Kumihimo Watchband

It was hot out but some clouds were appearing so I decided to work outside and make
jewelry under the shade cloth awning.  About an hour into it I have bins, books, boxes, bags, and tools everywhere. I'd just finished putting a kumihimo watchband on a watch when it started to sprinkle. So I thought maybe I should put away anything I wasn't going to need in the next two hours. I'd barely loaded half of it back into the storage container when the wind started blowing and rain started to fall. So I made a mad dash to throw everything back inside and grabbed one bin of beadwork to work on inside the house.

Then I closed the gate so nothing would blow out into the street and scattered birdseed under the bushes so the birds could eat even if it started to pour.

For 3 days the forecast said rain. Today (day 4) I finally decide to work outside and it pours. #honestly #figures

Teaching Kumihimo

Yesterday we drove down to Monrovia and I took Joyce her Kumihimo kit I put together for her. She caught on pretty quick and took it to the nursing home with her, where she was standing watch over her hubby who just had a broken hip fixed. Someone has to keep him from getting out of bed, because with Alzheimers he may forget he even had surgery. In slow moments she worked on her Japanese braiding, and called this morning to let me know she'd made some progress.

On the way there we stopped at Michaels and I bought some more embroidery thread for my own Kumihimo projects. I got some metallics and some tie dyed embroidery floss. I can't wait to see how that turns out.  But currently I'm making a pink and brown spiral and have to get that off the disk before I can start any new colors.

She gave me a quilting magazine. I also ordered a quilting book through the library and can't wait to see it. It shows how to design spiral quilts. I'd love a spiral quilt to hang in my hypnotherapy office. That would rock. If I like the library book, I'll order my own copy from Amazon.

Sca Heatherwyne Craft Fair

I'm back from the Heatherwine merchanting event in LaVerne. Sold quite a few arrows, some beef jerky and other archery related items.

Then I came home, rested a bit, and made some Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats to take to the Paleoplanet meeting in the morning. The recipe is on the Rice Krispy website.

I met another Kumi Himo person and got some more disks from her. That way if I want to teach  a friend or do a class I'll be ready.

From another seamstress I got 2 patterns.  One has Medieval dragons and lions on it for cross stitch or needlepoint.  The other is for blackwork and it an acorn pattern and a celtic knotwork pattern. The designs were inspired by a trip she took to England. She's also tried to find documentation on stick weaving and hasn't had any luck either.

Another woman who was vending has a range near San Diego. She was merchanting with her two daughters. They had all kinds of wool from their sheep and goats as well as some quilted items and hats and scarves.

Then they had the booth where people donating items that were gently used. I got a box full of quilting books for $5.  And I got a bag with 10 crochet hooks, some eyelets, some snaps and an eyelet setting tool for $3. I love bargains! Can you really have too many crochet hooks?

Tomorrow is our Paleoplanet gathering.  It's already rained tonight so I'm hoping the morning is storm free. I want to take my atlatl equipment and my juggling props, neither which will be useful in the rain.

I need to get to bed. Tomorrow is going to be another busy day.

Kumihimo and Beads

I just started a more advanced kumihimo project.  This one has 16 strands. Four of the strands have beads. The tricky part is getting the tube to form without losing the beads on the interior. The colors remind me of ocean waves. I picked out two pendants to hang from it. I haven't decided which one to use yet. We shall see. One is a fused glass square with lines of various colored glass across it.  The other is a collage of items.  I think it's got a key, a ball, some rhinestones and more. 

I didn't even think to get a green pendant to go with the cord I just finished.