Lovely Linen!

I have been a busy bee this week. I dyed some more linen and these two pieces I just fell in love with! So happy with this wonderful stuff. I cant wait to dye more of it. I also have been dyeing a pile of ribbons and several new velvet pieces. I so love playing with my dyes!I have also been working on my rose choker and it is coming along nicely. I have the three component that I plan on using finished...

ribbons and lace

I have been working on this beaded lace. This is my second version and I will probably stick with it. It's not perfect in my opinion but seeing as I have little skill with beading and this is a pattern I altered, it would probably take many revisions before I got what I considered perfect. This will be added to the Rose Choker I am working on. I cant wait to get that piece finished.Today I cut ribbons...

Bracelets

Been a little busy this week. I am going to Physical Therapy three times a week now so that sucks up some of my time. Also trying to brush up on my french as I am going to apply for my ten year carte de sojour. Other than that I have been playing with ribbons and beads. I made these two bracelets and I really like both, what do you thi...

New Stuff

I've been playing with lin...

Hope Springs Eternal

It's been a week of hope here. As many of you know, I fell a little over a year ago in December which started me on my decline. Slowly over time my hip has become increasingly painful and my ability to get around has greatly decreased. I had great hope in this last December when I visited a new doctor who gave me cortisone shots. I felt no pain for 5 days. I had forgotten what no pain felt like. It...

Beads Galore

I started using Plurk. If you don't know what Plurk is, it's similar to twitter, but not really. I have met a lot of really great and wonderful people on there and a lot of them are jewelers. I have seen some amazing work and I have to admit they have piqued my interest. Now I dont ever see myself becoming a jeweler but I have always had a passion for beads. A lot of my work is heavy with it.I decided...

I got my muse back!

So surprise, surprise...it didn't take long with my needle in hand for my muse to come creeping back too. Did I say creeping? I mean out and out knocking the breath out of my body gale force speed. I have been bowled over with ideas and hoping I can catch even a few of them!It started out when I brought Small World out of deep sleep. It is now hanging on my board looking down on me. I worked two days...

An Old Friend

I was hit with the flu again this week, third time this winter...I am waiting for the sun to return. Spring will chase these bugs away I'm sure! In the meantime I have been determined to get back to my needlework so...I pulled out an old friend. This piece has been waiting patiently for me to give it some attention again and I am gladly doing so n...