Walking out to fill the bird feeders.
Snow covered bush in the front yard.
Our weeping cherry tree nearly covered in snow.
The house. So much snow!
Geraniums wintering in the garage. Can't wait for spring!
Keep warm and keep crafting!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Winter
What can you say about this winter? It has been loooonnnnnngggggg! And it is still February. Ventured out a few days ago to take some pictures which I'll share here. Glad I went out when I did. The days after were well below zero with the wind chill.
Walking out to fill the bird feeders.
Snow covered bush in the front yard.
Here's the dresser my husband refinished this past month. Ready to come into the house. A good hobby for winter.
Keep warm and keep crafting!
Walking out to fill the bird feeders.
Snow covered bush in the front yard.
Keep warm and keep crafting!
Friday, February 13, 2015
Latest
I'm not sure I'm cut out to be in the blogging world. Although I love reading blogs, and usually have ideas for my own blog, I don't seem to devote the time necessary to properly maintain my musings.
My hooking friend Mary O. has been asking me when I will get around to updating my blog. So today, I'm going to spend some time and jot down a few things. It's such a cold winter day, it seems to be a good time for doing just that.
HOOKING:
Accomplished several projects in 2014. Here are pics of a few of them.
There are six more of these to come. I take class with Julie Smith, and she challenged us to do a rug a month in 2014. I have seven done. Here are the first six, all biographical mats.
Next is a rug I started with Deanne Fitzpatrick in one of her online classes. Just finished this yesterday.
WOOL APPLIQUE:
I completed two wool appliqué pieces. The first was based on a Group of Seven painting. Here is the finished piece.
It uses my hand dyed wool, embroidery thread and a variety of beads.
The next photo shows a swan appliqué that I just recently completed. The angle the photo was taken at makes the appliqué distorted a bit. It is a rectangular piece. It uses my hand-dyed wool, silk that I hand dyed and a variety of threads and beads. I love the three-dimensional quality of the plants.
SASHIKO:
I bought a kit for a pillow with an owl motif. The stitching is the Sashiko form of embroidery. A fun project and easier than I expected.
QUILTING:
I completed a small quilt from a Craftsy class that I took. The quilt used pre-cut pieces and was fairly easy. I've not done a lot of quilting, so I was pleased with the results.
So, although I have not been blogging in a long while, I have been busy. Will try (fingers crossed) to post more often.
Have a great week ahead!
My hooking friend Mary O. has been asking me when I will get around to updating my blog. So today, I'm going to spend some time and jot down a few things. It's such a cold winter day, it seems to be a good time for doing just that.
HOOKING:
Accomplished several projects in 2014. Here are pics of a few of them.
There are six more of these to come. I take class with Julie Smith, and she challenged us to do a rug a month in 2014. I have seven done. Here are the first six, all biographical mats.
Next is a rug I started with Deanne Fitzpatrick in one of her online classes. Just finished this yesterday.
WOOL APPLIQUE:
I completed two wool appliqué pieces. The first was based on a Group of Seven painting. Here is the finished piece.
It uses my hand dyed wool, embroidery thread and a variety of beads.
The next photo shows a swan appliqué that I just recently completed. The angle the photo was taken at makes the appliqué distorted a bit. It is a rectangular piece. It uses my hand-dyed wool, silk that I hand dyed and a variety of threads and beads. I love the three-dimensional quality of the plants.
SASHIKO:
I bought a kit for a pillow with an owl motif. The stitching is the Sashiko form of embroidery. A fun project and easier than I expected.
QUILTING:
I completed a small quilt from a Craftsy class that I took. The quilt used pre-cut pieces and was fairly easy. I've not done a lot of quilting, so I was pleased with the results.
So, although I have not been blogging in a long while, I have been busy. Will try (fingers crossed) to post more often.
Have a great week ahead!
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Latest Plein Air Piece
I recently began a small piece for my Plein Air hooking group that I wrote about in one of my last posts. I hooked this piece outside in my back yard in a garden where the day lilies are just coming up. Often I try to put too much detail in these small pieces, so I was pleased with the way this turned out. It is called "Emerging." The piece was hooked with yarn and wool and a bit of roving was added to define some of the edges.
My kitty, Madeleine decided to see if the softness of roving lives up to its reputation. She hopped in the basket and was getting cosy and when I caught her in the act!
My kitty, Madeleine decided to see if the softness of roving lives up to its reputation. She hopped in the basket and was getting cosy and when I caught her in the act!
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