Last night, Victoria and her boys had come to visit, and as Toria and I stayed up late talking, I leaned back in my recliner and Pop! Suddenly, my decorative lights went out. “What did you do?” she asked? Come to find out, when I leaned back, an electrical cord got sliced in half by…
Category: Crafts
I Declare
Even though it needs many coats of polyurethane, I declare the table finished! Well, and then Megan has to finish the base… but my artwork and the painting/staining is complete. I painted some shading in this morning and left that to dry. With heaters going, the studio was plenty warm for paint to dry. A…
Treasure
You may be tiring of table updates, but that’s all I seem to be working on! Soon enough, calving season will begin, and you’ll have more ranch/cow photos, but for now, it’s me and that table (and you). I showed it to Brandon and Megan yesterday, and we changed a few things up. Unbelievably, I…
More Table
I’m pushing on trying to complete Megan’s table. I turned on my heaters and built a fire in the stove, then left to go do my dishes… hoping a little heat and some sunshine would make the studio much more comfortable. It certainly helped, and I spent a few hours listening to “The Greatest Treasure…
Crafty
I tried to work more on Megan’s table today. I cranked up two little heaters and went to burning. After an hour of huddling in my studio at 25 degrees and a howling wind outside, I gave up. While my studio seems snug, it’s draftiness is quite apparent when the wind is blowing. I retreated…
Progress and Pause
While the guys stay busy feeding cows and bulls, fixing fence, repairing machinery, or doing paperwork, I’m left to my own devices. That means I fill my days with cleaning on my house, doing laundry, taking Bravo for a spin out and about, and crafting. If I get going on crafting, sometimes the first three…
Unique Table
I lose track, but somewhere along the way, I started working on a table for Megan. It’s had an adventurous life, and we thought we could give it a start for a new one. Step One was me woodburning sunflowers onto its stained, water damaged, but mainly good top. At this point, I *think* I’m…
Five Down
Five down. Three to go. Lorelei just needs the leather poppers and the links to connect onto a bit and her reins will be finished. I’ve already started Lacee’s set. Then comes Mathew and Reagan. Maybe I’ll be done by spring! (plus I get bonus points because Tess got some too…)
More
Oh, this alcohol ink stuff is addictive… And I even have more…
Inky
I probably shouldn’t have. I’ve talked myself out of it for over a year. But I finally gave in. I bought myself some more craft supplies! Like I need more crafts to do… Alcohol ink. You can use them many different ways… but since I have some plain white dollar store mugs, plates and teapots…
T-shirt Bags
I found a quick craft that’s easy and fast and, even better, is another use for old tshirts. I bought a box of tshirts from the thrift store to make my potholder rugs, but you need to use all of one size. My frame is made for xl shirts, so anything smaller, I’ve had to…
Artful Photography
Last Thursday I zipped over to Worland after work to attend a free photography class at the new library. Sponsored by Lifetime Arts, with support from Hahnemuhle Fine Art, the teacher is award winning artist, Barrie Lynn Bryant. The class is entitled, “Accessible, Meaningful, and Purposeful Photography” It goes for eight weeks and I think…