tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48465790497477550152024-03-26T23:36:18.584-07:00On Shoes and Ships and Sealing-WaxAnd Many Other Things!Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.comBlogger376125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-4544639634972008662023-12-10T14:12:00.000-08:002023-12-10T14:12:15.694-08:00On Reindeer Bells <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I'm a little late in starting in on my Christmas crafting this year. This past week I got to work on remedying this and to justify last year's on sale purchase of a pack of 72 bells, made reindeer. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZouD4-2GBMed7Fk6IrQVfk9T44SWzq1cOCws33mXImT5XXXgXC9FCOYIanOfVqsawqafNf9vT-L5L-UYEXDdwVfr9R15rrdDstTZrwcm8mBgyELPMhmAuJRVLGM-yACQVAQ5ou8ncN-H1tWNO2-MrwrZRyx8IInfGH06n-loh6zO1f4_VYf1UM4naaO-W/s600/ReindeerBells.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZouD4-2GBMed7Fk6IrQVfk9T44SWzq1cOCws33mXImT5XXXgXC9FCOYIanOfVqsawqafNf9vT-L5L-UYEXDdwVfr9R15rrdDstTZrwcm8mBgyELPMhmAuJRVLGM-yACQVAQ5ou8ncN-H1tWNO2-MrwrZRyx8IInfGH06n-loh6zO1f4_VYf1UM4naaO-W/s16000/ReindeerBells.JPG" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">In case you are wondering, the one is yellow because I was out of brown pipe cleaners and was eager to see if my idea of using bells for the body would work. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">While I was intending for them to be ornaments, I may just be happy with letting them stand about on their own.<span style="color: #4c1130;">♥ </span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-26823332976798974372023-11-23T14:19:00.000-08:002023-11-23T14:19:43.360-08:00On a Thanksgiving Pie Skirt<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">For various reasons I haven't been sewing clothing items for the past year, but when I saw this pie fabric early or mid-summer, being a pie baker I just couldn't resist and knew that even if I had to push myself I was going to make a circle skirt for Thanksgiving. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">In September I decided that if I could at least get the pieces cut out I would then be able to sew them together at a later date, which ended up being Veteran's Day weekend and this past week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Sewing a circle skirt together is fairly quick, although when I reached the hem I found I forgot how to use the narrow hem foot on the sewing machine. As usual the hem waffled, but as I always shorten the pattern when I'm tracing it, I never have a perfectly curved hem anyway, so this probably just adds to it doing that. While not typically considered ideal, I actually like the look.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I had wanted a baby ric-rac on this, but for some reason neither fabric store had off white and I ended up finding a nice olive green medium sized ric-rac for purchase by the yard, which I'm rather happy with as it was the color I wanted in the first place. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvAVtgeLFHtsJVPr0XGCv06Gv4uMd40RN0upPJxwksO-vIiWt2cWKy8MUwBpyvLW5p_X8qSg3Zs7pj48NTEB7ogboXeJVpNE89Fe5OAJvovMabOTqprJVee1EaXICDbNqEoEFpgZxyqLpT45VzFEZml5sk9GgG-LQrVHraiP16yqR84lYD28FssY2MEZi/s400/IMG_2176.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvAVtgeLFHtsJVPr0XGCv06Gv4uMd40RN0upPJxwksO-vIiWt2cWKy8MUwBpyvLW5p_X8qSg3Zs7pj48NTEB7ogboXeJVpNE89Fe5OAJvovMabOTqprJVee1EaXICDbNqEoEFpgZxyqLpT45VzFEZml5sk9GgG-LQrVHraiP16yqR84lYD28FssY2MEZi/s16000/IMG_2176.jpeg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Only a few things need to be adjusted on this. I need to go back and fix the 1/8 inch worth of white selvage that is showing in the one side seam (I spent about an hour unpicking the other side seam to remedy this problem and just could not handle unpicking a second seam, thought I'd be okay with it, but it bugs me) and I think I'm going to try using a fabric marker to color the bit of white showing at the zipper opening (I will NOT be redoing the zipper). Last night I also managed to sew the hooks slightly off from where they are supposed to be and as I didn't make my typical adjustment for my larger than me pattern, this skirt needs all the help it can get it terms of it being tighter in the waist, so they'll need to be re-sewn on.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">That being said though, it's a very nice skirt for Thanksgiving and while it wasn't going to get it made this year, I already have the Wearing History "Harriet" Drop Shoulder Blouse pattern and some white on white print fabric lined up for a matching blouse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt9SyzaY0zoG4p_8_BHYz8EXMMNE9hVD5dFviepAqKvv5jOPWspoUX4xfYoF_8A4Acbw8dl8qNlpTDf3GWc664D_SUvBm0CpHcJQSfc_NpVk2H4mqilwqSPXKAS1M8bgr9MZz6yj8NC5zdbTaCtHyfMAAPk1dXthyphenhyphenlzpyhnKKJpiucFd0dhljuoIxvZfa/s600/PieSkirt2023_1_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="401" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt9SyzaY0zoG4p_8_BHYz8EXMMNE9hVD5dFviepAqKvv5jOPWspoUX4xfYoF_8A4Acbw8dl8qNlpTDf3GWc664D_SUvBm0CpHcJQSfc_NpVk2H4mqilwqSPXKAS1M8bgr9MZz6yj8NC5zdbTaCtHyfMAAPk1dXthyphenhyphenlzpyhnKKJpiucFd0dhljuoIxvZfa/w347-h520/PieSkirt2023_1_2.jpg" width="347" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn_ZlVsbg0uJZLBNm98PpZt9KjxlqV3LFHXG9gFtI0kkdTkDoSxp4trrl4aRJ5fvCxAA7GMOQr_PEA80oIXovyJ8PSw-nnVi2JObqd8KlFt-X8Ry-weyHJm5rHMpDTSCczplH3cZAjxtGMb3pbEGZJ4zT96ewJlwFX9S27C_CfaYLYqSV1oB8JvLsZqBw/s531/PieSkirt2023_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn_ZlVsbg0uJZLBNm98PpZt9KjxlqV3LFHXG9gFtI0kkdTkDoSxp4trrl4aRJ5fvCxAA7GMOQr_PEA80oIXovyJ8PSw-nnVi2JObqd8KlFt-X8Ry-weyHJm5rHMpDTSCczplH3cZAjxtGMb3pbEGZJ4zT96ewJlwFX9S27C_CfaYLYqSV1oB8JvLsZqBw/s16000/PieSkirt2023_2.jpg" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> Happy Thanksgiving!<span style="color: #660000;">♥</span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-62824926646442359132023-10-10T14:09:00.001-07:002023-10-10T14:09:39.036-07:00On a Small Scarecrow<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I was planning to make some small scarecrows. I made <i>a</i> scarecrow. I'm done small scarecrow making now. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GrGKj6KBWBgobbPmo-UTATF5BnpSGtPYBYoq91iyfU4_-g5-UY4_NmZTwyWUWNrAstRi8mTeYjG5_m575h043hR_-gZ1CeLcCIhEg6oW_Qimpdscg_XscV2CAPyHjgyVfz_dheHO7vsgc90IztHMoWr5uaLegifB_BMNr3lbUWoVYpXEKMPIdiiwQrEi/s575/Scarecrow2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GrGKj6KBWBgobbPmo-UTATF5BnpSGtPYBYoq91iyfU4_-g5-UY4_NmZTwyWUWNrAstRi8mTeYjG5_m575h043hR_-gZ1CeLcCIhEg6oW_Qimpdscg_XscV2CAPyHjgyVfz_dheHO7vsgc90IztHMoWr5uaLegifB_BMNr3lbUWoVYpXEKMPIdiiwQrEi/s16000/Scarecrow2023.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">His name is Hawthorne and, while it didn't quite turn out as I envisioned it (I didn't realize I used up my fake leaves), I feel he looks quite nice in his autumnal bucket.<span style="color: #4c1130;">♥</span> </span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-43895424724357187012023-08-31T15:34:00.000-07:002023-08-31T15:34:06.194-07:00On "The Road to Roswell": A Book Review <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnoBXLVe_qGP2kJIlPI2zAb7O80fzhGVuhWwHOVt8O2FhzeDB7S5fLs_OHDn_fDPD56DlVkp00RCf000wT089kD8c2HLvxtiYurCcZLWcQR902vrvfnW3B1GOaKDgQo7VAeuHEDLyrbiYtuYTWehJCXKjcxfP4RbglBvwlp3FDoAnjkuDlB1B0ka-buYr/s298/RoadtoRoswell.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Book cover of Road to Roswell. It is blue and green with an UFO" border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnoBXLVe_qGP2kJIlPI2zAb7O80fzhGVuhWwHOVt8O2FhzeDB7S5fLs_OHDn_fDPD56DlVkp00RCf000wT089kD8c2HLvxtiYurCcZLWcQR902vrvfnW3B1GOaKDgQo7VAeuHEDLyrbiYtuYTWehJCXKjcxfP4RbglBvwlp3FDoAnjkuDlB1B0ka-buYr/s16000/RoadtoRoswell.JPG" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Title: <i>The Road to </i></span><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><i>Roswell</i><br />Author: Connie Willis<br />Genre: Science Fiction</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>About the book...</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Francie is headed to Roswell for Serena, her college roommate's, wedding, presumably to talk her out of marrying the bride groom who is alien obsessed, hence why they are holding the wedding in Roswell during a UFO festival. When Serena sends Francie to grab something from the car while trying to get things squared away for the wedding at the UFO museum, little does she suspect that the funny looking tumble weed in the front seat is an alien ready to kidnap her and with a point of his tentacle make her drive all over the state. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>What I think...<br /></u>Connie Willis is one of the few living authors I actively keep track of and regularly read*. Not all her books and stories appeal to me, but I'm usually willing to give them a try. As far as sci-fi goes I'm not usually a spaceships and aliens person with a handful of exceptions and after the first thirty pages I almost gave up on this one. However, I'm glad I kept reading. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">This book does veer on the sillier side, which given the topic isn't particularly surprising. The characters, which keep getting added to the abduction group, were such a quirky mix including a paranoid alien hunter, a little old lady, and a western movie enthusiast that make a nice addition to the more grounded Francie and Wade, a hitchhiker that the alien picks up, and the alien, who they begin to call Indy (after Indiana Jones) just becomes more and more amusing as the story goes on. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Willis loves putting movie references in her contemporary works and I loved how this book focused on a mix of alien and western movies, including having each chapter start with a quotation. I also appreciated that you didn't need to have seem all of the movies referenced to have the book make sense! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I do have to mention the dedication, which, I was delighted (but not surprised) to see included Eleanor Cameron and John Wyndham who fall into my exception category and are two authors of space/alien books I adore.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>To sum it all up... <br /></u>A fun alien encounter with a rather abrupt ending that I hope meanings a second book might be coming! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">*My other Connie Willis book review on Doomsday Book can be found <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-doomsday-book-book-review.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-44795948162245804502023-08-07T09:00:00.001-07:002023-08-07T09:00:00.132-07:00On "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm"<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Today marks the US release date for one of my all time favorite fairy tale movies, <i>The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm</i>, which came out </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">August 7, 1962</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">. It tells the fictionalized story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm and their journey from more serious scholarly work into the world of fairy tales and is delightfully interspersed with three fairy tale segments of "The Dancing Princess" (a pet peeve of mine--the Grimms' story is "The Twelve Dancing Princesses", but I do like the segment), "The Singing Bone" (complete with puppet dragon), and "The Elves and the Shoemaker" and presents everything in true 1960's fairy tale portrayal goodness! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Earlier this year I finally broke down and bought the MGM Records Deluxe Edition album, so I thought today would be a fun day to spotlight it and share some interesting facts about the movie! <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeuITdd-QoAHFVbqP0lX2Cpao7QnCJQ7JlIDGvjR5mHI1AOPD-xvmlc67oFhz6p6Wg0GXynfquV6seqsiuaobm2loJtiaFtR0Nw7fF1aoiLqBOKlnVQx2RKdd3bueE3iH6zzU6O6Mb32dogCC2LM_6IeXnNlwJuFtypxtnU0OUfWZv7Ca1yphzXAvOKuu/s441/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeuITdd-QoAHFVbqP0lX2Cpao7QnCJQ7JlIDGvjR5mHI1AOPD-xvmlc67oFhz6p6Wg0GXynfquV6seqsiuaobm2loJtiaFtR0Nw7fF1aoiLqBOKlnVQx2RKdd3bueE3iH6zzU6O6Mb32dogCC2LM_6IeXnNlwJuFtypxtnU0OUfWZv7Ca1yphzXAvOKuu/s16000/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">The fun thing about this album is that under the record is an inset with a book about the making of the movie, so that's where the images you'll be seeing come from.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkUlzCWnSk978uNes9l4nZ24pNmuVVUi_MT5oSt8wNw8xFf2nNioZQVeoLWfHC_hE4UX-OUMw9YsMNOJqG9QRe6YJCQWUUFI5HUX9835WvpnDjuJp-F9ESyB2MXzBfYuX5B2tOS0CnCM3X5D4midO1YRTWIeuxcEkNONB9miXdRhmgd1hioV-gzodTFCl/s450/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkUlzCWnSk978uNes9l4nZ24pNmuVVUi_MT5oSt8wNw8xFf2nNioZQVeoLWfHC_hE4UX-OUMw9YsMNOJqG9QRe6YJCQWUUFI5HUX9835WvpnDjuJp-F9ESyB2MXzBfYuX5B2tOS0CnCM3X5D4midO1YRTWIeuxcEkNONB9miXdRhmgd1hioV-gzodTFCl/s16000/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_2.