Day 11 ICAD art

Day 11- I’m behind on posting. 

I found this cotton strip “yarn” at a thrift store, no idea what it was intended to make.  This is what I did with it.

 

Derwent Inktense paint used to darken background fabric.  Stitches used to adhere “yarn” and French knots. 

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Day 12 ICAD art

I needed some more colour.  I used Stoneground Paint Co (from Regina Saskatchewan Canada)  gouache although some of it I used like watercolour.  I like their paints.

I’ve been doing index card art mostly this month.  This is on cheap dollar store variety.

My 1 year anniversary

WOWZERS! Today is my 1 year anniversary of my surgery!!  I underwent the 7 hour surgery to remove the tumour that was attached to my heart and my right lung.

In one month from now, I’ll be getting my 6 month CT scan.  Crossing my fingers and toes that it will be clear of any regrowth!

The wool that I used to trim my heart is from a left over ball of yarn.  My mother had knited a beautiful sweater coat for me; I loved that piece of clothing!  I can still remember how I felt when I wore it! Cheers to you Mom (Agnes RIP)! 

Stitched heart is glued to an index card. 

Day 9

Day 9 - Life is messy.  A bit of this and that.

I put some left over threads on the painted background and went from there.  Added stitching, black paper cut outs, and fabric.

Day $ and Day 8

This is just simple and regular appliqué using parallel whip stitch in a medium grey floss. 

Day 8 The top piece shows how I finished the piece below it.  I like that in the end it looks like seed stitch but actually it was done using the simple running stitch!

ICAD title card

Here is my title card for this year, inspired by Tunnoch’s wafer biscuits. 

May Two-Four -first long weekend of the summer

In Canada, we celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria on May 24.  For us, the first long weekend of the summer is May “Two-Four” but it actually has more to do with a box of beer.  Back in the day it was 24 bottles!  No self respecting kid would go to a party on this long weekend without bringing a Two-Four.  I’m sure things have changed as people are in fact drinking less these days.  I’m not much of a beer drinker as I prefer gin.  

I love this one as the beverage is so smooth.  I think it’s the addition of maple syrup that does the trick.  I still add tonic too.  I just love anything flavoured with maple!!! 

I love the name of the company - Laneway; it makes me think of the laneway houses that have been popping up in the area where our daughter lives in Canada’s largest city (Toronto, Ontario).  The houses in the neighbourhood where she lived have laneways in the back where you drive to get in your garage.  It is now possible to covert this garage space into a tiny home.  Of course, there are many rules and regulations that I don’t know about.