Work in progress

A new style for me.

Thursday Nancy come to spend the day with me

in my studio. I had read Jean Wells books

and was ready to branch off into a new

direction. I love the Kaffee Fasset Lotus fabric.

Using that as a starting point I choose several

fabrics from my stash and in my usual style

I was off and running. I wasn't much company

for Nancy as I quickly became obsessed

with my new project.  Hopefully she still

enjoyed her visit. It is not usual for me to

invite people into my space but we seem

to mellow out with each other. She made

several helpful suggestion giving me some new

directions I could take my piece.

We had a nice lunch with a tomato, basil,onion

pizza, salad, fruit and glorious lemon

cookies from Bit of Swiss a awesome

bakery in St Joseph Michigan.

My husband picked some sweet corn for her

to take home along with a dozen of the

fresh eggs from his pet chickens.

Another day in the Summer of 2013.

It is turning into a very good year.

 

 



Christmas in July

 I had a spare morning and started on my stocking

stuffers. I am making hot pads for the ladies.

Nice thick hot pads. A little bit of art for the

table. I would like to keep them myself but

I need 12 pairs of them for the stockings.

 I really like the touch of color in this one.

I think my family and friends will find

this a useful gift. I also bought hand made

scented soap in Minnesota. I will be making

salsa this summer also. I found some bright

colored bowl scrapers in Minnesota too.

Now to start on the men's stocking.

Maybe salsa too?

Always harder to be original.

One more hot day and a cool off.

Always hot for fair week.

wordless wednesday

Down by the big pond.

A few years ago I saved flower seed and for

2 years than I sowed them on the bank of the pond.

It was hard to get them to grow on the sandy

pond bank but they grew. Now I get to enjoy them

at least the ones that survive my husband's

riding lawn mower. He thinks all flowers are weeds.

So I am grateful for those that do get to bloom.

Yesterday was a busy one. My grandson worked

out in the yard while I finished straightening the

studio up. I spent the first 5 months of the year

preparing for my show than left everything

laying and went off to Minnesota for the month

of June. Now I finally got time to pick up.

Just in time I have a friend coming Thursday

to play in the studio with me.

Looking forward to the company.

Summer time

My flower gardens are in overdrive.

The are bursting with blooms. The sun is shinning.

The weather is so nice. I am going to veg out today 

spending it in my studio. I follow Lynn's blog and

all her reorganizing has got me going too. I have

been gradually sorting as time permits and am

getting more organized.  

I ordered a new silk screen from Sherrill Kahn

and am disappointed that blue painter tape is

used to secure it. Just a few uses will have that

tape falling off and I will have to replace it

with duck tape. Well have yourself a quiet Sunday.