tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50348975109112539202024-02-19T12:05:31.497-04:00Desideratum ~ Art ~ Jewelry ~ LifeWorks of Art and Musings of Living a Frugal Artistic Country Life in Central New Brunswick, Canada Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-36879391592249109222023-12-27T16:04:00.000-04:002023-12-27T16:04:06.140-04:00Merry Christmas.... December 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tzzbV6pPDD5qUyjtLMEYu7uU-_FdtWI_y4XWCTMs4w9kLZRQnCPJjweG5rggaxWWvz4cfo8T1clbTbZ0dRLOoEtKZLZobq88YJXsS5DEZ0IziBkwZUNxvuLVjJdNy-GyEH4F-97cTt5_tnAKVTH-Dfp51Mu27u001c0otQ3HW9sLdmLX3ykW7egCTDIZ/s1200/fire%20in%20stove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tzzbV6pPDD5qUyjtLMEYu7uU-_FdtWI_y4XWCTMs4w9kLZRQnCPJjweG5rggaxWWvz4cfo8T1clbTbZ0dRLOoEtKZLZobq88YJXsS5DEZ0IziBkwZUNxvuLVjJdNy-GyEH4F-97cTt5_tnAKVTH-Dfp51Mu27u001c0otQ3HW9sLdmLX3ykW7egCTDIZ/w480-h640/fire%20in%20stove.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Wishing One and All, a cozy Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year </span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥰" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t43/1.5/16/1f970.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 16px;"><img alt="🎄" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t60/1.5/16/1f384.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></span></b><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-20452152068054927192023-11-29T16:15:00.000-04:002023-11-29T16:15:13.718-04:00A Few Desideratum Jewelry Designs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgm_iz0fkAz2Hv9Dqd8wyg7SLbUr4ADfVhnyfo2svjRBnQhdE1a95VWQFLzbLB4J2HaorRsdKwUalBDTDxGwvrvWIILPsEoEE0ojAblwfadUpJDxkWXOuGrxCTtU33-OqRZcDCHyNTkQn2cRvZZ0XTxQxHq2zVwhzxY7lSMLmSMaewjeXpt7LqyC1JJOr/s1600/2023-04-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1201" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgm_iz0fkAz2Hv9Dqd8wyg7SLbUr4ADfVhnyfo2svjRBnQhdE1a95VWQFLzbLB4J2HaorRsdKwUalBDTDxGwvrvWIILPsEoEE0ojAblwfadUpJDxkWXOuGrxCTtU33-OqRZcDCHyNTkQn2cRvZZ0XTxQxHq2zVwhzxY7lSMLmSMaewjeXpt7LqyC1JJOr/w480-h640/2023-04-13.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hi Everyone, These are a few of our present Jewelry designs.. including Lapis Lazuli, Quartz Crystal, Fresh Water Pearls .... for full descriptions and photos of these and many more that are available just click our FB link: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DesideratumArt/photos" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Desideratum Art and Jewelry FB page</span></b></a>... Each of these are $35. a pair. and we ship asap. <p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-50306463954163649572023-06-19T07:29:00.003-03:002023-06-19T07:29:57.786-03:00June Socks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjxX35BmO7Y_9H86uNufJfSr_PwOuExTZKuMdl_sPrSPW8VFXdnSPXNVGV2dhEMgFTzr6gJAkZhlqBpJk5IuEMMKP8RvjsNo8umD8pgWzf80aXdjjHoCe1N-bw-8Emj1Okxj066ahBwwZZGFpzr53Pu0xjrzL8wWU-oGSOIxpgnhLaqyAqFtHdNaxmlOz/s1600/IMG_1055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjxX35BmO7Y_9H86uNufJfSr_PwOuExTZKuMdl_sPrSPW8VFXdnSPXNVGV2dhEMgFTzr6gJAkZhlqBpJk5IuEMMKP8RvjsNo8umD8pgWzf80aXdjjHoCe1N-bw-8Emj1Okxj066ahBwwZZGFpzr53Pu0xjrzL8wWU-oGSOIxpgnhLaqyAqFtHdNaxmlOz/w480-h640/IMG_1055.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">process of handknitting socks from my handspun wool</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;">I never did a blanket like this before but I always loved them, esp. with the black really showing off the bright colours... takes a lot longer than I thought it would ...has a very <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>traditional look and is super cozy. </div><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤️" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" width="16" /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfmax6u8H3qYngKqSMdlZ0_9EehzEkzwZRwYyl1r8LpXi7aao9Y8SadfAxnOZtiU27ay0JFKahM-g-m2AoqMBIDTTlk5kSFM2C-je_5ml7O4Atg9w1z4f3lKgwcDldoPnLYz7JtCzUQ1WhTANCMETjzpkD9A70ACjKd3ajaefHmip5Zz9jCUunzC3JQ/s1600/IMG_0537.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blanket is 1/3 of the way crocheted together... the black tails still need to be woven in. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below, Blanket is done... I'm satisfied with it and it reminds me of days of long ago, which is the time I wished I lived </span></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht85iFYTQIVFDBuWbLi7EIht_wkHkZnUHmjxsMKCl8Q2OJ7ERl7reToy1cuBl1UWTQU3jFWo6J7wRjjqGSw-CBfbBz9Kl_EenvS-MzdCDqSe4e2dgIV1qWb85L-DqY9wh4OHnWJr0BcGzvlTTEd28_W3S8-UkpJ1gTqxhhVuf0qg21TvgbeOZRrhTGxQ/s1600/IMG_0641.JPG" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht85iFYTQIVFDBuWbLi7EIht_wkHkZnUHmjxsMKCl8Q2OJ7ERl7reToy1cuBl1UWTQU3jFWo6J7wRjjqGSw-CBfbBz9Kl_EenvS-MzdCDqSe4e2dgIV1qWb85L-DqY9wh4OHnWJr0BcGzvlTTEd28_W3S8-UkpJ1gTqxhhVuf0qg21TvgbeOZRrhTGxQ/w480-h640/IMG_0641.