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHZqMtcvohD3tFNh1_RfzNjjBjPsftpFoIwvC_GboIO7PEg86Lnj1VmbbRJJzahfXXZvaegCM2uQwBhBl3ExoTjpg6IOuPF6Sq2Jom3IUoyEPXdK2s7ARiluzER07HBfenDIiCJKFdc-5oDR9tF65YG03r26D3EA1KCWALWxYeow9C12n8vhxQknRQLxq/s850/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="850" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHZqMtcvohD3tFNh1_RfzNjjBjPsftpFoIwvC_GboIO7PEg86Lnj1VmbbRJJzahfXXZvaegCM2uQwBhBl3ExoTjpg6IOuPF6Sq2Jom3IUoyEPXdK2s7ARiluzER07HBfenDIiCJKFdc-5oDR9tF65YG03r26D3EA1KCWALWxYeow9C12n8vhxQknRQLxq/w640-h459/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">This was one of the first films MGM made using the three camera Cinerama process (the other being <i>How the West Was Won</i>, which they actually devoted a page to in this book).</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9HdQDZOCy17-jPY7sxF4T8CYK343G3djh9ip4TZPjWugpVvDGIH-LGdk4RHtluEDB-PItvAbWGudHBAz1I03-PWhul0AcCj59otk1WOWg9XiPVYMHiIQneJqRaxctXcwG4jpVAplA4b3_nAnAUKjiT1q4IdPEoPpd_A4TEuGxyA5Hd9UguzmtwhQ4opA/s628/TheWonderfulWorldofBrothersGrimm_6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9HdQDZOCy17-jPY7sxF4T8CYK343G3djh9ip4TZPjWugpVvDGIH-LGdk4RHtluEDB-PItvAbWGudHBAz1I03-PWhul0AcCj59otk1WOWg9XiPVYMHiIQneJqRaxctXcwG4jpVAplA4b3_nAnAUKjiT1q4IdPEoPpd_A4TEuGxyA5Hd9UguzmtwhQ4opA/s16000/TheWonderfulWorldofBrothersGrimm_6.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love all the little sketch images!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFikIELCcy-sMJvfgXGKVvKPHOIaldUDEv9CjVEAa_a690tN8khsS_Cel2OjKdYXAkh6h2kri3t59rRPknJtnREvp2CWeSq_bzYiHLIoQvVzzJny3_BFSOAaA65Kgq1FVuU5GTG2GIpJwqsyDzBq7BU_FiNdKrwuVoDmYgn4HjWeTU4t7d07a9IowrJl38/s700/TheCinerama2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFikIELCcy-sMJvfgXGKVvKPHOIaldUDEv9CjVEAa_a690tN8khsS_Cel2OjKdYXAkh6h2kri3t59rRPknJtnREvp2CWeSq_bzYiHLIoQvVzzJny3_BFSOAaA65Kgq1FVuU5GTG2GIpJwqsyDzBq7BU_FiNdKrwuVoDmYgn4HjWeTU4t7d07a9IowrJl38/s16000/TheCinerama2.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EHMHch-ttEHYiDbjLfzG9neCuLcrqiTdqFQuK1E23q3POt9RILrtGT9bzWUujsoXvW3KdMzxjgKnpZJxLh3KoH6EoIXlQ6VdCgBuc5aMf8plhyMkoDfQqG060hVSo8Tw3dtROmD9TEqN68Twx8m3gtmwbClo_G1OIMU07iE-ReOwnid4s5miJhJA-Hg8/s593/TheCinerama1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EHMHch-ttEHYiDbjLfzG9neCuLcrqiTdqFQuK1E23q3POt9RILrtGT9bzWUujsoXvW3KdMzxjgKnpZJxLh3KoH6EoIXlQ6VdCgBuc5aMf8plhyMkoDfQqG060hVSo8Tw3dtROmD9TEqN68Twx8m3gtmwbClo_G1OIMU07iE-ReOwnid4s5miJhJA-Hg8/w492-h640/TheCinerama1.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">The legendary George Pal directed the stop motion fairy tale segments, with other segments being directed by the notable Henry Levin, and it is made up of a truly delightful cast including stars such as Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Barbara Eden, Russ Tamblyn, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett, Jim Backus, and Ian Wolfe (the seemingly perpetually old man that appears in a ton of 60's shows usually as a grump and who's career spanned the 30's-90's). </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsgIv1CBIU_q2vLPrvo4aJWOmk7saC96Uh0Qy35RL6dWx7Nd-CCTZ3VdfdY2oRDAE000E3eK2Z4fQKTbzCTXdtj11cSH4bvY7pjP6b5977xzQy98ZRaZal7ZQbExblgZif7MpUpZ8q07lHOp4Xn1GkdMu4P9gKqvdF2gw1xg5T0TbWnLPxahysqyDXoxO/s600/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsgIv1CBIU_q2vLPrvo4aJWOmk7saC96Uh0Qy35RL6dWx7Nd-CCTZ3VdfdY2oRDAE000E3eK2Z4fQKTbzCTXdtj11cSH4bvY7pjP6b5977xzQy98ZRaZal7ZQbExblgZif7MpUpZ8q07lHOp4Xn1GkdMu4P9gKqvdF2gw1xg5T0TbWnLPxahysqyDXoxO/s16000/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_4.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7ClXTTDm6xQSUxYNQoKDraOdqolywMnjDkUfcbnvQ6qfPGwN5XTZt0ik_FaCSkGktDyGKSu71TR_vOpdxpGKBzK8OXszvhAlU5xr0r-tIbCKjocrgO34ptR2rO3rJGo5MaE0BNFmX7gBFmw7xxH96Nc11XZTqBIlGii51eUhAuP_WznRelDLe3_Ov8rb/s582/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7ClXTTDm6xQSUxYNQoKDraOdqolywMnjDkUfcbnvQ6qfPGwN5XTZt0ik_FaCSkGktDyGKSu71TR_vOpdxpGKBzK8OXszvhAlU5xr0r-tIbCKjocrgO34ptR2rO3rJGo5MaE0BNFmX7gBFmw7xxH96Nc11XZTqBIlGii51eUhAuP_WznRelDLe3_Ov8rb/s16000/TheWonderfulWorldoftheBrothersGrimm_5.JPG" /></a></div>The movie was filmed in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a Medieval Franconian City in Germany. According to the book, props used in the movie were enthusiastically provided by local museums including a cannon used by Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars, street signs, and books by the Grimms. At one point in the movie, the brothers travel on a steam propelled side-wheeler, which in real life was named the Oskar Huber. This was used for film service "just three days before it was scheduled to retire to a spot of honor in the famous ship museum at Mainz". The film crew also had special permission to "borrow" so to speak a cobblestone road <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">In terms of award nominations, t</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">he movie did fairly well, being nominated in 1963 for Academy Awards for Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design (It won this one!); and with Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor-Motion Picture Drama (Laurence Harvey) and Best Motion Picture Musical. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">For added fun you can watch the trailer on IMDb <a href="https://www.imdb.com/video/vi453034265/?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>! <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">♥</span>🏰<span style="color: #4c1130;">♥</span> <br /></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-72131000832496013952023-07-31T12:04:00.001-07:002023-07-31T12:04:48.868-07:00On "Top Secret": A Book Review<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Determined to actually get my book review up this month...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O-3RX-Wq_Y3dba8LgxXM3GyKTB9_EvUmWUG0YU1Z5cC6ZX4AlH-QpRsVllWBK66zb6jRuSAaGc2_Fj1kQK85w-BuqP54z1tpLgsBUWtI_2N2jnOMjJGBzx6D79BmIRIoS4HhHflJnaKOsGWnSFudYBv-H9AP1Pw0aaFiuMnNRDy-VCzHyX5hTRShvIEm/s335/TopSecret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O-3RX-Wq_Y3dba8LgxXM3GyKTB9_EvUmWUG0YU1Z5cC6ZX4AlH-QpRsVllWBK66zb6jRuSAaGc2_Fj1kQK85w-BuqP54z1tpLgsBUWtI_2N2jnOMjJGBzx6D79BmIRIoS4HhHflJnaKOsGWnSFudYBv-H9AP1Pw0aaFiuMnNRDy-VCzHyX5hTRShvIEm/s320/TopSecret.JPG" width="215" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>Title:</u> <i>Top Secret</i><br /><u>Author:</u> John Reynolds Gardiner<br /><u>Genre:</u> Children's Fiction<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>About the book...<br /></u></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Nine year old Allen Brewster has a science project to do and he is determined to be the winner of the silver trophy in school science fair with the topic of human photosynthesis. Presenting his idea to his teacher, though, she finds it ridiculous and assigns him the topic of lipstick instead. Determined to avoid that subject altogether, with some encouragement from his grandpop, scientific research, a decent amount of liver, and a lot of determination to prove to everyone who says he can't do it wrong, Allen sets out to turn himself into a plant with some very interesting results. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>What I think...<br /></u></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">T</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">his is a favorite from when I was in elementary school and is still just as good every time I revisit it as an adult. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">It has just the right amount of science aspects to be realistic, while at the same time being very whimsical. This is the sort of children's book that sucks you in from the first few pages with Allen letting you know he's not actually supposed to be telling this story (it is "top secret"), but he's going to do it anyway, which sets you up for what to expect from his character. His persistent determination to prove to everyone who continues to tell him human photosynthesis is impossible despite his turning green, getting aphids, and starting to grow roots, is both heartwarming and hilarious. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I think one of the things I really appreciate about this book is that Gardiner's portrayal of Allen comes across as being very realistic. Allen very much responds to things like a child would rather than thinking about or approaching things from an adult perspective. He has a reasonable response to liver, thinks and responds to thinks with a child's rational, and is actively learning and acknowledges it, which makes him all the more endearing. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Marc Simmont was the perfect illustrator for this. Though there are relatively few illustrations each one captures the characters and the story perfectly and really adds to the overall charm of this book!<br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSEOBsldx_zPdypzGy0c9ahWvNdZmrhxtA0e4XHYB_1Aa2ZYkyJQ9TrbnA_PVQLUnMfpFYjLkvPn5BY9gt8zf1Su4wP1VBQUPbxT1katipOKBmq2j_MXxZJvMqv0r5Gk46sj44awM6VKVcfvyZS16kEIe9eE1gbsv-7hEQOUzZ1YwgYG0TzDZ-TddmXEk/s248/TopSecret2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="248" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSEOBsldx_zPdypzGy0c9ahWvNdZmrhxtA0e4XHYB_1Aa2ZYkyJQ9TrbnA_PVQLUnMfpFYjLkvPn5BY9gt8zf1Su4wP1VBQUPbxT1katipOKBmq2j_MXxZJvMqv0r5Gk46sj44awM6VKVcfvyZS16kEIe9eE1gbsv-7hEQOUzZ1YwgYG0TzDZ-TddmXEk/s1600/TopSecret2.JPG" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got to add the liver!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> <u>To sum it all up</u></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>...<br /></u></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">A quirky children's book about a boy determined people can photosynthesize that's sure to bring a smile to your afternoon!<span style="color: #4c1130;">♥<br /></span></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-10569491804660867732023-06-17T18:57:00.000-07:002023-06-17T18:57:03.637-07:00On a 60s Craft Kit and Other Fun Finds<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I haven't been inclined to write very much lately or if I am inclined to write haven't been inclined to finishing anything, </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">which means that drafts for various posts on a variety of subjects have have been piling up over the past few months. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Having been to the thrift store about a week ago for some cheering up sort of shopping, this is the post everyone is getting today.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">As usual I ended up coming home with an odd assortment, the weirdest being this craft kit from the 60's that was my least expensive purchase of the day at 2.99. As you can see, it still has all the pieces, the elephant isn't even open, the instruction sheet, and horrible little foam noodles that were to be used for the filling and are in a state of disintegrating. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KhobZ1NHpuBghBhvMPIY7gWSamMCsbiagIS7_-bMwE6lEpBYJ0LRbIH9EHLORaRbLMjq3nGqpIlRVZTCbiiv-1sA5daJokHGVcANDOav5tSFFVPzar9zN8oYfg8OJ-pFSu_S7xqCjUojwRD_-C8J0efwVg8MjZgfLOvrEip4bAUpH5uzmCNVN0l1vg/s500/Jellibees1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KhobZ1NHpuBghBhvMPIY7gWSamMCsbiagIS7_-bMwE6lEpBYJ0LRbIH9EHLORaRbLMjq3nGqpIlRVZTCbiiv-1sA5daJokHGVcANDOav5tSFFVPzar9zN8oYfg8OJ-pFSu_S7xqCjUojwRD_-C8J0efwVg8MjZgfLOvrEip4bAUpH5uzmCNVN0l1vg/s16000/Jellibees1.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIDWJtLMxgwpVnpyM8IEtNHjkkoEEELVWd_2d6GAZ2ox8Gr5Cz13v3aPgWZo4MpCn-R4h-oQ6FfWki6lwRd-Pzwje782PBP3gJYA6WZuKv2Nq-D-pS6VGTzkh6QTQmf_jKy5Hg37S57aXMNZ3vQcSsVgA_-gdqdAPuEEr00WlmU7XUQlmF6Z_v4v1lw/s500/Jellibees2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIDWJtLMxgwpVnpyM8IEtNHjkkoEEELVWd_2d6GAZ2ox8Gr5Cz13v3aPgWZo4MpCn-R4h-oQ6FfWki6lwRd-Pzwje782PBP3gJYA6WZuKv2Nq-D-pS6VGTzkh6QTQmf_jKy5Hg37S57aXMNZ3vQcSsVgA_-gdqdAPuEEr00WlmU7XUQlmF6Z_v4v1lw/s16000/Jellibees2.JPG" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I have a thing for Alfred Hitchcock books and magazines (enough that they probably deserve their own post someday) and very rarely when I come across them can I resist buying at least one. In this case, I bought two. This larger sized glossy covered book published in the 60's has a nice selection of writers including Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, and, a favorite of mine, Cornell Woolrich. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV08pg8GC5sqpBDqiqg8_rJaVhQb-yweLownYGhbBFXVUfmQcWqsLJIEPeG-1dWKtnTU-fB73lOzZ3Skysl6TwYW2Zp7Le0f9-d3ZiGzH2zVPODDpREMpJSdCHfQhj0tB3b4uoYJo354zRc0RAJ2O9s6LG9hh0RNNdWUXOTORbX0k1e6lBwW1V42_EiA/s450/Thifting2023_AlfredHitchcocksDaringDetectives.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="361" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV08pg8GC5sqpBDqiqg8_rJaVhQb-yweLownYGhbBFXVUfmQcWqsLJIEPeG-1dWKtnTU-fB73lOzZ3Skysl6TwYW2Zp7Le0f9-d3ZiGzH2zVPODDpREMpJSdCHfQhj0tB3b4uoYJo354zRc0RAJ2O9s6LG9hh0RNNdWUXOTORbX0k1e6lBwW1V42_EiA/w257-h320/Thifting2023_AlfredHitchcocksDaringDetectives.JPG" width="257" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">There were quite a few of the mass market paperbacks, but I settled for this one because it was the older one in the bunch and I like the way Dell paperbacks from the 60's smell. Upon flipping through it at home I have discovered that it fittingly has a spiderweb sandwiched near the middle. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMf5OVjz45ygMoM7Omlgw42ZVSBdnWmFGgTCfrOmErK6FaeZ9sxQZzpe6tH1Nq-5dBndVWsAV6gwOvpa4Z7vdFd9laDBesEkoaF8SnwfNKl68WoPi2mIPMQfeC-VD1U1PjXCU3qBO8HMjUB2rQ5yhMa5Qe0aiuCwsKfnb6JyRAgPLS9WTykWWZzfURw/s400/Thifting2023_AlfredHitchcockPresentsBook.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMf5OVjz45ygMoM7Omlgw42ZVSBdnWmFGgTCfrOmErK6FaeZ9sxQZzpe6tH1Nq-5dBndVWsAV6gwOvpa4Z7vdFd9laDBesEkoaF8SnwfNKl68WoPi2mIPMQfeC-VD1U1PjXCU3qBO8HMjUB2rQ5yhMa5Qe0aiuCwsKfnb6JyRAgPLS9WTykWWZzfURw/s16000/Thifting2023_AlfredHitchcockPresentsBook.JPG" /></a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I don't know how old these chicken plates are, although I'm inclined to say 50's or 60's as they got my attention because they remind me of my grandma's egg plate. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBqxUExZsUWJk41JRUoFUqE9vyJADTFBlX7hKT04gR5LR3JoDO_auJgGT26JcCXw8NWY0nfdF8sg8RFnVWq6_GW3Lowm6izU9_NcbBgDcglu52Kk9YXtCou7MheCsR5gbr-zmbfvhg7wsO1goPVaF7sZUe-ktX3vktodEaJ2U4umIzhuA8z_-SPrIJg/s600/RoosterandChickenPlates.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBqxUExZsUWJk41JRUoFUqE9vyJADTFBlX7hKT04gR5LR3JoDO_auJgGT26JcCXw8NWY0nfdF8sg8RFnVWq6_GW3Lowm6izU9_NcbBgDcglu52Kk9YXtCou7MheCsR5gbr-zmbfvhg7wsO1goPVaF7sZUe-ktX3vktodEaJ2U4umIzhuA8z_-SPrIJg/s16000/RoosterandChickenPlates.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">I spotted some wooden owls a little over two inches in a grab bag (Heaven forbid I make it through a visit to a thrift store or the swap meet without coming home without an owl of some sort!). The one on the right has some vision problems, but is very lovable, in my opinion. <br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ9i7MG8ToxTwAjCaB_BlaWGB2pCxlKRoTSc3RoQFpZ5E0oIATB4dwrpXZLJ11GVY6MGKHnA-K_a-2pw18Sd0FvAYRdZiHpa4Vr24YF5UOnEZAbm866mrN3B8681WFY_Rv-kUwKEAAusSz-RpVM-sjYfautv1PbDPJvMDJoxjW8cY0QJyEnSInTzSIA/s429/Thifting2023_woodowls.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="429" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ9i7MG8ToxTwAjCaB_BlaWGB2pCxlKRoTSc3RoQFpZ5E0oIATB4dwrpXZLJ11GVY6MGKHnA-K_a-2pw18Sd0FvAYRdZiHpa4Vr24YF5UOnEZAbm866mrN3B8681WFY_Rv-kUwKEAAusSz-RpVM-sjYfautv1PbDPJvMDJoxjW8cY0QJyEnSInTzSIA/s320/Thifting2023_woodowls.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">The grab bag also had a pretty wooden egg timer and, due to the bag being so small, an unidentifiable wire thing that I reasoned I would just get rid of since I was really getting the bag for the little owls. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4h3uKhfSNgYdHgPPh-02qKVfMhqqvV2dGl9NiLCrQvfPta76JXxDOnNXrOaEgvby4XCuy7JNd24caTX1axMA_js3fbzwQYlx6prztSYGy2GFMtDAclScZ63RZzyHs2---wf8uN3f50QGrG-8n8XHr_Sc0cMOtNsQs5iKKjQlIf2I2Y6kJDseHxGtnA/s400/Thrifting2023_EggTimer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="277" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4h3uKhfSNgYdHgPPh-02qKVfMhqqvV2dGl9NiLCrQvfPta76JXxDOnNXrOaEgvby4XCuy7JNd24caTX1axMA_js3fbzwQYlx6prztSYGy2GFMtDAclScZ63RZzyHs2---wf8uN3f50QGrG-8n8XHr_Sc0cMOtNsQs5iKKjQlIf2I2Y6kJDseHxGtnA/s320/Thrifting2023_EggTimer.JPG" width="222" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Turns
out it was what I'm now thinking of as a kitchen themed dangle-ly with a
bunch of miniature utensils and household implements--I love it and am
absolutely keeping it!</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nOteVqo-Aq_OcByVnG1KqFc5tPctrtEHZUCLP8wixtTtoopRdjXfV2_OjcOGQDdLvwWZNsJetbdqDLYx1LQBxPxSHLcUwV3T0MS9WBHjgi2PchWz6UFW0qeY1jv5FKMUEcDI0OTuENT6X_WQM6oOCvcdJnWarlJHyJJ1mcx8k6GEC4TGTsioftp4nw/s500/MiniKitchenDecor.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nOteVqo-Aq_OcByVnG1KqFc5tPctrtEHZUCLP8wixtTtoopRdjXfV2_OjcOGQDdLvwWZNsJetbdqDLYx1LQBxPxSHLcUwV3T0MS9WBHjgi2PchWz6UFW0qeY1jv5FKMUEcDI0OTuENT6X_WQM6oOCvcdJnWarlJHyJJ1mcx8k6GEC4TGTsioftp4nw/s16000/MiniKitchenDecor.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Upon getting ready to buy my items, I spotted another very shiny and appealing looking small owl, so it came home with me too. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2iit-HMHtoSlgwFW9HBUvql1vaj0GqE182HSgUGhPF4hENy8XJdfIPy3zLN8ssZcICKazhgdfQvzbTGZW1jLIxCPfHyysb5XDQEzc3oGcWuSYfwrUL4iwhN9hO7T5Q1Ulen6eel7Lt_8pTn6beC6aaNg9XzKrd1Try0J40sNB1PGk0AwY8XeJ6xekw/s382/Thifting2023_owl%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2iit-HMHtoSlgwFW9HBUvql1vaj0GqE182HSgUGhPF4hENy8XJdfIPy3zLN8ssZcICKazhgdfQvzbTGZW1jLIxCPfHyysb5XDQEzc3oGcWuSYfwrUL4iwhN9hO7T5Q1Ulen6eel7Lt_8pTn6beC6aaNg9XzKrd1Try0J40sNB1PGk0AwY8XeJ6xekw/s320/Thifting2023_owl%20(2).JPG" width="278" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">My random item for this trip was a miniature tea set. I've always wanted a fairy tea set and now I have one!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ncE1ndFCvhDLFijPPema0Ml3h_-1U6rB0nTZE0OjXNXh_2jKrdLsZZMQStl7liCXZDPcSIQW0PAjRY27-p5IXxWdZHSUBeHCsBCfIA7EznGQ376AGm-JFUtlve_E6dxrbPspCZAE7prMtBE8DT_Pm0QXGkx_yleyP_sQUXVNPdGvd1lnAk2NpTPWmQ/s458/fairy_tea_set.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ncE1ndFCvhDLFijPPema0Ml3h_-1U6rB0nTZE0OjXNXh_2jKrdLsZZMQStl7liCXZDPcSIQW0PAjRY27-p5IXxWdZHSUBeHCsBCfIA7EznGQ376AGm-JFUtlve_E6dxrbPspCZAE7prMtBE8DT_Pm0QXGkx_yleyP_sQUXVNPdGvd1lnAk2NpTPWmQ/s16000/fairy_tea_set.JPG" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Other items not pictured were a few dresses, several dvds including <i>Lost Horizon</i> (1937 version)<i> </i>and <i>The Shari Show</i> (Lamb Chop makes everything better!), and a <i>Big Band Romance</i> cd.</span> </p><p></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-8537827134499060732023-04-10T15:01:00.003-07:002023-04-10T15:01:32.698-07:00On A Little Bit of Spring <p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A few weeks ago, I made a spring themed garland. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTkLRu_7HJQs9HMSqArRfFeSM23qMFWGJCQKL8SK3e2miirN6cL0CA0bE3DSmiJLjeSExbNsKCT_kRxRIP4mH8UNC8OrapSguVp2I2adAiU91OWD_PXZVPCV9B7PdqQUCykp1AyGzKfytaqny7ztlSSsm0lqXVIsVGi35jCauz9AxWi24rFIEal-rQw/s800/SpringGarland1e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTkLRu_7HJQs9HMSqArRfFeSM23qMFWGJCQKL8SK3e2miirN6cL0CA0bE3DSmiJLjeSExbNsKCT_kRxRIP4mH8UNC8OrapSguVp2I2adAiU91OWD_PXZVPCV9B7PdqQUCykp1AyGzKfytaqny7ztlSSsm0lqXVIsVGi35jCauz9AxWi24rFIEal-rQw/w683-h250/SpringGarland1e.jpg" width="683" /></a></span></span></div></div><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />This originated with the desire to make some flowers with my Knit-Wit, but needing to have something to do with them other than just leave them randomly sitting on the arms of the couch, which is where the extras seem to end up. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While I was originally intending to slip cord through the center beads to hang them individually, I realized between the yarn holding the bead in place and the pipe cleaner leaves it would be too tight, as well as resulting in them hanging straight down. After a bit of trial and error with trying to wrap the pipe cleaner around the jute cord (a frustrating endeavor), I ended up just tying them to the cord with little pieces of yarn and then slipping a few petals over the pins I used to hand the cord to keep them straight.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTunfgLYEFCp9PJfwMt24CGcf0vY7xLwMPge9eGFeZ0UEoqb2vnuxnxByLhtUKmvKnvJFECo6yoxY38vMTEMb9Sv0hr4kfM6zBtuyeJ_DLGP7w9izwd0SunQcNx4lY6scfySP32jtLkxgyUdFtG3hsPIb43jmEfBOjKGqb3IILkOWG5e3trbXWLk9qw/s533/SpringGarland2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTunfgLYEFCp9PJfwMt24CGcf0vY7xLwMPge9eGFeZ0UEoqb2vnuxnxByLhtUKmvKnvJFECo6yoxY38vMTEMb9Sv0hr4kfM6zBtuyeJ_DLGP7w9izwd0SunQcNx4lY6scfySP32jtLkxgyUdFtG3hsPIb43jmEfBOjKGqb3IILkOWG5e3trbXWLk9qw/s16000/SpringGarland2.JPG" /> </a> <br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xdht4poGIS6xeIC26TZFeXGR1r7TrwJ2uLZSUxRrdZko1hvB2YuvLxlzx1SBl9rSNgFph2pTR9hx7gjGCEJBRxrQg2oeGipjwj708ltauoi8KE-OIbBlbjeAR8ieyBuOVyhm9JiSXFQy8Dno1XFIeQca8WUdUu0f7DnyBHGa6fg11fxEcIOeIIb2rA/s400/SpringGarland3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xdht4poGIS6xeIC26TZFeXGR1r7TrwJ2uLZSUxRrdZko1hvB2YuvLxlzx1SBl9rSNgFph2pTR9hx7gjGCEJBRxrQg2oeGipjwj708ltauoi8KE-OIbBlbjeAR8ieyBuOVyhm9JiSXFQy8Dno1XFIeQca8WUdUu0f7DnyBHGa6fg11fxEcIOeIIb2rA/s16000/SpringGarland3.JPG" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">To add to the garland, I bought some flat wood chicks and bunnies at the dollar store (actually writing this post, I'm realizing everything I used in making this with the exception of the pipe cleaners is from there). I painted the chicks bright yellow and used hot glue to attach baker's twine to them and the rabbit in the center so they could dangle. With the two outer edge chicks I made little hooks out of floral wire so they could hang from the jute cord since the placement looked better than hanging them from the push pins. To finish it off, I added a few large beads on the end of the cord giving me a very cheerful spring garland to grace the fireplace. <span style="color: #4c1130;">♥ </span></span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-12424330254165935602023-03-31T14:41:00.003-07:002023-03-31T14:41:32.969-07:00On "Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villians"<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UN2grbaaE29xaJLI6jlAsUFT-1mbT2XCe7nSsaD4zp0HqIrHLOgGcVtnRUcvrPEtig-NqmqKtPqSM864n6dzWtrwNnUATzjbDAG5hRtojgUYL1FuvyumBMR48-898Z8BzBEM1mWhn0jP4lqfSmuRhNNYQh7gG05K3Zgx0V7j4P-080w_lvy8O7D1SQ/s300/Pests.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="201" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UN2grbaaE29xaJLI6jlAsUFT-1mbT2XCe7nSsaD4zp0HqIrHLOgGcVtnRUcvrPEtig-NqmqKtPqSM864n6dzWtrwNnUATzjbDAG5hRtojgUYL1FuvyumBMR48-898Z8BzBEM1mWhn0jP4lqfSmuRhNNYQh7gG05K3Zgx0V7j4P-080w_lvy8O7D1SQ/s1600/Pests.JPG" width="201" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>Title:</u> <i>Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains</i><br /><u>Author:</u> Bethany Brookshire<br /><u>Genre:</u> Non-Fiction<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>About the book...<br /></u>Elephants, deer, cats, pigeons. Are they animals we love and cherish or are they pests? In <i>Pests</i>, Bethany Brookshire approaches the subject of animals, what a "pest" is and why we choose to view them as pests (or not), considering the history, culture, and science involved in why we feel the way we do. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>What I think... <br /></u>As the author herself points out, the ideas in this book aren't exactly new, but it offers a fascinating and thoughtful look at what causes a culture or a regional area to feel the way they do about various animals and the way that perception is formed and shifts over time often in a contradictory manner. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">I felt this book approached the subject in a well rounded manner; looking</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> at the perspectives of indigenous people, ideas of co-existing in ways that create a balance, and at the perceived "pests" from multiple perspectives. Throughout the book interviews from people who both view the animals as pests and those who don't are included, which I really liked as it provided a more nuanced look at things. Brookshire also did quite a bit of in-person research, such as going snake hunting and on a rat search, and shares her own often humorous experiences with wildlife. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Most of the chapters focused on a specific animal, however Brookshire brings examples of other animals to offer comparisons showing how similar methodology was applied in either trying to handle the particular animal situation and the results on both the environment and the humans involved, which I found interesting. I also learned quite a bit about the various animals she addresses (ex: elephants don't like bee noise and wolves aren't fond of flags). In particular, I really enjoyed the chapter on elephants. As someone living completely devoid of elephant problems</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"> (in this case, crop destruction and property damage, among other things)</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">, I thought it provided an excellent example of how a greater whole often thinks they know how a problem should be addressed, without really understanding the problem because they aren't directly involved.