racoons

I think racoons are cute.... from a distance. The masked bandits are marauding on MY backporch.... they have the whole backyard to play in... but they want to play with MY birdfood.

So, If said racoon really wants to eat the nice marshmallows in the metal cage, they can have them. But the mashmallow price is a relocation trip into the nearby swamp, (several miles from my house). This is a yearling, and is number 4 this year that has been reloclated.

The metal can behind the save-a-heart trap is the birdfood; and about 3 foot in frount of the racoon is the sliding glass door.

slippers and fish

These are mom's slippers. I knited them flat, then sewed them up (seam on heel and toe) and then felted them smaller around cut to fit insulation board. Mom sent me foot tracing so I could get correct size. The slippers are waiting for an application of the plastic-dip for the sole to make them more water-proof and anti-slip.

These are gold fish. I started by thowing 20 or so 'feeder' fish in the pond. they grew big. (start at 1" long, now about 7" to 8"long) It is hard to see in the picture, but the red fish are the same color as the 'red-orange' crayloa crayons. It interesting to watch the fins on the fishes, some fins are white, some fins are orange, some are small, some are 'fan' shaped. I have been feeding the fish a handfull of pellets every moring, now the fish think that anytime some-one stands by the pond they will get fed.

dragon wallhanging

I finally finished the dragon wallhanging! (after almost two years!)

This is the finished wallhanging done in fabric.

I used a sewing machine to put the colors in the right places, then handsewed the 1/4" black bias tape to make the stained glass effect.

This is the paper proto-type I made as a full sized mock-up to test the idea. I scanned the actuall fabrics I was considered and added the textrues in the correct places.

The paper sheets are taped together on the backside.

This is the original black and white line diagram I started with.

I printed this diagram out full size, then traced it on a 'yucky' fabric. I sewed on the traced lines on the yucky fabric, with the good fabric face down on the underside, then cut the extra fabric away from each peice, kinda like doing a crazy quilt. I covered the 'fuzzy' seams with the black bias tape. The back is a mess of the seams that I used to sew the black binding on, so the quilt is not 'quilt show' able. but, I am happy with it, and that is the important part.

sis's mit and hat done.

I finially got all the parts together to mail off my Sis's hat and mittens. (she lives in COLD Minnisota)

Here are some pictures.

The hat has earflaps and is a ribbed pattern. It is intended to fit under a riding helmet.

The mittens are felted and are very large. They are intended to fit over the streachy gloves. There is a ribbed inner cuff to keep out fluffy snow. The black ring is to tie on a though-the-jacket-sleaves cord or to hang the mittens to dry.

This is my first FININSHED knitting project. I used 100% wool to knit with. I learned a lot about knitting, especially that I enjoy it.

Beginings

Blogging... something I have folowed with much intrest when others do it. Now it is time for me to start my own. This is a place for me to share my intrestes with my friends and family.
The projects I am working on: weaving, spinning, knitting, felting, woodworking, gardening, birdwatching, and living.
I plan to share both the sucesses and failures, and hope to make others smile, or at least think... huh!