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.

Everything on the go and no time to do it

I am sitting here on the couch wondering when I am going to have time to get down to the garage and do a little wood working. Yeah I know sitting on the couch typing instead of down stairs working on something.

Right now on the go I have a potato onion box almost finished. Then I have some horses I have been working on forever. Then there is the jewelry box I have started to cut out and haven't gotten back to. Plus there are three pictures sitting upstairs in my dinning room to be transferred to wood and be cut out. I have all this stuff on the go and just wish I had the time to work on it.

You see I am sitting here because my legs and back are not agreeing with me now to do any work. I get down to the work shop and then I start getting spasm that will not go away.

Plus it seems every time I do have a day to work on this stuff I end up doing other things. Usually for my hubby. Today being no different it is off to the bank to transfer some money. Then it is off to get some milk someplace else. Then there are other errands that have to be done. By that time the day is hopped and no time to be down in the garage as I have to start making supper. Ah!!! So is life. Always gets in the way of me having fun. Well I did do a little fun today. I met up with a group of ladies that I can go out a good around with once in while. They are called the red hat society. Will get to meet a few of them every now and then and plan something to do instead of being around the house or at work all the time. More of my time taken up. I should enjoy this though. It will keep me from going stir crazy when I get older and need to get out of the house.

Well anyways I know you don't want to hear about that just the wood working and sawdust. Isn't much in that way going on right now. Trying to plan a life here besides total sawdust. Is there any other kind though. Yeah I have to get out once in while. Keep myself busy.

Oh I did sign up for another craft fair here today. It is a christmas one. Yeah thinking about Christmas already. gezzzz. This will be in the first week of November. In the Cloverdale fairground area. Sounds like she has a few people wanting to attend it. So hopefully she gets allot of people who want to look as well. Should be fun anyways.

Well should stop the typing now and start thinking about what to do next. That is when my legs stop. Bothering me enough to move here. Maybe tomorrow will be in the garage working on something. One more day off and then back to the grindstone of work. I just wish there was more days off so I could keep caught up and do more woodworking then cashiering.

Should be playing in the sawdust

Well here I sit on the couch trying to figure out what I should do first.

I have to glue together a couple of boards to make a jewelry boxing and get them sanded down. Or I have to put some more pieces on my horses that I have been working on for a long time. Or another thing I am doing is getting boards ready to make a potato onion box for someone. Last but not least I have some pictures drawn to put on some boards to be cut out. To be making some sun catchers. I got so much on the go and here I sit on the couch not doing a dang thing except feeling my muscles ache and my joints. This is because I overdid it here on vacation and seized up my joints by sitting on that bike too long.

Well tomorrow is another day and I am going to start on something in the garage. Need to get the smell of sawdust going again. Always makes me feel better. It is just getting back into the swing of things again.

So I will get to something tomorrow. As my brother always say get round to it. Well at least I hope so because the next day I will be back at work again standing behind that counter smiling nicely to the customer. I would rather retire and be out there all the time. Fat chanced that though. Bills always have to be paid and they don't get paid if I am not making any bucks. Seems like I don't make too much selling my crafts as yet. Just have to find the right venue. Any ideas? I go to these craft fares but don't have too much success as yet. People like my work but not much on the selling end of it yet. Just have to think of some other ideas to do some selling. I am only going once a month to farmers market now. Will have to find something else to sell my wares or it will just be more dust collectors in my house. They start piling up and then I have no place to put them. That's when hubby starts saying it is time for a bond fire. Not a nice idea at all.

So if I make please buy so I can keep up my playing in sawdust.

Well another craft fair over with

This one is the last one for the series. The lady who was running it had a little trouble with the city. It seems that her neighbors were not happy with her having a business in her back yard. So they complained to the city and if she has another one they are going to fine her $150 dollars. So this was her last show unless she can find somewhere else to put it one.

The only problem with that is it will cost more to put on the craft fair somewhere else. You have to pay for the spot plus all the advertising and such. It was a nice little area to have it run. A little out of the way but all in all a good place to have it run. She was doing it in her back field.

So now I only have one venue I can go to to sell my dust collectors to hopefully be able to get rid of them.

I am looking for any other venues around the area to be able to sell. Hopefully not too expensive to set up at. I like to keep my overhead low if I can. I went to the Christmas craft fairs last year but they didn't pan out too well for me. Plus I was paying $150 for the table as well. I made no money at those and it was just so discouraging.

