I’ve got the hankering for pysanky! After my classes… and a friend posting hers on facebook… and seeing my link for last year’s trypillian egg… That’s all I want to do is sit and smell that melted wax and create! Instead, today, I sorted and cleaned and painted and organized and…
Category: Crafts
A New Craft Support Group Part B
We started this little adventure in November. Preparing for Christmas presents, remember? Well, it’s come and gone… as well as Vernon’s birthday on the first… and as usual… I’m still not finished! I figured I’d share anyway. I only work on it when I sit down in front of the TV… and after a bit I…
Boys ‘n’ Toys
I haven’t heard from any of you about your attempts at making a wool saddle pad… Is anyone besides me making one of these? I’ve just been referring everyone to the posts at “Just Another Day On the Prairie” instead of redoing all of her instructions and work. No need to reinvent the wheel… but…
Two Reasons
You asked for it, so here it is… I can’t take credit for the design of the paperback book wreath… although I did add my two cents worth! Here’s the link to Living With Lindsay where I found this cool idea! She says “Librarians, Please Avert Your Eyes”… but it seems to me, with the reactions…
A New Craft Support Group
Seems like there’s a rush going on… Snow and highs in the low 40’s are predicted for next week… So we’re busy putting up, cleaning up, fixing up what we don’t want to get frozen or too wet. Vernon headed to the badlands to repair a tank that was leaking… and he didn’t seem to…
We’re Set
I spent the morning trying to create some crafts. I’ve joined up with the Friends of the Ten Sleep Library for a fun little project. I did it years ago when I worked at the library… it’s called The Festival of Trees. Organizations decorate a Christmas tree or wreath… Businesses bid on them and display…
A Click
I hid inside today… a day of snow flurries and wind. If Daniel wasn’t here, I’m sure I would have been out in this mess! I believe I could easily be spoiled! I wasn’t just a slug though, I actually did work a tad bit on my Etsy shop. YAY! I’ve been meaning to do…
Western Transformation
I’ve avoided the heat as of late, if I can, by working on this little project. Purchased for $5 at a garage sale, two of these wooden handmade lamps caught my eye. Nice, but kind of blah. My process? Deconstruct a wire clothes hanger, bend it, then heat it up over my gas stove… <Which…
Pleasing Results
The other day, my youngest son took the time to teach me how to weld. He was busy in the same shop, but patiently explained the very basics… handed me some rod… and set me free. This is a goal I have had on my “list” for years. I was vewyvewyvewy grateful! My first project,…
Crane In Grass
K, Folks, here it is! My “Crane in Grass” is making its completed debut… I know… DEFINITELY not square, which is easy to see outdoors but in the dark shop on an uneven floor it was more, uh… difficult. I can eyeball things much better than that! I also found out… there’s no overs in…
Muses and Cranes
SUNSHINE! I repeat, SUNSHINE! Yay! Well, partly cloudy this morning, but by afternoon the sky was brilliant blue and the high temperature was around 74… 30 degrees warmer than yesterday. I spent some of the morning pulling weeds from my garden, amazingly enough, weeds don’t stop growing just because it is raining… When I get…
Happiness Ensued
Victoria and I went to her bridal shower Wednesday night… wow! what a turnout! I remember mine, in fact the same lady hosted mine (~29 years ago) and Victoria’s!… I reviewed my wedding book, many people were there for me that attended Victoria’s. I remember not knowing a soul but one or two friends and…