November can be a curious month, cold, wet, dark, not Christmas yet. But I have the antidote. COLOUR every time - just reach for the colour. Put on some bright lights and make something colourful.
I am knitting (bright green) sewing (indian block print) sewing some more (colourful cotton) printing (with friend Jane - some simple lino prints)
And enjoying the fabulous autumn leaves.
BE COLOURFUL!
Kittens, not one, plural kittens. I couldn't decide which one to have so there are two. So glad I did that, they are adorable! They do crazy kitten games all over the place, my home is like a kitten adventure playground. And they love all my wool!
Naming was tricky, but I ended up looking to Beatle lyrics. So meet Rita and Prudence.
Here in the north of England we are being blessed with weather. Rain of epic proportions - yes - but then sparkling days with blue skies and autumn sun
This is keeping me occupied indoors. Finally taking the scissors to the fabric I bought in India nearly two years ago. I made some curtains like this and now this is a quilt. The colours sing and the texture is so soft. Taking my time deciding how to quilt this one.
My workshop is so warm and cosy, I have lit the stove a few times lately. With some good music to keep me company and a head bursting with ideas it looks like being a creative autumn!
Try this when you have a spare hour or two or - like me this morning - when you are tidying the kitchen.
You'll need your itunes on your computer or mobile device.
If you don't know what I'm on about you can go and hang out in the archive if you like.
I have 2238 songs, over 10 days of continuous listening. Crazy.
Here are the rules. Put the whole collection on 'shuffle' and press play. You are not allowed to fast forward any of them - they're on your own personal tunes ..... you put them there!
So far this morning, I've listened to Kate Bush, Carmina Burana, Eric Clapton, the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, Florence and the Machine, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Talking Heads, Emiliana Torrini (yes), K.D. Lang, The Who, Mozart, some wailing thing called Arabesque and right now I am listening to a talk from a Buddhist Monk about compassion (it's amazing!)
Its all right there on my iTunes! Who knew?
The kitchen is really tidy too.
Later today I am hosting a workshop to celebrate a birthday with a nought on the end. Anne is coming with lots of her friends to fold origami cranes, 100's of them. A splendid way to spend a birthday.
A post without a picture? Never!
Norma the cat is not allowed on the table. This has been mentioned before.
I love having a bit of hand stitching on the go.
The sun shone, the people came, all very good indeed
'Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?'
Tissue paper flowers are addictive! And the waste tissue glues onto jars and makes sweet little lanterns. It's all coming together.
September can feel like the start of something, not just the new school year, but there is a sort of purposeful energy in the air.
With the full moon on the last day of summer comes an autumn full of new adventures.
My workshop is full of colour! I lit the stove for the first time yesterday as it was definately more chilly. And then.....a burst of creativity with old jam jars, fabric scraps, PVA and a 5 year old resulted in some rather spectacular vases!
Lanterns maybe next?
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