Wednesday

I've been awol from this blog
and from crafting for a while.
This past week, I determined to get back to work.

Penny invited me to join a blog hop 
(in October!) and
with all good intentions I intended to take part.
But--

First, the computer went crazy;
  an on-going disaster for several weeks
with three visits from the computer guy.

Then, there were other things that kept coming up,
and I didn't go into the studio for weeks.

Now, I am back to making things again.
Little things.
Just to get me back in a creative mindset.

Some of the things I've been doing with scraps
to get me back in the mood to create:

Fabric cord, fabric beads,

scrappy Christmas trees,
fabric wrapped candy canes.

On the back burner,
several projects need to be finished:

I made this doll head about 6 weeks ago, 

before I abandoned the studio for a while.

  Now, I'm looking at what she can be.

  With that wild hair, she may be more warrior than princess.
Or she may never be finished.

Another project that was begun

 over a month ago,

an Odd Duck.

I wadded up a bunch of plastic bags

and wrapped and shaped them into

a basic form with muslin strips,

then started the patchwork process.

Since I've been back in the studio,
I've made some progress on Odd,

but still have a ways to go!

**And I've been working on a post for the blog hop,
which I will be posting soon.
I hate that I've delayed so long,
but better late than never?
Waiting to hear back from a couple of artists.**

------------ We will be going to the cabin for Thanksgiving,

Erin and crew are due in today.

Tomorrow, we will eat ourselves into a stupor.

Note to self:

I need orange juice and cranberry juice

for Mimosas and Poinsettias

(and champagne, of course).

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Feast!