#116 Bits and Pieces...

Thought I'd post a few pictures of what I've been working on the past couple of days; some brooches, necklaces and framed "quilts" that I've been making. They are composed of bits and pieces of fabric that I've sewn on a felted backing which was formerly a wool sweater I scored for the purpose at Salvation Army and felted in the washing machine. I like sewing the grid - very meditative work. (And, believe it or not, getting really into the work completely relaxed the three day muscle spasm I've had that even meds didn't touch!) I like that the grid imposes a sense of order to the "chaos" of the fabric pieces. And I enjoy the feeling of sewing the fabric on the felt and the way the felt reacts to being sewn. There's more there that I want to explore.

I'm still playing around with how best to photograph the work, testing out backgrounds and lighting. I'm not happy with it yet...partly the camera, partly the photographer. I'll get there eventually...

And yes, at some point all of this will result in having something to sell in my Etsy shop.

"Really???"

Really!

 

 

 

(detail)

#113 Home for Christmas!

It's Christmas Eve and I'm grateful to be snug in our home and to have Dean and the girls and Jake here with me. I thought I'd post a few pictures of our home decorated for the season; this old house seems to really love being decked out!

The entry hall:

This year I put lighted garland on the stairs:

 

The tree in the living room/music room:

 

Another view:

 

My Buddha loves his greenery and stars!

 

The "boys" on the mantel in the music room:

 

The mantel in the dining room:

 

Lladro polar bears on loan from my sister:

 

The other end of the dining room mantel:

This year I put a tree in the dining room - it's all gold and stars and icicles:

 

Detail of the dining room tree:

 

The dining room table with a runner I made from IKEA fabric:

 

The dining room in the daytime:

The Foo dogs love sporting their holiday spirit, too:

 

I hope your Christmas is magical! Merry, merry Christmas to you and all those who are sharing the day with you!

(and now I'm going to take off until New Year's Day!)

#111 Cleverness!

I was doing some online shopping today and came across some T-shirts (available at the Mental Floss Store) that had clever sayings that tickled my brain:

 

 

(If these are too small for you to read, click on the link above and you'll be able to see them larger.)

I saw another one somewhere else that I really loved - it read " More people read this shirt than your blog" - great, huh? And true!!!

Well, that's all I've got for the Peanut Gallery today. It's been an especially l-o-o-o-o-n-g day and I'm really, really, really looking forward to going to sleep. My bed is sooooo comfy!

Should wake up to snow falling. There is a Winter Storm Warning in effect and we might get up to a foot of the white fluffy stuff!

Yahooo!