The foam flecks splashed against the rock wall. Sheer and massive, the cliff face had stood since the beginning of time. Chained to it was an old beast. Its slobbering jaws threw the spittle in arcs, through the crisp mountain air, and onto the granite. Fury flamed in the monster’s eyes, and and its claws…
Tag: crafts
Class Results
Man, it’s late… everyone was having so much fun, class didn’t get over until 10:30! I’m posting the class results and heading to bed! Aren’t our chickens simply marvelous?
Eggciting
It’s time again… I’m giving two, yes, TWO classes on pysanky this year at the library! There’s still an opening or two or three for the class next Monday, so sign up now! I’m getting a late start in preparation, so tomorrow’s going to be a crash course… should I say crash when it comes…
SoapStones
My newest little venture into capitalism includes these beauties. I’ve named them SoapStones. I discovered the process while investigating my wool felting. Remember those Christmas stockings? Well, this includes the wool roving, but instead of using a needle, you simply wet felt the wool around bars of soap. At some point, I may add some…
Crayons and More!
I hope this explains it well enough! **** December 24, 2011 ING December 24, 2010 The Merriest (with Cowboy Santa) December 24, 2009 Blessings To You (oh, the memories…) December 24, 2008 Blessings
Fingers Crossed
Well, I probably should have baked all day… but instead I just continued my line of crafting like Christmas is still two weeks away! NOTICE TO MY FAMILY: Expect gifts throughout January, because obviously you’re not getting all this *hand-did* stuff day after tomorrow! Today’s projects? I made large crayons. Well, I re-melted crayons. This…
For Jan
<giggle> I *told* her I’d dedicate this blog to her… so Jan, here ’tis! While on the phone with a Dear Friend of mine, I was multi-tasking, telling her what I was making… she, giving me her version… Let me back up a bit. I’d seen these beautiful Christmas decorations… and they were SIMPLE. Food…
Library Silent Auction
Another fun Open House at the library… over 50 people attended… and we raised just over $1000! Yay! My little HoHoHo earned us $22, and my little jar of home-made vanilla extract scored $25! I shall NOT divulge how much I spent on other items, however! But I will tell you what they are. I…
Failure and Happiness
Well, poo. Tomorrow’s the library’s silent auction and I didn’t finish up everything I had planned. Too many ideas and not enough time! The project that has slowed me up the most is the photo transfer I wanted to do. Finding the right combination of gel medium, paper, printer, etc. has slowed the process way…
Surprise
Hmmm. I guess a How-To-Needle-Felt video should be forthcoming since so many of you are interested! I’ll see if I can get on that! This morning I spent figuring out my calendar… I had decided to NOT sell one to the public because of last year’s fiasco and trauma… but I figured I’d order some…
Canvas and Color
The craft of the day is… Wool needle felting. I snagged this plain little black wool bag at Hobby Lobby the other day. It looked like a small blank canvas waiting just for me! I threw some colorful roving in as well, and then my imagination took off… It was time for Megan’s birthday present……
Bids, Anyone?
I declare my first project done! Remember the little Ho Ho Ho that I’m re-doing? I started it here… then tonight I added some heavy sanding on the edges and darkened the edges and brushed lightly over the top to give an even more *vintage* look… The one in front isn’t done yet, but you…