Tuesday, October 23, 2012

After the absence

Hello everyone.  So many things have needed fixing and it seems to go on and on but cautiously I want to say I'm back! Trying to get used to new equipment, like resizing pictures without my nifty resizer gadget that won't work with this system, but here goes anyway...just a few highlights.

I've decided to make 20 small brooches for the holidays...maybe a sale...the style is slowly evolving.  Maybe I'll put some in the shop, which I'm not sure is working so well.  Don't know what to do about it yet. 

The raccoons are now very delighted with the ripening persimmons out front...when they gallop across the roof in the middle of the night they sound like elephants...Gilly wakes up and starts barking but I daren't let her out because at just 10 pounds she's too Small for that sort of encounter.  In honor of the situation, I made this little embroidery on felt brooch:

Here's another one that I'm calling Moon Biscuit:


There was the most spectacular arrangement of 2 spiderwebs in my backyard...the way they overlapped made a sort of tunnel effect...

Every September, there's a Stroll on the big street nearby...no traffic, just lots and lots of people, parades, food and craft booths etc.  I loved this horse by the fire truck:

And here's Gilly getting ready to sing "Take another little piece of my heart".

So I hope these pictures come out ok on your screen...let me know if there are problems.  I've been trying to keep up with my dear bloggy friends, but just not making many comments.  That's all for now!


16 comments:

  1. Happy returns! :-) All seems to work well, photo-wise. Gilly's smaller than my big cat!

    Lovely spider web; inspiration for another brooch, perhaps?

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    1. Thanks Margaret! Gilly seems big to me, I guess because she lives here and the house is small, but when I see her from a distance, in the car for example, when I'm doing errands, I realize what a wee creature she is.

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  2. Hi Suzanna, rain and raccoons, what a lovely post!

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    1. Hi Elizabeth, the rain is a little more welcome than the raccoons, but they really are so beautiful if daunting in their wildness so close to home.

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  3. HI Suzanna! Just came around to check and here you are! I stopped giving Briar stuffies when she was able to un-stuff them in 20 minutes or less.

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    1. Hi Deb! That heart that Gilly is looking at was a gift to her and it has lasted amazingly long...it's very firmly felted and she picks away at it...also I hide it for intervals so she can get excited about it all over again.

      On another note, the weather here has been rather warm but we had a couple of cooler spells and the cowl came in very handy!

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  4. Your photos work just fine over here in the UK! ...and thank you for your comment on my blog too xx

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    1. Thanks Clare...it's still amazing to me how the internet can carry images so far...and through gnarly weather situations. (I know it's more complex than that but still...)

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  5. Love your little raccoon brooch! Fascinating spiders webs. Your photos are fine here in Australia!

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    1. Hi Deb...thank you! It's good to know that it's working ok...

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  6. Hey Suzanna ! Great to "see" you again !
    Loooove raccoon !
    Oh yes : stitching on felt is só wonderful !

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    1. Hi Els...thanks! Your felt work is inspiring to me...

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  7. Hi, Suzanna. LUV your racoon and the way you got the stitches to look like fur--perfect and hilarious!
    best, nadia

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