Easter Bonnet

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

one of these things doesn't belong

Happy Easter

Should I Plant?

Addition To the Sea Anemone

The Sea Anemone now has a

MOUTH

Sea Anemone

Sea Anemone

4"

Here is my second knotting project.

This one is done with waxed Irish linen thread and glass beads.

It started out as a closed cylinder but it was doing nothing for me,

so, I deconstructed it.

As I have mentioned before, I seem to have to take something

APART

before it starts working for me.

I should get better at this when the cast comes off

next week!

Jellyfish

Still playing with basket making techniques. I was trying to learn how to do basket "knotting" but I didn't have any waxed linen thread, so I struggled along with Pearl Cotton waxed with a beeswax candle. Not too successful! I may have gotten the hang of it though and this morning, my basket making friend, Jo, brought me a box full of waxed linen thread. So, now I can try it with the right materials. Actually, it is a bit hard to do without a fully functional right wrist, but it is, after all just an experiment.

The Kindness Of Nature

This probably doesn't look like much to most of you.

Just some washed out photos of flowers.

But, to me, it is a

 miracle.

We are having a severe drought and I haven't been able to water,

because of my accident.

In fact, I haven't even re-attached the hoses to the faucets.

So I was totally amazed to see that I have flowers!

I thought I would have to replant the flower beds.

I was especially worried about my "Pinky" rose which looked awful during the winter.

But, surprise.

It is covered with blooms. The most I have ever seen.

These plants are still alive!

Pinky Rose

Amaryllis

Spanish Lavender

Mexican Sage

Miniature Roses, pink and yellow

Oxeye Daisies

Cacti

Basket Case

I must be a little crazy.

Who in their right mind would weave tiny baskets with

a broken wrist?

The square one is paper

The Quiver shaped one is a combo of materials

(naturally I didn't have the "right" materials)

and the one on the cardboard tube is an

experiment in looping.

Well, they are all experiments, but

I had fun.

Thanks to filimental at

http://ididntrealeyes.blogspot.com/2011/04/paper-tiny-easter-baskets.html

The Reveal

Look!

I have a neck!

It is not all that great looking, but after four weeks in a neck brace,

it is good to see it again.

The doctor said I was a good healer.

I thought when the brace came off, my chin might sag to my chest but it didn't.

Perhaps the brace acted like one of those chin straps

 advertised in the back of magazines?

Right...

All Boxed In

Yesterday I decided to make

paper boxes.

I like to have a few of them around and

my supply was getting low.

I didn't know if I could make them with my broken wrist

but it worked out all right.

I tried to make

 a woven paper basket

 as well, but

that was very difficult.

I may try again today!



And They Said It Couldn't Be Done

I finally finished unraveling the sweater.

It took a long time under the circumstances,

but none the less I got it down.

To see where I started.

go here

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