Happy Easter

so I couldn't resist making something for Easter

8 little eggs and a basket!....and our lillycat is so excited to show them off!

Kelley made some sure cute little bunnys that I will add a pic of later

from Kelley

The original pattern called for sock/fingering yarn, but I didn't have any in the colors that I wanted and I wanted to use yarn from my stash.  My bunnies are made out of Sugar 'n Cream cotton, I have LOTS of that hanging around in various colors.  I used size 6 DPN's.  I also made my ears longer, because 10 stitches just didn't look long enough.

I just like to add my bit of spring pep talk
the cycle of the seasons, and of renewal is continual..I get so exited about the miracle of plants coming to life ..of beautiful flowers and all the riot of colors ...may all of you have a chance to take a  sec this spring to look at all the beauty around you!
cheers!

ATC's

my new thing is artist trading cards
basically small works of art..in trading card size

now when I first looked into this I thought "oh how simple "
but getting images to grow and thrive in the small space is more than just shrinking down artwork
as I was creating the images I was thnking of the most impact with the shortest amount of visual scan time

so if ya didnt get all that I will take out all the jargon for you
the smaller the art the less time people look at it ...

so I wanted rich layered images..
alas there is no substance to them ...
they are just pretty
no story
no deeper visual meaning

I didnt really capture all the colors right with the photos ..
the last pic is the prototype of basils business card ..
but alas after scanning ..
it got wet..
Basil said it was maurice spilling the sambucca on it ..
I got one good scan for him and the cards were printed but I saved it just to show off

I double posted today to make up for my lack of posting this month!

Fearless Creating

This last weekend Michael and I wen to the SPCA book sale.. we met Kelly

( this is an annual outing for us !)

and found lots of books to add to our collection ..

I believe that books are a good investment ..

they don't go bad..and they have a life  past when you read them ..buy sharing with friends ..

or usually donating back to the SPCA....

I look for unusual reference books ..

I have acquired some nifty books of musicals, play writing, and art..

besides my cache of murder mystery books ....

in the assortment this time was a book called fearless creating ....

I love this kind of self empowering creative affirmation book ....

but mind you I just got it and haven't "read" it ..

just gave a skim....

I like the idea of not being afraid to be creative and not fearing mistakes ...

I have a whole bunch of items that I have started ..

and then just realised they they weren't working  the wrong hook ..

or needle..or the yarn just didn't looks right ..

usually they are frogged ( rip it..rip it ) ..

I took some photos of my WIPS..

that are just not working and are going to be undone ....

i think ...

I am pretty fearless in tying the wrong yarn ..

just to see how it looks ..but I like to give a project a chance ...

see if it come to life or grows on me

this pink yarn is really pretty and soft ..and I though that the pattern was fun ...

but this is just not working for me and it will be frogged ..but frogging mohair is a lesson in patience ..

this brown yarn has been tried in 3 other things ..

its so pretty but it just hasn't been right ..

and it kinda smells antiseptic ....

the rest of my kool aid dyed lace weight was going into this one ..

but it was testing my patience ..

and I have other yarn that I want to play with!

this teal project is super pretty ..

but the yarn is a pain to work with and this scarf is 3/4 done ..

i just need to buck up and work to the end..

but i do have 2 finished works that truly make up for my last of posting new things ..

OK this photo is not the best but it shows the color

this is a slightly fuzzy sparkly soft yarn ....

fun to look at ..a real pain to work with ..

but it made a pretty shawlette ..

and My new thing it has a half a row left..and blocking ..

( it will be "done " tonight)

I splurged and bought the yarn full price and it is sooooooooooooo pretty ......

It really was a silly project that took me a few weeks

( this yarn was bought on the art day with Alex and Elizabeth )....

This by far was the most ongoing  project for me ..

the lace weight take a bit longer and then the blocking ..

but I think it was worth it!

but It frees me up to work on some smaller projects !

Items from my Creative Friends

So I mention a lot about how creative all of my friends are ..and I love to get the chance to chow off their work!

I asked Kelley to send me some of her really cool items ...I want to add that I was there when Kelley started to learn ..and she has some serious knitting skills ..and a lot of Patience...as you can see from some of work the has no fear of small needles or projects that require a time commitment..and Kelly is allergic to wool..so only cotton or man made firers for her ..which limits what she can work with she spends a lot of time making sure she can sub out yarn types

the crab was an ode to "deadliest catch" and took her quite a while..it is a very pretty piece

The paint brush is of her own design! a lot of thought went into construction and colors !

and the hedgehog is really adorable!

One of our coworkers Megan ( she works in our building but not in our office) has a very cool desk area...the "wallpaper" is made up of postcards from student events ,concerts and lectures...Megan mentioned that is was a great way for her to connect with students and alumni in her office ...its very pretty and really cool!

I cannot say it often enough

I am so fortunate to be surrounded by sooooo may fun and creative people ..