Grouted!

My mosaic is finished. I decided to use white grout rather than the sand colour we were given. I am pleased with the end result but I have learned how important it is to have a clear line. My wave would have been better if I had carried the light blue tiles all the way over the wave.

 

Planning the next project now!

 

 

Moorland Magic

I love the work that Lucy at Attic 24 does. She sits in her studio and works on colour combinations for crochet throws, cushions, bags and lots more. She is SO generous at sharing her patterns. I seem to have got into the habit of completing one throw a year as they take a long time to do and I fit them around other things. I am planning for 2017 and have just received her Moorland pack from Wool Warehouse. It is based on a view she passes often in late summer on her walks on the Yorkshire Moors. The throw will be graduated colours and will have a wave pattern which is new to me. I am looking forward to starting when the CAL starts in January. it is my first time doing a crochet-a-long.

 

 

 

 

Music and Mosiacs

I had a fun weekend in Killarney learning something new. We sang songs with Caz, played instruments with Ruti and made mosaics with Hilary. I got to play an owl and made lots of whoooooooo sounds!

 

This was my first time doing mosaics and I really enjoyed it. I was surprised how quickly we all learnt how to to use the snippers to cut the tiles. Hilary suggested we choose a simple image and I choose a wave. I am fairly pleased with the end result and now I just have to grout it. The next time I would use more defined lines for the edges of things like the crest of the wave. Kevin and I are now thinking about doing a mosaic on the garage wall. This will be a summer project so we have lots of time to plan it.

 

 

Card making

I had a session making cards for the next time we exhibit our stitchings. I used the collage photos on Snapfish to print 2 small photos on one 6x4 photo. These work out at 11 cents per photo. I am pleased with the end results and now have plenty of cards for birthdays etc.