There was a big push for squares from local knitters and crocheters to yarn bomb Oceanside for their First Friday Art Walk in August.Oceanside Yarn Bombed They are working on plans for another one in the future.
Artistic!
New meets old.
One of the reasons for this blog is to keep you up to date
on the progress of my book, Miniature Millinery, Making Little Felted Hats. I
want others to be able to make cute hats like mine. It’s fun. It’s something
new to learn. And when you finish, you have a fashion item you can wear – and so
can your doll.
Anyway, I wrote down the basics of the pattern, and a first
draft of the preface and introduction. As with all first drafts, it needs a
rewrite. It’s just a part of the process.
In addition to the rewrite, I need to create 8 more hats so
they I can photograph them in process, and then have them decorated by people
other than me. I have a style that I like, and since most of them are for sale,
I like to keep the decorating simple and quick to finish. But you could make
your own hat and go wild with the trimmings. Finding your own style is a fun
part of the process.
On a very personal note, I decided that it is time to stop
coloring my hair. For years I colored it reddish brown because I like that
color better than my natural ash brown, and because my hair was going white. Officially, I will not color
it anymore starting on my birthday, this Saturday. My plan is to take pictures
on the 16th each month to watch the change progress, until all the
red is gone. My hair cutter said it isn’t very gray in back, so the two-color
look might be interesting. In the meantime my gray will be growing out one-half to an inch
per month. By the time of my 60th birthday maybe people will believe
I’m old enough to have two children in their 30’s.
Another adventure begins!
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