Silk Hankies
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
The final product. Annatto Seeds on the left, Yellow Onion Skins on the right.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Dyeing with Annatto Seeds & Onion Skins
Dyeing with Annatto Seeds & Onion Skins
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
How to make a mess with natural dyes.
Stitch Markers
Stitch Markers
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
Using the round end of a toggle clasp for knitting stitch markers and the straight end for crochet stitch markers.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Squirrels In Leather
Overall
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
Still have to set the pearl acorns, dye it, figure out how to put in expansion panels at the seam in the back, and line it.
Also, the center back needs a design as yet to be determined.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Faeries & Mushrooms
If you like faery art (Brian Froud, Labyrinth, etc) and amazingly magical handmade books, you must -- right this very instant -- stop what you're doing and go to kelfae.com.
And if you love what you see, and you can afford it, BUY SOMETHING. I can not begin to tell you how magical and wonderful her stuff really is. Seriously, you will be purchasing an amazing piece of art that will be in your collection for a life time. And you'll give an amazingly talented artist a very needed boost right now.
Shush, Kel. I'm pimping you and you'll just have to deal with it.
Oh and she does commissions!
kelfae.com. Make with the clicky already.
And if you love what you see, and you can afford it, BUY SOMETHING. I can not begin to tell you how magical and wonderful her stuff really is. Seriously, you will be purchasing an amazing piece of art that will be in your collection for a life time. And you'll give an amazingly talented artist a very needed boost right now.
Shush, Kel. I'm pimping you and you'll just have to deal with it.
Oh and she does commissions!
kelfae.com. Make with the clicky already.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Hello In There
I've got a headache, and it feels like it's going to be one of those headaches. The headaches that come with cheery monikers like, "Hell, Day One" and "Where's My Home Trepanning Kit When I Need It?"
Mom came out of surgery fine and her blood pressure is back up. She's still compensating, but she was in ICU last night and is still there today, not so much because she's in critical condition, but because they want to be able to get to her quickly if things do turn to shit.
Insert standard: "I feel like a horrible daughter for not sitting by her bedside but there's nothing I can do there that I can't do here."
I finished Fetching (fingerless gloves); they're now blocked and drying. I'm happy with the way they came out. I might make a pair or myself. Or I might make a pair of these, in my House Colours. (Go 'Claws!) Of course, that means finishing everything for everyone else first. Hmm.
I am determined to finish a pair of socks, though. The yarn is so wee, and the needles! It's like knitting with doll things. I love it. Socks!
Work is a real trial right now. I have a really low threshold for tolerating idiots. And it's even worse when the idiot is higher paid than you are, even though trained monkeys could do his job. (Oh, look! Yarn! Nice yarn!Maybe I could knit a hangman's noose! )
And the new fur kid is having real issues with itchies. She got a bath again last night, with special shampoo just to help her skin. She's scratching holes in herself, poor thing. But happy otherwise. It's nice to have a young cat around again.
And yeah... See, this is why I don't post more. Wow, the excitement. I think I need to go have a lie down...
Mom came out of surgery fine and her blood pressure is back up. She's still compensating, but she was in ICU last night and is still there today, not so much because she's in critical condition, but because they want to be able to get to her quickly if things do turn to shit.
Insert standard: "I feel like a horrible daughter for not sitting by her bedside but there's nothing I can do there that I can't do here."
I finished Fetching (fingerless gloves); they're now blocked and drying. I'm happy with the way they came out. I might make a pair or myself. Or I might make a pair of these, in my House Colours. (Go 'Claws!) Of course, that means finishing everything for everyone else first. Hmm.
I am determined to finish a pair of socks, though. The yarn is so wee, and the needles! It's like knitting with doll things. I love it. Socks!
Work is a real trial right now. I have a really low threshold for tolerating idiots. And it's even worse when the idiot is higher paid than you are, even though trained monkeys could do his job. (Oh, look! Yarn! Nice yarn!
And the new fur kid is having real issues with itchies. She got a bath again last night, with special shampoo just to help her skin. She's scratching holes in herself, poor thing. But happy otherwise. It's nice to have a young cat around again.
And yeah... See, this is why I don't post more. Wow, the excitement. I think I need to go have a lie down...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
And in other news...
Mom is going back into surgery this morning. (She had her second knee replacement surgery on Monday morning.) The wound wouldn't stop bleeding yesterday and apparently, last night too. They've given her four units of blood so far. So, back in to find out what the heck's going on. It doesn't seem life threatening but still, one thing after another. She had enough gumption to be bitchy on the phone yesterday, which was a good thing, my father assured me. Only my mother could be in a foul mood while on Morphine.
Y'all, ~points at my lovely readers~ have my permission to SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD if I ever get that bad, mkay? Seriously.
I'm not dressed up at work today, which feels strange. It's a whole ~handwaves~ contractor/not-FTE thing that I don't really care to get into. Plus there's actual work to get done, and that's hard to do when you have to stop every ten minutes and demonstrate how the wings work. (Something I'd normally get a huge kick out of.)
To top it off, I had to walk passed a bowl full of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups this morning on my way out the door. Damn that man for being oh so prepared. But I resisted. (Maybe there'll be some left over, y'think?)
