With bad weather comes time to craft! My latest plates…
Category: Crafts
Kinda Cool
I had vague plans of teaching the young girls a craft over Christmas holiday. It never worked out. No biggee. But I was prepared. They know how to crochet, but often just create long snakes. I had a plan to teach them how to make a hot pad or placemat. I just finally finished a…
Good Idea (not)
It was grey and cloudy and cold today and I decided it was a good day to craft! First I had to reclaim part of my Indian room back from the overflow of Christmas and wrapping paper! Finally settling in, I drew inspiration from a pair of earrings I’d bought for my birthday present. They…
Side Table
It’s done! This sweet little table will be in the Ten Sleep Library’s Silent Auction on Monday evening. I’m rather enamored of this little side table. If it doesn’t get any bids… I’m buying it back!
On Hold
Well, I didn’t get my little table finished. I am ready to stain it, but all I have downstairs is pecan, grey, and onyx. I was looking for more of a light walnut, more brown than red. Since I have to head to Worland tomorrow, it’ll just set me back a day, and that’s ok….
Donation
Last week, I asked a friend to build me another little end table. He’s the great guy that built the “wildflower” tables I painted HERE and HERE. Instead of keeping it for myself, we are jointly donating it to the Silent Auction for the Christmas Open House at the Ten Sleep Library. I asked another…
Felting
I led another needle felting class at the library. Most people had taken one before and this time we used kits so people could take it home to finish. I chose a fox to do. It was kind of cutesy, not completely accurate… and where were her front legs? Of course, everyone’s fox will look…
Rustic Look
Remember this? This is the metal clay pendant I made this summer, which then was taken back to California with my sister-in-law to be fired. She mailed it and Victoria’s earrings back to me. I waited for Victoria to come over for our final polish… The jewelry comes out of the kiln as bronze with…
Paintbrush Table
I forgot to share my other little table… the other one was lupine. This one is Indian paintbrush.
Diamond Dot
Some of you were asking about my finished diamond dot “painting” the other day. This popular craft is much like the paint by number art we did as kids. The sheet comes with the pattern stamped on a sticky surface covered with a plastic sheet. For those of you who cross stitch, this will be…
Win
I decided where I wanted to go with my tables. Originally, I planned the flowers to cover most of the legs. I couldn’t balance the size with the sense of “Impressionism” I wanted to attempt. I also darkened the entire top with black stain which I really like! Vernon walked in and said, “ This…
Dots
It’s a small accomplishment, but I’ll take it. I finished this today. The frame is on its way and it will be added to my wildflower items. It is 13×13. That’s a lot of dots!