I did some searching online to find a pattern that I liked.  I landed on the Scandinavian Star block - getting back to my roots!  (pictured below) I had chosen four different fabrics for my quilt block, though, so I had to improvise a tad, which I liked...more of an adventure :) I followed some of the directions from  http://www.aquiltinglife.com/2014/07/scandinavian.html  for this block.  While it was helpful to get an idea of what pieces I needed, I needed a little extra help actually as...

So the new year has me super energized with lots of new projects in the queue! A few of them are: create a few original prints develop an advent calendar and regular year calendar get a membership at the local makerspace so I can use the laser cutter! display art in at least 4 art galleries this year make a traveling quilt! a traveling quilt? What is that? Well, I'm not entirely sure myself, but I have a few ideas. Here is a teaser for the fabrics that I will be using. Super cute!

Loved having a little time away from everything and heading up to the Upper Peninsula.  Here are a couple pictures of hearts found in nature.  I think it would be fun to start a photo collection around this theme...

A few photos I have take over the years, in the various locations I have been in... Bayeux, France Bath, England San Francisco, USA Mesa Verde, USA Redwood National Forest, USA Bath, England copyright Rebecca Bartlett 2011

I just got back from a weekend up north with my mom, aunts, and grandpa.  What fun!  We went hiking in the back woods a bit and found some great stuff for a terrarium.  Don't know what I am talking about?  Don't worry, I will post pictures as a later date.  Some of these pics are a little blurry, but look at the colors!