Category: Wearable Art
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Hand Painted Garden
The Hand Painted Garden scarf is another version of my Hand Spun Garden. I wanted to do a different combination of yarns using only hand painted yarns on this design. The blue grey background is one of my favourite colours in this hand painted merino wool. It is reminiscent of the midnight sky with some…
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SPRING FORWARD…thinking of Spring
Spring Forward…thinking of Spring today as the snow is falling outside my window making a new blanket of white. We have been very lucky these past few weeks with a wonderful warm spell that melted a portion of the snow we have been receiving since the end of October. Yes, winter starts early here some…
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Treasured Hearts…Valentines scarf and handwarmers
Treasured Hearts…Valentines Scarf and Fingerless Gloves set. The other day I was thinking about designing something for each holiday of the year, just for fun. Valentines being the next one in line I went to my yarn stash and started looking over the many different colours I could choose for this Holiday of Love. After deciding to…
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Rose Onie Scarf…how to tie it!
How to tie the Rose Onie scarf so it looks like my pictures. I have had various requests for instructions on how to tie the Rose Onie Scarf so it looks like my pictures. Here is how I do it. Instructions for each picture is below the picture. 1. Place the scarf about 4 inches…
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Happy Belated New Years!!
Happy belated New Years to all of you. Had a wonderful Christmas and New Years with a house full of family. Great times! Now I must get back to work playing with yarn (I know, it’s a hard, hard job). 🙂 This year, to celebrate New Year and start off on the right foot, I…
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Christmas Garland…just the beginning
Christmas Garland…just beginning the adventure of making my own Crocheted Christmas garland. It will be an ongoing project likely throughout the next year as I keep dreaming of ideas on how to enhance the garland into a lovely treasured decoration for my home. To start with I chose some beautiful hand painted yarn by Malabrigo…
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In the Pink…newest knits
In the Pink…newest knits added to my designs. One of the colours I noticed somewhat missing from my designs is pink. It is not a colour I wear often and perhaps that is why, but after making several designs in different strengths of pink I have realized that I must add this beautiful colour to…
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Warm and Cozy…New Chunky knit Rose Onie scarves
Warm up your winter day with these new wonderfully soft Chunky knit Rose Onie scarves. A smaller version of my Rose Onie scarf collection with a chunkier super soft hand painted merino wool. These colours are so vibrant they alone brighten and warm a cool day. Here are some of the new colours I have…
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Art Gallery of St. Albert…Thank you for the Feature!
Wanted to thank the Art Gallery of St. Albert, http://artgalleryofstalbert.ca/ for this inviting me to partake in this Artist Feature video on Youtube. The Art Gallery of St. Albert is a wonderful gallery with unique exhibits and more including a great boutique. Thank you for your support and guidance in my Artistic venture. I appreciate…
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Artist Spotlight…Thanks for including me!
Wanted to thank the Alberta Craft Council Gallery, (Edmonton, Alberta) for the Artist Spotlight for November. They have encouraged me over the past few years to grow and develop my designs. The opportunities they have given me are amazing and continue to push me to new levels of Wearable Art. Always a pleasure to work…
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