Ladybugs scattered across soft watercolor, painted with the loose hand that runs through all of Mary Lake-Thompson's work. Ladybugs are widely held to be good luck, which makes this a nice thing to give someone who could use some.
Mary Lake-Thompson paints from her studio in Oroville, in Northern California, where the surrounding countryside and wildlife feed almost everything she makes.
A small, cheerful thing to find in a sewing basket.
Vegan leather retractable tape measure with a double-sided tape reading up to 60 inches / 150 cm, a sturdy pull tab, and an easy push-button retract. Small enough for a sewing basket, a handbag, or a kitchen drawer.
