Finally getting around to making my garden flowers just in time for Mother's Day! I will have these at the Belle Aire Market this Sunday May 14 from 9-2.


These are what they look like in process. I use a 2 part epoxy that I put into the stem and then add a garden stake that I get at the hardware store. My husband had the brilliant idea of the clamp to hold it in place while it cures. While it says it cures in an hour, I usually leave it for 6-8 hours to just make sure.




This is what the flowers look like right side up. I have a bunch in my own garden and they are little bright spots for the butterflies and bees to drink out of.




I think these will make a great mother's day gift!

Last year at the Maryland Sheep and Wool I accidentally bought two fingering weight and one DK weight of the show color Monet's Pond from Kim Dyes Yarn. I contacted Kim and was able to get 2 more of the DK weight which I made into my Shell Dome Top.

I was looking for a light summer sweater and I still had the 2 skeins of the fingering weight which turned into this beautiful sweater. It's really light an airy, but also keeps the chill off.


No pattern for this one, but what I did was pretty simple. The bulk of the sweater is half double crochet and a chain in alternating stitches. The edging on the sleeves and the collar are three chains in alternating stitches.




I think I appreciate this yarn more than I've ever actually appreciated Monet's Pond.

I swear I didn't buy it ALL. I did leave yarn for others, but I did buy a lot.


I bought a lot from my favorites - Miss Babs, Briar Rose, A Hundred Ravens, but also from others as well.




Now comes the winding. This skein is 5250 yards - that's almost 3 miles!!!

Can't wait to get inside and start buying yarn. Stay tuned....

After I made a dozen crab mugs the other day I had a dream about crab platters. My dreams have now come true.


I almost made all the crabs in a line, but then they looked like this little crab family and one needed to be falling behind.

Despite how many crab mugs I made trying to ramp up - I've sold all but one. I came home from the Cloisters and ended up making a dozen more. I also have in my head an idea for a couple of crab platters that I'll be showing soon. I only have 100 pounds of Laguna 60 left so I just ordered more. I've been using a lot more this year with the crab and birch lines that I am using more than I did last year.