Yesterday's walk at the Marina

This is the marina down the street from my house.  I love watching the sun set over the river.  I'm so amazed that the flowers are still blooming, and still so vibrant.  I saw some moss, too.  I love moss.  I have to go back to get some, so I can make a little moss terrarium.

OK, I just now realized that it's terraRium, and not terraNium, which is what I thought it was for the past 40 or so years, lol.

Needle felted Dog

Here's my first needle felted dog.

Here's a little bed with storage for the bear house.  It's just too cute!  I want to make chairs next.

This has to be the cutest plastic canvas pattern ever.  It's called "Little Bear House," and it was made for plastic canvas bears, but I knew it would be perfect for my little needle felted critters.  I had such fun making this; the vibrant colours, the cuteness...the little details...everything made me smile.

I just had to take some photos of our walk at Hiawatha Park.  It's my favorite place to walk, and the dogs love it.  The leaves are changing and it's just gorgeous out there.  Fall is my absolute favorite time of year!

This boat frame was a nice, simple project...or would have been, if my eyes were better.  I had trouble seeing the pattern.  Time to get reading glasses, lol.

Slideshow of reborn boy

More photos of latest reborn

 

I have to think of a name for this little guy.

I finished this little guy today.  My Dad helped with the magnetic pacifiers...my glue wasn't holding right.  Good old Dad came to the rescue.  I'm hoping to get some good photos of this doll tomorrow, for auction.  I've already started painting another one...a preemie this time.

Mom had me over for supper, and it was sooo funny.  She made Peach Kanoodles (sp?).  They're basically peaches encased in a sort of dumpling, rolled in bread crumbs mixed with butter and sugar. They're normally delicious.  Well, this time, there was a funny taste to them.  It turns out, my Mom used Italian bread crumbs, and the funny taste was basil, oregano, and parmesan, lolol. My Dad ate his, then ran to the grocery store to buy regular bread crumbs, and we had seconds, sans Italian spices, an hour later.  They were delicious!

Latest craft projects

I've been having a lot of fun doing plastic canvas and needle felting, painting, etc., but I've been trying hard not to neglect my writing.  I've been busy working on another book.  Unfortunately, I've been neglecting my published book.

My Mom went for her follow up doctor visits and the doctors found 3 spots on her bladder.  She's already  had bladder cancer tumors removed twice; now on May 24th she has to go for her 3rd surgery.
Even scarier, her throat doctor checked her out...her throat is still clear of cancer, thank God, but he saw "something" in her windpipe.  He was unable to get to it, so he's going to do it next time he comes to town in 7 weeks.  I was so mad at my Mom for agreeing to that.  If it is cancer again (God forbid), time is important...and 7 weeks to wait to "find out" is crazy.  She's going to call the doctor tomorrow and ask if she can come to him, in Sudbury, rather than wait for him to come back to our town in 7 weeks.  Living in the North sucks if you're sick.

Anyway, working on plastic canvas and needlefelting has helped to keep me sane.  Here are my latest projects (I hope you enjoy!):

The little doll in blue is completely needlefelted, over a wire armature.  I crocheted her outfit and made a plastic canvas highchair for her. 

It's from a pattern for a Barbie doll nursery (so cute!), but it fits her perfectly.

The photo above has all of my needle felted items to date. I'm working on a dog now.

I made this butterfly valance set for my bathroom.  I love it.

I made so many plastic canvas coaster sets and tissue box covers, but didn't keep any, so I made this stone cottage for myself.  

I made this pretty napkin ring and holder set for my Mom.  I loved doing it because I got to use such bright, vibrant colours.  She really loved it.

Here's my Mom, Mac and Linda at the dessert table on Easter.  Mac looks like he's sniffing the flower napkin ring, but he's eyeing up the pie, lol.

I started painting another reborn doll, and he's almost done.  I just need to do the finishing touches, then I can root the hair and sew a body for him.

He still needs more detailing, but he's coming along nicely.  I have to make legs for my needlefelted dog, and working on another window valance...a bird themed one this time.  It would help if I'd do one thing at a time, but no, I do it all at once, and my poor house is a mess.  I have the doll and paints on my kitchen table, the needlefelting stuff on my computer desk, my laptop on a side table in my livingroom...and all the yarn in the world (it seems) stacked next to the couch, and on the back of the couch.  To make matters worse, the dogs pulled almost all of their stuffed animals out of the box and they're all over the livingroom floor, couch, and chair, lol.  

Bunny, revised

I ended up adding some brown and white to my tan bunny, to add details to the face, paws, tail, and body.  i think s/he looks nicer now.

The bunny is the perfect size for my 8 inch Paulinette dolls, and for Barbie dolls. I eventually want to sell these on Ebay or Etsy, and I plan to market them as pets/props for the dolls.

I crocheted the rose; it's life sized, but the bunny is only 2 inches long, lol, so it looks funny.