Lilly and I dug out our watercolors and jar of brushes, filled up some glasses of water and got some paint brushes wet recently.
We sat for a long time together enjoying the painting and eachother's company. I think I got tired and was ready to quit before she was.
The theme of the day seemed to end up being mushrooms and caterpillars. I love it how she watches me and imitates but embellishes with her own style.
Just recently it was looking like this outside, pretty and fall-like:
Last Friday though we were surprised to wake up to this:
(I am behind as usual in my posts!) My husband has taken some vacation time this week and it has meant lazy and cozy days... Anyway, it took awhile to get anywere last Friday morning becuase the fresh, fluffy, cold, white stuff was such a novelty!
You can't beat snow for a good time!
It packed up nicely and really stuck onto her mittens.
I have been delighting in all the cold weather by being home and doing a bit of crafting.
I made this wee mini-quilt just for fun.
And Emma, (sorry she is now on her way to one of my supportive blog readers who said she couldn't resist...) with the pretty blue eyes I made too. She is my newest addition to my shop.
I still have small bits of this wonderful minty green vintage fabric on her headpiece left and really love using it. The fabric on her body with the white background is also a vintage treasure, a Sandvika fabric, made in Norway.
Thank you to all the very kind friends who left me words of understanding and sympathy about my headaches. I am doing great this week with none! Happy days are here again!
Sorry for being gone for awhile! I have had days of headaches. I will spare you the painful details, but I thought I would share some eye candy with you today to make up for my absence! First a lovely late bloom from our back yard, and then I show you goodies from a recent quilting night.
Anne could see that I wanted this book when we were at the quilting meeting. She surprised me with it as a belated birthday gift.
I was really happy to have it as I had found Merete's talk and work most inspiring.
It was a kick to meet her after reading her blog for many years.
She had suitcases full of her wonderful work. I have to say, seeing it in person was so much more satisfying than just seeing the photos on her blog. To fully appreciate textiles, it must be in person.
This little textile loveliness is my purchase that night at the quilting meeting. (Didn't I show enormous powers of self-restraint, just one fat quarter...?)
Aren't the colors fabulous?
A very nice little someone rather reluctantly agreed to put on the hat I made form myself so I could take some pictures of it.
I think she wanted to play instead.
The photo session lasted about 5 seconds and staying remotely still didn't seem to be possible.
It ended up being fun in the end. She pretended to eat the poisonous berries from the bushes and we laughed and laughed at her naughtiness. As my mother would say: "Oh, wicked one!"
I didn't use a pattern for the hat and it does seem to fit Lilly better than me.
We are sure loving what must be the most beautiful fall ever in Norway. The leaves aren't going to be hanging on much longer though. I am braced for 5 months of dark, grey and cold. Making things with my joyously colorful fabrics, your constant and delightful visits to my blog, the laughter of my children and my husband's sense of humor should help me though coming winter. Bring it on! (I have two hats ready now, so I am prepared.) I will have photos of hat number two soon I hope!
Wishing you a fabulous weekend!
I bought 5 pounds of retro fabric strips. Am I crazy? A big box of cut up fabric...
It made me smile and I made this:
I decided I wanted to make a pouch.
I now have two new pouches in my shop!
Now what I am going to do with the other 4.5 odd pounds of strips???
I am making another hat. It will be for me. The kids both have oodles of hats and mittens but not me. My wardrobe needs a little lift. Well, honestly, it could use a huge lift, but this hat will help me on the way to being warm.
I found three skeins of this wonderful fine wool at a flea market last spring. I am making up the pattern as I go. It is going to have a folded ribbing for extra warmth. Black seems like a good color, so simple and it goes with everythng.
I do like black and white. This black and white decorative lassie has found a spot in my shop today. As you can see my embroidery needle was busy decorating her with multiple flowers with copious knots.
I had to see how she would look with a splash of color around her. I like the contrast. I named Fru Ulsrud after a place in Oslo. I have been enjoying naming my creations after areas of my city lately.
We loved the week of fall vacation! Well, except the first part where I lay in bed with a terrible migrane... after that it was really nice! After quiet a month of laziness where my shop has nearly been entirely neglected I have listed a few new buntings and have more things on the way.
One day recently my husband took a trip across the boarder to Sweden with the kids. They did some shopping. Many Norwegians go to Sweden to shop as things are quite a bit less expensive there, especially items like alcohol, tabacco and meat. We were only interested in the last item however.
When the kids weren't busy running around or biking outdoors in glorious autumn weather we spent some time making paperdolls. My son brought that bright idea home from school. There the are all lined up after a couple of sessions of drawing, cutting and coloring. I made the two on the outside, Sebastian made the boy and Lilly made the little one.
I hope you are having a most wonderful day! I expect to be better at blogging now again after having a little vacation last week! (Forgive me for being away so long???)
Miss big blue eyes, her big brother and I are looking forward to a week of Fall break next week! First though big brother is going to put on his judo clothes and do battle with some other enthusiasts tomorrow. He's so looking forward to it.
I expect I will be clicking away on my needles with this project during the break, because, well, it is cold outside and I needed a hat yesterday! I am once again using the alpaca and wool yarn from Berrocco that I have left over from mitten making.
Click, click, clicky click... Enjoy a wonderful weekend!
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