some wool items i've been working on. the matryoshka dolls were appliqued on a tea cozy and the animal floor cushions are filled with the bits and pieces of a thousand wool pieces i've sewn over the years.

the toque saga

alright, so my idea is not all that lofty, but i'm having some trouble with the delivery.

i've been trying to create the perfect toque, one that is long enough, warm enough, and moderately stylish. i saw one out there in indie-craft land and thought i could make it myself, but now that i'm on the third attempt, i'm wondering if that $50 price tag on the original wasn't all that unreasonable. the first attempt (in blue) had to be modified into a tea cozy since, once felted, in was rather short and stumpy. and, though the second is much closer in size, it actually fits brett better than me. onward i go.

idling

i've been working my way up to another entry for weeks now. sometimes it's easier to pretend my computer doesn't exist and just keep sewing. but the truth is this blog's/experiment's anniversary is approaching and i have to do a better job committing to it. a deadline, in a life that is 9-5less, isn't such a bad thing. enough idling.

A non-crafting Tuesday...no way! Though I had to hunker down with a paper due tomorrow, I took the occasion to use the lovely new addition to my collection of Esther Lashby DeVries' ceramic mugs for my morning tea. Rusty orange always wins me over. But paper-writing stole my soul until the end of today. It's now time for bed.