Art Every Day Month

Today is November 1st and that means it's time for Art Every Day Month.

 I tried this a few years ago and didn't make it the 

whole way to the end of the month. 

I am creative everyday but I don't post on my blog everyday.

The hours just slip away to quickly.

This year I am going to try something new. 

Instead of trying to write a blog post everyday

 I will post daily on Instagram and then post a weekly catch up here. 

 The thing I like most about Art Everyday is that it can be anything at all...

even unfinished projects.

I do tend to leave a trail of unfinished projects.

anyway...

You can click on this badge to get more information about Art Every Day Month.

I'll start the month off with a knitting project I started last night while 

visiting my daughter and her baby. I am knitting this in the round 

and using up a bowl full of leftovers.

 I am just knitting along without a pattern.

 changing color as I go and changing direction too. 

 I am adding areas of color here and there by not going the whole way around. 

 I tried a few stitch patterns but the only one I liked enough to not rip it out is this seed stitch. 

I am excited to see how this turns out. At this point it can be a cowl 

. . .  or . . .

if I close up one end and add straps it can be a bag.

we'll see

Marianne

WOYWW #203

Time to jump back into WOYWW on a more regular basis. This week I am showing you where I have been hanging out lately.    This is my Nook.  When we remodeled our kitchen last year I decided the half bath had to go. So now it is a nook. I spend a few hours a day in here .....mostly online. I am taking an online art course ( 21 Secrets ... link on my sidebar) and the videos are amazing.

Last week  Kay , aka, "505Whimsey Girl" shared a pattern for an easy lace stitch so I made a green one for my daughter, a lavender one for a gift for a friend,  and a pink one for the Pink Scarf Project.  It is a very easy pattern. Kay has it on her blog if you are interested.

Thank you so much Kay !   I love it.   The green one is done and my daughter took it before I had a chance to take a pic. The lavender one needs a few more rows and the pink one is half done. Love the pattern.  Not paper but fun just the same.









  In other news... I was reading the latest issue of Best Friends Animal Society magazine and saw this:

That's my Bosley. I guess they took the photo before he came here to live. I love it when one of my "kids" gets published.

Well enough about me.
There are so many blogs for you to visit.
Clck here to go to Julia's blog for the list of blogs.
Have a great week 

Wordless Wednesday

The Pink Scarf Project

 Pink Alert!  

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Lots of pink in this post.

While I was in Florida this past winter I saw Vicki's post asking us to

 make pink scarves and send them to Kentucky, where they will

 become gifts of hope and given to women who are battling cancer.

I am not a fan of pink. 

It is one color that I rarely reach for. But this project tugged at my heart.

When my daughter came to visit, she snapped this photo of me, 

knitting,

 in 80 degree sunshine....

 of course I did have a cool drink.

When I came home I continued to knit. I also bought some pink fabric. 

I decided to make more than one scarf. A few knitted. A few sewn. and a few woven. 

 

I am still adding the finishing touches to the woven scarves....I'll show you when they are done.

Oh and I used the leftover yarn to make a banner for a local chemotherapy lounge.

I need to add some charms and beads and a few words of hope and it will be finished.

 

I like it so far. What do you think?

oh and can you believe I actually posted a photo of myself here?
  brave?  or stupid?   time will tell.

restless

Just a few thoughts.

for me, art and crafting is a hobby...

                                ....... performed at leisure for pleasure


shopping for craft supplies is fun

organizing my supplies is fun....

sometimes it's not

an unfinished project does not add pressure or anxiety to my life

Most of my projects are unfinished.

        I am a restless soul.

                I am a wanderer.

                         I am in constant motion.

                    Is this wrong?

                Should I try to channel my efforts to one art form?

                                                               Should I try to narrow my focus?

                                          I am not sure that is even possible.

irene, mom, and sunny

IRENE

 If you are a new reader you might not know that I live in a forest of very tall

Oaks, Hickory, Poplars and a few Maples. 

 When they say a hurricane is coming....

we listen and we prepare.

This set of photos shows how close the very large trees are to our house.

We did not evacuate, but we did make sure anything that could be blown around,

as in patio furniture, was brought inside.

We also made sure we had enough water, dog food and snacks for us .

Oh ...  and gas for chainsaws and the generator.  

We were lucky...only a few downed limbs and leaves scattered about.

just a day of clean up and we'll be back to normal

MOM

When I was a little girl my mom taught me how to knit and crochet.

I have no idea why, but recently I decided I needed to brush up on those skills.

I have been practicing my basic stitches.

my choice of color doesn't surprise me at all.

I love how the yarns I chose work so well with  my sofa.

Not sure if I will make anything more than scarves or afghans,

but it brings back so many memories of my mom.

 I have been carving out about a half hour a day to work on my stitches.

A half hour well spent....if you ask me.

SUNNY

Last Thursday,  I met a new friend for lunch and a bit of shopping.

Sunny is a wonderful person who shares my love of all things homespun and cozy.

She even wanted to own a B&B at one time, which was also once a dream of mine.

Sunny and I met for lunch and talked away two hours.

Then we drove to a local quilt shop

for a bit of retail bonding

I joined Sunny's Stay at Home Round Robin.

In which we are given an assignment to create a portion of a quilt each month.

I need to get moving on my center block and write a post about it.

Anyway

Sunny surprised me with a gift at lunch

This wonderful pincushion that she said she whipped up the night before.

whipped up?

look at the detail of this monogram !

Thank you so much Sunny.

I am looking forward to a  more lunches and  more shopping trips.

ONE MORE THING

I added beads to the edges of the pages of a journal I have been working on.

I thought since I am rambling on about so many

disconnected subjects I might as well include this too.

Hope your evening is a happy one.

Thanks for stopping by

xo