Issues With Blogger ...

Hello my dear friends,

 I am not sure if any of you have noticed but it seems that blogger is having some issues right now.

Photos are and have been disappearing from some of my posts. 

Blogger is aware of this and working on it as I am writing this short note to all of you. (So I have read on their helpline.)  I will hopefully share something new with all of you in a few days, I just done want to loose more photos right now. I hope you understand.

I hope you are well and life is being kind to you my dear friends.

I also hope that you are all healthy and staying safe at home as much as possible.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Hugs.

All About Daffodils ...

Hello my dear friends,

 I am trying to stay "craft happy" these days but I am unfortunately getting a tiny bit frustrated too because for some reason I am coming up with ideas that I don't have all of the supplies I need for. But it is what it is and maybe this is a good thing for me. I have boxes and drawers with so many bits and pieces in them and now I might finally get around using some of them instead of buying something new.

I am working on a few things this week and one of them is making small fabric daffodils.
It's all about trail and error when I try something new out and I so far have made two little flowers. The second one has already turned out better than the first one and I am sure the next one will be even more the way I would like it to be.

And this is what my first little spring flowers look like.

This is the first one I made ...

I really like the petals but the center just wasn't right in my eyes.

And this is the second one I made, already better ...

I am so going to work on these spring blooms until I get them just right.

 Unfortunately I only have a few small pieces of wire left to use for them and once they are gone I will have to find something different or new to work on again. I have already made a list of what I need to buy once it is OK to head out and shop again and it is getting longer with every other project. I can wait to make long stemmed daffodils hopefully soon and find a way to showcase them really neat.

Because I love daffodils so much my daughter Ashleigh was the sweetest and gifted me and my other daughter a pot of them when it was still snowing outside.

They lived on our kitchen windowsill for weeks and weeks and made me smile every time I looked at them and I was amazed when they started to grow two or three flowers out of one stem. Now they are wilt and ready for planting outside and hopefully bloom next spring again.

The daffodils I had planted late last fall near the willow tree have now started to grow and are getting bigger. I had kept my fingers crossed over the winter, hoping at least a few of them would make it threw the cold and when I went to the bottom of our garden this morning, I saw more than I thought I would which made me so happy. I had planted several different types and I am excited to see them all bloom soon.

My miniature daffodils are actually slowly but surely starting to ...

... bloom!

And last but not least ...

I love, love, love it when the ducks are back swimming in our pool.

At times we either have 2 or 3 boys together or a boy and a girl visiting. It is so nice to know that they feel quite safe in our backyard, that they will actually lay down, put their heads under their wings and sleep.

And not only are the ducks back but ...

... the doves are too!

Doves have been coming to our garden for years now and in the last 3 or 4 years we have even had a baby each time the nested on our property. I am hoping that it will happen again this year.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit me here at Todolwen, it is always so nice when you do.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Stay at home, stay safe and stay healthy.

Time To Reveal ...

Hello my dear friends,

in my last post I shared a sneak peek of something I was working which was this ...

... a large tin egg half.

It is now finally done and that means it's time to turn it around ...

... so you can see what I have done with it.

And here it is ... my newest creation!

I am so very please with the way it has turned out. 

When I found this egg a few months ago, I knew I wanted to turn it into something special and my dandelion blowy flowers turned out to be perfect for it.

 

The word on the tag reads "Lowenzahn" which is the German word for "dandelion".

The font I used, is something I am teaching myself these days but more of that in another post.

The inside and outside of the egg have been covered with pieces from vintage doilies and then coated with white Gesso to give it an old plaster design look and I think it actually works.

Again sari silk was so perfect for the leaves, I just love the look of them so much.

With this half now done, I have already started to work on the other one.

The covering with vintage doily pieces, Gesso and attaching the metal candle holder as the stand has already been done and now I am turning my attention to the important part ... what to put inside it? I have so far had three ideas and I am currently trying to design each one of them to see which one would be the right choice in the end. I even wonder which one I will pick. So whenever you have a few spare moments and fell like taking a break, grab that cup of coffee or tea and pop by, I might just have something new to share!

So ... what have you been up to staying home these days? Do tell!

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind. 

Stay home and stay healthy.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Staying Home ...

