Birds, Birthdays, and Triangles

Yesterday was my birthday!

I asked for my own camera, :-)

...finished this shawl,

...and got the perfect fortune from a fortune cookie.

(If only I knew which project they were talking about!)

Today, I started this shawl,

...and while I was walking the dog,

...I decided to try taking some sunset pictures.

I think they turned out well!

One of those days

Today was one of those days where I had marker on my hands and glue in my hair, but I didn't really care. I guess that's just my style! Most of my craft time was actually spent on a school project, where I had to make this puzzle cube:

Fun! And yes, in case you were wondering, this is where the marker and glue came from. :-)
After my schoolwork I did get back to real crafting.

The sewing thread warp has been pre-sleyed, and beamed onto the loom, so tomorrow I can start threading the warp! There were a few snags, so the tension isn't perfect, but I think I will be able to compensate for it when I start weaving.
And lastly, I found some beautiful purple flowers in the sun this afternoon.

The little things

Today I found an Indian paintbrush in my backyard,

made these two baby hats for Threads of Love,

finished the fringe on this table runner for my bookshelf,

wound the rest of the sewing thread warp,

and added a couple rows to the Pleache't rug.

Nothing major, but sometimes the little things are the most fun.

On the Fringe

Yesterdays craft time was spent at the triangle loom. I finished the last few inches of weaving, and started on the fringe. I use a book to make fringes by wrapping yarn around it ,

 and then cutting the yarn using the space formed by the pages  between the front and back cover.

I might like fringes a little too much...

Perhaps this is not the fanciest way to make fringes, but it gets the job done! And the best thing is that once you are done using the book for every imaginable purpose it wasn't designed for, you can open it up, and read!

...or you can use it to press flowers.

The first day of Spring

The weather was wonderful today, so I decided to open the window next to my loom while I was weaving. At first this seemed like a great plan to enjoy the fresh air while staying inside, but it backfired just a little. First I got distracted by a pair of mockingbirds, and then some flowers... and then a butterfly...

...the loom will be there tomorrow.