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-22416232878648437822023-03-14T09:41:00.004-03:002023-03-14T09:41:26.127-03:00Fore-edge Painted Cookbook<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwqB6O3fyFfyALGzrMaOqOJO3-UMEw9Iq036Hu2x3LaF789Em0BpyFbq4tkvBVy75X-2g8IRuztBlrM24FZtuIn79HdPa_hv1s8LXgx09tXqgOlbdNFr5FlffhrdjsUosWFZVJya-wN2_ScghKlCcc6M8cTSm9yHpQit5Shsr-d8isT5TIyf0liQahA/s1600/IMG_0227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwqB6O3fyFfyALGzrMaOqOJO3-UMEw9Iq036Hu2x3LaF789Em0BpyFbq4tkvBVy75X-2g8IRuztBlrM24FZtuIn79HdPa_hv1s8LXgx09tXqgOlbdNFr5FlffhrdjsUosWFZVJya-wN2_ScghKlCcc6M8cTSm9yHpQit5Shsr-d8isT5TIyf0liQahA/w640-h480/IMG_0227.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the coolest cook books I ever discovered at a second hand book sale... the technique is called "Fore-edge Painting"... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmTHQmTWvI1FB3lwT7nqOfRIsOD6jEvxcoMS4Lcaw2fAsK_o4h_CMs6ahCNcvcQwXl3IXmzuQ8-3qX1ZOtP4dIhmkykdISoLvV4vBr4LEFzd4jZ3DsN_B6WSNpC58FePx2C8OR1wS5PrMVadNnRb8ocshmVbUojv0WMQfIL0-SdjcY4vvwHwWFu_N1g/s1600/IMG_0235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmTHQmTWvI1FB3lwT7nqOfRIsOD6jEvxcoMS4Lcaw2fAsK_o4h_CMs6ahCNcvcQwXl3IXmzuQ8-3qX1ZOtP4dIhmkykdISoLvV4vBr4LEFzd4jZ3DsN_B6WSNpC58FePx2C8OR1wS5PrMVadNnRb8ocshmVbUojv0WMQfIL0-SdjcY4vvwHwWFu_N1g/w640-h480/IMG_0235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ...consists of artistic decorations drawn to enhance the book on the closed edge of the pages... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcVCxQ05rc2SD9bogMNH504AcQu1MIul8TbXlSZe79lrSuQq4E2c7J8R8ErkI5wx-uIUWFKyd2z-ilHi7PAOiBJTgUO1LfePnaJ-9KX6B57_4cPcHpCgH1wqte9ztoLBFgQ3_HJtxkhZUw5ivKdiu6fvHJbDsao2tAyhSdf7BXWWlarGk5k2loiBe3Q/s1600/IMG_0233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcVCxQ05rc2SD9bogMNH504AcQu1MIul8TbXlSZe79lrSuQq4E2c7J8R8ErkI5wx-uIUWFKyd2z-ilHi7PAOiBJTgUO1LfePnaJ-9KX6B57_4cPcHpCgH1wqte9ztoLBFgQ3_HJtxkhZUw5ivKdiu6fvHJbDsao2tAyhSdf7BXWWlarGk5k2loiBe3Q/w640-h480/IMG_0233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">the book is approx. 7" x 9" by 1 1/2" thick. There is no evidence of who the artist was, just an inscription of "Happy Cooking Big Sister! -1993-"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gRSE9zZz20nyQJlpYNuNYLwAti-b40SYdY_JK_Si-bKFJE-SADsIrowm161TLXpMfiviqvZIe-zIyLX-09Z2ZxiLc-ZtA40D9YBba1rdftP7-9fOA8XaRivFS-03yljHHhbMqtYAMWokbCJFeswf0jWU4eA2PwJ0VeWwofCtRefx1yvKMkuhFnD_Kw/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1600" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gRSE9zZz20nyQJlpYNuNYLwAti-b40SYdY_JK_Si-bKFJE-SADsIrowm161TLXpMfiviqvZIe-zIyLX-09Z2ZxiLc-ZtA40D9YBba1rdftP7-9fOA8XaRivFS-03yljHHhbMqtYAMWokbCJFeswf0jWU4eA2PwJ0VeWwofCtRefx1yvKMkuhFnD_Kw/w640-h458/IMG_0238.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love it and it's a total treasure </span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤️" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ... and the recipes look delicious</span> </div><p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-28518690823878672452023-03-01T17:25:00.000-04:002023-03-01T17:25:21.308-04:00Here We Go Again<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mGhNjMR7NWKzHPkU8yCk3ECZFH8K8F070yvf6v2yO15E96LPz7UM1JKNwnyNvM8krp6tvY_9cnAKl3hRQqKLiMximEZlEXo7ScfaOh1hly3b-9Q721mtf9ipGgOa7l9mYDZlc6MOMlpFIr6QbhA-6BHaEXEYi-CNn7wVtrtt_GPMAG9tDcN8bN_otg/s1600/IMG_4804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mGhNjMR7NWKzHPkU8yCk3ECZFH8K8F070yvf6v2yO15E96LPz7UM1JKNwnyNvM8krp6tvY_9cnAKl3hRQqKLiMximEZlEXo7ScfaOh1hly3b-9Q721mtf9ipGgOa7l9mYDZlc6MOMlpFIr6QbhA-6BHaEXEYi-CNn7wVtrtt_GPMAG9tDcN8bN_otg/w640-h480/IMG_4804.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"Here We Go Again"</span></b></span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">from my sketchbook, pen, ink, watercolour, 9" x 12"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">...started off as a grid, then was inspired by William Morris, then vines and leaves and berries appeared... somewhere a a stream of coloured </span><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">pennants drifted into life... and because I love lettering, an alphabet wanted to take part.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Art just has a way of creating itself if you give it a little help.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">I very much enjoyed doing this.