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><u>To sum it all up...<br /></u>An interesting look at human attempts to eradicate, control, and co-exist with various animals referred to as pests and a good read for anyone interested in nature. <br /></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-11434566090103758592023-03-02T20:04:00.004-08:002023-03-02T20:04:38.367-08:00On a Cat in a Hat: A Photo Post<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">Well, this year has started off slow in regard to getting anything posted. Hoping to remedy this is coming weeks.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;">For now, though, to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, may I present you with a cat in a hat? </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEfLA-QWO4IJKctTIc0IC9qeVgBhRhIyUsfkmDk_T8kdGSd5bRStDN5jJ4dOOh1R7jMw6bL5s7EXCx7mm6h5MzBWi_041Q3TAU27cIqzKYUA6iMLpgKjCsy3gEN2v-EGyiihjrSzjo2LiX5yUJONCZm-dt7mJpsPQxCwA8ALcDF01c7DvvFbvmw5e1g/s375/CatintheHat23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEfLA-QWO4IJKctTIc0IC9qeVgBhRhIyUsfkmDk_T8kdGSd5bRStDN5jJ4dOOh1R7jMw6bL5s7EXCx7mm6h5MzBWi_041Q3TAU27cIqzKYUA6iMLpgKjCsy3gEN2v-EGyiihjrSzjo2LiX5yUJONCZm-dt7mJpsPQxCwA8ALcDF01c7DvvFbvmw5e1g/s16000/CatintheHat23.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">♥ ♥ ♥</span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-44115672585007050692022-12-30T09:21:00.013-08:002022-12-30T09:21:00.168-08:00On "Some of Me": A Book Review<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0gg44_lmcWrzdelfS1MZcieCnfAHX2YbiWSEn9UcE1XemM_3DSkYLrnF2-ImWYqhArtbnapt0ny0KP8Spi4efMd-k5QnaUO5fVhF6L_U9jFvVFkkUhN1hL3T9VHIAHy4HrVL5Z1pv2iAIQ3VAwxy1lE1LaV3o19uAVqBsYEiLLcs-j2_2gfsGxkuEw/s349/Some%20of%20me.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0gg44_lmcWrzdelfS1MZcieCnfAHX2YbiWSEn9UcE1XemM_3DSkYLrnF2-ImWYqhArtbnapt0ny0KP8Spi4efMd-k5QnaUO5fVhF6L_U9jFvVFkkUhN1hL3T9VHIAHy4HrVL5Z1pv2iAIQ3VAwxy1lE1LaV3o19uAVqBsYEiLLcs-j2_2gfsGxkuEw/s320/Some%20of%20me.jpg" width="273" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Title:</u> <i>Some of Me</i><br /><u>Author:</u> Isabella Rossellini<br /><u>Genre:</u> Autobiography</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>About the Book...</u> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Isabella Rossellini's reflections on her family, modeling, acting, and living life.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>What I think...</u> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I picked this up with the intention of just wanting to read the portions about Ingrid Bergman, as I've only seen one movie with Isabella Rossellini for a film class, but found myself so thoroughly enjoying the beginning of the book that I just kept reading and managed to finish in a couple of sittings. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like how real and relaxed Rossellini comes across in her writing. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This isn't what I'd call a serious biography and, w</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hile it's broken into categories, I wouldn't describe it as being a linear autobiography either, primarily due to all the musing she does. It's more a series of reflections in vignette form. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She's very funny and witty, bluntly stating that she will lie about certain things she tells us (and then promptly admits to having lied after she does so) and teasing the reader with various stories about family and the unique things she grew up with. It interestingly contained conversations that she imagined having with dead relatives (her mother and father, more often than not) on various topics, which allows her to provide a nuanced and amusing perspective on certain topics. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Less interesting to me, but still interesting none-the-less, were the stories about her work in modeling and acting. Some of it was a little candid for my taste, but I appreciated that she tried to be real about some of the more serious matters in her life. <br /></span></span></p><p></p><p><u><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To sum it all up...</span></span></u><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A pleasant and interesting read that had me promptly adding her other book about raising chickens to my to-read-in-the-future list!<span style="color: #4c1130;"> ♥</span></span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-62550032555298878822022-12-29T15:34:00.001-08:002022-12-29T15:34:20.950-08:00On Christmas Trees, Cats, Candy Canes, and Knit-Wit Decorations (Part 2)<div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">And now to wrap up this year's Christmas crafting...<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">At this point of the month, my crafting veered away from Knit-Wit-ing things and I went for my 1960s <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2021/12/on-making-angels-1960s-style.html" target="_blank">Fun With Craft Sticks</a> book that I made angels from last year because I knew there was a tree craft in there. It was a large three layered tree craft. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWxI3LtNb0AyA_AtYXStGwQ-JaxOBLp-t6h_tZ8zwpuAIen2_TaI1LJgvj0lWgeQ04AiW3dngW3Fq-NkZ86LA44r96O5pukE-0798b6fVyq7r53fytSG4bE7-gID0_Hlu4OpVt-67Sm507SX9hpg2IQIAXxdoRCJiHXBkgTINJWXfbtvy6HrrykW7Nw/s436/TreeInstructions.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWxI3LtNb0AyA_AtYXStGwQ-JaxOBLp-t6h_tZ8zwpuAIen2_TaI1LJgvj0lWgeQ04AiW3dngW3Fq-NkZ86LA44r96O5pukE-0798b6fVyq7r53fytSG4bE7-gID0_Hlu4OpVt-67Sm507SX9hpg2IQIAXxdoRCJiHXBkgTINJWXfbtvy6HrrykW7Nw/s16000/TreeInstructions.jpeg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I went small again and reduced it to six popsicle sticks, four beads (rather than 114!!!), and a few short pieces of floral wire, with the addition of green metallic paint, red seed beads and a star eyelet. They ended up a bit lopsided because I wasn't putting much effort into cutting the popsicle stick for the trunk evenly. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a0y0pPHZvo-5PuHZR1_VmZ8yuaxu1gVFntaHGMdZMypubNq5FxUvjCDK42wQIAvICpU3qkGieE0QVf4hPRGJLTTQGXQlBif0ROuIZH-wtlGruZmeb2PmW_8XAZcTcdsFpdeielqoTbUkr-KdbJdtue1Tlq9SJkGqXOLjDhEZOcXTiUvikhKUl9KVhQ/s600/PopsicleStickTrees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a0y0pPHZvo-5PuHZR1_VmZ8yuaxu1gVFntaHGMdZMypubNq5FxUvjCDK42wQIAvICpU3qkGieE0QVf4hPRGJLTTQGXQlBif0ROuIZH-wtlGruZmeb2PmW_8XAZcTcdsFpdeielqoTbUkr-KdbJdtue1Tlq9SJkGqXOLjDhEZOcXTiUvikhKUl9KVhQ/s16000/PopsicleStickTrees.jpg" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">After that I decided to go back to my aforementioned felt craft: holly leaves. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had purchased a pack of small metal treat bucket from the dollar store not too long ago with the intention of </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">making little Christmas floral decorations. I only ended up making one, so chances are you will be seeing more buckets in the future. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Each leave has a pipe cleaner sewn to it and then I wrapped fake berries around them (here is where I learned when wire is involved safety scissors are not always safe). Then to get them to "stay", a word to be used loosely because they like rearranging themselves, in place I filled the base of the bucket with fiber-fill and tucked them in. Some sort of styrofoam base inside would have probably been better, I just really don't really like using it. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fF-UIHsQXxFro3uo2bVeuPXb1gARf3qUPdpmYanIFh6E8dKp7OwJ91wLlgXNvK2CK37qHxx9_RW9bJ4DIBvI53YLX7pJffJ7aYWV6VnupLoza2v0UrBZLXCvvkp2VJoZUEQeFaCGdj7CnFSSTdejbUyBSYH0loBvRfCtzRDG_nX-t41CI104Z50FAg/s400/HollyLeaves2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fF-UIHsQXxFro3uo2bVeuPXb1gARf3qUPdpmYanIFh6E8dKp7OwJ91wLlgXNvK2CK37qHxx9_RW9bJ4DIBvI53YLX7pJffJ7aYWV6VnupLoza2v0UrBZLXCvvkp2VJoZUEQeFaCGdj7CnFSSTdejbUyBSYH0loBvRfCtzRDG_nX-t41CI104Z50FAg/s16000/HollyLeaves2022.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">After making the snowman, it was suggested that I could make a tree, similar to a macrame tree my grandma made in the 1960's or 70's. For this one, I added beads to the center. <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40q-brIiamB2mJgLgtZp5qoFrA0EsS82_K0XEUInwbB7Cq2qvBqYQ1uyVRCY4c5aDVs8MMypui241QvoeZq_GC-M3PCr96sgxb1SR4INlfX1IdZbVyrqJaob9XnSkFm3kM-yK0mSlsmCL0EoB4o2htBdv-lCbkIxg16tU8vqra0xvNAZijD8PRaoDVQ/s479/KnitWitTree2_2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40q-brIiamB2mJgLgtZp5qoFrA0EsS82_K0XEUInwbB7Cq2qvBqYQ1uyVRCY4c5aDVs8MMypui241QvoeZq_GC-M3PCr96sgxb1SR4INlfX1IdZbVyrqJaob9XnSkFm3kM-yK0mSlsmCL0EoB4o2htBdv-lCbkIxg16tU8vqra0xvNAZijD8PRaoDVQ/s16000/KnitWitTree2_2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was a bit of a nightmare getting the three rows connected into a tree shape. I didn't do it while it was on the Knit-Wit since the connecting rosettes were going to be on the diagonal and after knotting it on the wrong petal loop, I accidentally cut one of the edging stitches in attempt to get the two disconnected, but I managed to get it to work out and ended up with a very cute little tree! The star was created by making a rosette with fewer petals and for some sparkle, gold thread. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy6F5dJAdwaZkU79crb-q4mcyC2hb77ShTXIsTci9ZEM9H7uiX95CB4YFjlTp8TTX3mZhC6xc5TIynlmFY3klkrBIgLbi0jQwRUzIPQS_Iyx119_PDyRjdx5YrelBP2AgrPqxIxgabc5_yqcP1jcGo4oHywBi7r_Fyusa__Yuw8exfGtSJcv9UDxuNg/s495/IMG_1666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="495" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy6F5dJAdwaZkU79crb-q4mcyC2hb77ShTXIsTci9ZEM9H7uiX95CB4YFjlTp8TTX3mZhC6xc5TIynlmFY3klkrBIgLbi0jQwRUzIPQS_Iyx119_PDyRjdx5YrelBP2AgrPqxIxgabc5_yqcP1jcGo4oHywBi7r_Fyusa__Yuw8exfGtSJcv9UDxuNg/s320/IMG_1666.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEqZ5CM41OMV6oyPz4vL9qS4c7RuQSuAjxhy6t_pbqzm9vXPievnBTXoXnzKVxT5s6Pb-Fl7NQR5Ldo7L-lqKLvj3b_8OMk8yriZwCkQCfvPIKxLVSKFxfNhhUPKY5xQn-Lu8f_aq8Gx81Q4enKyd-iNAb54A9RvDkLvUayQY4oYB8eUF--8dzAc2IA/s466/KnitWitTree2%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEqZ5CM41OMV6oyPz4vL9qS4c7RuQSuAjxhy6t_pbqzm9vXPievnBTXoXnzKVxT5s6Pb-Fl7NQR5Ldo7L-lqKLvj3b_8OMk8yriZwCkQCfvPIKxLVSKFxfNhhUPKY5xQn-Lu8f_aq8Gx81Q4enKyd-iNAb54A9RvDkLvUayQY4oYB8eUF--8dzAc2IA/s320/KnitWitTree2%202022.jpg" width="246" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My final Christmas craft, completed Christmas Eve, ended up being a bit silly and Carrollian. I sewed Candy Cane bugs! They live on hot cocoa and eggnog, in case you were wondering. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBou5KDli72yFknS_okI5KdUsc3hIS68NiJ_WrFBKGCJhdJQGCDdoMyx_DH9b9A2MQIk7HYbBKn960YvGwnV0rpClLXXWS4DosKoAv2xNqIQ2aH_AEs0hrCy5SMNIa8te-fqvGAwVvkEhSe6PlMlKlA9KYpqSpAf1KIuwQYorYGDLF4tOhP0NJwaMVDA/s658/CandyCaneCreatures2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBou5KDli72yFknS_okI5KdUsc3hIS68NiJ_WrFBKGCJhdJQGCDdoMyx_DH9b9A2MQIk7HYbBKn960YvGwnV0rpClLXXWS4DosKoAv2xNqIQ2aH_AEs0hrCy5SMNIa8te-fqvGAwVvkEhSe6PlMlKlA9KYpqSpAf1KIuwQYorYGDLF4tOhP0NJwaMVDA/s16000/CandyCaneCreatures2022.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>And with that, the below image concludes this year's Christmas crafts!<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-QYsqu0BbQx-fOH586q75NhcDqAjeaHxaHr_c-xFqo1fRydHxyrmym-m1Ha1dUNXhtR6mxaIierLsubWrqUrvC5dpEdZzcu6llLdfM0ufd8Z_qVEInRv4KsHQ7U4BxcQzVjBIxXdsfzW7EWQb6O37dACfjqzMk1AfaYOtA6jkp7y_nJcKKNf1D3dYw/s496/IMG_1651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-QYsqu0BbQx-fOH586q75NhcDqAjeaHxaHr_c-xFqo1fRydHxyrmym-m1Ha1dUNXhtR6mxaIierLsubWrqUrvC5dpEdZzcu6llLdfM0ufd8Z_qVEInRv4KsHQ7U4BxcQzVjBIxXdsfzW7EWQb6O37dACfjqzMk1AfaYOtA6jkp7y_nJcKKNf1D3dYw/s16000/IMG_1651.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> ♥ ♥ ♥</span></span><br /></div><div><p></p></div>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-1969016513410483032022-12-27T14:26:00.000-08:002022-12-27T14:26:05.342-08:00On Christmas Trees, Cats, Candy Canes, and Knit-Wit Decorations (Part 1)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I was intending to spread out my Christmas crafting in multiple posts throughout the month, since I started promptly after Thanksgiving, but clearly time got away from me and so this year I'll be splitting my crafting into two post of what pretty much amounts to another year of mostly 1960s crafts. <br /></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first craft of the season was a Holly Berry cat! This pattern is part of the 1960's Woman's Day cat pattern set that I used to make <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-celebrating-hatter-day-in-this-style.html" target="_blank">my Cheshire Cat</a> and I have to say they really did not go out of their way to make it easy to do the legs on these patterns (which is probably why there is an option with a body that looks more like a bowling pin without distinct legs). Turned out awfully cute, though!