Well I guess the farmers market is the only place I can sell right now. I love making the things but if they sit around the house my hubby is going to start thinking we should have a bond fire and burn up some wood. Al that hard work and he just wants to see it go up in smoke. Humpff!!

Well I can tell you I made another sale here on Sunday. Yeah for me!!! Something that will not sit here and collect dust. Or hubby will think has to go to a bond fire.

Oh I did finish the box I was working on too. Good for me. Now just what am I going to do with it. I though maybe a friend at work would like it ,but I haven't heard back from her on it. So I guess I will be taking it to the next farmers market in September. I haven't got pictures of it yet but when I do I will post one or two to this sight.

Well I guess that is al there is for now

and another one done. Next project

Well got another project done today.  Just have to get another coat of oil on it to bring out the shine a little more.  Took ages to do this one.  I just didn't seem motivated to get around to it.  with all the aches and pains I have been feeling lately I just didn't feel like doing much of anything.  But hey life goes on and you do have to get around to doing something sooner or later or it just starts to pile up.

Anyways I started this box some time on February and it is now July and guess what it is finally finished.  Talk about procratinating on it.

 Well if I don't sell it to a friend who was looking for one I wil take it along with me to the craft fair on Sunday.  See if I can get any nibbles there.

 I did do pretty good at the Farmers market last Saturday as well.  I got rid of a couple of things.  I sold a humming bird plack I had made many eons ago along with the rabbits I had on a stick I found on the beach and would you believe it I sold a reindeer in July.  well I guess to each his own.  It does feel good to get rid of some of my dust collectors.  If not my hubby is going to decide to have a bond fire here sooner or later and get rid of some of it.  My hard work gone down the drain or up in smoke if he has his way.  I like the idea of selling them instead.  And it makes me dfeel good that someone likes my stuff besides me.

I got picture off to the right of what I sold and my latest finished project here.  It feels so good to finally get something done so I can start on something new.  Well I still have the three hgorses I am working on.  This one is time comsumming and will take a while.  It is like a jigsaw puzzle that you have to put together.  One peice at a time and glue it down.  Wait for it to dry and then glue on another piece.  So it takes a while between working on other projects.  I fugure the horses will be finished maybe sometime next year.

I am thinking in regards to next project now.  I was thinking of making some sun catchers.  You make the design and then cut it out with the scrollsaw.  Then put a piece of glass in behind and paint it the different colours and then frame it.  I have an idea of a butterfly on a flower.  Just have to start drawing it out.  Then get the wood together and transfer the opicture.  Aw the wheels are turning.  I am happy to be feeling better to get back into the sawdust.  Hope I can keep upi the good spirits in order to keep going here.

yeah almost finished another project well almost

Picture to follow in couple of days when I get it finished.  Have been piddleing in the garage a couple of days or so.  Put a few more peices to a horse picture I was making and then I finished the box I was making.  Just have to put on the hinges and the clasp.  Then a coat or two of oil and it is done.  Then anew project is under way.

This one took me a long time.  Between feeling down and sore from my sickness and not much time to just piddle.  it has been a long trial for me.  I usually love to get down in the garage at least three of four times a week but now it seems like I only get there now and again.  All the other things I have to do around here just don't seem to leave me much me time.  Well it is time to get back to it.

well what I just almost have finished is a box of sorts.  it is two feet wide by three feet long.  Made out of yellow cedar that my brother had sitting aorund here.  He shaved it off for me and then I went to work on cutting and putting it together.  My brother contributed to this box as well.  he did a little fancy cutting for me because he figured I was taking too long to work on it and decided to go at it himself.  So a few things were done by my brother.  So maybe I will have to start another one here and see if I can do it myself.  well the design was mine and I did do allot of this one but I guess just not fast enough for him.  well he gets to wanting to do something so well let him go ahead and work on it.

 So now I have it finished and will take it to the farmer market I am going to on Saturday.  See if I get any interest out of it or not.  If not I will see if a friend of mine at work will want it.  She was asking for one a few months ago but may have given up on it by now.

well as I say.  when it is finished will get a picture up of it.  It was  long time in the making but is just about finished.

another craft fair and more zip

Well did another craft fair on Sunday.  As usual didn' sell anything
but had a good time.  If you call freesing part of the day having
fun.  Yeah it was just so dang cold out there.  I'm glad I brought
a coat as well a sweater.  It wasn't that it was cold cold jusst that
the wind kept coming up and putting a chill through me.

