Friday, April 20, 2007

granny triangles - crochet




one more crafty habit...crochet. these granny triangles started out to be a blanket for the couch. since my hubby likes thing in shades of blue i thought it would be funny to make an orange and pink blanket for him to use when cuddling up in the living room. after a while i got tired of making so many triangles. what to do with a UFO? use it to embellish something else. so i sewed it on to a boring grey sweater. voila!


Wednesday, April 18, 2007

traveling sock monkeys










one of my best little buddies, jack, is here sleeping with is friends the seven deadly sins sock monkeys. he fell fast asleep on new year's eve, just missing the fireworks over the baltimore harbor.









since his sock monkey friends are now living far away in portland maine, we decided to have them travel, via the post office, and take turns having regular sleep overs at jack's house. the sock monkeys are keeping a travelogue of their journeys.





here is toothache, just back from a visit to baltimore. he returned covered in lots of dog hair, so i know he had a good time there.















now it's shut-up's turn to spend a few days with jack. bye! hope you have a fun time.




Tuesday, April 17, 2007

error function





some opus practice. these are made of dripped water color paint on paper. the paper is surfaced with gel medium, so i could stitch on it


the top two photos are playing with the mathematical term ' error function.' seems to me that it applies to things other than math, too.















in the bottom photo, i had picked up some scraps of embroidery thread from the table and hand-stitched them on under some netting. when i was almost finished, i saw the shape of a women in the threads...so i added a heart.



Sunday, April 15, 2007

traveling sock monkeys





well, big hiney, the love of my life, arrived safely in baghdad. as you can see he has a little jet lag and needed some pop tarts and a nap. the pop tarts were a big shock to his system, as he is only used to eating chick peas and tofu, but i guess he will adjust. i think he misses irritable terribly, but...all will be well. love, love, love!