<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YYjJ34ciB2-ObyAM7CpHmISG0XGW6tIw9cdbZmAFJ6K1WFgQmmcK7Ch3oPsqEbi21Bs3fkh75-27p1wktyTYJiEpcxTjjuFcuapefAecXRhnI2oe3cn5PMHHtkLHq0GSmr-ZZCl9vA9jyVbKR8J7i4Bs8V3AVuEfy56gf-8QapktV4Oek-djC4o91A/s536/ChristmasCat2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YYjJ34ciB2-ObyAM7CpHmISG0XGW6tIw9cdbZmAFJ6K1WFgQmmcK7Ch3oPsqEbi21Bs3fkh75-27p1wktyTYJiEpcxTjjuFcuapefAecXRhnI2oe3cn5PMHHtkLHq0GSmr-ZZCl9vA9jyVbKR8J7i4Bs8V3AVuEfy56gf-8QapktV4Oek-djC4o91A/w239-h400/ChristmasCat2022.jpg" width="239" /></a></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Following that I became interested in doing some felt crafting, but then dropped that project and didn't finish for a few weeks, so that will be for post 2. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">However, having moved on from that, I became very enthusiastic about using my Knit-Wit (previously mentioned <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2022/09/on-some-yarn-crafting.html" target="_blank">here</a>), which I think I finally have the hang of when it comes to making circles (I have yet to try making a pom pom)! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When I first bought it, I had come across a few ideas of what to make with it online, including, as mentioned previously, an old magazine page with a Santa ornament. I couldn't find where I had saved the image when I set out to make these, so I did my own thing and managed to leave off the mustache, but still think it turned out cute. Then I made wreaths as pictured in one of the Knit-Wit books (see the linked post for the image, from what I think was from the "Yarn Sculptured Fantasies" book) and designed the reindeer myself. Definitely have a lot of ideas of what other circular items I could make now!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBrKPeDJNs1YSubRxk2EUcyoC04zLF8Ieha98Hc89KYJLWia1Z5wzm__q72cppP6hTWBv4dYJmgM5cNks5HnhunCy5ci4qSzI4WX-yXcZgigwYZbk6d4wfp_3fCyvw9DoINLyuqZURTwao7xwdDvt5ZfsFuxIPUP_NSLz64Q0LU724VK34VXpBJOPfA/s486/KnitWitOrnaments2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="486" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBrKPeDJNs1YSubRxk2EUcyoC04zLF8Ieha98Hc89KYJLWia1Z5wzm__q72cppP6hTWBv4dYJmgM5cNks5HnhunCy5ci4qSzI4WX-yXcZgigwYZbk6d4wfp_3fCyvw9DoINLyuqZURTwao7xwdDvt5ZfsFuxIPUP_NSLz64Q0LU724VK34VXpBJOPfA/w400-h215/KnitWitOrnaments2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of the Knit-Wit books also had a pattern for a standup tree made of rosettes stacked up on a folded over pipe cleaner, which looked appealing to me. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm6Udu4EE8SYn58aFzdmlU_O0DGwUtS6DSYQphhpGTHYTFtdp5cgA3GtGVJgAFsfyCtoInNBA3b19Kx8tS3yQjJ_OYOPo60RUxeCqyO_NDZ_WwnzHiuW30cDryhLDhgF6J33tptjUhh5cx6YOalfxAZ1xGDAbRfh5i3sAbvaIzwVzukczIFkYjlWZZQ/s500/KnitWitTreeSanta.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm6Udu4EE8SYn58aFzdmlU_O0DGwUtS6DSYQphhpGTHYTFtdp5cgA3GtGVJgAFsfyCtoInNBA3b19Kx8tS3yQjJ_OYOPo60RUxeCqyO_NDZ_WwnzHiuW30cDryhLDhgF6J33tptjUhh5cx6YOalfxAZ1xGDAbRfh5i3sAbvaIzwVzukczIFkYjlWZZQ/w301-h400/KnitWitTreeSanta.JPG" width="301" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mine is quite a bit smaller than the book one, which involves making nine rosettes and then trimming the loops. I think I ended up with five rosettes in mine and I used a loose piece of yarn looped in and out at the top to make it more tree shaped. I also used an empty ribbon spool for a more supportive base. <br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFY6bAxnHXGUJ_PjaxS23V7exp6B0zG0PpYXbDAzZwDYur4Ae9doP7-Ho2d6A6Tr-kfCCo87L3VUDPekmlMywDF0zHieOSmW_NS7bEQKsL0v07hLTM31UJ8NSladX0SeS7t4ePcZBw1-ScA9b5YlMe_YKaov8wHHOG0BmngeJeVZK9qjE8DCj99P33w/s448/KnitTree12022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFY6bAxnHXGUJ_PjaxS23V7exp6B0zG0PpYXbDAzZwDYur4Ae9doP7-Ho2d6A6Tr-kfCCo87L3VUDPekmlMywDF0zHieOSmW_NS7bEQKsL0v07hLTM31UJ8NSladX0SeS7t4ePcZBw1-ScA9b5YlMe_YKaov8wHHOG0BmngeJeVZK9qjE8DCj99P33w/w298-h400/KnitTree12022.jpg" width="298" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After the simple ornaments and the tree, I then moved on to learning how to connect the rosettes and made a slightly lopsided snowman. I am still working on the skill of connecting them as you'll see in the next post. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J2-M-hmziC6AA4vrPjnboK2Z_K43-lT-p5eP4tJHMK-NPov2abNpy1fD5FP4P77aAh55-1VTDxIOSdzkyumY-nEZ7Llahb6PRbnCLXHS3eQDuWrRc_SBPUXVqb_lRldA-8pyR3VXKA_8oL378XM1oB8FKKdDP601dTrWmfKfobn7EjnYRw6eVBbrsw/s499/KnitWitSnowman2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J2-M-hmziC6AA4vrPjnboK2Z_K43-lT-p5eP4tJHMK-NPov2abNpy1fD5FP4P77aAh55-1VTDxIOSdzkyumY-nEZ7Llahb6PRbnCLXHS3eQDuWrRc_SBPUXVqb_lRldA-8pyR3VXKA_8oL378XM1oB8FKKdDP601dTrWmfKfobn7EjnYRw6eVBbrsw/s16000/KnitWitSnowman2022.jpg" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">To be continued...</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">♥ ♥ ♥ </span></span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-11819956884658993832022-12-25T11:07:00.001-08:002022-12-25T11:07:02.737-08:00On a Very Merry Christmas to You!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Berkshire Swash;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="font-size: normal;"> A very merry Christmas from me and Santa Claws!</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Clicker Script;"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_OX5ugtgYQeyyVAXmfPDuJVZ7YAljXZGtYltmR1P7i57DSUS7HE7i8J84GexeQajwBcuKWDXxEOItpBlLYretlrf65fmgi3Q6Q5ZEfkXkFGQd4e5VA4zulD3A9iiWENUFZwd95vf2V9rn4CIlJKMYZMcScevoRdfQFAB6F9snKTXMoJHaPo5kFSloQ/s500/2022ChristmasCardblog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cat wearing Santa hat" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_OX5ugtgYQeyyVAXmfPDuJVZ7YAljXZGtYltmR1P7i57DSUS7HE7i8J84GexeQajwBcuKWDXxEOItpBlLYretlrf65fmgi3Q6Q5ZEfkXkFGQd4e5VA4zulD3A9iiWENUFZwd95vf2V9rn4CIlJKMYZMcScevoRdfQFAB6F9snKTXMoJHaPo5kFSloQ/s16000/2022ChristmasCardblog.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Berkshire Swash;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Grumpy look truly has nothing to do with the hat-it's the delay in getting dinner.)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Qt2pH1_GONQhyjJux_AYWGxQiSckkf2rOihNRebEgdve_ExU32J8W709XSJV859LiPH68v8KeIrayUvexB0a_233CFvKa5h3vdub-xHLmi5WCb9n_lHHpYZVDx9s5vr2WSzQeQ1z9x-dmpUcye7Ax_xfSuSQzxX9TEh7v7UpU2kS9jOT7vV1ogTUw/s550/2022Christmasblog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Qt2pH1_GONQhyjJux_AYWGxQiSckkf2rOihNRebEgdve_ExU32J8W709XSJV859LiPH68v8KeIrayUvexB0a_233CFvKa5h3vdub-xHLmi5WCb9n_lHHpYZVDx9s5vr2WSzQeQ1z9x-dmpUcye7Ax_xfSuSQzxX9TEh7v7UpU2kS9jOT7vV1ogTUw/s16000/2022Christmasblog.jpg" /></a></p><p></p></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Clicker Script;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"> ♥ ♥ ♥</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-39138729851027622832022-12-01T09:20:00.000-08:002022-12-01T09:20:03.950-08:00On Two Turkeys: A Photo Post<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I have been remiss in posting the conclusion of my autumnal crafting, so here are two coffee filter turkeys to stare at before my Christmas crafting starts to make an appearance!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ98qKPHYcYDPY1_3FL4SXOrT780LQ6YDld6lyf5BGBHsfRE_OqwqxVYGjBKX_bLBX70OMcsdrWXBXJrYqxa-uDYZZiEN8Gjst5tvvenSzbHPglwHO6wFhBYuflISVZdKL6AjbfCb0b99lt0b7FG9culDjXaXqmJH8mgqBKEyr_d4jyWbpSuWBdaqCw/s655/coffeefilterturkeys.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="655" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ98qKPHYcYDPY1_3FL4SXOrT780LQ6YDld6lyf5BGBHsfRE_OqwqxVYGjBKX_bLBX70OMcsdrWXBXJrYqxa-uDYZZiEN8Gjst5tvvenSzbHPglwHO6wFhBYuflISVZdKL6AjbfCb0b99lt0b7FG9culDjXaXqmJH8mgqBKEyr_d4jyWbpSuWBdaqCw/w640-h280/coffeefilterturkeys.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #660000;">♥ ♥ ♥</span></span></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-50007210504459937622022-11-12T15:34:00.002-08:002022-11-12T15:34:33.541-08:00On Some Swap Meet Finds<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Since the start of the pandemic, I've done very minimal in person shopping when it comes to finding vintage treasures and, honestly, have been getting somewhat tired of online browsing, which removes the serendipity of spotting "that item" among a bunch of other less interesting things.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Before we hit the colder weather (and subsequently an increase in sickness), I really wanted to go to our local swap meet, which I hadn't been to for about three years. While the number of people was a bit overwhelming, I only went for a short while, wore a mask, and tried to stick with sellers who didn't have awnings or tents that would block off the air flow. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">For such a short time, I ended with a nice amount. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">My primary reason for going was to look for some buttons. I didn't find any vintage ones that I wanted to get, however, I certainly found buttons. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP1hO2LLBNGyYBhKc-2MJxSabIbvNx-UNCtK-_34JJpW7nlobIrmK1qTlLVnKMLpNcZMWIQ5xIE8_HXPTNHvn1zkZRwNRzFpqez-A0miXimuubECZMaGou2yq0HFgq9ZUYse9xunAj-A5qTPLz-JqFjKx77i4-Dgt00-lWxUcjR-Pp_vTwCcMi9JVew/s400/SwapMeet4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An array of colorful buttons." border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="400" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP1hO2LLBNGyYBhKc-2MJxSabIbvNx-UNCtK-_34JJpW7nlobIrmK1qTlLVnKMLpNcZMWIQ5xIE8_HXPTNHvn1zkZRwNRzFpqez-A0miXimuubECZMaGou2yq0HFgq9ZUYse9xunAj-A5qTPLz-JqFjKx77i4-Dgt00-lWxUcjR-Pp_vTwCcMi9JVew/w400-h324/SwapMeet4.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: normal;">My favorite find of the day, which was also my most expensive at $10, was this small clock! It doesn't work, so it will fit in nicely with my other vintage clocks.<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rxXZMPjCUzqw5tPSqRzAm7hniCWht78dCb_RBsjGEawX_JGHlVcD4nzQDCJoOJ2eyPf9U0YR0N2lYZqwOUSdF6ZuW1viD517J96mAfiknYSBmTiZxRtzl8ipgJ55K41QG2rudLgQBkWf5pV5XsWGCczTncrZfqYkpeqO7LCrs01iM9U3IbozYIHSnQ/s388/SwapMeetClock.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A small cream and copper colored vintage alarm clock." border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rxXZMPjCUzqw5tPSqRzAm7hniCWht78dCb_RBsjGEawX_JGHlVcD4nzQDCJoOJ2eyPf9U0YR0N2lYZqwOUSdF6ZuW1viD517J96mAfiknYSBmTiZxRtzl8ipgJ55K41QG2rudLgQBkWf5pV5XsWGCczTncrZfqYkpeqO7LCrs01iM9U3IbozYIHSnQ/w304-h320/SwapMeetClock.JPG" width="304" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Vintage brooches are always one of my favorite thing to look for since they usually only cost a dollar or two. I didn't find quite as many older ones this time. Who could resist that cute little woolly yak on the left, though? </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Other
finds include three tiny glass animals, an owl, a pinecone scale house ornament, a collapsible wooden cat (a
silly purchase, but I have always wanted one), a Laurel and Hardy card
