After I made my first #23 I kept thinking about the shapes and envisioning other combinations, especially since I started looking at the ones others had made and had seen their interpretations.  I am a color junkie too so of course, this one had to have color.  As I played with it and kept thinking I wasn't satisfied, I pulled out my gold metallic pen and went to town.  This now reminds me of an Oriental fabric I have sitting in my closet (waiting for me to decide on the quilt pattern it needs).  I don't have great colored pencils but love layering and blending them.  Someday maybe I will get a set of Prismacolors...(I truly do lust after them) but in the meantime, these will do.  Thank you again Erin!! Bright Owl  I am playing with #24 now!

I went back a week to get this challenge from The Bright Owl.  This was the challenge from two weeks ago.  Not only did she give the form but it was suppose to be done using just one tangle.  I tried several before landing on this one.  I really wish I had a bright red marker like these Sakura Stardust pens I used here.  I ended up using blue and green but I think red would have been wonderful!  Over all I am pretty happy with it.

I am working on another version of Challenge 23 now.  I sat here looking at a blank one and had another idea for it.  I can see how these can be very addicting.

I have recently gotten involved more in art journaling, doodling and zentangles.  I have lots of art supplies and really playing with them is a nice stress reliever. I am addicted!  I was browsing Pinterest and came across something from The Bright Owl . When I checked it out, I discovered that she posts a Zendala (a zentangle in mandala form) every week as a challenge.  I decided I would give it a shot. It took me an evening and all day today but I finally finished.  I did mine on the full size form she provided and that is a LOT of inking.  Some I like, some I am not so happy with but I gave it my best shot.  I can't wait to see what next Saturday brings! :-) It isn't a great scan either.  Don't know why it is so gray.  Oh well.  I don't think it is bad for a first attempt.

Thanks Bright Owl!

I never seem to take the time to update my blog even though I have good intentions and am always learning new things that I would love to talk about.  Every year I say I will be better and I never am.  Oh well.


Thanks to the folks at the Kenton County Library crafting group I have finally tried felting.  When the new Joann's store opened, I bought some Bernat Felting Natural wool

this color is crocus

 and took the plunge with a pattern from a free leaflet from Interweave Crochet.  The pattern worked up quickly as it was basically just half double crochet. I bet I didn't have more than 5 hours of crocheting time in it to finish.

My second shawl in this colorway is Persephone.  This was almost complete when (you guessed it) I ran out of yarn. I have gotten more though!!  It is great how the two shawls, even though they are exactly the same yarn look (and feel) so different!

In the spirit of not having a project pile, I have declared the last week of the month as a finishing week.  so this week I will be working my way though the WIPs in my bag.  There really aren't too many.  April 1st brings some new "a-longs" at Ravelry's Crochet Shoulder Wrappers group.  The one for sure that I am doing is Neptune's Tears (another Anastasia Robert's pattern as is Persephone).  I already have the perfect yarn for that...it has been sitting in my box patiently waiting for the right pattern to call it's name!  The Join-a-long is a gorgeous Lily Go pattern Piquant. I have the perfect yarn waiting for that too if I don't have too many other things on my plate.

OK, that catches me up pretty well for now.  More pictures of my bag after it dries and I have the ribbon in it.  Would I do that again? I don't know.  It was fun but probably not really the sort of thing that catches my attention for too long. 

Keep Hooking!

Behind the Pink Curtain - Komen's Political Agenda

I just read this article. I am the daughter, granddaughter, cousin, and friend to numerous breast cancer survivors and a LONG time support of Breast Cancer research programs. Susan G. Komen foundation is one. Now I am going to say WAS one. I have read some stupid stuff about SGKF...or I thought it was stupid. Now I realize I was the stupid one.

Susan G. Komen no longer has my support at all... nor will it, ever. Politics should not be a decision in women's health issues. People who advocate for women's health should NOT use their politic agenda's to guide the system for their benefit. It should be about the health issue...JUST the health issues.