Powder Room

Powder Room Painted Faux & Mural Ceiling

As I was saying in the previous post. Murals followed.

 Many people wanted there ceilings painted, READ MORE.....

Fiber Friday

Fiber Friday

It's Fiber Friday!

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In the Studio - Painting the sculptures, is on the agenda for today! I am trying to get the bigger sculptures ready. The smaller ones will follow.

In the Cottage - Found the poop on the internet, Drum-roll please..... Possum. (The culprit). Can you believe  there is loads of information on wild animal poop. 

On the Hoop - The new pattern is finished, I will be posting it on ETSY this weekend. Jump over and check it out if you get chance. I would also like to start punching it this evening, so into the hoop it goes. Since I started sewing and punching with the Valdani threads, It has been, such a pleasure! If you haven't tried Valdani do, the colors are fabulous and to sew with it is wonderful. 

Have a great weekend,

Kate

Winkle Wednesday

Winkle Wednesday, sorry posted on Thursday!

A Welcome to Alice, Part 2 .........Read more

In the Studio - Most of today, and into this evening, I will be adding more details to the new Winkle Sculptures.

Into Fiber - I am working on a new Pattern for Etsy. When I am finished with it...I would like to get it into the hoop for a finished Punch Needle, or maybe a wool applique! We will see, stay tuned!

In the Cottage - I noticed that a miniature burning bush outside, has gnaw marks at the base, about 18 inches off the ground, so a deer rubbing is out of the question, its far to low. Does anyone know of a animal that would do such a thing? There is also, little round, light brown poop balls under it. Opossum, do they gnaw? Raccoon I don't know! But I will be searching the internet looking at poop. Isn't the internet wonderful!

Have wonderful day,

Kate

The Beginning

Miscellaneous Monday...

A post on the beginning of Briar Cottage Studio!  THE BEGINNING--17 years and running.

  I was a housewife, & mother, plus I ran the office  click to READ MORE..... 

In the Studio--Working on Winkles Today! I need to make a new batch of Paper clay, it was a busy & productive weekend. 

At the Cottage-- Package is ready to be sent. Spindle man is finished and ready to be picked up. Debbie's pants are hemmed and ready! The new punch needle pocket is finished, ready for the WEB SHOW!

Times are posted for the WEB SHOW (on the right). April 8th, at 8:00 pm (EST). 

Join me if you can!

Have a wonderful day,

Kate

This & That

(I haven't come up with a name yet, any suggestions?)

How about: Politically Incorrect, Lewis. Let me go smoke my Pipe!

He is getting there.....Sir Caterpillar and the little snowman looking thing will eventually be the hookah pipe. I am working on 5 sculptures at one time, It works out well, Tidbits are added while the other one's are drying.

This is a pic of the spindle man base painted he is finished and ready to go! Am I repeating myself, I will post finished pics after the customer picks it  up.

In the Studio: More work on the sculptures. I was having so much fun with them yesterday, I didn't get anything else done. A must is the package for the event, it must go out tomorrow!

In the Cottage: The sun is shinning, which is amazing in Pittsburgh, looks like Spring is springing. A friend needs some sewing done, hemming pants. I will get to that today! Plus the sewing of the door pocket. Tonight!

Wishing all, a wonderful day,

Kate

A welcome to Alice

A welcome to Alice........

Guess who's coming to Briar Cottage!

These are the first steps to a project I have had in mind for many years!

I thought I would show you some of the steps to a sculpture as it comes to life.

Keep watching as it progresses!

The Cottage: I have been under the weather, so it's been a long week of R & R. Which absolutely drives me crazy. But I still get many things accomplished. I've been spring cleaning the old computer, for me it holds loads of information, and every once and a while it gets a little bogged down, don't we all. Iv'e also been getting a box together for an event that is coming up. I'm not going to let it out of the bag yet, it may or may not happen so until it does, I must keep it quit....But I am soooooo excited! Preparation is almost done, I'll finish it today, for the mail.

The Studio: I'll go a little further on the Winkle sculptures and start some smaller ones. Also, add the finishing touches to the Spindle Man, all he needs now is a little yarn around his bottom. I will show pics when the customer picks him up (don't want to ruin the surprise). 

The Hoop: This evening hopefully, I will put the finishing touches on a Pocket with wool and punch needle, they are all hand sewn so it does take some time.

P.S. Don't forget about the web show, I'm thinking around April 8th, at 7:00?

Have a wonderful day!

Kate 

Hot off the Press

I am trying out something that I have seen elsewhere on the web, It's called a WEB SHOW.

How it works:

Once a month or so, keep an I on the Bee Hive picture on the right. I will post a day and time for the show. (It's Best If you follow my blog, sign up in the right column).

On that day, at that time I will open a post to the web show.

There you will be the first person to see my new items and have a chance to purchase them.

You will need a Paypal account to pay for the item.

Most of my items are one of a kind, so don't hesitate, It will be first come first serve.

 I will keep them posted for 24 hours, Afterwords I will move any unsold items to my Etsy shop.

We'll see how it goes, Hope to see you there!

Kate

Specs

I was working on a cross stitch,  I decided to do it in all gray
, well I think I need new specs. This is very close work and my glasses are set up for arms length furniture or Winkle work, looks like I need another pair for close work.

It's giving me double vision..... Wow, try doing cross stitch with double vision.  

http://thegraphicsfairy.com/

http://thriftyartist.blogspot.com/

Well this is my first cross stitch pattern in many years! Transferred the pattern ironed it on and wha....la! It's backwards, fitting for a pattern named friends, I think I'll name the backwards one (nobody's perfect) . The thing is with mistakes a solution follows, often a good one, what do you think?

IN THE COTTAGE STUDIO...A bit of sewing, door pockets need finished. A bit of painting on the spindle man, I'm getting close to finishing him.          Ugh..... I truly need to clean the office what a mess! 

 Happy mistakes,

Kate