game, and a quirky framed spigot. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRbSlvV4XVbpaPQtpRGgl2oNOenrsckz1Bwo-q-fUp3yEBmbkxdwhfenYBWX6OLmXJwG0Kmpa54-hsFpf-tSYbRlje0Hv1uPMN7tUSIKnIcpYkbvLKhGWgt6gtYhv9cbgdnLAumLAmedgclsgmN3g5W-iqVVnIGD-CJzJj9CzKhkkVtK1YhvBzFbp7Q/s467/SwapMeet3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Vintage brooches, glas animals, house ornament, card game, and framed spigot." border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRbSlvV4XVbpaPQtpRGgl2oNOenrsckz1Bwo-q-fUp3yEBmbkxdwhfenYBWX6OLmXJwG0Kmpa54-hsFpf-tSYbRlje0Hv1uPMN7tUSIKnIcpYkbvLKhGWgt6gtYhv9cbgdnLAumLAmedgclsgmN3g5W-iqVVnIGD-CJzJj9CzKhkkVtK1YhvBzFbp7Q/s16000/SwapMeet3.JPG" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCutyLXmp51RLxKJWooXDPx4QWIi9IcemdrVbuDYScAjtjyhhDNjnL0wAwxwmmIORvISij_y7BKrrW3P4g52qaLvo78xCa80b-pAYVqrzY25uFOu3txYLOaAOu8sZbrOK0a8FnNYSTFvdWxZNKmhXdgCfmBJXZDayyV74_B24B3FMUXrcDSMkKB5OyQ/s318/SwapMeet1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="318" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCutyLXmp51RLxKJWooXDPx4QWIi9IcemdrVbuDYScAjtjyhhDNjnL0wAwxwmmIORvISij_y7BKrrW3P4g52qaLvo78xCa80b-pAYVqrzY25uFOu3txYLOaAOu8sZbrOK0a8FnNYSTFvdWxZNKmhXdgCfmBJXZDayyV74_B24B3FMUXrcDSMkKB5OyQ/s1600/SwapMeet1.JPG" width="318" /></a></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I also bought a vase. I'm not entirely sure why it appealed to me so much, but at a dollar I'm not feeling too bad about buying it on a whim. And the oldest item of the day, a calendar page from 1905 that I am looking forward to getting in a UV protective frame and up on my wall.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLAAmwlcxT5xroGNTFFkKs1rfuIT5y6mrl1LGWwcYnNtPscTCRHaV6Y9mGeZFjL95icY-tvkEtdrhDHX_fJxU1oRhWFv2t13mB7vAfQI1VM5c4jN0SI8aPV8KYQGswhCI1QDQQhO_VpS9B7kDAwfV-_Xe7jVyLkDLp5qnlMgDHocZXc1wKjEcHNFsrA/s496/SwapMeet2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1905 calendar page for January and a vase." border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLAAmwlcxT5xroGNTFFkKs1rfuIT5y6mrl1LGWwcYnNtPscTCRHaV6Y9mGeZFjL95icY-tvkEtdrhDHX_fJxU1oRhWFv2t13mB7vAfQI1VM5c4jN0SI8aPV8KYQGswhCI1QDQQhO_VpS9B7kDAwfV-_Xe7jVyLkDLp5qnlMgDHocZXc1wKjEcHNFsrA/s16000/SwapMeet2.JPG" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Not pictured, I also found </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">a vintage three inch toy poodle (I feel I should know what it goes with), a
vintage handkerchief, a </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">few sweaters, a skirt, and a dvd of the <i>Prep & Landing</i> Christmas specials (I'm not big on the newer specials, but I really took a liking to these ones). Overall, a very successful shopping trip!<span style="color: #4c1130;"> ♥</span></span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-21731888132095303132022-11-05T12:00:00.001-07:002022-11-05T12:00:23.862-07:00On a Monsterous Crow for Through the Looking-Glass Day: A Photo Post!<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Okay, so maybe not that monstrous as it's under six inches tall, but my Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum action figure is small, so to them it might be. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxRX9YzLPO1DQhl0wi8fPR9b-HXaUtynL-gpyaS1gc7eI2JqesL_tA0iR4gjWOIzR0PyhSOF8grIrhG0iD2-WWSTqNz6PjXaC841za-obU-iFj19go_8S04RaXcmsi4Yyiv_iYirn1LTjimfVCOwXLKIlwZFnkNiZEIBc2pLhYcE8d0RNzwWVbCrtrw/s407/TTLGCrowandTweedles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxRX9YzLPO1DQhl0wi8fPR9b-HXaUtynL-gpyaS1gc7eI2JqesL_tA0iR4gjWOIzR0PyhSOF8grIrhG0iD2-WWSTqNz6PjXaC841za-obU-iFj19go_8S04RaXcmsi4Yyiv_iYirn1LTjimfVCOwXLKIlwZFnkNiZEIBc2pLhYcE8d0RNzwWVbCrtrw/s16000/TTLGCrowandTweedles.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: normal;">Yesterday marked the day that is generally acknowledged as the day <i>Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There</i> takes place. It occurred to me that while I regularly acknowledge Wonderland day (July 4th) and have acknowledged Hatter Day (10/6), I have never done a post for Looking-Glass Day, which is a bit odd given that this blog's name derives from a poem in that book! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">So while I'm a day late for the actual day, I wish a happy Through the Looking-Glass weekend to everyone! <span style="color: #4c1130;">♥</span></span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-77262639980644770702022-11-01T10:48:00.001-07:002022-11-01T10:48:27.235-07:00On a Spidery Capelet! <p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is going to be the first of several "things I made last year, but never shared on the blog" posts. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the case of this project, I made it last October and then toward the end of the month the weather was too warm to wear it and I never managed to get a picture of me in it. </span><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbz-l5CJWyoBvsqgtyYqzTJ16004Z3OZURELP8HgFLN6shd2m6l9yltpkzLt3HtieCC9WoKlSovJ9Al-ahKPrramqNUru9Jj2qVEtFS8oG9BfjHPy7_F1-FRmW2gjPDsPNXFx0B0a5tD4GfSgYyJCatibZQ4CGzjiWEboi4F3XboZyGRbs6ZhAKK-5g/s765/Spiderwebcapelet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="765" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbz-l5CJWyoBvsqgtyYqzTJ16004Z3OZURELP8HgFLN6shd2m6l9yltpkzLt3HtieCC9WoKlSovJ9Al-ahKPrramqNUru9Jj2qVEtFS8oG9BfjHPy7_F1-FRmW2gjPDsPNXFx0B0a5tD4GfSgYyJCatibZQ4CGzjiWEboi4F3XboZyGRbs6ZhAKK-5g/w644-h367/Spiderwebcapelet.JPG" width="644" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, last year I gave into a childish whim and bought glow-in-the-dark spider web flannel. I wasn't entirely sure what to do with it, but I bought enough that I would have a few options and ultimately decided on a capelet. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was made using the same self drafted pattern I made <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2018/02/on-practice-capelet-with-penguins.html" target="_blank">my penguin capelet</a> from in 2018, though clearly minus the hood. I definitely wanted it lined as I don't always like the feeling of flannel, so I went with black cotton.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsou77ofbOktn1HmU81e5lkMW-VyA_0zD-_yRaU86S3MaeC58a-AN5gp6Vcw7vzc8Gu-nbrQXGGX8Sx8URN8Btyo1_mDQX5qZqZoFZ26WmfKXf5x3Z8QridD0vISrB84gp3RL-FXj-KkbVE4YJ5DEKVHy7RwTwyLa7EnPRp32TrVjbTy3MI2cEjIVcHQ/s482/Spiderwebcapelet3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsou77ofbOktn1HmU81e5lkMW-VyA_0zD-_yRaU86S3MaeC58a-AN5gp6Vcw7vzc8Gu-nbrQXGGX8Sx8URN8Btyo1_mDQX5qZqZoFZ26WmfKXf5x3Z8QridD0vISrB84gp3RL-FXj-KkbVE4YJ5DEKVHy7RwTwyLa7EnPRp32TrVjbTy3MI2cEjIVcHQ/s16000/Spiderwebcapelet3.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While it's a thin flannel, I wanted to avoid bulk on the edges, so rather than bagging it out, I went with the option of using bias tape around the edge. I wasn't sure if I wanted white or gray, but then I came across some metallic binding while I was browsing at the fabric store and decided that it would give it an extra special touch to have a bit of shinny! Having been a year, I can't remember the exact details as to why, but I'm pretty sure it was less expensive to buy a wider width (possibly blanket binding even), so I bought that, then cut it in half, refolded the edge, and ironed it back to get a narrower width. As can be seen it turned out pretty well! <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiHc6ioO_p_RzGNF74cyMobcFbG5953Tlcb5rkC4aIB8Vxh8lt3myf4OoMR0x3KYGTL6cjG-AygRvSsE0xd5bzqqfl0z3YVooAHa-rHsCWTHjrwGq17-7mOtiv8tBA9TnDFfq8gkEDY-ky5QJzGOgMccFCzn3eKwlDHwpWykSs4eiYiBf2O7GWapVEw/s463/Spiderwebcapelet2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="452" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiHc6ioO_p_RzGNF74cyMobcFbG5953Tlcb5rkC4aIB8Vxh8lt3myf4OoMR0x3KYGTL6cjG-AygRvSsE0xd5bzqqfl0z3YVooAHa-rHsCWTHjrwGq17-7mOtiv8tBA9TnDFfq8gkEDY-ky5QJzGOgMccFCzn3eKwlDHwpWykSs4eiYiBf2O7GWapVEw/w370-h379/Spiderwebcapelet2.JPG" width="370" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Overall, minus all the time spent on attaching and hand-stitching the binding on, this was a pretty straightforward project! ♥</span></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-991688156192401942022-10-30T09:00:00.002-07:002022-10-31T15:25:04.026-07:00On "Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World": A Book Review <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLYOh4X7y56a3nOqTSBgrXZfPbMBK9FTsq2xOmHKP6n6AVY7I5cvqB2ytiTdu_ny9t_4G_R7X4Qfuq2dWvED_2op3OOI8DUbvy_8fmxZ9YHM807WL9UyCbw4zp7ylD8_06E1pT_76sqYIWnxDgV2eWRHXeNqCmrRaJnNKB3GbXLnbTxyVTvsnqlUfkQ/s403/Fabric.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLYOh4X7y56a3nOqTSBgrXZfPbMBK9FTsq2xOmHKP6n6AVY7I5cvqB2ytiTdu_ny9t_4G_R7X4Qfuq2dWvED_2op3OOI8DUbvy_8fmxZ9YHM807WL9UyCbw4zp7ylD8_06E1pT_76sqYIWnxDgV2eWRHXeNqCmrRaJnNKB3GbXLnbTxyVTvsnqlUfkQ/s320/Fabric.JPG" width="212" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Title:</u> <i>Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World</i><br /><u>Author:</u> Victoria Finlay <br /><u>Genre:</u> Non-Fiction<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>About the Book...<br /> </u>In <i>Fabric</i>, Victoria Finlay delves into the world of material, offering a survey history of fabrics including </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">barkcloth, </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">cotton, wool, linen, and silk, and highlighting their significance through time and around the globe. <u><br /></u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>What I Think...</u> <br />This was a great book that, despite being a little over 400 pages, I managed to breeze through in about a week! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A lot of information was packed into this and it
is really so much more than just the history of a small selection of
fabrics. In this book Finlay explores not just the making of the fabric, but the human element behind them and their sociological impact on the world and individual cultures, not just the economical side of things. She really explores the people involved in
making them, both those who have been involved in the process for years and those working to learn the skill, the emotional elements that are tied into the
process, and the shifting views on the particular fabric over time in the places it is/was made. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
loved that much of Finlay's research, in addition to the more standard historical writing, involved going to places
significant to the development or production of the fabrics and getting a
deeper understanding through a hands-on approach. The first chapter,
for example, which focuses on barkcloth, involved her traveling Papa New
Guineaand living with a tribe that makes barkcloth. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Additionally, I liked how she looks at individual pieces made from the fabric and what they reveal about its history. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Woven throughout the histories is Finlay's own connection to the fabrics and her reflections on what they mean to her personally. Much of this was tied into her grieving and trying to process the loss of both her parents in a short time. This added a bittersweet element, but one that I feel added a level of richness to the book as a whole. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>To Sum it All Up...</u><br />A thoughtful and fascinating exploration of various fabric types and their history, infused with warmth and feeling. <span style="color: #4c1130;">♥</span> </span></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-46635365303893571182022-10-24T09:00:00.001-07:002022-10-24T09:00:00.167-07:00On a 1961 Woman's Day Magazine Bedtime Story Toys Pattern Set<p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">More about the November 1961 issue of Woman's Day...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While I had the magazine out of its plastic envelop to take a picture of the page with the lion pattern (last post), I figured I might as well flip through the rest of it and came across this page with a nice array of story time dolls. It primarily got my attention for the Alice doll, which was an earlier version of the 1965 one I made (seen both <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2014/05/on-its-alice-in-wonderland-day.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-celebrating-hatter-day-in-this-style.html" target="_blank">here</a>), but I was thinking it might be nice to make Hansel and Gretel or Mary and her cute little blue embroidered lamb. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha4TlmfGLiTUxdOFda4iAotCAcFx98TuLyviXyOthUjkgxkTo_zsQpBWHNcbZUYNL3wJOfq2Ct3lUyWFcMo6q4nC99ez4WOwFAHRFUFV2v-ByYQed_wQSItTzRT3XlbEgDt7pvMN9-V5_AuuwKSTyDuOuCe2reBvuwahZZSx9AGRN1P5PItGVhOyjcg/s533/Woman'sDayNov1961%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A page from the November 1961 Woman's Day Magazine showing the Bedtime Story Toys" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha4TlmfGLiTUxdOFda4iAotCAcFx98TuLyviXyOthUjkgxkTo_zsQpBWHNcbZUYNL3wJOfq2Ct3lUyWFcMo6q4nC99ez4WOwFAHRFUFV2v-ByYQed_wQSItTzRT3XlbEgDt7pvMN9-V5_AuuwKSTyDuOuCe2reBvuwahZZSx9AGRN1P5PItGVhOyjcg/s16000/Woman'sDayNov1961%20(1).jpeg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />However, it turned out, unlike the other toys I've made from this issue, the patterns weren't included in the magazine. As the note at the end of all the description states:</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Because we know our readers like to work from full-size patterns (last year almost 50,000 of you ordered our patterns for stuffed cats), we have prepared special patterns and directions for both the Bedtime Story Toys themselves and their colorful costumes. To order patterns for this bonus toy feature, offered in addition to the 100 ideas included in our gift portfolio, use the coupon that appears on page 122.