I decided to make a little duck for my little dolls and tried out a new yarn I bought,
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Luke Skywalker Finger Puppet
My latest make is a cute little finger puppet of Luke Skywalker from a book of star wars patterns by Carla Mitrani.
Printers on the Moon
If they can get a printer to work miles above the Earth, why can’t I get the printer sitting next to me to work?
I did the one thing a creative should never do!
Last week I made the worst mistake an artist/crafter/creative could ever make.
The line between sacred and sinful
Is there a line between tasteful and sinful?
Scandinavian Blythe Dress Review
As I’m writing this blog I went to Etsy to paste a link to Anna’s shop, but the shop isn’t available at the moment. Then I noticed where Anna lives, Kyiv, Ukraine.
On being 50…
I got a Concertina for my birthday
18 years image
Friday I came home from hospital after a week of being on the covid ward. But Friday also marked a special day, 18 years of sobriety. I often wonder whether still counting the years is worth it, I mean, after all this time the chances of me wandering off for a bottle of vodka isContinue reading “18 years image”
Hospital Drawing
I’m currently in hospital with this dreaded covid. Thankfully I brought my travel drawing supplies and iPad, so I’m ok. At first I decided to just draw anything, which is not how I work, I like to have in mind what to draw, but one of the side effects of this thing I’m finding isContinue reading “Hospital Drawing”
Sharing your lunch
Whether the story is about miracles, or giving what little you have or that we can feed the world if we all share, it’s a story worth telling.