WIP's (Weeping In Process...)

I knew this teeny tiny shell bouquet would be problematic, but didn't expect it to take this long.  I spent a while yesterday trying to arrange all the shells I had glued to wires into some semblance of a bouquet.  the wires kept whizzing around in my fingers and changing the positioning before the glue could take effect.  I solved this (eventually) by poking all the wires through a chunky bead until they were tightly jammed and I could then apply the glue.  No sticking mishaps this time!  Then I managed to bind them in place with another piece of wires.  Next is the ribbon and lace bit....sigh...

I've been knitting a Clanger - for those of you too young or not familiar with '70's British children's TV, the Clangers were pink aliens that lived on a planet and communicated through toots and whistles.....yeah... They were my favourite programme and I was so happy to hear they are re-vamping it for today's children.  I hope they don't ruin it! I found the original knitting pattern online - I am hoping that once it is stuffed it will look more like it is supposed to because at the moment I am concerned...

Another time-consuming project - an aspidistra!  I have knitted the leaves, ironed them, and now have to wait for the fabric stiffener to dry before arranging them into shape.  Not difficult, just a long-winded process.

I had to replicate an antique style pot for it too - again, not difficult but very fiddly.

One thing that is going well is the current dog portrait - I was worried that it might be very tricky as the photos I have to work from are fuzzy and small, but with the help of a magnifying glass and (hopefully) a good working knowledge of dogs, it has got off to a good start.

None of this will be touched today - working all day with children and later a glass of wine or two awaits... Half term next week, so there should be plenty of time to get these projects finished.