Hello my dear friends,

with staying home I am trying to keep myself busy by being more creative these days.

 I was working on making some more blowy flowers for my bunches again but I have now run out of paper covered wire that I use for the stems ... 

... and I only needed a few more pieces of it for a few more flowers ... (sigh).
 (Hmm ... looking at that old cracker tin my thoughts for it are going with turning it into a sewing caddy with pincushion some time in the future.)

So for now my fluffy white blooms will have to be put aside and wait for a while to be finished.

I am also putting the final touches on a new creation that is on my worktable.

I will only give you a little sneak peek for now ...

... but I am hopping to be able to complete it and then share it with all of you soon.

And last but not least ...

I am also learning something new these days!

I am trying to teach myself how to write the font "old German" or better known as "Alt Suetterlin".

My German grandma used to write like this and I have always wanted to be able to do the same and now I am learning it bit by bit. I am actually thinking on using it possibly with my newest creation but I am not quite sure just yet.

So, now you all know what I am up too when it comes to being creative.
Apart from that I am starting to work in our garden and tidy it up from the winter. I also have a to-do list for some smaller projects in our house so I don't think that boredom be an issue for me in the next few weeks for sure. What are you all up too staying home and safe?

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Stay home, stay safe and stay healthy and have a peaceful and creative day. 

Choosing Unusual Pieces ...

Hello my dear friends,

I have gotten picky with choosing things to work with.

These days I like to find unusual pieces that I normally wouldn't even have looked at a while ago and use them for my creations, like the antique piece I am sharing with you today. I seem to have also taking a liking to larger pieces to work with as well as you will see. Unfortunately I forgot to take a before photo but I am sure you will still get the idea of what it looked like before it ended up on my worktable. 

It all started with this little butterfly that I made one day.

 I was actually bored one morning last week and needed something new to try and so I did. I made several of these fliers in different sizes but then I need somewhere for them to live and that is when I came up with what turned out to be my newest idea and now creation.

 I am so very fortunate to have a studio filled with all sorts of stuff and bits and pieces. I don't have to go out at all right now and it's like shopping but at home and you don't pay. Yay! ... Anyways,  I chose one of those unusual pieces I had found a while ago and knew it was perfect in every way.

It is now finished and I am excited to share it with all of you.

Here it is ... my newest pincushion and scissor holder.

I made it using an antique pickle jar holder.

The glass serves me as a little vase now and the lid and tongs are long gone but this piece is still very beautiful even without them and now once again it has a new life and and useful one too.

When I bought the old pickle jar holder I had also found a lovely pair of scissors that day and it just made sense to me that they therefor belong together now.

I can just imagine how neat this piece would look on a busy sewing table.

I will be listing this piece and others in my Etsy shop over the next few weeks. I am happy to put pieces on hold or rather reserved if you see anything you would like to purchase but I won't be going out for the next two weeks as of right now, so I wouldn't be mailing anything for a few weeks, just to be safe which I hope all of you are doing as well if you can. So if you see something you would like to purchase over the next little while and are happy to wait, then just email me and let me know or contact me via my Etsy shop.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

I hope you and your loved ones are all healthy and safe by staying at home and I wish anyone that is ill a fast recovery. You are all in my thoughts right now where ever you are.

Thank you for taking the time to visit me here at Todolwen and I hope you have enjoyed your short stay. Do come back some time again because you never know what I have been up too.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Please Stay Healthy ...

Hello my dear friends,

just a short message to all of you ...

Please stay safe and healthy.

 Only go out if you have too and wash your hands often. Take this time to do all of those things inside your home and garden that you have been putting off. Read a good book or watch that movie you have wanted to watch 5 months ago. Write a letter to that old friend or family member that have wanted to do since a while. Create something or learn something new. Spend quality time with you family.

Hopefully we will get through this scary time just fine.

Sending you all hugs.

Again Thank You To All Of You ...

Hello my dear friends,

I saw this on my Etsy page a few days ago and it just made my day!

I just wanted to say "thank you" again to all of you that have purchased my creations.
 It touches my heart that you like what I do so much. I also wanted to say "thank you" for all your support and kind comments over these years, you are all so sweet and kind.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.