</span></span></div><p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-34308963050592260612021-12-20T09:47:00.003-04:002021-12-21T07:26:30.518-04:00End of 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBTAXJUUzKX7MGUR1eOynfy_MnYmxvgAT0xou8wN7uttb90-RewvkVloqNhCeLGWAf5VGj4w2ErKsVCPmI5A3Tj9YhJwovwzGVKsJwnHRcCHr-eVAa0-1JScA1ssyBBUqZlDd24_Jk6QbBxj8tlvfe19U55bQ1vyuRXIm-IZcm854_GyDMNvBIqpDHiw=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBTAXJUUzKX7MGUR1eOynfy_MnYmxvgAT0xou8wN7uttb90-RewvkVloqNhCeLGWAf5VGj4w2ErKsVCPmI5A3Tj9YhJwovwzGVKsJwnHRcCHr-eVAa0-1JScA1ssyBBUqZlDd24_Jk6QbBxj8tlvfe19U55bQ1vyuRXIm-IZcm854_GyDMNvBIqpDHiw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">I want to Thank all the beautiful people who ordered from us this year... all the people who looked/viewed and everyone else trying to make the best of a stressful time on earth.... It has been a tough year for everyone.. so I wish you all the Joy and Happiness you can handle...You all deserve it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Much Love to you and your family whatever size and shape it is.. </span></div><p></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🌲" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t43/1.5/16/1f332.png" style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" width="16" /></span><div style="text-align: center;"> MERRY CHRISTMAS and Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Gwen Buchanan at Desideratum Art Jewelry and Visual Arts</div><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" width="16" /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></div>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-2116738432871189732021-09-29T08:49:00.001-03:002021-09-29T08:49:28.901-03:00The Garlic is Hung <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riXd_RkGXYY/YVRP2JYq6rI/AAAAAAAAXyc/3o89V55dYXkRn4IaJb7TLBH9RzYCF49SQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riXd_RkGXYY/YVRP2JYq6rI/AAAAAAAAXyc/3o89V55dYXkRn4IaJb7TLBH9RzYCF49SQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6644.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The garlic was hung in the kitchen till it cured enough to trim off the leaves... </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> ...that's a "Cat Tree" over on the left... a branch fell off a maple and we attached it to a beam ~ the cats love it </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🐈" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tad/1.5/16/1f408.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> ... good bird viewing spot and escape from the dog </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🐕" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tc9/1.5/16/1f415.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></p><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--MDwXuBimY0/YVRRNoQLE6I/AAAAAAAAXyk/vUyittDkJhEBCZWZJGoBI3W69fshTwvlwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--MDwXuBimY0/YVRRNoQLE6I/AAAAAAAAXyk/vUyittDkJhEBCZWZJGoBI3W69fshTwvlwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_6731.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p><span style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p>the garlic has been trimmed and hung from a ceiling beam in a corner of the kitchen ready to be used till harvest time next year... feels good to look over in the corner and know the harvest was good for another year... it is the easiest crop from the garden to grow. everyone should try it </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /> </span><p></p><p><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-55218069967042665642021-09-28T08:18:00.003-03:002021-11-08T18:22:54.199-04:00A Little Bit of Calm<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-57VQWUXTTsY/YVL5qaxJ3rI/AAAAAAAAXyM/X_ZPDGgbWNIa6-gZTop4c3fpaz0Q6Ey3wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-57VQWUXTTsY/YVL5qaxJ3rI/AAAAAAAAXyM/X_ZPDGgbWNIa6-gZTop4c3fpaz0Q6Ey3wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6896.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-6999121877073419002021-09-22T15:40:00.001-03:002021-09-22T18:44:29.374-03:00Let There Be Peace<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfsRCPWOJVc/YUt4I7gP0PI/AAAAAAAAXyE/f0m_zXR_6ZQIkf6NYt29yzKNuVhUjANkQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_5758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfsRCPWOJVc/YUt4I7gP0PI/AAAAAAAAXyE/f0m_zXR_6ZQIkf6NYt29yzKNuVhUjANkQCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5758.