Post pics of your costumes if you have them. Post pics of Halloweens long since passed to dust. I'd much rather be flitting about with you lot than counting mustard seeds and worrying about things I have no control over.
Y'all, ~points at my lovely readers~ have my permission to SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD if I ever get that bad, mkay? Seriously.
I'm not dressed up at work today, which feels strange. It's a whole ~handwaves~ contractor/not-FTE thing that I don't really care to get into. Plus there's actual work to get done, and that's hard to do when you have to stop every ten minutes and demonstrate how the wings work. (Something I'd normally get a huge kick out of.)
To top it off, I had to walk passed a bowl full of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups this morning on my way out the door. Damn that man for being oh so prepared. But I resisted. (Maybe there'll be some left over, y'think?)
Post pics of your costumes if you have them. Post pics of Halloweens long since passed to dust. I'd much rather be flitting about with you lot than counting mustard seeds and worrying about things I have no control over.
Hell's Angel with Wings v1.0
This was version 1.0 of the wings (circa 2003?). Way different outline, same infrastructure. Also, many pounds ago.
Steampunk Aviatrix
FRIDAY, 8PM, 10/27:
Leather? Check
Canvas? Check
Metal wire, armature strength? Check
Spare altimiter? Hmm.
Rare earth magnets? Check
Copper paint? Check
Goggles? Check
Lineman's boots? Check
Chalkboard and chalk? Check
Charcoal? Check
Estes rocket? Check
Mad gleam in my eye? CHECK!
SATURDAY, 8PM, 10/28/2007
There's a ton of things I would still like to do to it, including dye and age the wing harness; tea stain, patch & repatch the wings (my canvas shrunk in the wash. ~DOH~ I knew that!), and go with all white or brown under costume. The black didn't go well at all with the outfit, but it's what I had. And I didn't have time to hit the local military surplus shop.
Also, the pics don't show the uber-kick ass HUGAMOUS dinged-all-to-hell lineman's boots I was wearing. They're five sizes too big and go all the way up to my knees.
All in all, I'm really happy with the way it came out, considering the turnaround time from conception to execution*. I may have to put this on again and get some better "action shots". HEE.
* And yes, mine is the kind of house where we happen to have laying around: lineman's boots, leather helmet, goggles (that's just one pair), leather gauntlets, and 60" wide canvas. Things we bought: copper pipe, copper strapping tape, copper paint.
Leather? Check
Canvas? Check
Metal wire, armature strength? Check
Spare altimiter? Hmm.
Rare earth magnets? Check
Copper paint? Check
Goggles? Check
Lineman's boots? Check
Chalkboard and chalk? Check
Charcoal? Check
Estes rocket? Check
Mad gleam in my eye? CHECK!
SATURDAY, 8PM, 10/28/2007
There's a ton of things I would still like to do to it, including dye and age the wing harness; tea stain, patch & repatch the wings (my canvas shrunk in the wash. ~DOH~ I knew that!), and go with all white or brown under costume. The black didn't go well at all with the outfit, but it's what I had. And I didn't have time to hit the local military surplus shop.
Also, the pics don't show the uber-kick ass HUGAMOUS dinged-all-to-hell lineman's boots I was wearing. They're five sizes too big and go all the way up to my knees.
All in all, I'm really happy with the way it came out, considering the turnaround time from conception to execution*. I may have to put this on again and get some better "action shots". HEE.
* And yes, mine is the kind of house where we happen to have laying around: lineman's boots, leather helmet, goggles (that's just one pair), leather gauntlets, and 60" wide canvas. Things we bought: copper pipe, copper strapping tape, copper paint.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Bill & White Bengal Tiger Cub
Bill & White Bengal Tiger Cub
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
Bill needed cheering up after his grandfather's funeral. Kittens make everything better. Tiger kittens even more so. This is the same park Bill took his nieces and nephews to after his mom passed in 1997, so it's kind of a tradition now.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Strange Bedfellows, Foxen Winery
Strange Bedfellows, Foxen Winery
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
My second favourite shot from this weekend. Foxen Winery tasting room.
Foxen's office, grape leaves in cement
Foxen's office, grape leaves in cement
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
My favourite pic from this weekend's wine tasting extravaganza.
Stockinette knitted with energized single (S-twist)
Stockinette knitted with energized single (S-twist)
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
Knitted directly off the bobbin
Stockinette knitted with energized single (S-twist)
Stockinette knitted with energized single (S-twist)
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
Knitted directly from the bobbin.
Monday, September 03, 2007
New Glass Fronted Cabinets
New Glass Fronted Cabinets
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
And these were billed as "video cabinets". We have turned them into curio cabinets... I think it works quite nicely.
New Mission Style Chair
New Mission Style Chair
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
Picked this one up for less than $40 at an oak place that was going out of business.
Spinning Silk
Spinning Silk
Originally uploaded by cavalaxis.
What's on the wheel. Notice the WooLee Winder. I'm so buying one of these, because day-um. It's so much nicer than leaning forward every few yards and moving the pig tail. I can really focus on drafting. Highly recommended.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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