Delinquency Described

As you can see I've failed miserably at my resolution to blog 3 times weekly - why oh why do I make resolutions?  At least non-food related ones- I've done fine at giving up chicken and fish and being a complete vegetarian - it seems it's easier for me to not eat meat than blog - go figure?  Maybe it's because I'm such a quiet personality -LOL!

But don't think just because I haven't been blogging that I haven't been busy.  Let's see, quick update:

I met Paula Deen

I really was only a few feet away from her...but the only picture I could get was of me near one of the t.v. monitors!

I became a Piston's poster-making-machine for a Food Bank Telethon at a Piston's game:

I had my wisdom teeth pulled - thankfully no photos of that!

I tried my hand at resist felting with a new material (to me) - meriboo - which is a Merino wool/bamboo blend fiber:

 

 OK - this purse isn't done - completed pictures to come...

And I became addicted to Flickr and subsequently a plethora of felting blogs...which has led to some unbelievable felting opportunities.  In fact, I've made a few new felting friends in the last month.  I was even fortunate to meet and take a class from one of them.   I found Dawn Edwards of  Felt So Right while trying to find a felting class to take while I'm in Ireland later this year...in a twist of cosmic fate Dawn lives right here in Michigan (quite a ways away from Ireland) and, in fact, lives only an hour away from me.  Dawn invited me to her home to teach me some of her amazing felting techniques.

The end results are this nuno-felted scarf and funky  wool hat:

As usual I'm not happy with the pics...but the actual products are quite fun!  Here are some pics of our day:

laying out the wool

ugh...my hair!

now to work on the back side...

added the embellishments...

my classmate Catherine and I rolling out hats...again, and again, and again....

off to the washboard...

on the hat block...

Marge Simpson has nothing on me!

Catherine sizes her hat....

Dawn helps Catherine to get the fit just right....

got the size and shape right and now it's on the dryer.

We had such fun that day!  I can't wait until we get together again.

And I'm equally excited about another felting opportunity coming my way.  My addiction to flickr led me to the website of Nicola Brown.  I was in a quest to take a class with her in Ireland when I stumbled upon Dawn's website (what a lucky day for me!).  I have been in contact with Nicola and am planning to meet and learn from her while I'm over there - this is such an amazing opportunity.  And, in another amazing twist of fate, Nicola may be coming here to Michigan in October and I may get another opportunity to work with her.  Please click on her name and check out her website to see just how lucky I am....

OK - better leave some stuff to tell in future posts - need to make sure I come back soon!