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Handmade "Copper Angel" created by John Ackerson from the years we lived in St. Martins, NB. it doesn't show in this black and white picture but the angel is patinated verdigris ... the rectangular base is a chunk of wood from a fallen down forgotten church. ... I love the connection. ❤ She looks over things from her perch on an upper windowsill</span><p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-48778000128854988912021-08-04T09:38:00.000-03:002021-08-04T09:38:06.795-03:00This Years Garden ~ 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Egx6jLlYnao/YQqI7ZKvqfI/AAAAAAAAXw0/zUseF9XaFkAkYX8uXWaHYX8VprPplD3lACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Egx6jLlYnao/YQqI7ZKvqfI/AAAAAAAAXw0/zUseF9XaFkAkYX8uXWaHYX8VprPplD3lACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6453.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKr02H058vo/YQqI7bZfcgI/AAAAAAAAXww/ZYXxLtc6oUcZr00i8GLNqjZ7RTRRe7UBQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yChTvbCjJ98/YQqI8TeuTXI/AAAAAAAAXxE/VuQ6eCL5mMQDdorlIMfDMyDYGw9vkpbogCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6636.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1GhbesYtnWc/YQqI8k5oGWI/AAAAAAAAXxI/DoAWr9aREUUGUfZJZGJesEWNGecw7n2bwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_6638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1GhbesYtnWc/YQqI8k5oGWI/AAAAAAAAXxI/DoAWr9aREUUGUfZJZGJesEWNGecw7n2bwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_6638.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I love watching the garden grow... even better is Harvesting</div><p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-19557327452998401082021-04-14T17:47:00.020-03:002022-03-14T20:46:05.807-03:00Flying Geese and the 8 Pointed Star Quilt <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tEpZO6eNqNM/YHdLvD4ydEI/AAAAAAAAXoo/4sYnjdOxevEImEjMF_PdA9XhS8HVzfQlwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_4096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tEpZO6eNqNM/YHdLvD4ydEI/AAAAAAAAXoo/4sYnjdOxevEImEjMF_PdA9XhS8HVzfQlwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/IMG_4096.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1st finished block... 18" square</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the process of designing the Flying Geese and 8 Pointed Star quilt... from the Start of thinking up the design to making templates, marking the pieces, cutting, sewing, making the blocks and hoping the whole project would turn out the way I hoped. It was pieced on several vintage and antique sewing machines and hand-quilted and bound.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AN2K_ftkRNA/YHdLX_LMkDI/AAAAAAAAXoQ/zHlXIamuDHYsS29zzWKBjY4njGtf1g3PACNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/2020-12-06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AN2K_ftkRNA/YHdLX_LMkDI/AAAAAAAAXoQ/zHlXIamuDHYsS29zzWKBjY4njGtf1g3PACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/2020-12-06.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_2glOLDK4M/YHdLbbNKuuI/AAAAAAAAXoU/pzzk9XDo_8EL9zfrY42iVghcQ4uD54ragCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_3942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_2glOLDK4M/YHdLbbNKuuI/AAAAAAAAXoU/pzzk9XDo_8EL9zfrY42iVghcQ4uD54ragCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_3942.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">overall if my figuring is correct I will need 2,088 cut pieces.... all scrappy pieces from my odds and ends of fabric gathered from here and there over the years.. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0aS_Za5ypw4/YHdLg6whDcI/AAAAAAAAXoY/OjqqNEEygw8VLhJZ0DJizOifc6A5C6hmACNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_3919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0aS_Za5ypw4/YHdLg6whDcI/AAAAAAAAXoY/OjqqNEEygw8VLhJZ0DJizOifc6A5C6hmACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/IMG_3919.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P8agW0pGE3k/YHdLn_sUooI/AAAAAAAAXoc/6ntNN1gRTa83yvZRbQr7b0iiaW-xbioSQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/2020-12-23.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P8agW0pGE3k/YHdLn_sUooI/AAAAAAAAXoc/6ntNN1gRTa83yvZRbQr7b0iiaW-xbioSQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/2020-12-23.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-88BPP0w_1z0/YHdLyyVwuZI/AAAAAAAAXow/c9Z1mnXmDNUxNuKDIb77412u5dqhsVz4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-88BPP0w_1z0/YHdLyyVwuZI/AAAAAAAAXow/c9Z1mnXmDNUxNuKDIb77412u5dqhsVz4QCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4djnpxLtOw0/YHdL3hV4TZI/AAAAAAAAXo0/zHCvRnua1H8wxgCrqfOU4GqOo_-_EJV3ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_3991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4djnpxLtOw0/YHdL3hV4TZI/AAAAAAAAXo0/zHCvRnua1H8wxgCrqfOU4GqOo_-_EJV3ACNcBGAsYHQ/w498-h640/IMG_3991.