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debbie’s chair seat

May 31, 2011 by Birdbrain Leave a Comment

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orange bgum bag on chair

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polka dot bird blue

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Hooked Robin

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bscotch bag

May 31, 2011 by Birdbrain 1 Comment

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another leather bag

May 31, 2011 by Birdbrain 1 Comment

This is the second all-leather bag.  It is made from a remnant and I had just enough.  The leather is pebbly, like a basketball. I lined the flap with a piece of the bubblegum pink skirt that I have been saving.   I love those two colours together.

Inside I used some great ‘bird’ fabric.

I have been using the red bag that is the same size as this one–the one I posted about a few days ago. I am finding the size to be perfect and am enjoying not being laden down with too much stuff.

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carissa’s presents

May 29, 2011 by Birdbrain 5 Comments

This darling girl is our new daughter, Carissa.  You see her here with another of the family’s treasures, my 91 year old mother, Morrison.  We all feel so lucky to have this young woman in our lives.  This afternoon I am going to a shower for Carissa. Below are her presents.

I made the apron and I’ve posted before about Heidi’s cookbook. (Btw, today’s blog recipe for quinoa, currant, dill and zuccchini looks amazing!)  Also pictured is a peanut butter knife from Combermere and an icing spreader from Toyls of Labur, a small shop in Warkworth which sells goods from firms which have a long history.  This icing spreader is made by a US firm, Lamson and Goodnow, which dates back to before the Civil War.

And here is how I wrapped everything up:

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preparing for hooking show

May 29, 2011 by Birdbrain 2 Comments

Yesterday the Moira Mat Makers (the Belleville rug hooking group) gathered for our monthly meeting at Loyalist College.  Our main project for the day was organizing for our show at the Corby Library in September.  As we looked at all the rugs, we decided that it will be an outstanding display of talent and ingenuity.  Below are only a very few of the rugs to be displayed.  The opening night is September 1st in the library gallery on Pinnacle Street in Belleville.  I hope that you will mark your calendars.

Glenn’s Scooter:

Mary Anne’s Echinacea:

Joan’s streetscape–this is just one third of the rug!

And Luba’s story of the creation of the world.  Again, this is part of an amazing triptych.

I should have taken more photos as the room was filled with rugs, but I got lodged behind my Fireworks rug, coming closer to my goal of finishing the centre and drawing the border before I go to Green Mountain rug school, one week today. YIKES!

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a day in the city

May 27, 2011 by Birdbrain 2 Comments

Yesterday I was in Toronto for the day to get supplies.  I visited my favourite places for leather remnants and came home with the pile see here.  Most of the pieces are remainders from  upholstering, except for the pink in the middle, which was an indulgence.  Not sure what I have in mind for it, but the shot of colour is oh so welcome.

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all-leather!

May 24, 2011 by Birdbrain 3 Comments

I finished my first all-leather handbag on the weekend.  It is made from two different remnant pieces and the shoulder strap is a rather classy snakeskin belt.  All in all, it came together well.  It is the perfect size I have been looking for–big enough to hold phone, money and notebook, yet comfortably portable.  I’m now working on an orange one and also eyeing the midnight blue for a third.  The interior flap of this one is a red suede skirt.  I have enough bubblegum pink to line the orange one, and some beautiful turquoise to set off the blue.  Now to get down to it!

On the hooking front, I am almost finished the centre of Fireworks–will post this week.  Thinking of the border.

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