On Sunday, John, Katherine, Rowan and I went to Harbour Grace – Carbonear – Freshwater for a geocaching adventure. There were two events on (one in the morning and the other at suppertime), with 50 squeaky new caches released. We found 31 of them (which is a record for us in one day) and none…
So nice I thought of framing it….
I built my first solo wall yesterday morning. I’ve built walls before with someone, but this is the first one I’ve built with a window in it and also the first one I’ve designed and built entirely on my own. I am a little in awe (okay, it’s more like Hero-Worship, really) of The Amazing…
Vancouver-ho! and Flutterby Progress
I did a lot of getting all the titchy, tiny, little pieces ready yesterday and so actually only assembled one butterfly. But the rest are now ready to go and it should be a fairly streamlined process. I also finished up a wee sweater (in this pattern). While I love the result, I have to…
A quilt for a wee mankin
Today’s studio project is a pleasant change. I’m working with bright colours making a quilt of butterflies for my nephew-to-be. The fish fabric was the colour inspiration and will be the backing. The flutterby bodies will be of the brown and the sky is the large swath of blue at bottom. The butterflies themselves will…
The gadget conundrum
For the past several years, I have been swimming in papers, borrowing laptops and leaving stacks of notes around the house from meetings. The work on various Craft Council committees (as well as my own researches and photography) generate a slew of wreckage in their wake and also mess up my house. This reached a…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 