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">loved using the old 1936 treadle in part of the process. The amazing oil painting on the back wall was created by my talented partner John Ackerson</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KkUrPNXJXAc/YHdMA4PtgyI/AAAAAAAAXo8/oOGeSJQgihoYZ0x_ThCIkSLas7s01768ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KkUrPNXJXAc/YHdMA4PtgyI/AAAAAAAAXo8/oOGeSJQgihoYZ0x_ThCIkSLas7s01768ACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4164.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">small and fully packed and stacked sewing room .. tiny but mighty</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRZ5MP3TdG4/YHdMA7uOosI/AAAAAAAAXpA/_3PJHWZNESwazuCToDhx4auNnVj8z0LMwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4254.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRZ5MP3TdG4/YHdMA7uOosI/AAAAAAAAXpA/_3PJHWZNESwazuCToDhx4auNnVj8z0LMwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Inky" the inspector at work... she must inspect everything I make very closely</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xtPY2-Zcdxo/YHdMA5_1UFI/AAAAAAAAXpE/CWhsmDspIlwjo3S1nAvosHmadQYYVJK_wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xtPY2-Zcdxo/YHdMA5_1UFI/AAAAAAAAXpE/CWhsmDspIlwjo3S1nAvosHmadQYYVJK_wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the back is always cool to see ... never to be seen again once the layers are put together</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sa5oXZ_r5_c/YHdMBayG_XI/AAAAAAAAXpI/LREeqvaKsj0GCc-Tj7RyCV1xpuXaWraEgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sa5oXZ_r5_c/YHdMBayG_XI/AAAAAAAAXpI/LREeqvaKsj0GCc-Tj7RyCV1xpuXaWraEgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4288.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">into my grandmother's quilt frames goes the backing..</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BC2vz9spr8I/YHdMB5TcSVI/AAAAAAAAXpM/k6anNKZ79GYp5jw3fXTZk4KNEXp7zTFAgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BC2vz9spr8I/YHdMB5TcSVI/AAAAAAAAXpM/k6anNKZ79GYp5jw3fXTZk4KNEXp7zTFAgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4289.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the batting needs trimmed a bit... lots left for another quilt</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LA9w6tFxt8w/YHdMCTf0QAI/AAAAAAAAXpU/m_1od2rdYeUIvpsEOLqxgfpciXRDvr-cACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LA9w6tFxt8w/YHdMCTf0QAI/AAAAAAAAXpU/m_1od2rdYeUIvpsEOLqxgfpciXRDvr-cACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4304.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ready to begin hand quilting.... I just absolutely love it</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zW_CU0BwxlY/YHdMJ3WNmpI/AAAAAAAAXpc/sbqmQBGHAGYUVCtsrqRG5rND-A-gXcLjwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zW_CU0BwxlY/YHdMJ3WNmpI/AAAAAAAAXpc/sbqmQBGHAGYUVCtsrqRG5rND-A-gXcLjwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4432.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bRXnafULUI0/YHdMMu_DIZI/AAAAAAAAXpg/paMfFMD8j3EtEqfxPa8aC1Ehgs1uQLRNACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_4409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1600" height="604" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bRXnafULUI0/YHdMMu_DIZI/AAAAAAAAXpg/paMfFMD8j3EtEqfxPa8aC1Ehgs1uQLRNACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h604/IMG_4409.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the quilt was hand quilted from the outsides to the middle.. the last stitches are being put in here... next it will be ready to remove from the frames... next is the binding phase with mitered corners. machine sewn to the front of the quilt and then it is wrapped around the raw edge to the back and hand-stitched down.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Done...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoyed every minute of working on this quilt.. it took a good long time to complete but that kept me from thinking about all the covid crap that was and still is taking place at the time.. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I recommend everyone picking up some scissors and needles and thread and tackling a quilting project... feels so good to make things just the way you want.