mosaic monday
My mermaid mosaicBarb's lazy susanCarole's nasturtium potKathy's tableThe past few Monday's a few friends and I, have been meeting at my home to work on mosaics. With a studio full of stained glass from a previous lifetime as a stained glass and kaleidoscope ( yea, I can still spell it) artist; it seemed like a logical place to break some [...]
color inspiration
As the spring weather awakens a more colorful world, I thought I would share a couple of sites that I use for color inspiration in my dyeing and weaving, and truth be told to just play around on the computer. Gasp! I have just found design-seeds and find them a good site for some color therapy. My favorite, is from Big Huge [...]
weavers spring gathering
Susan's shop and studio is always a visual delightCarole's glass mosaic potTwo must get booksGood eats, especially the dehydrated kale chipsSusan's rag rug/ Elin's baby sweater/ Barb's quilt/ Amy's hand carved doll to be This months weavers gathering was held at Avalanche Looms. Susan's colorful, fiber filled, shop and studio provided a much needed jolt of color and inspiration to hopefully [...]
Valentine’s day at Barb’s
Yum! Krumkake with ice cream berries and yeah...chocolate.handwovens + chocolate= happinessvalentines to exchangeNan's lovely watercolor cardSusan's valentine wristersDenise's lovely twill blanketBarb's critter benchThis valentines day our weavers gathering was at Barb's house in Dell. It is always welcoming to be at her house and even more fun to do an exchange of valentine cards/gifts. The desert with krumkake was as [...]
winter while it lasts
as I watch the 40 degree temps melting what little snow we had this winter, I look back at some of my favorite winter pics. snowshoeing with friendsmorning walkSidie HollowSnowshoeing at Sidie Hollowwinter pathi see yousoon
perfect morning
 A lovely, foggy winter morning, catching up on some of my favorite blogs with a cup of tea and some new yarn to try. Shelter is a yarn I have been looking forward to trying, designed by my favorite blogger/photographer/knitwear designer; Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed fame. It is manufactured in Harrisville, NH from Wyoming raised Targee-Columbia sheep, softer than [...]