Sock Rabbit

This is the sock rabbit we will be making in the March 27, class. Details will be announced soon and I will add them here.

Tree Man, in Progress

This is a project our doll club in Puyallup is working on. We are each making a Tree Doll--we started them at club last week; it will be interesting to see (next month) how they all turn out. I guarantee they will all be as different as the people making them are. I'll post pictures here of as many as I can.  Stay tuned.

Latest Sock Monkey

She's a sweetie!

An Afghan for Hitty

I am crocheting an afghan for my Hitty dolls. I'm using a size 7 steel hook and am splitting sock yarn. Stay tuned.

Sunday, Day Two,Two Clean Steps and My Red Mailbox

I know, the cleaned steps don't look THAT great, but they DO look better in person and the cleaned ones do look better than the uncleaned ones.

This is a flag with wreath that I bought from Six Rivers Gallery (in Hoquiam, WA) awhile back. It was made by Sherryl Jackson, an artist in North River who works with wire.  I love it, and I love her other work, too; I will buy more when I can. I especially like a piece that is made from a tire jack; she's made it look like a playgroun merry-go-round with four wire kids on it. So original and so nice to have her at Six Rivers. Come buy when you can, and see what is there.

This is my newly painted mailbox. I had to paint it so the cute little decals would show up. And then I had to paint the surrounding territory, because the spray paint didn't behave. Or perhaps it was ME that didn't behave!

A Step a Day

I decided that if I can't paint the steps right now, because of the weather, I can at least WASH one step a day. I'd have done all of them on this cold but sunny day, but I was already tired from painting the mailbox and before that, going on my first bike ride in about two years. So I washed the bottom step--hopefully you can tell the difference.

Tomorrow, I'll do the next one up. I think there's eight of them, so by a week from tomorrow, they should all look better, and I can quit feeling bad because they look so awful. I meant to restain them before winter, but unfortunately we had snow in fall and everything seemed to "hit the fan" after that first snow, and I was behind on my fall chores from then on.

The moral of my story is that if something is bugging you, making you feel bad,  and you can't fix it the RIGHT way right then, try to find another way to make it at least a little better. You'll feel better, too.

And here is one of my first crocuses today, opening to the sun. Isn't it pretty, and it promises spring will come.

Two Little Dolls for Africa

A big thank you to Stephanie and Doreen for making these little dolls. I want to send a bunch of these with the little dresses. I'm also collecting shorts for the boys and little cars.