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cheerio from the Desideratum studio in Douglas, New Brunswick</span></div><br /> <p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-11181053240731559462020-11-01T15:06:00.002-04:002020-11-01T18:13:23.450-04:00Latest Desideratum Earring Designs <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aaqhHa9J02o/X57_Lzr4idI/AAAAAAAAXl8/eanttKkv8AoWj9fmL6HdnY6g9k-yaOEVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_3245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="938" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aaqhHa9J02o/X57_Lzr4idI/AAAAAAAAXl8/eanttKkv8AoWj9fmL6HdnY6g9k-yaOEVQCNcBGAsYHQ/w313-h400/IMG_3245.JPG" width="313" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">It's high time to update my blog.. a busy summer in the garden took precedence... the harvest was good and much was eaten and put aside to store for later use... since then I have been in the studio more often making sweet and colourful combinations of semi-precious stones and Sterling silver earrings.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> A selection of a few of our new designs... </p><p style="text-align: center;"> Above is "Crystal Sparkles" $35. pair, sterling silver and crystal teardrop</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">"Carnelian Shimmer" $38. pair, domed hammered sterling silver with carnelian drop</span></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8cmDGWD9ErQ/X57-ToAD04I/AAAAAAAAXlY/Zxd7cI5u2t0UCAtuNvejVR_yDRKR3J2rQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_0124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="751" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8cmDGWD9ErQ/X57-ToAD04I/AAAAAAAAXlY/Zxd7cI5u2t0UCAtuNvejVR_yDRKR3J2rQCNcBGAsYHQ/w250-h400/IMG_0124.JPG" width="250" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">"Ankh" $35. pair, Fresh water pearl, carved bone Ankh and Mother of pearl</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grA88hMuMjY/X57-a0-HBOI/AAAAAAAAXlg/YekJpnBek8kQbW30aKPCudm7TNI5wG6awCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_2621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">"Baroque Diamond" $35. pair. naturally formed baroque pearls with handcut sterling silver</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kwohsGu00aY/X57--jPdwdI/AAAAAAAAXl0/gZp4oJcbSmU27esmFhM3HAj7mtRmcVCzQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_2808.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1199" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kwohsGu00aY/X57--jPdwdI/AAAAAAAAXl0/gZp4oJcbSmU27esmFhM3HAj7mtRmcVCzQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/IMG_2808.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">"Caroline" $35.pair, facetted citrine crystal and hammered sterling disk</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kPr_i_-tcTQ/X57-J9WB1_I/AAAAAAAAXlM/S1h0IDr4o0QZk4PXTNUd4peDoIzDskDagCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_9750.JPG" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">"Lavender" $35. pair amethyst nuggets with sterling silver oval and rectangular drop</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55o0uzy2k-I/X57_FtrWfzI/AAAAAAAAXl4/MDWlGjkRCrMFX06fGVoJBf6cAD4HHJl3QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_2432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55o0uzy2k-I/X57_FtrWfzI/AAAAAAAAXl4/MDWlGjkRCrMFX06fGVoJBf6cAD4HHJl3QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/IMG_2432.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Crystal Dreams" $50. pair, crystal drops and hammered sterling tops</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nOZZwXIwkio/X57_QzBWJjI/AAAAAAAAXmE/sEy3P8OP6lUO9FbNtmdRz-UU49qruuRHACNcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_2654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1199" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nOZZwXIwkio/X57_QzBWJjI/AAAAAAAAXmE/sEy3P8OP6lUO9FbNtmdRz-UU49qruuRHACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/IMG_2654.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">"Diane" $35. pair, Amethyst, peridot and spiral roses in sterling silver</p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> To see many more original designs, go to our Desideratum Art and Jewelry FB page and see all the photos, please copy and paste the following link: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: medium;"> https://www.facebook.com/DesideratumArt/photos/?ref=page_internal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can contact me from there or send us a message directly <a href="mailto:mycastle@nb.sympatico.ca" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cheerio and the best of the coming season to Everyone</span></div><p></p>Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-37648684277181933232020-06-26T15:06:00.001-03:002020-06-26T16:44:08.156-03:00Tiny Scrappy 9-Patch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The scrappy " 9-Patch" in the frames... love using up small pieces..</div>
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my planning stage for the quilt top.. below are the steps it took to get to the first picture. </div>
