Birds and a new hobby.

I was in town the other day and stopped by the craft store. I need all the spare time I have for knitting, so really, I should not have done that. Every time I come out from the craft store I have a hobby I didn't know I had. So what was it this time? Concrete casting! I allways wanted a natural looking bird bath. We have lots of birds in the garden and they get a treat, even in summer when food is plentyful for them. So you feed them - and thye need a drink too.

So here I am; birds, a new hobby and the wish for a bird bath. I saw once someone making stepping stones form a rhubarb leaf, so that was my mould. I picked the biggest I have, shaped it over a sack of sand, coated it in oil and then the concrete. waited and waited....An volà! A bird bath! ...with only two leakages. By and large, considering it is the first go, I'm really happy with it. The proof of the pudding is what the birds do.

The Woolly family.

I knit and knit, and yesterday I needed a break. I had a kit for needle felting, a craft I had never tried before. I very soon held Wooly the Sonwman in my hand! Eager to try one more little creature I made Woolly the Christmas Sheep (he sold the same day)Today I made Wooly Jr and Woolly the Christmas Bunny. Her job at Christmas is to deliver carrots to snowmen! The Wooly family are happy bunch and in now time at all they have got new homes all over the world!
...there went the Christmas items for my Etsy store....



...maybe knitting is not my craft after all... LOL.

Old become new!

I have allways been facinated by needlecraft. In past times women put a lot of pride in making beautiful items as it refelcted one of the skills they were meassuerd by. The other day my local charity shop had some mini dollies.

To me it was like finding a hidden treasur! Guess who bought them all....

It's a shame to put away exquisite work like that, so I decided to give them a second life. So far I have made one hat. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Someone to do the job.

Today I found a mannequin at a street market. I've been looking for one for ages, and today it happend! It means I do no longer have to bother friends and family (all though they are good looking) to model my knitting. I now have someone to do the job, and someone who does exactly what I say!

I often model my own knitting which means I need someone to take the pictures. I love to get help, but it's great to know that now I can work when I have the time and not have to wait for other people to show up.

The future looks bright!