I can weave some now, but not for hours at a time. When I need to stop and put that leg up, I go back to making my hand beaded Victorian Christmas ornaments.
I just finished these two.
I’m really happy with the ornament on the left, which is over-the-top ornate. I’m calling it Louis XIV [...]
Yes, I’m recovering from surgery. Yes, I’ve been keeping that leg elevated. But I’m way too obsessive to simply sit and watch the crap on TV. Sure I’ve got books I could read, I even went to the library in advance and got a few more in case the unread ones by my [...]
I’m not 100% recovered from my head cold yet, but all the remedies from my last post, plus a few I forgot to mention there, have made definite headway. I don’t need naps anymore, although I do still sound somewhat like the teacher in the Charlie Brown movies.
In between cold treatments I did manage [...]
Congratulations to Joanne, who won the November contest. I plan to deliver her talisman at my show this weekend.
Now to the December contest. This month’s contest will be shorter than usual so that you have a chance to receive your prize by Christmas. The prize?
This little hand made Christmas ornament with its beaded [...]
After I posted Part 3 of this contest, asking for your funny stories, I thought about what funny story of my own I would post. I was surprised to realize that I don’t really have a funny story about Thanksgiving. So I’m posting Part 4 – Good News.
I got the best Thanksgiving news ever [...]