HappyGlass

boots off…

at last!

April 18th, 2012

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Seventeen!

Morgan’s 17 today!!! Time flies when you’re having FUN.

Morgan does some studio work for me on weekends. Thank you Morgan!

April 18th, 2012

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Caroline

My dear friend, Caroline, is a designer and a creator. She designs bold, swirling, expressive and exuberantly colourful textile art. She’s is a photographer and she’s passionate about dying fabric, and texture.

In the Fall, Caroline took a rug hooking workshop with Mary Ploughman Jones, and now she’s hooked. One morning a week, Caroline and I get together with our friend Cindy, and work on our rug hooking projects. Cindy’s struggling to finish a very large rug in colours that she does not love (lesson to everyone!). I’m working on the third in a series of 4 chair pads that were designed by Joan Kays. Caroline is eagerly awaiting our road trip to Amherst this Tuesday. We’re going to Deanne Fitzpatrick’s to buy the wool for her next project. WHAT will she come home with?!!!

Caroline will have a show of quilted textile art, at The GUILD, in August. I can’t wait!

The artist, photographing inspirations.

February 25th, 2012

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the Christmas scarf

On Christmas morning, my husband handed me a present. A light, soft, squishy package. It was address to me, from him, with love.

I peeled off the tape and folded back the paper, very slowly, as usual, because I really enjoy savouring the moment of suspense.

When I finally revealed the contents I turned to my daughter and exclaimed (I really did) “Did you make this?!?!!!” She replied “NO! Dad did!” I turned to Mark and he confirmed that he had, indeed, knitted me a scarf for Christmas! I cried, and I cried. I was so touched.

Mark and Megan had been spending an awful lot of time in the tv room, with the door closed, the week before Christmas. I had felt a bit left out.

Megan sat with Mark and taught him how to knit. He started on smaller needles, but quickly switched to very large ones. She says he’s a great student, and that he insisted that the scarf have tassels.

February 25th, 2012

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drawer pulls

When I saw Sandy and Fiona’s new kitchen I gasped as I ran my hands over the doors and then said “Oooooh! I want to make glass pulls for your cabinets!”

What a gorgeous kitchen! The cabinets are wood, the colour of bleached driftwood, and the countertop is granite, the colour of the red Island clay.

I call this colour mermaid and it’s perfect for their kitchen that looks out over the dunes and then the ocean.