My latest project

This one took allot of time to do. Crochet all the way. Made a lot of strips and then hooked then together with circles. I started this project a few months ago and then had to slow down and it was starting to get to my wrists. Making all those strips. Then the circles I had to make.

It just seemed to go on and on forever, but finally I am finished it and just in time too. It is a gift for a very special lady. She is getting married and I thought maybe something special for the occasion would do.

Then I got sick and had to stop working on it. Great this will never get done. Now what do I do? Well today I went to work feverishly on it? Well it is finished. Finally and just a day or two before I was going to give it to her. My wrist are sore and my back is sore from just sitting there trying to get this done but I made it. Hurray.

Now onto another project I have started. Well at least drawn out and have to burn on it sometime next week. It has to be done by middle of may so hopefully it will be done. Mi have time lines here to finish things so better get to them.

Happy sawdust day everyone.

well I am sitting here early in the morning.  the house is quiet as my hubby has gone to work on this Christmas day.

So I am thinking.  what should I put my mind to today.  I could sit and veg on the couch and knit  my life away and watch Christmas shows.on the tv or maybe go down to the women cave and start on a new project or maybe do a little more redecorating in there and get it more organized.  Then there is the project I have going in the garage that should be worked on as well.

So much to do and just don't think I am going to do any of it.  you know it is Christmas and I am entitled to do what ever I want.  Being as I am home alone and going to enjoy every minute of it.

I got a new book for Christmas and a gift card from Micheals so i am able to do a project in this book.  It is called knitting dog patterns.  So maybe now that I have a little time on my hands today maybe another project is going to appear for me.  I can knit a dog.  These patterns are cute and look like fun.  So there is what is happening today.  I'll dig up some yarn I have around here.  Veg on the couch and make myself a dog.. Sounds like a plan.

So everyone out there have a merry sawdust day.  My way of saying merry Christmas.  And now I am going to knit my day away.  Well after I get the kitchen cleaned up of the dishes from yesterday meal that didn't make it to the dishwasher.

you all have a wonderful day. 

One women cave coming along

A few weeks ago my son had moved out leaving a couple of rooms that can be used for something else. So I came up with a display/ exercise/ work room and a relaxing room.

It is two rooms downstairs and I started to work on them here this past few days. Allot of work ahead of me but it is coming together. Last week when my son was visiting the tread mill went downstairs. So from there box after box after box went down stairs. Then the shelves that things were sitting on headed down stair. Up and down up and down I went. Now I'm pooped and my fibro/ousteo arthritis is now acting up because of the up and down. Now that will pass but for now am pooped.

Now just to get the rest of the stuff that belongs to my sons out of there and then I can start to set up the other room. In there will be a couple of tables and a desk to work at. I have shelves gallour down there to set my craft stuff on instead of it being stuffed in a closet were I have to get to it every time I need something. It feels so nice to be able to just grab something off the shelf and go to work on it.

I also love the idea that all of my crafts that are finished are in one place now. I have them on display now instead of them being in a box someplace and have to pull them out when someone wants to look at them. I now have to make a couple of things for displaying. on the door that is closed all the time i need a rack in order to hang my afghans on. I need a basket of some kind to be able to put my knitted dog beds I have made into. Maybe another shelf someplace to display more of my things. I have some of the things hung on the wall now. With the treadmill and the rowing machine sitting in the room it looks pretty good. Aw my women cave.

So now it will be the other room I have to work on now. Just get rid of my sons stuff and then I can do some work in there. Painting may be in order and then there will be a couple of tables set up there to work on. With the tv that my son had and the sound system that was left there. I will be all set up and able to work and watch tv and listen to music. Do some exercise with the equipment we have. Where it was before was too cramped in order to be able to do it. But now there is lots of room to be able to do things without a wall being in the way.


So now that retirement may be in my future here sometime in the future. Sooner maybe more then later I have place to go and play and work on my stuff. Soo excited about this now. And if anyone would like to come look at my work I can show it to them with out having to pull it out of a box or the closet. There are a few people who do want to see my crafty work.

So now. I have my work place in the garage were I can do sawdust stuff and a place in the house were I can scrap book , knit or just about anything else I put my mind to to do. Oh yeah and the exercise I need as well... Love it , love it, oh did I say I love it..

Well ladies come on out and see my crafty stuff. It is now set up an on display for me to show off. I can now make more and put it on display without worrying about where I am going to put it.

Wow a sawdust day

I can't complain today. I got down in the garage and did some saw dusting.

I also screamed and yelled allot too.

I got a jewellery box almost to complete. Makes me happy to get it so far along.

Today I got all the felt put into place and then put on the hinges and the box is almost complete. Yes!!!!!

Now I just have to get the coats of varnish on to make it look complete.

Oh the yelling and screaming came because for some reason the screws just would not go in right for me. Kept heading in not straight and then would start stripping so I was not able to get them to go the rest of the way in. Great. As I was doing this then the wood would start to crack. Not good.

So now it looks okay on the out side but the inside you can see were the wood has cracked. Doesn't make for a good effort on my part.

Well here come the critic out again. I never think much of my work. It never seems to turn out the way I want and then I just get frustrated and want to throw the whole thing away. Then I would have to fine another piece of wood and start over again. I really don't want to do that. So I will be happy with the mess on the inside and listen to my hubby tell me I could have done better. He is a worse critic then me. Tells why didn't you do this instead of that. Gezzz!

Anyways I am happy another project is just about done.

Tonight will sit on the comfy couch and do a little crocheting. I am working on another dog bed. They are nice and soft. My dogs sure do like them and this one I am working on now will give to someone who would really love it. Well I hope anyways. I am just doing wishful thinking here. I give it to her anyways and she can do whatever she likes with it. Just using up some yarn I had left over from other projects. So will be a variety of colours.

