Sometimes it feels like I'm just hanging around the house having fun with paint and yarn all day, but while that is pretty much true most of the time, there is work being done! Another Rudolph trophy completed today and up for sale in my Etsy shop. I can make more, just don't leave it until too close to Christmas as these take a few days due to the stiffening process for the antlers.
I put in a good few hours on this yesterday - I worked on the head and the area around the head. I can see this is going to be one of those paintings where it will get finished quickly which will make me feel I didn't do enough. It doesn't always have to be a struggle, but when it's too easy it is a bit disconcerting!
There was enough stripy sock wool left over to knit myself a pair of wristwarmers - I think that kind of justifies the expense of the initial ball of wool...doesn't it? There is a tiny bit left over but not enough to make anything in particular.
I think the sudden surge in creativity has a lot to do with the onset of autumn and the fact that the garden no longer gives off it's siren call. Everything is slowly dying off out there and all that needs to be done is gradual clearing up of the dead bits. I did pick one last sweetpea yesterday and some fragrant honeysuckle flowers the day before so all is not gone yet.
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