This week was my last at my current placement, and I worked an extra shift to compensate for some sick time on my previous placement - 4 long days? Ouch! By the end of the week I didn't know if I was coming or going.
On Monday last week my stepdad's mother passed away, and Tuesday was his birthday so it's been a week of ups and downs for him especially. I made him a birthday card steampunk style which I shared last Friday at The Scrappy Tree. For his birthday gift we clubbed together and bought him a telescope; I have never in nearly 20 years of knowing him seen him so excited and happy about a gift! I guess he really wanted one for a looooong time. It was nice that he was able to enjoy something about his day during such a sad time.
On Saturday I went to The Stamp Attic for Andy Skinner's gesso carving class - SO enjoyed, but am blogging about it Friday at The Scrappy Tree so won't share that here now, except to say that I've found another technique that I adore and want to put on everything :) thank you Wendy for a lovely day, hope to see you again soon! This pic was at the start of our day before things got messy :)
The sky on our drive home was so beautiful, this picture really doesn't do it justice.
I've been doing some knitting this week with some wool my mum was intending to turn into a scarf - I am getting there slowly! It's very fluffy indeed and reminds me of the mome raths from Alice in Wonderland :)
I have worked on a few things this week that I can't share, most recently a DT project last night, but just to prove that I have been busy, here is a snap of my inky Smurf fingers :)
Have a great week :)
Gayle xx
6 comments:
That's a gorgeous card. Glad you enjoyed the class with Andy Skinner.
Ooh, that fluffy wool looks amazing! Mine is just boring white and gold... The scarf is coming along nicely, though :)
Sorry to hear about your stepdad's mother xx
A fabulous card, you inky fingers look familar to me :D
Marvellous Gayle, just commented onyour card from your other blog, it's amazing, I just had to tell you. Michelle x
I love your card and I love your knitting too - I don't think I'd ever get bored knitting with a wool like that!
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