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using the 1963 Bernina knee controlled machine here.. she's a beauty, I found second hand. well all my machines are second hand.</div>
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each 9-patch block is made up of 9 1" colourful squares</div>
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making the window pane strips.. these strips finish at 1/2" wide. I like using the little squares on the corners as it helps the blocks match up easier when sewing the long panels together.</div>
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used several sewing machines during the making of this quilt top. here is the 1936 Singer treadle</div>
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below I am pressing the back of the entire top... I pressed each block as I sewed them as I went along but this will be the final pressing before it goes into the frames.. The back is interesting to look at too.</div>
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the ones with the green fabric attached were my grandmothers</div>
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now many hours of happy quilting. and trying to forget the crazy things that are going on in the world outside. and hoping for better things to come..</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">...the design is from the Norwegian Designers "Arne and Carlos" crocheted Primrose blanket...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I Loved </span><span class="_5mfr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">❤️</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> it so much I'm now working on my second one... </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Switching it up and doing some crocheting ... something I have done very little of till this year... it's really fun and easier than knitting, at least I find it so... surrounding myself with colour and things to keep my hands and mind busy... eventually with the addition of many more crocheted circles and an additional contrasting circular round on each one, this will be a super cheery "Flower-Garden Blanket". </span><span class="_5mfr" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/td8/1.5/16/1f60a.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">😊</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">...inspired by the Norwegian designers, "Arne and Carlos"...if you have not heard of them, check them out they have lots of YouTube videos... talented and fun </span><span class="_5mfr" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">❤️</span></span></div>
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in order to begin attaching them together, a third round of colour is added</div>
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This one was made in Oct-Dec 2019 ... but I liked it so much I decided it was the perfect project to be occupied on during this worldwide shutdown crazy time...</div>
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if you have to stay home for a long time, it is best to focus on a pleasureful activity and make yourself a little happy... I did. </div>
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***update: I had to upload all my pictures a week later as when I did this the first time. I went to check my blog and only one picture was showing.. I saw that other people on blogger were having the same problem.. Hope they stay this time... if not let me know cheers,<br />
and don't watch the news... too stressful</div>
Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-26401611335690642602020-03-02T09:59:00.000-04:002020-03-02T09:59:17.047-04:00Just For Fun Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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fun and sure takes some fiddling to get those folds.. need more practice</div>
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a host of whimsical beings in my sketchbook, 8 1/2" x 11" , pen and watercolour</div>
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doing my paperwork practice... origami kangaroo from brown paper.</div>
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And...my tattoo artist son, Max, working on a huge fantastical Wolf charcoal drawing. </div>
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Cheers, from Desideratum</div>
Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-17667106811932736952020-02-17T09:57:00.003-04:002020-02-17T10:11:42.676-04:00The Cardinals and Doing Repairs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Surely was pleased to have my camera at hand when the Cardinals graced us with a visit. couldn't believe they stayed still long enough to get a picture.</div>
