I knew I had a photo somewhere
Hand made in chunky silver, this shawl pin converts to a pendant and it's all my own design
The scarf it's shown against is knitted in the softest yarn I've ever felt - Filatura Di Crosa Superior - 70% cashmere & 30% silk.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Crafty warm up
So, inspired by lovely morsbaggers creating beauty outside of morsbags, I reacquainted myself with my sewing machine to make some new place mats.
I remembered how to do quiting as I go and make continuous bias binding. As for the bias binding maker - I was so tickled by how wonderful it was!
Unfortunately my mitred corner mojo has deserted me completely, so I contented myself with wonky rounded corners, reasoning that these things are made for use, not ornament!
I remembered how to do quiting as I go and make continuous bias binding. As for the bias binding maker - I was so tickled by how wonderful it was!
Unfortunately my mitred corner mojo has deserted me completely, so I contented myself with wonky rounded corners, reasoning that these things are made for use, not ornament!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Finally, feeling better
I've been feeling rubbish with a chest infection and didn't appreciate that I was getting better until I finally had the energy to do a bit of housework. Not my favourite thing to do, but I feel so much happier having picked a few things up that I've got on with a few crafty things that have been hanging around. More on that later when I take a few photos
Monday, February 22, 2010
Silversmithing adventures
A few of the items I've made
and yes, there IS meant to be that little notch out of the side
and yes, there IS meant to be that little notch out of the side
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Revelation
Today I went to Harrogate for what I thought was a knitting show, only to be pierced through the heart with a visceral reaction to one woman's art: so strongly was I affected, I found myself sobbing in the artist's arms, rendered inarticulate by the complex emotions her works inspired
If you ever get a chance, please, please see the sinister, moving beauty of Rozanne Hawksley's work for yourself
If you ever get a chance, please, please see the sinister, moving beauty of Rozanne Hawksley's work for yourself
Saturday, July 25, 2009
A flicker of activity
You never know, I could get going on this again, but how many times have I said that? Not as many times as I've thought it and done nothing about, but hmm, we'll see.
I continue to enjoy knitting and I have even wielded a rubber stamp in the last month - to make pretty labels for my homemade strawberry jam.
Anyhow, I've fallen in love - with Polyvore. I'm not sure of how legal some of the image grabbing is with this site, but the joy of fiddling with images is really stimulating for me at the moment. Given the lack of creativity in me (as has been the case for about the last 18 months at least), I'm riding the wave!
And so here's a sample of what I've been doing - what do you think?
I'm going to follow a few other people and do some soul collage with this site - but I still love cutting out and pasting - there's definitely different feelings for these digital pics
I continue to enjoy knitting and I have even wielded a rubber stamp in the last month - to make pretty labels for my homemade strawberry jam.
Anyhow, I've fallen in love - with Polyvore. I'm not sure of how legal some of the image grabbing is with this site, but the joy of fiddling with images is really stimulating for me at the moment. Given the lack of creativity in me (as has been the case for about the last 18 months at least), I'm riding the wave!
And so here's a sample of what I've been doing - what do you think?
I'm going to follow a few other people and do some soul collage with this site - but I still love cutting out and pasting - there's definitely different feelings for these digital pics
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