Well, since all the big blogs do it, I decided to have a giveaway! Sorry, can’t afford anything big like cameras and gift cards…but I thought I’d follow in my traditional method of giving away my first creation… of my “online” pysanky! So, if you want to win, leave a comment in my comment section…
Category: Projects
Pysanky Continued
I’ve taken you through the basic steps of pysanky… from white egg to wax covered, multi-colored egg. The last dye was black. There is no need to cover the black since you are done! Congratulations! Now comes the fun part! I’ve said that… now I’m going to retract it! If you are going to…
Pysanky Continued
Pysanky Continued We started with a plain ol’ egg, drew on it, covered what we wanted to remain white with wax. The next step… what do we want yellow? Same rule applies here… Everything we want yellow has to be covered now with wax. Now you can see where all the white is going to…
Apologies, Thanks, and Creativity
Apologies, Thanks, and Creativity First, let me extend my apologies for not posting last night. I have sincerely tried to keep my postings consistent. However, Brandon came home from Laramie last night and bounced his Dodge Dakota into the guardrail at the top of Ten Sleep Canyon. He had just thought about how nice and dry…
Lucas’ Paw
For those of you ready to follow pysanky instructions, never fear… I’ll continue your lessons, but figured I needed to mix it up a little. Keep researching designs and transfer some outlines to your egg(s). Did you place your order yet? Meanwhile… I need some opinions and help here. I think you’ve all heard the story of…
Eggs Pysanky 101
Most women out here – meaning those on ranches that I have met – have something to occupy their “off” time. Some are amazing cooks, making bagels and doughnuts – some are into horses, spending time on lead changes and drooling over Clinton Anderson! – some are very involved in church or scouts or 4H…
Eggs
I placed an order over the internet today… just a simple little reorder of supplies for my favorite craft. Throughout the years, I’ve had many interests… cross-stitch was a favorite. Bead and leatherwork still call to my hands… I’ve braided reins and leashes from parachute cord. I drew pen and ink cards and sold them…
One More Time
Well, sure ’nuff… The pump wasn’t working this morning. My first order of business… a quick shower and a not-so-quick “run” to Worland. The snow was falling and the 18 miles to Ten Sleep were slick. The increased traffic on the stretch between Ten Sleep and Worland had worn off the skiff of snow and…
Unromantic
While Lucas and Elsa seem to be going through a “romantic” period, today wasn’t very full of the ranch romance that people believe happens. You know… “Oh, you live on a ranch – how romantic.” “You get to ride horses like cowboys??? How romantic!” Choke. It should be more like… “Oh, you get to pull…
Somedays…
Do you ever have those days where there is so much information going into your brain and rattling around that you know you won’t be able to sleep? Today is one of those days. Brandon and I went to a Range Management Workshop today, so we have lots of new terminology and ideas ricocheting around…
Floor
Well, it needs 4 more cut panels and the little pantry yet… but I think I’ll declare the floor done! It wasn’t that hard once we figured out seams and grout lines and centering and the 3 patterns we had to work with! We made mistakes that cost us time and extra panels, but we…
Bar Log Video
Here’s the video I promised. Yes, it is long and I’m sorry about that… but I hated to leave any step out! This sawmill was originally owned by Vernon’s great uncle who then sold it to the Mills Ranch about 45 years ago. My kids are thrilled to learn how to run it. They…