Yay!
It's been another good weekend.
There's been enough balance between paper work and play for me to feel relaxed and to have been really productive...not something that happens often and definitely something to savour...
I spent part of Saturday in my silver smithing class working on this ring:
You can probably tell from the photos that I need to finish riveting the glass bead to the silver cup, and that I also need to clean up some solder and straighten it all too but,
I hope,
I'm almost done.
I've also been sewing up the Monroe Lacy Stole that I crocheted last Winter:
and I have been admiring this gorgeous array of wool (and the little glass button) that I received in my Ewe Beaut Fibre Sampler Box:
(If you follow the link above and look at the contributors for the April 2010 box you'll be able to find out who created all of this hand made goodness.)
I've been enjoying the change in season too.
My poetic friend Jen (who writes beautifully and very very honestly)
says that Winter is a quiet, sacred, restorative time.
I do so agree.
I love wintery skies:
and late roses:
and daisies that bloom valiantly despite the rain:
I hope you, too, are enjoying the time of the year,
wherever you live on our beautiful Earth.
Blessings.
x
18 comments:
Lovely post :) Just last week I saw my first Robin Redbreast for the winter. Beautiful!
Thanks for stopping my my blog and for your comment :) Thank you so much for what you said!
Kathy xx
I like that ring, you have done a great job. Perhaps one day our paths will cross at the art center, I was there saturday enroling in a painting/ illustration workshop for next month!
That yellow rose photo is just lovely.
How casually you say you were silver smithing: wow, you are so clever. I like Winter too, in spite of all the wind and rain it is a much more serene time that Summer. Beautiful roses and what a lovely stole!! You sound very happy!!!
Oooh. That ring is a beauty!
Adding silversmithing ot your resume! You are amazing!
xo Erin
So much prettiness!
How gorgeous all round!
And thank you for the reassurance that I am not the only Noro fiend, and yes, like our beloved Yarn Harlot, I verily believe that stash is a story to be treasured, and should be used with caution.
I have a solution, however. I tend to use Precious Stash for items going to close family and friends, so that if I feel pangs, I can retrieve it. That is how the Noro escapes its loving tub!!!
I am sorry to hear that your home is still being repaired. Despite the upheaval, you can still take gorgeous pictures and create some jaw dropping crochet.
Best wishes
Andrea
Thank you for all your thoughtful comments everyone. I appreciate them so much!
Little Red Hen,
If you like, you can email me and let me know when you're going to be at FAC. If I'm there too we could meet up ~ and maybe sample some of those yummy cakes at the cafe. =)
All that yummy wool -- I want to dive right into the photos! Your ring is coming along nicely, too. I always enjoy seeing what you're up to.
Your shawl is beautiful. I love the daisy pic.
what a great selection in the fibre box and your ring is turning out beautifully.
hello fiona!
i came to dive into the beauty of your latest creations... and found my name embedded in your text! how strange, that for you - in your hemisphere - it IS the start of winter... while here - in mine -summer begins with my first mosquito bite last night.
that photo, of a big moody sky ~ divine. so beautiful.
sunday hugs,
jen
oo, that wool looks yummy. :)
Lovely post and as always full of inspiring pictures. I am enjoying the change in season, it seems sunnier this year which is nice.
Love that ring, and the lace x
Your ring is looking beautiful, and the fiber sampler photo is delicious!
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What a lovely blog you have, and such great pictures! A silver-smithing class sounds ridiculously cool. I would love to something like that. Great work on the ring! Thanks for visiting my wee blog. :D
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