Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

21

This gal just turned 21. Here she is with her best friend, Lux.
   
We got her this awesome cake. It was a yellow cake with marion berry filling. Soooooo good!!!
  
She got this beautiful bracelet from here: http://www.twistonline.com



Monday, April 21, 2014

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Friday, April 18, 2014

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Orange


I just finished this "orange" handwoven rug. It's on the floor and peeps are walking on it.

   

   Next up will be RED and after that will be YELLOW.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Portland Farmer's Market


Fiddleheads

                                                 http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Farmer's Market Fun



He's playing a didgeridoo 


                                               http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org




Saturday, April 12, 2014

Friday, April 11, 2014

Time For a Cupcake Break



                           Gig's Cupcakes Mill Avenue Tempe, AZ 
                    http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/tempe-arizona

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Shibori

     I recently took a Shibori class.  We used cochineal bugs to dye silk scarves a beautiful shade of red.

These are the dead cochineal bugs that you grind up and boil in hot water.
   
This is my silk scarf before I dyed it.  I wrapped nails, pencils and pieces of wood with string to create designs.

   
    
This is a small sample that I also dyed in a different shade of red.

This was the sample dyed in a lighter shade of red.  I love this one.  Can you see the two Darth Vader masks on the bottom?  So cool! I don't know how I did that. I'd like to say it was all planned, but it wasn't.
   
This is the scarf.  Nails wrapped with string created the designs.

   
     Next up is a Shibori class using indigo for the dye.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Monday, April 7, 2014

Arizona

Arizona
   
Love this bright orange taxi!
  
The fountain in Fountain Hills.
   
Arizona State.