I met allot of people there and they did enjoy looking at my work.
Well I call it playing for now, but it is adding up to stuff sitting
around the house collecting dust..  So for now I just seemt o give it away
so someone else can collect dust on it.

I did sell a couple of things at one craft fair so hopefully getting my name out
there will soon start me selling some stuff. 

I do two craft fairs now.  Both of them in Abbostford.  One is the
farmers market on one Satudey a month.  I am usually
there the middle of the month.  The other is a new venue out.  It is called the
Show us your Articians craft fair.  That is the one I went to yesterday.
Is is outside in the back yard of the prapiator.  She ownes a small farm there and
wanted to start up another type of business to make use of the property.
If worked out pretty well for her.  She had lots of people come through
from advertising and such.  I did see allot of people there wandering around at
one time or other.  Allot seemed to show after Sunday morning brunch.  There was
allot of good feedback from people coming through.

For me I will be there again next month on July 1st and try again to see if anyone is
interested in looking and maybe buying my woodworking.  I do like to gat feed back
on how I am doing.  Allot of them say you work is beautiful but I already have allot
of things like that around my house and don't need anymore.  Well I will keep on trying
and see how it goes for the summer.  I just don' think I should be taking this much
time off work to do this.  But when I retire( whenever that will be) I need something
else to bide my time with. and selling it is just a sideline for now.

Another person asked me if I wanted to do another fair coming up in the summer
Is this getting to be too much for me to do?  I'm not sure.  I think my pate is pretty full.
Doing another one is lugging my stuff into the jeep (tables, canopy, boxes and loose
art wotrk that doesn't fit in the boxes.)  It is allot of work and when I am not feeling
the best it makes it worse to do.  There are other days qwere I just want to get up
and go and keep doing all this stuff, but then my body tells me about it afterwards.

Well I think i will keep it to a minimum for now.  Only do the two and see what
becomes of them.  Maybe next year I'll be resticking myself at work and have
more time on my hands to do other things.  Depends how the feelings go in my body
and telling me to stop.  For now just trudge on forward and hope for the best.

Here we go again

I am now official.  Will be doing a few farmers market this year along with a
couple of craft fairs coming up.  I hope this will be productive in maybe
selling something.. In the past it has been people walking by taking a little
look and then saying you do beautiful work, but it is something that I don't
really need right now.  You know it gets so discouraging sometimes. 
I think my work is pretty good and then I go to these things and end up sitting
there for two or three days with out selling a dang thing,.  On top of that paying
for a table from 35 dollars all the way up to maybe 110 dollars and nothing to
show for it.

Well the Farmers market is in Abbotsford BC.  I go there once a month. On a Saturday
 were i usually go in the middle of the month. Can't take more then that as I worud have to book off work more often and that is just counter productive.  On top of that I don't think the
boss would like me taking that much time off.  Especially since I also take off
another day to do another craft fair in Abbotsford.  This one is on a Sunday and
 I usually do this one on the first part of the month.  The first showing for this is
on June 3 and will be on Old Riverside Road in Abbotsford BC form 9 til 2 or 3.

This should keep my plate full for a little while.  It would be nice if I could get
down in the garage once in while.  But seems everytime I have spare time.  My
hubby is  home and has other plans.  At least I finaly got a starting on a chest I
was making.  It is put together now and just has to be glued together.
Then I can start with the outside.  Boy it is taking a long time to do this.
I need two or three people like me in order to get these things done.
one to do the house work,  one to keep my hubby company, one to go to work,
and the other to be down in the garage enjoying herself with the sawdust. 
Well that is never going to happen so I might as well get this blog done and head on my
way to the garage.  I actually have a day. 

So now lets get cracking before it is too late for me to do it.  Maybe I can get a little done
on the horses I am working on as well.  Okay lets go boogie to the basement.


YES! YES! YES!

yeah! out in the garage

Well I finally got out in the garage today.  Only for a little bit though. 
Still have to do the work thing today so can't get too dusty.

As I was saying in my other blog I hadn't been feeling the greatest this
past few days.  The arthritis just seemed to take over and be my whole life. 
Today seems to be allot better. Hurray for that.

