Twig Time in the Studio!

I've been working on a branch theme in the shop.

Here are some tree shelf brackets in progress.  They are about 2 ft high and 1 ft deep, for the shelf.  I designed them without a continuous backplate, so that you can see tree before bracket.

 
I've worked on them since I took the photos.  They are now ready for the final clean-up, patina, burnishing and sealing.  I'll take pictures again before they ship out.

Then I went completely small scale to make some twiggy copper rings.  The rings are adjustable, a few for the pinky fingers and the others could fit anywhere from size 5 to 9, maybe even 10.

In the house, I got around to finishing up some more felt heart ornaments.

I couldn't resist buying more hand dyed roving at the local yarn shop, so you'll definitely be seeing more ornaments.

Here are a few springtime sights around the yard.
Our earliest flowers, a type of windflower

and the dried outer skin and seeds of a tomatillo, that surfaced after the snow melted. We planted tomatillos 3 years ago. We haven't planted them since, but they come up every year, loads of them. Don't plant tomatillos unless you really like them.