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Thanks so much for all your good wishes and sympathy over my aching arm. I took some advice from Karla about massaging your arm to open your meridians, and I took some ibuprofen from the medicine cabinet. It seems to have worked. I was able to stitch this little bit of a flower garden this morning.
The winner of my quilted wall hanging is Pallas, a long time friend and blog reader. Thanks to everyone who commented!.
Anything that keeps a crafter from crafting is likely to make a crabby crafter.
A couple weeks ago after spending some time knitting a lot of very small stitches on very small needles, I noticed a strain in my upper arm and shoulder. I took some ibuprofen and went back to knitting and stitching, but it seemed to get a little worse everyday and spread a little farther down my arm, to where it was hard to even click the mouse or use my finger on the I-pad.
So I put myself on a craft diet- no knitting, my stitching is limited to only making stitches to hold things together- like putting a button on, or fixing a seam- no long embroidery sessions with that needle pinched between my thumb and index finger.
To keep my sanity, I've been doodling in this little purse size journal I made from some great paper I got from Tina.
In the scheme of things, not being able to knit or stitch for a few days doesn't even rate as a first world problem, but on a personal level, crafting is what keeps me away from the kettle corn.
Until I get back to what I really love, I'm glad to have my little book to Zentangle
and play with my Tim Holtz Distress markers.
I haven't done a blog give-away in long, long time. If you could find a place for this little sweetheart art quilt, I'm giving it away. Please leave a comment if you're interested.
It's been a long time since I've done an "estate sale Friday" post. Around here, it seems like estate sales are all over the calendar. On almost any day of the week there is some kind of sale going on. I've missed being able to spend Thursday night making a plan and a map to hopefully get a carload of junk on Friday morning.
The last two Fridays were an exception. Leave the house at 8:30, and by 11:00 I've had a smile on my face and trunk of junk.
Yesterday was full of fun and a little bit kitschy finds, like this little bisque fishing couple on a teeny tiny metal lawn chair.
Here they are again with some other bisque friends that I'd never seen before. The jolly lady on the left has a moveable skirt, and the gent on the right has a knodder head.
How cute is this pin cushion, pretty pink topped with a poodle holding a pearl.
This is an English tin with a Cinderella theme.
Each side has a picture of part of the story.
One last 'non-kitschy' find- this old confirmation photo- girls on one side in white, boys on the other in black.
Last week after I got done restocking my booth at the antique mall, I wandered around to see what's new, and found a booth that was intriguing enough that I had to take some pictures.
The booth is called "Juxtaposition". You can see their sign, made from wood children's blocks and other tchotchkes in the upper right corner.
A good part of the booth's decor centered around these jointed bisque dolls. You could buy them individually, or as part of assemblage art.
If you're one of those people that are creeped out by doll's heads in decorating, this might be a little much for you. I like doll heads, and I thought this was an interesting way to show off these little bisque babes.
Besides the dolls, I liked the contrast of industrial, metal and wire with a log cabin quilt draped over a well loved wicker chair next to a sweet picture of a toddler asleep in their chair. It's the contrast that makes you look twice- I guess that's why they call it "Juxtaposition".