</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Clearly that coupon was not going to do me any good a little over 60 years later. Based on past experience, while these patterns are out there (I, in fact, have the above mentioned printed cat pattern sheets which were given to me by a family friend who purchased them and also still had the page with the pattern grid and the cover from the magazine-my Cheshire cat was made from it), to find an actual original set that's all there, in good condition, and at a reasonable price is kind of rare. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">With low expectations I sat down at the computer. I started with Etsy where nothing came up at all, which was disappointing since I was at least hoping for the possibility of a digital pattern. Then I went to ebay and I found a set for a little under 16 dollars!! And it was complete, uncut, and according to the description not musty!!! Needless to say I was very excited and promptly bought it!<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVpKbgxRz9eKGUBk_WaF6r90ODkTQOESYn0dIe6NEiW8dx5AAGZgFmE3Uoq6XQmK8TnoXGdG17VgLcWPViM6PIMj_WC7zIpYfomEOVoKODhEadaiPygtd3jC7Z1dm1ZhARZoJV0UHmrgYJ4RWmzS0ThV1X_p68HhmjZSmvFawpjoJA3KyESlolNY1VQ/s500/Woman'sDayNov1961%20(2).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Woman's Day Magzine Bedtime Story Toys pattern envelop." border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVpKbgxRz9eKGUBk_WaF6r90ODkTQOESYn0dIe6NEiW8dx5AAGZgFmE3Uoq6XQmK8TnoXGdG17VgLcWPViM6PIMj_WC7zIpYfomEOVoKODhEadaiPygtd3jC7Z1dm1ZhARZoJV0UHmrgYJ4RWmzS0ThV1X_p68HhmjZSmvFawpjoJA3KyESlolNY1VQ/s16000/Woman'sDayNov1961%20(2).jpeg" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The set arrived last week and I am now happily contemplating tracing the patterns on to tissue paper for use and making that cute little sheep! <span style="color: #4c1130;">♥</span> <br /></span></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-2066618612925506612022-10-16T08:00:00.001-07:002022-10-16T08:00:00.177-07:00On a Little Lion: A Photo Post<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">This is Raspberry! </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeJesdk9xTF8sy1DT_9JLzFsgraHUBjR4l8cArMB0RA8QFONmsfq29e7vfMe6qBpnI2Pt7B8ivjtZ81BJcDs7wqun_eZs_HL0iw_lu0de3gP4yhpXbBR_v6qUwNmoUFaJMh5rqwp1LOMBzetHDxoVRI3s7julZrcZ8kIB25OQZYUN1c4X7vlEX_RA_w/s550/RaspberryLion1edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Small stuffed lion" border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeJesdk9xTF8sy1DT_9JLzFsgraHUBjR4l8cArMB0RA8QFONmsfq29e7vfMe6qBpnI2Pt7B8ivjtZ81BJcDs7wqun_eZs_HL0iw_lu0de3gP4yhpXbBR_v6qUwNmoUFaJMh5rqwp1LOMBzetHDxoVRI3s7julZrcZ8kIB25OQZYUN1c4X7vlEX_RA_w/s16000/RaspberryLion1edit.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsulXNLY5kr_XSwAwNYbmQa_KOu6zeJ-5kmdDULsC1BDRWhZ15qyHTpHKGScpr18L2AjMm-Xe085VV5h63OutlNQ5nVng6fHjTv2eTkEykacnJO8o9DVTmMgzsIsKDiJ_sdAjjsSQGIBRMKsUEP5FJr5GnXyfDK5oz6Hj4b1RNAsuupAZZb-mEc4w-g/s505/RaspberryLion2edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Small stuffed orange and yellow lion." border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsulXNLY5kr_XSwAwNYbmQa_KOu6zeJ-5kmdDULsC1BDRWhZ15qyHTpHKGScpr18L2AjMm-Xe085VV5h63OutlNQ5nVng6fHjTv2eTkEykacnJO8o9DVTmMgzsIsKDiJ_sdAjjsSQGIBRMKsUEP5FJr5GnXyfDK5oz6Hj4b1RNAsuupAZZb-mEc4w-g/s16000/RaspberryLion2edit.jpg" /></a></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Raspberry was made using the lion pattern from the November 1961, Woman's Day magazine that also contains the patterns I used for <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2020/12/on-reindeer-sewing.html" target="_blank">my herd of reindeer </a>and the <a href="https://onshoesandshipsandsealing-wax.blogspot.com/2021/12/on-some-christmas-elves.html" target="_blank">elves I made last year</a>. As usual, I altered it, making the decision to skip giving him a mouth and, after a little over an hour of sewing yarn on, deciding the the mane didn't need to go under the chin. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUR49DNWQktFZmUfCcDQf3SRcS75ftePv_TjBh9ncRlzDN91Y9yr8cVmqhI5S48rSHuiOpYyvjmckrO_65ub0mvfKw0ly4lV3__QKFQ4qa4UWq5FRr76Mrhxp17KHErZ4zagN--_reSwF_yjLEKNsTsXB0gSLyFCJa6DtZRuSwlFcLZVfBG723wGUpQ/s386/WomansDayMagazine.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUR49DNWQktFZmUfCcDQf3SRcS75ftePv_TjBh9ncRlzDN91Y9yr8cVmqhI5S48rSHuiOpYyvjmckrO_65ub0mvfKw0ly4lV3__QKFQ4qa4UWq5FRr76Mrhxp17KHErZ4zagN--_reSwF_yjLEKNsTsXB0gSLyFCJa6DtZRuSwlFcLZVfBG723wGUpQ/s320/WomansDayMagazine.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><span style="font-size: normal;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I bought the fabric I used (which hard to see in the photo, has gold, shiny streaks in it) specifically for this pattern and had a brief moment of hesitation when I started, but it ended up giving this little lion the perfect 60's look!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">♥ ♥ ♥ </span></span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-40065845873536057442022-10-10T16:13:00.004-07:002022-10-10T16:13:55.225-07:00On Making Autumn Decorations!<p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I was in the mood for some autumn crafting a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to sharing! <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">First, we have Grenadine the ladybug's new and tipsy friend, Schnapps the spider! He was a rather quick project involving felt, chenille yarn, and green floral stem wire painted with black nail polish. The nail polish has reached the more gunky point and it ended up giving the legs a little texture in addition to leaving some of the green showing through, which I was not going for, but ended up liking. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLU0XHfV9BdYre57LfFRRrGwTIf8TNlNyiZ_K-ulQ-BP2n18OmRoRi5L5qyAgjYr9o65GQu-7IeWFjA7gj4GIpw4JmXp1xhNa94A1rnmninpxB_U5FIvHS4WxNGpssuwcxAGPP63F6EUJGEu84UT3VIn--CmYJ_WeIhZNkIkjfUfaNrYZ1otp8lKtbg/s408/AutumnDecor%20(2_2022).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Two hand sewn bugs. In the background a ladybug and in the foreground a spider." border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="408" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLU0XHfV9BdYre57LfFRRrGwTIf8TNlNyiZ_K-ulQ-BP2n18OmRoRi5L5qyAgjYr9o65GQu-7IeWFjA7gj4GIpw4JmXp1xhNa94A1rnmninpxB_U5FIvHS4WxNGpssuwcxAGPP63F6EUJGEu84UT3VIn--CmYJ_WeIhZNkIkjfUfaNrYZ1otp8lKtbg/w320-h314/AutumnDecor%20(2_2022).JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Next was a much bigger undertaking. I've had a roll of gold mesh (the type used to wrap plastic flower pots at Christmas or in the Spring to make them more decorative) sitting around that I've never been entirely sure how to use outside of having the nightmare idea of gluing it to construction paper for a shiny gold texture to make lion valentines a few years ago. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So I started with some simple bows tied with brown yarn to decorate at work. Then I figured I had so much on the roll why not make bigger bows and went on an artificial flower and plant buying spree. Three hours of hot glue, poking myself on flower wires, and some not exactly "pumpkin" scented pinecones and I ended up with some very pretty hanging decorations to give to a few friends and acquaintances. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI2qg_mJZ7BgzkFCOwJP_vqGKavS5f-0Vpe-jMxLeUD9dESxF10emH5GnEafWzJnsCIq90bQ6ufx3X415j4Jo2L_5xiP2C4KKi8sJ5wRy-2YHgW2RC-_Zr3glQLiM8I9Q8kE81eTDkdu2ARoWdpNzd2f0BqTM4Tii8_44sNZmxpRqBj5k-mcZW6wDew/s467/AutumnDecor%20(1_2022).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Three bows made of gold mesh, embelished with fake leaves and flowers and pinecones." border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI2qg_mJZ7BgzkFCOwJP_vqGKavS5f-0Vpe-jMxLeUD9dESxF10emH5GnEafWzJnsCIq90bQ6ufx3X415j4Jo2L_5xiP2C4KKi8sJ5wRy-2YHgW2RC-_Zr3glQLiM8I9Q8kE81eTDkdu2ARoWdpNzd2f0BqTM4Tii8_44sNZmxpRqBj5k-mcZW6wDew/s16000/AutumnDecor%20(1_2022).JPG" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNI2DXMABzEP14riLmGwaQhi9atAayXhMO4oFrPTNZRoio_7sIbYvsdd97ET4TLsgg7SNiK7bg7zgjN-mwooUHjIBgqlPvuWu5ezZtqw3Mcs36pA5piH286uXb76opxNXkqdeNFZJZ7-1OOcDGGemsVoM8R__9SGBPPnoOE5alx0ZSXGvTlFcsl7E-A/s500/AutumnDecor%20(3_2022).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A large gold mesh bow decorated with fake flowers and leaves." border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNI2DXMABzEP14riLmGwaQhi9atAayXhMO4oFrPTNZRoio_7sIbYvsdd97ET4TLsgg7SNiK7bg7zgjN-mwooUHjIBgqlPvuWu5ezZtqw3Mcs36pA5piH286uXb76opxNXkqdeNFZJZ7-1OOcDGGemsVoM8R__9SGBPPnoOE5alx0ZSXGvTlFcsl7E-A/s16000/AutumnDecor%20(3_2022).JPG" /></a></div>Given that we're only a little into autumn and at the rate I'm coming up with ideas, I imagine there will be at least a part two to this post. Anyone else starting in on autumn crafting? </span></span><br /><p></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-43187275352686983992022-09-24T18:49:00.003-07:002022-09-24T18:49:38.706-07:00On Some Yarn Crafting<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Over the past couple of years I've been leaning a bit more towards crafting with yarn again. Not that I ever really stop crafting with yarn, it just becomes an element for something like hair for a doll rather than the primary supply for whatever I'm working on. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I tend to enjoy working with yarn and have a decent quantity on hand for someone who doesn't knit or crochet. When I was in elementary school, I used to make yarn dolls of the sort where you wrap yarn around a large book, in my case my dictionary, then pull off the loop and tie it off at the appropriate places, and then get a second loop to make up the arms. Then I when I was older I went through a very brief phase of making pompom ornaments (sheep and a cat, specifically). </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Because knitting and crocheting present some obvious difficulties for me, it's not surprising that I veered towards an attempt at weaving. When I was about ten I found this 1970's loom at a thrift store for probably no more than a dollar and last year (or possibly the year before) I decided that I was ready to attempt making a sweater rather than randomly weaving squares that I never do anything with. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lXvev1Pj9aW2MKq_VaY5l3r-EP0_ELlJ_bwcXcddSFQd6Epa3Wh76M6bTxvl0ANYeiXLfCjNNOyskcybkkHAlWM7qY3JP3xB43_9zTzMIg4oYQGFt7wgV2HWMq0wytbIBXBQnl_xz3469B6r9eyse7H3PXhtqN6CCqO7uG2SExnNe9Qm6Hzj_BTYTw/s500/EasyWeave.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lXvev1Pj9aW2MKq_VaY5l3r-EP0_ELlJ_bwcXcddSFQd6Epa3Wh76M6bTxvl0ANYeiXLfCjNNOyskcybkkHAlWM7qY3JP3xB43_9zTzMIg4oYQGFt7wgV2HWMq0wytbIBXBQnl_xz3469B6r9eyse7H3PXhtqN6CCqO7uG2SExnNe9Qm6Hzj_BTYTw/s16000/EasyWeave.JPG" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br />I picked up some yarn from the dollar store with the idea being that if I didn't finish at least I didn't spend a ton on the yarn. According to the little booklet that comes with the loom I need at least 35 squares. Moving at a snail's pace, I've now made six (one this week!). In part, this is because I became frustrated when I attempted one of the patterned weaves and couldn't figure out how to get it past the first section, which made me temporarily put the project aside. It will be interesting to see how long this endeavor actually takes me to finish. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s_5uw18xQwHrOJbwsPin5Yly8cyJ9H8SKEu11sP8x3a9DNf5ScbR3UeVhrPZtF-werv7Y_HIxXi2sk8wx1SziLu-mj61ODMXNMk9u-vQz7bOzq7vm0blK-578nMxFv4PY8Ha67XxJ9yj2KzrTVw3Ctk0su6Mq_CWsm9U6q8jdmc4XbnsTWPDdOjBTQ/s550/EasyWeave%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s_5uw18xQwHrOJbwsPin5Yly8cyJ9H8SKEu11sP8x3a9DNf5ScbR3UeVhrPZtF-werv7Y_HIxXi2sk8wx1SziLu-mj61ODMXNMk9u-vQz7bOzq7vm0blK-578nMxFv4PY8Ha67XxJ9yj2KzrTVw3Ctk0su6Mq_CWsm9U6q8jdmc4XbnsTWPDdOjBTQ/s16000/EasyWeave%20(2).JPG" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I also bought a 1960's Knit-Wit flower loom last year. At this point, I've made five simplistic flowers and think I have the hang of making them, though I haven't attempted connecting them yet. