knit, purl ....oh just give me a crochet hook

last time i visited my friend carmi she gave me this

knit and weave loom kit by martha stewart

the idea is an old one i remember from when i was a kid

and i think it was a lot more fun then

i just don't have the patience i used too

(carmi did have fun making these wonderful flowers)

it took me all day to start a few samples so carmi could display them while

on the shopping channel

when i got home i found some red yarn and thought i should actually finish something

so i started a scarf, it too me several(5)  evening just to get 6 inches done

and finally the "knitting tool/hook" broke!!

thank god, just give me a crochet hook and i'll have a whole scarf done in one nite!!!

in the garden

i love this time of year!!!

above , the latest blooms in my garden.

photos taken on my iphone using camera bag

texture challenge

another fun texture challenge

 i hope you can visit everyones links

  there are some wonder blogs to explore

                                     

marion

joanna

caryl

joanne

bob

 karen

 jill may

 kaylene

                                        
                                                                          kathleen h

linda

encaustic class

it was hard to be inside today, it was 27c
but once i got out my boards i was inspired by a class mate

she was painting with blue and the map i used for my background

had some yellow in it so this became my palette for the day

above my finished piece, i used one of my favorite tree photos and

a section from a poem by e.e.cummings

below a detail shot of the texture, you can see part of the

map coming through the wax

inspired by the garden

playing around with some aluminium wire (12 and 18 gauge)

and a few beads

by the time i was finished it looked like a dragonfly

must have been inspired by all the time i've spent in the garden

i decided to make a few, i like the silver and blue one below

paint, sketch, play

with the garden finally taking shape

i found a little time to work in ps

and get some homework done for marie's class

paint sketch play

i've been combining all the lessons from week one and two

so that i can catch up

it's been fun discovering all kinds of  "looks" for just one photo

heads up!

i received this styrofoam head a few months ago from barb at busy bee's

after lots of ideas i finally got inspired while visiting my friend maries blog
  i really enjoyed her images from  her venice carnival trip

which lead me to the dollar store and once the glue gun heated up  i was on a roll!

all the heads will be auctioned this month at bizzy b's in toronto

starting on friday, may 25, 2012, at 7:00 pm there will be a party at the store

 the silent auction will run from May 25 to June 3.

all proceeds will support a great cause

Western Technical School's innovative Cyber Arts Program

if you would like to view all the heads take a look at the facebook page

texture challenge

i can't believe this is my eleventh texture challenge

i've really enjoyed creating these textures

but most of all i love all the different inspirations that have been created

by all who have joined in
above, one of my country road photos with 3 of my latest textures and a layer mask from marie

if you would like to join in

you can download these textures from my flickr page

the key to this challenge is to play and have fun

use one or all six,try all the blending modes and see what happens

if you would like to share your work you can e-mail me at

nancy_allpulpedout(at)yahoo(dot)com

i will be posting results in 2 weeks so there is lots of time to play

copper celtic twist

copper jewelry has been so popular this season

i've sold out of many styles and i have requests for more

the celtic twists seem to be the most asked for

luckily they are quick and easy to make

strange tree

on the weekend i got a chance to wonder though home smith park on the humber river

my friend marianella wanted to show me her favorite tree

i can honestly say i have never seen anything like it

not sure what was going on but it was fun looking for faces

and as always it was relaxing being near the water