I am so happy I got a day in the workshop. Made me feel pretty good to do something besides ride around in a car and run arrends. Will be back to work tomorrow not much time tomorrow to do anything in the workshop. So now will have to wait another week and see how things are going.

Christmas craft fair done

Well just got home from another craft fair/

Again it was a bust.  Didn't sell a darn thing.  Got lots of lookers who say my work is beautiful and then they move onto someone else.

I am starting to wonder if there is another way to get rid of my dust collectors.  I was thinkking at the craft fair about  3 quarters of the way through that a nice big bond fire would do wonders.  I know I wouldn't do it but it was a thought that was going through my head at the time.  I go to these things and hope that maybe something might go and then at the end of it all I have to pack everything back up and bring it home again.  I would prefer if it would collect dust in someone elses house then mine.  NA I tink they are like your kids.  You think you can get rid of them and they just keep coming back to sit around your place again.

well I can say that not too much was being sold by anyone at this fair.  Allot of people were sitting on their duffs waiting for someone to come by and take a look.

The big craft fair this weekend was at the Mission Clark center.  That was the rts council one.  I decide not to go with them this year and try something else.  I know didn't work out the way I had planned though.  I didn't want to do the Mission one this year.  I didn't have much luck with them last year either.  And to have to pay a big amount of money for a table and not sell anything just makes it worse.

There has to be a way to be able to get ride of things so I can make more things and keep myself active.  The thing is if I don't get rid of them then I have to have them sitting around the house. And that just gets crouded.  I have shelves and shelves of stuff here now that I would love to get out of the house.

I made a whole lot of things that were Christmasy last year and thye are still with me this year.  They didn't go with this sale either.

I know I am just sounding discusted right now.  Tomorrow is another day.  Will go off and do something else and think about it later

Well I did get a bit done

I had yesterday afternoon were I finally got a bit of time in the garage. Yeah!!! I had some sawdust time.

My jewellery box is coming along great. I have the bottom of it done now. All rotared out and the dividers are in and the felt put on.

I did the top yesterday, rotared out the inside to make it a little lighter. Just have to even out a few cuts and sand them down. Then I can put the felt into the top.

Then there is the centre piece. Allot of rotaring to do on the centre piece to block out the holes. Then the felt goes into that area and then a piece of foam so that rings can be stuck in places.

The last thing then is to put it all together with the hinges then the clear coat to shine it all up. Then a little hardware.

Well it is coming together. I have tribulations about it turning out okay. I am my own worse critic, but I will see when it is done. For now I just wonder whether it will turn out okay or not. Confidence that is what I have to have in my work but sometimes I just what what was I thinking when I started it.

I have had a few things that I am proud of. Others I look at and think well that will have to do.

The horses I am working on as well . There is just a few more pieces I have to put on it. Again I am thinking is this going to turn out or not. For now it looks okay, but then as more piece go on I say well okay. Then more pieces go on and I think well don't think so. Time will tell. I think.

There is still the the sun catchers that are sitting on my dining room table.. Will I ever get around to doing those. I was hoping that I could maybe get them done for a craft fair. Well I guess it will be for next year when I start next years fairs.

Well now it is time for sawdust time. Talk to you next time. Two days in a row in the sawdust. YEAH!!!!

Many projects and not enough time

I get some time to work on a project. Well that doesn't last long. I had two days were I could go into the garage and work on some sawdust project. Well I did get there and start on a jewellery box. Now that I am starting I have to see where I can get more time to be able to work on it. I have a deadline I wanted to get this done. I don't think I am going to make it.

The jewellery box is three layers in height. The first piece I have cut out. It is one piece. I just cut the centre out of it. Then there is a second piece to go on top. The second layer. I am cutting on it now. It is in one piece as well. Only the centre is cut out in pieces to make spaces in it for putting different types of jewellery. Then there will be a top layer that will have centre cut out to use as the lid. I know not making much sense is it. Three layers that are hooked together with hinges and a lid on the top. All having areas that will hold jewellery. Then there is the legs I have to put on as well. On top of that it is made out of yellow cedar. I say it it should look impressive, but this is just my opinion until I get it finished and then look at it and say oh I don't think it looks as good as what I thought it would look like. An artist opinion of it. I al ways think that my work is not as great as I thought it would be.

The second project is a cut out of three horses. I have cut out the horses already. Now I am adding the veneer to the top of it to put the many couloirs on it and give it a three dementional look. The frame is on already so all I have to do is finish the veneer and then a little burning to make a few lines where I need some refining. Another one I think will look great when it is done until I finish it and look at it and decide it is not as good as I thought.

I would like to say I like my work but then I look at it and figure well how could I have done better. Or why did it turn out that way instead of this way.

The third project I have going. It is of some sun catchers. I have them all drawn out with the wood sitting on the dining room table. I don't know when I will get around to it. I am going to cut out two pieces of wood together so I have the same pattern on both pieces. I will put a piece of glass in between and paint the glass so the sun will shine through it and the wood will be painted black. Another idea I think will look pretty good until I get it done and then say well that doesn't look as good as I thought.

I am getting critical of my work but I am hoping this makes me a better artist at what I am. I am that critical of my work and always think that it should be better then what it is. Just think sometime I will make something like the eagle at the top of this page and am dang happy with it. But then again I look at it and say well I might have been able to do better with it as well. My hubby always says that if you don't like it throw it away and start again. Well I still think that is a waist.

So tomorrow I go back to the garage and see if I can get anything done or if I will procrastinate and not doing anything at all. Tomorrow will tell I guess. For now I am hoping I will be down there for a little while. Wish me luck on getting things done.