The First month is done!

Today I was home with my puppy...... well he's three. Not really a puppy anymore. He has pink eye and as much as that is trivial in a human..... stopping a dog from scratching his eye without putting him in a cone of shame all day is hard. Why not put him in the cone? He doesn't move. No walking, no drinking, no lying down, no treat eating,  none of the above. Just forlorn looks, rigid posture and after he realizes that you intend for him to wear it a while, incessant whining. Keeps us from using it overnight, let alone all day while we are at work. Too much stress for him and me! 

So I was home from work medicating his eye and supervising so he doesn't make the bleeding or current scratches worse. Needless to day it's not a day to be getting into anything that you can't put down. So I did TONS of laundry, changed bed sheets, got dishes done and out of the way; you know that productive household stuff that can get put off on the weekend. I also decided to make my dog a durable (in my estimation) kennel mat.

I used some old jeans that my hubby wore through and a duvet cover I never use because I detest it.

Measured the kennel. Brand noted, I have no way to erase it, sorry. You can see that the towel inside is in need of replacing.......

Next I cut the flannel duvet cover and pieces of the jeans to dimensions that would work. Of course the jeans have to be a patchwork idea, no part of my husband is big enough to cover 21x30" lol.

I did not take any photos of the sewing as I do not have a tidy sewing space, I will work on that. The marks you can see indicate the side that is to be sewn first. It didn't take very long, a fresh needle in the machine and things happened fast.

I have not quilted it... I want to make sure that it will outlast some dog wear and tear before I make him something with alot of work in it. Hopefully I will have a positive report when his eye is better and we can leave him alone again.......... gotta buy dog food somehow!

Hope you like, comments or lurking always welcome!

Can you tell that I am feeling refreshed and creative? I am honestly very happy painting, sketching, writing, knitting, working with pencils, beads, fabric whatever I can get my hands on! I am embracing my inspirations, letting myself make things that I may not have before and moving with the feelings that my art is giving me. I missed this, the rush of the possibilities.

I was very disappointed in my dry spell some months ago, what creative soul wouldn’t be? I barely touched my knitting, Ravelry, this blog, or any of my other crafting supplies. What changed? I can’t really say. What brought it back? Patience and embracing rest. I made a small effort to push myself and was NOT rewarded for my efforts so I decided that frustration was something I didn’t want hanging around and went with the flow. Reading, music and some video games made an appearance. Along with that I made an effort to be good to myself and relax as much as my body said I needed. No I am not pregnant! LOL

I organized a bit and worked as things caught my attention……

An Ornament Wreath I have been planning for years.

Now I’m back to the familiar feeling of “so much to do, so little time” So it seems like a bit of determined organization is in order so that I can lay out all the goodies at my disposal and see what I have been hiding from myself. More on that as it progresses though, I have no storage plans or even organizational ones, and just think I have too much stuff that is left out of the loop of possibilities because I have forgotten that I own it!

The year of owning my things and embracing them! LOL

Energetic Feet

Loooook!! Finished socks!

One thing that I haven’t stopped knitting in all the time I was away from my blog was socks. Mostly striped socks. I have lots of leftover sock yarns so I just started combining them, while still being an easy and quick knit. It’s been a great way to expand my hand knit sock wardrobe without having to pick up more yarn.

Someone called the colours of this pair energizing!

Energizer Socks

Art from a Friend

A Fantastic and quick upload for you…..

A little piece of art that my co-worker did up for me, isn’t she a cutie?

As far as I know it bears no resemblance to anyone, she loves to make up characters. We have been talking about materials and art, recommending films to each other and other fun things. I have been very inspired to pick back up the paints and a lot of that can stem from my discussions with her.

If you like her work she is on Deviant Art.

I should really find a frame for it, although I do think it looks charming on my fridge.

Don't you?

Happy Holidays!

Hello folks. The prodigal blogger is back! LOL

I am well and I hope you are too. So far I have already enjoyed one fantastic Turkey dinner with good friends. What could be better? We still have three days of turkey and fun ahead! I hope for snow, however all that seems to be happening is really cold rain, so the dog is going to be disappointed if he wants a run today!

I am sorry to have had such a long hiatus, but I ran creatively dry and my computer finally gave up trying to even contact the outside world. LOL Ask how many friends were frustrated by my lack of e-mail response! Crappy.

Moving on, new computer and refreshed creative spirit, I wanted to have something to show off, but I neglected to take a photo of the Christmas stocking I knit for my nephew. I will see if I can get one from my sister to post. This one was hand-dyed green and white. I am quite proud, and I am debating getting a head start on the nest one just in case someone decides to have another munchkin! It was the only gift knitting I did. Oh, I did make two more pairs of slippers ( no I am not crazy) but that was a deal with my sister in law.This is a picture of what the stocking looked like to start. The beginning!

So Happy Holidays all, I hope to be blogging at least once a month, 

and getting caught up with your lives again. I have been up to some fun things and can't wait to share. Take care and enjoy the turkey!

Did you MIni-Maker Faire?

Thanks to an amazing Guild member the Fraser Valley Knitting Guild was at the Vancouver Mini-Maker Faire this past weekend, teaching makers to knit! Check the link in the title, but here are a few things I saw while I was there!

Yarn Bombing!

There were at least two of these knit flags! One at the top of Great Northern Way. We encountered this one on our way to the entrance.

A pedal powered sofa. Seriously, this thing moved great! It even came with music! See the folks sitting on it, there are pedals up there too, so if you want to move around, you just pedal and the legs start to take you forward!

I was told that this was fire breathing.... or perhaps it was the other object... I wasn't really clear on that.

honestly, I don't know how this could use fire at all... it has a large solar panel on the back.

There were so many fantastic things, steampunk stuff, music, a giant snake! Very neat! Important to this tale is the knitting however...

There was knitting and teaching and so many folks were eager to learn. Honestly though, it was a faire dedicated to folks who already like to MAKE... knitting wasn't such a stretch for them, I had some really fast learners, and a few who even leaned toward continental style! Very fun! There were learn to knit kits, and instruction sheets. It was fantastically put together! Thanks J! Check the guild blog for more pictures. Let's hope they do this again next year!