Yesterday class registration opened up for the Creativ Festival. And since I’m never one to leave anything to the last minute, I signed up for my classes right way. I ultimately decided on the classes from Jennifer Aikman-Smith and Laura Dickson as I mentioned before, as well as a tatting class, a beaded snowflake class, [...]
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25 Jul 10
Hardanger Spider Web
I think the heat of summer is a funny thing. In the shade and with a breeze, 32° is tolerable, but stand in the sun and take away the breeze, and I feel like I’m going to melt into a puddle. To make matters worse, we have had very high humidity here this year, and [...]
21 Oct 09
Fall 2009 Creativ Festival – Part Two
Yesterday I told you a bit about the classes at the Creativ Festival and showed some pictures of my class pieces. Today, I thought I would tell you a little bit about the shopping and the people. First, shopping. The number of cross stitch related booths has dropped considerably over the past couple of years. [...]
20 Oct 09
Fall 2009 Creativ Festival – Part One
The Creativ Festival this year was great fun, even if it didn’t turn out exactly as planned. Teresa Wentzler, one of my all time favourite cross stitch designers and a genuinely nice person, wasn’t able to make it because she came down the flu just before she was due to fly up. Sadly, two of [...]
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13 Aug 09
Flowery Finishes
I’ve had a couple of flowery days of progress, and knocked another thing off my August To Do list! First, I finished up Planet June’s crocheted African Violets. These are to adorable, and very easy to make. I used Bernat Satin, and put some craft gravel in the centre of the pot to give the [...]
6 Aug 09
Gardens, Snowflakes and Yet Another Sock
The last couple of days have been pretty busy. My mom was down for a visit and we were able to escape, sans baby, to the Eaton Centre to do some shopping and enjoy a lovely lunch. That evening, quanta and I went to a 13-course Chinese dinner to celebrate my sister-in-law’s (i.e. his sister’s) [...]
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Country: Canada
City: Toronto, ON
Birthday: May 10
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