handmade pasta and other adventures.

the flour waiting to be demolished

My adventurous youngest, Pierre, is making pasta as I type. - a first in this house. I hope it works out - he had a lot of fun in the process.

Artifex Almanach: The Artist Project

The work on this exhibition is amazing. have a look. Artifex Almanach: The Artist Project: "@font-face { font-family: 'Arial'; }@font-face { font-family: 'Times'; }@font-face { font-family: 'Cambria'; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNo..."

Hamstars

The hamsters, Hammie and "Pappies" (he has lazy legs)

Artifex Almanach: Recreating a Tutu's Splendor

This a wonderful story about the history of the tutu (as in ballet)

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thoughts on a rainy day

On Fiber-Arts Mixed Media many (I think mostly American, I think) refer to the term ETSY. I plucked up the courage to ask waht it means, and THEN decided to Google it. Nobody seems to know for sure. the closest explanation was Easy To Sell Yourself. there is also an Etsy site similar to bid-or-buy, but selling craft, hand-made and vintage items.

Does anyone else have any ideas?

My garden is loving the rain. It was so dry a month ago that we had to water the indigenous plants under the forest canopy - the first time in 15 years. Thank goodness for this lovely respite.


Our home in the forest



Blue Plectranthus



more garden

our street

Feb Paper swap

I love this card with pigeons

Metro ticket becomes African bus

NY Cubism in the making

My son, Pierre, could not resist making his hamster part of the procedure.

Look at all the fun I'm having with my new bits and pieces!

Paper swap bits

I have participated in three Paper Swaps so far and i am enjoying the experience immensely.

A clever lady - Lawendula- pairs up people from all over the world, and we send each other an envelope filled with bits and pieces to match the theme. On receiving the material you create mixed-media pieces.

January Paper swap

All these pieces were create from the January paper swap.

I bit the bullet and signed up for the whole year - a paper swap for every month! i am working at my tendency to procrastinate (I have just posted my envelopes for Feb and March!)

I received my envelopes from two ladies in the US last week (only slightly less tardy than I am) and i am loving working with their bits and pieces.