Little Jaxon will have his second birthday party tomorrow. Today I worked on one of his presents. Puzzle blocks. They turned out so well, I have to share! I cruised through my stash of Little Golden Books… and I found Wiggles. Published in 1954. The book is older than I am! But it had a…
Category: Crafts
Tease
Today was a busy and long day. It began with a little of this.. Then it included this… Followed by hours at this… But the best part of today??? This… Am I a tease or what????
Adding Color
Babysat the grandkids so Tess could go ride and gather cows… preg testing a small bunch tomorrow! I did manage to put a bit of color on my poster’s test copy for Craig Johnson. It’s not finished yet, and I don’t like the pink/purple in the upper right corner… but that’s why it’s a test…
Woolen Blocks
Darkness is coming earlier in the evening, and I find myself reaching for unfinished projects to work on as I sit on the couch. My first choice… Soft woolen blocks for the granddaughters… I had needle felted the designs on, but not finished the handstitching… Made from a multicolored felt piece from Lucy’s Sheep Camp,…
Worm Pills for Children
In between working and riding and fighting to create the Powwow Video… I have been able to sneak out to my studio! While I’m still in search of my map of Girl Scout National Center West (anyone have a spare to donate? 😉 ), so my map tabletop is at a standstill, I decided to…
The Book of Kells Pysanky
Wishing you a very Happy Easter holiday! Thanks to K. for the inspiration for this design from The Book of Kells! **** Any questions for the Q&A? Post them here… unless you’re too busy at church, hunting Easter eggs, or eating with family!
The Ultimate Pysanky Post
I taught another evening of pysanky class… since most of the people were at my last class, I changed it up a bit, and decided to do a free hand vine design. Each successive layer was simply a darker shade of a color, created by leaving it in the dye for longer periods of time….
Eggcellent
I held a pysanky class tonight at Circle J Camp up in Ten Sleep Canyon. Four enthusiastic ladies managed to create these: Aren’t they great?? They had so much fun, they’re coming back to next week’s class and maybe bringing some friends! That will be eggcellent, because we MUST keep the evil monster at bay…
Maps and My Workbench
Snow again. A few more inches of the wet stuff, melted by this afternoon, but it held a cool breeze and temps in the 30˚s all day… so I didn’t venture out too far. Sometimes you have to do laundry and dishes, you know! I did wander out to the studio… anxious to do SOMETHING …
Painted Skull
Just a note to answer a question posed on yesterday’s post… Yes, I painted that skull! Back in the day, southwest decor was big and one of the mainstays of it seemed to be painted skulls, either buffalo or bull. Always looking to make a very extra pesos, I jumped in and painted quite a…
Three Little Mittens… Plus One
Though winter is on the way out, I still went ahead and made more felted wool mittens for my grandsons. Next winter, Jaxon will need some, but for now, the three oldest are ready for those late snowstorms and possible sledding outings that still may be in our future! Here’s Waylon’s… Here’s Quinlan’s… As a…
Ideas. Stop.
It was another busy day at the library… lots of kids for story time and classes from the school… plus all the adults! It was actually up in the 50˚s today, so many people were brushing off those wintertime blues. Yesterday, my fever started returning for my studio… time to get back to it! I…