Today the dogs got a good walking and then I went to the garden and
 plucked a few weeds.  From there I ventured down into the garage
and started working on a project again.  It is still the horses I am working on..
Got a few more pieces glued on.  Well maybe someday it will get done.  Just
 keep puttering on it when I can

I also am working on a keepsake box for a friend at work.  She is hoping it is
big enough to put keepsakes in for her son  Well hopefully in the next week if all
goes well I can put it together. 

The problem is that my hubby is home all week again
and he just loves to get me doing other things.  If the weather is good he will
want to take a couple of rides on the motorbike or get out and walk allot. Quality
time together.  I think it is too much time together but that is just my opinion.

Anyways back to my projects here.  This is not about my home life.

I have a few craft fairs coming up here in the next little while that I am
 participating in.  The first one in May is the farmers market in Abbotsford
BC on May 19.  I go there once a month and sit and watch the people walk by.
 They stop and look at my woodworking.  Say I do beautiful work and
 admire for a while then walk on and buy from someone else.  Well they are
buying things they need instead of things that would look pretty on a wall or a shelf.
What is with that?  only kinding.  I can see their point.  Don't buy something
you don't really need.  It is just a luck of the draw if someone buys something
of mine.

But dang does it really feel good when someone does take an interest and buy
something you made.  I did make a couple of sales at the last market.  So really
made me feel good.

I also have another lady who sits across from me .  She does jewellery.  She has taken an
interest in my work and is telling me about different galleries that would be interested
 in my woork as well.  I jsut have to get around and contact them.

The other two sales I will be doing. is a craft market starting up in Abbbotsford.
 The first craft sale will be June 3 and this will be on old riverside rod in Abbotsford
from 9 til 4.  It is a new venue for crafty people to show off their wares.  I will be doing
one a month as I don't think I will get off work any more then that.

The last one I am attending is in Abbostford again on Canada day. 
The arts council is setting up a market for crafters on Canada day in Rotarty park.
SO I decided that I might as well give that one a try as well.  Hopefully
I will do some good but if not I get to see allot of people and get some feed back.

Well work is looming on me again.  So have to sign off and get ready here.
Well if anyone is in Abbotsford on those dates come on out and enjoy the craft fairs.
Love to see you there

art work of the day

Made a christmas present for and uncle.  Now I can show it off on the internet.  It has all the favourites he likes to do.  Can you see any of the images in there?  Oh and the stand for it is made out of deer antlers.

The last three are pieces of wood I found on the beach .  I just started sanding them down and look what came into view.  One looks like a snake, the other a fish and then there is the trusted eagle.  I just love beach combing and finding some nice treasures.

Today I am working on a couple of canes so I can get around a little better.  The arthritis is starting to flare again.  makes it hard for walking around when that happens.

been a while

hey all

New post for yo.

Christmas now pasted for another year.  Did all my craft fairs and as usual didn't sell a thing.  Well I guess that was a lie  I did sell about 70 dollars worth of stuff.  But it didn't pay for my table.  I made one commission.  Of and eagle.  Here it is above.  Made 30 dollars on it..  Other then that just as couple of small trinkets I made sold.  They tell me my work is great and that I do beautiful work but I never sell much.  Just say thankyou and then they move onto someone else.  Disapointing.  Hey but the more I show it the more it will get out there.  Thats what I say anyways.

I have started doing the Abbotsford farmers market as well.  Hopefully it will get me somewere. I am putting Bob's stuff in with it too.  he makes wishing wells and benches and soigns and planters.  Hopefully some thing will take off sometime.  I am doing my next farmers market on 21 of JAnuary.  I know no one will have money to spend but it will be nice for them to look at my work again.

In the garage I have a couple of projects going.  One is some horses that I started last year and never go around to finishing because other thingsgot in the way and a trunk to be made for a friend at work.  It will be my first try at that so hopefully it will turn out okay.  MY brother cleaned all the wood off for me so now all I have to do is cut it out and put it together.  See what happens with that.

I made a few gifts this year and got rasve reviews for them.  Makes you feel good that you did something for someone else.  Now if my aches and pains don't get too bad today will maybe head out to the garage to do a little more.

I know it has been a while since I wrote but wil try to keep up with it now.  Have to get more me time in and this is psrt of it.  So hopefully you will see me again sooner then before