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdlTZeqF2b9SxKG7FF3Z5J3hvrhThhzlbCiFLRSW_BLFWsfyJ1_-ls3Rz-znzZcC7zIo07YJ-flpiojMJiCTk7bgSLk9XFABaMAdQFOFKkEhBSfjGd9XN_aGEzshA23P-SM92TuXtz6bqjpUcdmUj0jGovnEOekQcOu8ixBddE3IfdnziI34QAbKYNQ/s500/KnitWitCrafts%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdlTZeqF2b9SxKG7FF3Z5J3hvrhThhzlbCiFLRSW_BLFWsfyJ1_-ls3Rz-znzZcC7zIo07YJ-flpiojMJiCTk7bgSLk9XFABaMAdQFOFKkEhBSfjGd9XN_aGEzshA23P-SM92TuXtz6bqjpUcdmUj0jGovnEOekQcOu8ixBddE3IfdnziI34QAbKYNQ/s16000/KnitWitCrafts%20(3).JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzO_FTdc-Jz0sYRn5DP-7HGemqS5ngYj3R4em8ju6HrlydL-fV0DgUfkMy6dR1X0mOIAcAe1SDAyc2NA4tzfvaoGiPawbGcb55DHUQ_xmm9XB_DV-ZSoS33G8USQQ6THgoX8LLZlA001_u9hZL7sFRU2ouZRamdXQ2QqkDok3E7Ybyj6baOa4OTpahQ/s500/KnitWitCrafts%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzO_FTdc-Jz0sYRn5DP-7HGemqS5ngYj3R4em8ju6HrlydL-fV0DgUfkMy6dR1X0mOIAcAe1SDAyc2NA4tzfvaoGiPawbGcb55DHUQ_xmm9XB_DV-ZSoS33G8USQQ6THgoX8LLZlA001_u9hZL7sFRU2ouZRamdXQ2QqkDok3E7Ybyj6baOa4OTpahQ/s16000/KnitWitCrafts%20(5).JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlsGQ6plwxb5tsOCyC7qiSrgC2gXn3ZBdQ_3xNE17ChdtiX2on_h7zUlTrN0_VUaP45kXHGsEY_orjgki8xhnxDG4oWalyc_BpZcqkrevlL2IrkM0wwGtwlj4lcXOXOTEWQEtCD3Eaj_hrH3BU4ioM_sRusxLO6LkLgUXIsU486JOBcHtPkgSpOeOWw/s400/KnitWitCrafts%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlsGQ6plwxb5tsOCyC7qiSrgC2gXn3ZBdQ_3xNE17ChdtiX2on_h7zUlTrN0_VUaP45kXHGsEY_orjgki8xhnxDG4oWalyc_BpZcqkrevlL2IrkM0wwGtwlj4lcXOXOTEWQEtCD3Eaj_hrH3BU4ioM_sRusxLO6LkLgUXIsU486JOBcHtPkgSpOeOWw/s16000/KnitWitCrafts%20(1).JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhpA4UrfirpStFMqte2WfphusOCeljmHCOwhe6MYQ9rpykPPM650kshtghZly0SSbc_AyJ8eoJckU_Zhn2F4IiPpcyM1UdYKoIgrvqJC_r3NDlIBiyUh2tl8-Urh7aWxkO_CtHFZyvy3Mx37-wTG8FTFxTmrY4KcZVPSZDn0UbjMndZi0lNoSGcnI-g/s444/KnitWitCrafts%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhpA4UrfirpStFMqte2WfphusOCeljmHCOwhe6MYQ9rpykPPM650kshtghZly0SSbc_AyJ8eoJckU_Zhn2F4IiPpcyM1UdYKoIgrvqJC_r3NDlIBiyUh2tl8-Urh7aWxkO_CtHFZyvy3Mx37-wTG8FTFxTmrY4KcZVPSZDn0UbjMndZi0lNoSGcnI-g/s16000/KnitWitCrafts%20(2).JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">You can also use it to make diamonds, squares, and pom poms, as can be seen on the box lid, which I have yet to try. Apparently the kits each came with a different color yarn and instruction booklet for a few projects. Along with the original pink and white yarn, mine had the instructions for a flamingo, peacock, and crane! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAQ1dwOTkZRMgVXlsb-AHvHmM_6BbBAKDs9jZ4mMiWGUoCG-8O9dLhGeaXGqV4v9TJMySi6oUop49IjXYlAbTNZPHwEdoKn2XKRSbvNVbwcg1MFqfW5T2_eiANBJ15Ca8kvVhqc3U6jEt3lfauTt_ZiqXvVOU40DZGiuhapLhuybholojx9fZ1sgWTw/s498/KnitWitCrafts%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAQ1dwOTkZRMgVXlsb-AHvHmM_6BbBAKDs9jZ4mMiWGUoCG-8O9dLhGeaXGqV4v9TJMySi6oUop49IjXYlAbTNZPHwEdoKn2XKRSbvNVbwcg1MFqfW5T2_eiANBJ15Ca8kvVhqc3U6jEt3lfauTt_ZiqXvVOU40DZGiuhapLhuybholojx9fZ1sgWTw/s16000/KnitWitCrafts%20(4).JPG" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Because I was interested in trying to make a few of the other animals that were pictured on the basic instruction sheet, I decided to see if I could find some of <span style="font-size: normal;">the full length pattern books and ended up with three that were being sold together. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">The Family Classics one has clothing items, which, given how long I'm taking with the other loom, would probably take me about ten years to complete. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMGZfeqde5XcODqfN5LClpCmQkiWuORRyoFvDloeH6vN9x4Fph4srS9YiDuuh-0ePl_UUW-8nKLOOR7UzMwCOZSVWKy0RzUQ1h6fqG_sWozZVeNCUavEqK8oYC0QkXcV0hqIkhSgGvCdV6qaQRRtSbuPRxPQwv2IuRCyaGyZNmDg2elX20a7bZkKJlA/s466/KnitWitBooks%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMGZfeqde5XcODqfN5LClpCmQkiWuORRyoFvDloeH6vN9x4Fph4srS9YiDuuh-0ePl_UUW-8nKLOOR7UzMwCOZSVWKy0RzUQ1h6fqG_sWozZVeNCUavEqK8oYC0QkXcV0hqIkhSgGvCdV6qaQRRtSbuPRxPQwv2IuRCyaGyZNmDg2elX20a7bZkKJlA/s16000/KnitWitBooks%20(6).JPG" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"> <br /></div></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoxmGG5mZ_BtFOFVhLrp3cqFJXVlFAnLEtB38Zjm3tXUaDC0pQA_WAGuGOFACE-08tF16hIe6kC22Atqz8NTo4VhxmDVMj-bXQD8zC84_2Tf_UvBhgfMLyBwscaMddlxz9YFJBitfyAmy-2YS0UBvtRG1_1DeFoABlxxNjghOk3clH2iUIfKpjjZvKw/s500/KnitWitBooks%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoxmGG5mZ_BtFOFVhLrp3cqFJXVlFAnLEtB38Zjm3tXUaDC0pQA_WAGuGOFACE-08tF16hIe6kC22Atqz8NTo4VhxmDVMj-bXQD8zC84_2Tf_UvBhgfMLyBwscaMddlxz9YFJBitfyAmy-2YS0UBvtRG1_1DeFoABlxxNjghOk3clH2iUIfKpjjZvKw/s16000/KnitWitBooks%20(3).JPG" title="Page from Knit Wit book with miniatures" /> </a></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the one book has lots of bottle covers! I find this waiter particularly funny!<br /></div></span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNgFelURoczjsUWKWksKiGsmxXLmtmkcVE79KzHYBHg071bdV_ZxMscgD-FNPmlls4ud81anc6nSTRT3bzr8cBd76IJAKW4wMU4kjehButqY5U3SsxMNhBNcxJ6pRvzNwMUpxQbBXz5caZlylsDu-Ggc0akY8iBpDgylNWUfOkS7gzwRj06yK3hgWeQ/s382/KnitWitBooks%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNgFelURoczjsUWKWksKiGsmxXLmtmkcVE79KzHYBHg071bdV_ZxMscgD-FNPmlls4ud81anc6nSTRT3bzr8cBd76IJAKW4wMU4kjehButqY5U3SsxMNhBNcxJ6pRvzNwMUpxQbBXz5caZlylsDu-Ggc0akY8iBpDgylNWUfOkS7gzwRj06yK3hgWeQ/s16000/KnitWitBooks%20(2).JPG" /></a></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Then there are things like this skiing doll, which would take quite a bit of yarn. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SE2qSCaqjxzT38kRYZolrI217g2lzK4QECHMj06M2ufCO-_qehtyNMj26eVZh67-XR_lX1TvSHhC4ForZUBdivAf_Tz849C54gcxhoqY5AleVcMyBcLF7CV6biw59QXpWwBj2uXldbzto7srPq4QeXb8_hnPDBrkmSuB-JzoVPcofQLWq_0IwFWZlw/s400/KnitWitBooks%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SE2qSCaqjxzT38kRYZolrI217g2lzK4QECHMj06M2ufCO-_qehtyNMj26eVZh67-XR_lX1TvSHhC4ForZUBdivAf_Tz849C54gcxhoqY5AleVcMyBcLF7CV6biw59QXpWwBj2uXldbzto7srPq4QeXb8_hnPDBrkmSuB-JzoVPcofQLWq_0IwFWZlw/s16000/KnitWitBooks%20(5).JPG" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I'm guessing the primary things I'll be making from these books will be the smaller animals and the Christmas ones (I did see a cute Santa decoration somewhere online that just involved making a flower and using felt for the face and hat), though I definitely would like to try making the mermaid. Either way, I have lots of fun options to consider for future yarn crafts!<span style="color: #4c1130;"> ♥</span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-7401168381734800872022-08-31T14:36:00.001-07:002022-09-01T18:52:48.821-07:00On "Rag and Bone: A Family History of What We've Thrown Away": A Book Review<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73b6bDGSvqE2drO9PxXdZovtMTh0IYyfi2wmsT4ZN3JDrqApje5-WmThEoHwXAd8ZcBnUIETyCHh7ne1MIjpC2qfPSpxvWpEfyca6JeM_AGj-6jAoKb6GZxkVp7sQk2idg1E0XTWWzibVWpTcYJy1zNjahxUYBOwoLO_emf5raxUFRvNOmoivRISXqg/s400/RagandBone.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="321" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73b6bDGSvqE2drO9PxXdZovtMTh0IYyfi2wmsT4ZN3JDrqApje5-WmThEoHwXAd8ZcBnUIETyCHh7ne1MIjpC2qfPSpxvWpEfyca6JeM_AGj-6jAoKb6GZxkVp7sQk2idg1E0XTWWzibVWpTcYJy1zNjahxUYBOwoLO_emf5raxUFRvNOmoivRISXqg/s320/RagandBone.jpeg" width="257" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>Title:</u> <i>Rag and Bone: A Family History of What We've Thrown Away</i><br /><u>Author: </u>Lisa Woollett<br /><u>Genre:</u> Non-Fiction, History, Biography</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>About the book...</u><br />Part history, part family biography, in <i>Rag and Bone</i> Woollett explores the way we have treated our waste from Roman times to present, approaching this history with emphasis on the Industrial Revolution and the shift to heavy use of plastic and from the perspectives of mudlarking and beachcombing and her own personal experiences. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">It is the Winner of a Royal Society of Literature Giles St. Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>What I think...</u><br />I enjoyed this book a lot. It was surprisingly subtle, mixing personal reflections in with bits of history, both general and family, which made it a quick paced and engaging read. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">While reading I didn't have the feeling of being bogged down in information, but this book really does carry a lot of weight in terms of the topics being addressed ultimately leading up to our present state regarding pollution and the oceans. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Topics of history covered range in topics including things such as clay pipes, bone buttons, shoes, coal, and even eels. In each case, the short sections on them was decent enough in length to give a good sense of the subjects being addressed, but not enough to be overwhelming. The integration of Woollett's own family history and how they fit into the larger story also added to the richness of what was being written about and made it much more personable. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I liked the earlier sections of the book that focused on mudlarking and the River Thames a bit more than the rest of the book, as I've had a long time fascination with what can still be and continues to be recovered from the Thames. I also enjoyed reading about just how much of what was thrown away was recovered and reused or found new life. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">The last section of the book offered a lot of food for thought, offering up an interesting history of how we entered the world of plastic and the impact our use of plastic has had on our beaches. While much of this, I feel, has become common knowledge, it's always still somewhat startling to read about or see pictures of. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Woollett's photographs of some of her finds are also presented as lovely, glossy colored inserts and were a delight to look at (a number of them can be found <a href="https://www.photographsofthesea.com/finds-collections/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> on her website too!). <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><u>To sum it all up...</u><br />A fascinating look into the subjects of consumerism, they way Europe has treated its trash through history, and the way our perspectives towards the ever more apparent impact our waste has on our world. <span style="color: #660000;">♥</span> </span></span><br /></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846579049747755015.post-4273624728317635472022-07-31T08:00:00.000-07:002022-07-31T08:00:00.183-07:00On "Summer at Tiffany": A Book Review <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWso95mKbQ4JWVKsdesgBb-QEjwduPC8SIfuvTlVgKqZMEb0tnaNKrcRcGsgwRSnSiKTbYIZ0PzOiWJRNHf-sI2cYWtp5H5wOF9H0TvihZqhwsMpTYwnFRiHFmRd38ZdqI17L7jnkQCI9J5yf22y2tmqSvoMXIdvD-JQjHGBUA1VYv3-xwjwEkIR22g/s400/SummeratTiffany.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWso95mKbQ4JWVKsdesgBb-QEjwduPC8SIfuvTlVgKqZMEb0tnaNKrcRcGsgwRSnSiKTbYIZ0PzOiWJRNHf-sI2cYWtp5H5wOF9H0TvihZqhwsMpTYwnFRiHFmRd38ZdqI17L7jnkQCI9J5yf22y2tmqSvoMXIdvD-JQjHGBUA1VYv3-xwjwEkIR22g/s320/SummeratTiffany.JPG" width="270" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><u>Title:</u> <i>Summer at Tiffany</i><br /><u>Author:</u> Marjorie Hart<br /><u>Genre:</u> Non-Fiction, Memoir</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><u>About the book...</u><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span>During
the summer of 1945 Marjorie Jacobson and her friend Marty Garrett head
to New York City to find work as shop girls and live there for a few
months before returning to the University of Iowa in the fall.
Recounting her experiences, readers get a taste of what it was like to
be young and in New York for the first time. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><u><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span>What I think...</span></span></u><br />Reading this was like taking a mini vacation to 1945 New York. The way this book was written, you can tell this time in Hart's life was one that she truly treasures and results in a very sweet autobiography.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span>I
found it fascinating to learn more about Tiffany and how the store functioned
at the time. Marjorie and Marty were the first women on the floor as
pages putting them in uncharted territory and resulting in some rather amusing mishaps. Hart shares several fun stories about things that happened to her and some of the famous people she encountered, my favorite (and according to the book, a favorite of her family) being about opening a box she was taking to a different department in the elevator, loose pearls going everywhere, and an up and down mad scramble to collect them before they fell through the gap between the door and the floor. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span>While the book doesn't focus on it being war time, there is a thread running through it with recollections and memories of VJ day being included along with adventures they had going out with the midshipmen, which were interesting and fun to read. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span>As a lovely accompaniment to the text, there are glossy page inserts of photos and store sketches! <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: normal;"><span><u>To sum it all up...</u><br />A short biography, that's perfect for history lovers and a nice read for a summer's day!<span style="color: #660000;">♥</span><br /></span></span></p>Inkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.com2