I bought this bracelet in Bath, England a few years ago. Originally, those silver frames held mother of pearl inserts. I wore the bracelet to a Tragically Hip concert (they rocked the house, btw) and somewhere in there the mother of pearl fell out. I…
If knitting were an extreme sport, then last night was, like, the knitting equivalent of the space jump. I understand that some folks may think that’s a slight exaggeration, but let me tell you, it didn’t feel that way. So I’m working on a 2 skein…
I spend endless hours on Ravelry, searching, day-dreaming, getting inspired. It’s like knitters porn for me to cruise people’s gorgeous projects. I love it all. However, I barely graze the surface of what Ravelry can do–I rarely participate in forums, I’ve never queued anything, and…
I’m still taking my shaky steps in polymer clay. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I loathe it, but I always learn something. I was talking to some artist friends about being a process vs product artist. I vary; when it comes to knitting for example,…
I apologize for the dearth of posts lately, between poor Happy and my day job things have been hella busy. That doesn’t mean there is no great creative going on though :) In a few weeks I’m leaving on a cruise with Tito and my…
Here is another polymer clay cuff, this time inspired by that great goal of mine, the Northern Lights. Not the aurora as I’ve always seen them–as a diffuse glow coming up from the horizon line, but the full and bright overhead aurora that you can…
My new pattern for a simple, quick, uber manly fingerless glove is almost done – and I was just trying to get some FO shots of the first pair. But cold has addled the brains here at the office and we ended up doing this…
Heading into another cold one tonight… -42 with the wind chill. But it’s so, so pretty…
This is what Lake Ontario has looked like these past few days. The entire inner harbour is frozen, to the point where only the marine fire unit and the Porter ferry are cutting through. In other words… it’s been cold. Like -40 cold. Mind you,…
My New Years was spent taking FO shots of my new pattern – perfect for skating, more serviceable than you’d believe, adorable as all get out… my new pattern is the Bum Cosy. And yes, these are the most photos of my bum that you…
It’s a lovely evening, even if it is -18 with the wind chill. I’m cleaning and baking and preparing to have a few close friends over to ring in the new year. 2013 was good :) It was my first year as an owner in…