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Not the best capture as I had to move quick without scaring them being they are so very cautious. they come at times when not many birds are around the feeder and in dull gray light most often... very early mornings and near sunset.... so bright and beautiful. the pair are together here.</div>
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...later I decided it was about time for me to fix the worn edges, top and bottom of my much loved and used goose down puff..as I noticed escape down lately floating off everywhere. I love that thing and could not bear the thought of throwing it away... it's so light and warm, like sleeping under a cloud and it has lasted for so very long... prob at least 20 years so far. I'm using my 1973 Kenmore machine here...that makes her 47 yrs young. bought second hand before I moved from St. Martins.. love tools that last as well... works great</div>
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I went to my fabric stash and found some cotton of as close a colour as I could and in enough yardage and made a wide band to cover both worn edges... was rather bulky to manipulate but I managed to finish the job . I'm so glad I saved it.. now it's ready for another 20 years.. ha. hope so.</div>
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Well, surprisingly, I finished knitting my cardigan.. </div>
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...can't believe I did it.. 'cause I do not know how to knit a cardigan.. </div>
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I did not know what I was doing but I just kept knitting, changing things as I went along...</div>
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I did not know how to make buttonholes or a real collar... but it eventually turned into a cardigan!!! </div>
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...took 3 weeks.... and I am really missing working on it. </div>
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It actually fits and is really warm... <span style="background-color: transparent;">I'm pleasantly boggled ...</span>I think I love it!</div>
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After we put our new years's apple pies together, my son, Max the tattoo artist, and I, started playing with the remaining dough and did a bit of decorating.</div>
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I liked Max's "Crow" pie the best... </div>
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The best of the new year to everyone... Time moves too fast so make yours exciting and special !!!</div>
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A couple scapes were allowed to go to seed and produced these little seedlets.. so cute!</div>
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On another note, as the year progressed the leaves were brilliant, wish I had more pics of them... they stayed on the branches a long time this year... at last I thought so... till the Oct storms came through.</div>
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...so to hold the memories of the gorgeous summer, we will be adding garlic to as many things as we can think of. </div>
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Gwen Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034897510911253920.post-73593175615470461792019-05-30T15:48:00.001-03:002019-05-30T15:49:07.808-03:00Blending Alpaca and Cotswold Wool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Mixing teased proportions of 4 to 1, pale yellow Cotswold wool with brown Alpaca... 1st blended batt on right... will prob. give the batt, one more run thru the drum carder.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Spinning away on the Cotswold wool and the brown Alpaca on the Ashford Traditional wheel... quite a bit of grease remaining in the wool so it doesn't slide as easy as it would have if it had been scoured more... But with more lanolin left in the yarn it will be more water repellent for outerwear... spinning it a little thicker than I usually do so I have a variety of yarn weights on hand... it is tricky to get used to spinning thicker after you have spun fine for a while, but it's always good to give yourself a challenge.</span></div>
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The grass has finally turned green and growing and the leaves are starting to leaf out on the trees</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm liking the blend. ...Fun... and I miss working on the project.</span><br />
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Cheers All from Desideratum Art and Jewelry, Douglas, New Brunswick, Canada</div>
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