Happy Thanksgiving

To those far away, whom I love so much and am SO proud of, Happy Happy Thanksgiving Day.  Mom

Treasures

                                                   This is where I play. 

 Some of my Treasures - a glass tray filled with oyster shells smoothed by the ocean, a cup made by my granddaughter, mason jar of watercolor tubes, spice jars filled with bits, ott light, watercolor brushes, a corked jar holding a twig dressed in lichen.

 

                                         More Treasures

Peep Show

I love the look of windows softened by bright white shears and miniblinds.  The combination lets in lots of light, and adds a nostalgic touch to my rooms.  If you look closely, through the window, you can see the neighbor's house, right across the canal.  So, what about privacy....

Just stroke your hand down the lower section of blades to close them.  Voila!  Sunlight, privacy, nostalgia, Happy Dance! 

Pillow Number One

Finished the first of two pillows.  The pattern is modified from the book I mentioned in an earlier post.  The circle in the center is made using a french knot, the stems are stem stitch, and the petals are done in a split stitch - just in case you're wondering.  I love the juxtaposition of contemporary design with an heirloom art form. 

Speaking of heirloom, I bought a craft magazine from 1992 at a recent neighborhood yard sale.  I thought it would be fun to see what was crafting twenty years ago, and maybe try out some retro ideas.  Well, here's the first page I flipped to, and honestly, I think I'll just let that idea go!

Have a great day,
Cindy

Love, love, love Katherine Shaughnessy's book, "New Crewel, The Motif Collection." 

Of course, I have to put my own spin on it.  Crewel embroidery, which is distinguished by it's materials of wool and linen, is not something you can just throw in the washer.  So loving the designs, I drew one of them onto cotton twill, and proceeded to stitch using DMC size 5 cotton thread.

So Far, So Good!

 

 

 

OK, so it's been awhile!

I have not posted in over a year - the truth is I lost my blog.  REALLY!  I'd try to log in, no blog found.  I'd search, no blog.  Turns out there was a conflict between my google email account, and my local provider-supported email account.  Each one thought the other was the host., but I didn't know this, and it didn't take me long to give up all effort. 

THEN.....last week, I decided to just start fresh, signed up with blogger with a new name, and guess what?  Both the newly created blog, and this one showed up on my dashboard.

AM I THE ONLY PERSON THIS STUFF HAPPENS TOO??  Determined not to let go of the past, I contacted Google, and found out about the conflict.  I did everything they instructed me to do to straighten things out, and hopefully, I can now pick up where I left off so long ago.

I finally finished the first of two "twin" quilts.  My hand quilting is slow and my attention span is short, so it's a real accomplishment.  I love the backing fabric on this, it's actually turned wrong side out to mute the colors just a little.