crafting

As I patiently wait for yet another rain event to end, I have been filling the time not by putting kilometres on my footwear but by focusing on crafting.  Also, I reread my blog posts from last week from my visit along the Icefields Parkway and being thankful I was there when I was. This current rain event has caused flooding and landslides in the mountainous areas west of here, leaving some stranded. I am safely at home making the most of these days. 

repurposing a book

A few weeks ago I picked up this little book, from a Little Library, with a purpose in mind. First I skimmed through the book then went to work.  I gathered my watercolour sheets, a sharp edge, ribbon, sticky paper, washi tape, glue and duck stickers.  A few hours later..... 

.....this is what I have to show for that time!  

This is my newest homemade watercolour journal!

Of course I had to christen it!  

Of course a cheerful colourful rainy scene was called for! 

the Norwegian yarn that keeps on giving

There are steps along the way when making the watercolour journal that I have to wait for glue to dry.  I can't just sit and wait so I got back to my knitting.  I bought three skeins of yarn in Bergen Norway back in April expecting I would be able to knit one pair of mittens with it. Well, I did knit the one pair and have already worn them. 

During Sunday's crafting focus, I finished knitting a hand warmer cuff....

..... then started knitting the second one.  By the time I finish it, I will still have almost a complete skein of yarn left.  While on this crafting focus, I will be doing some homework to figure out what to knit next with the remaining yarn. 

While all this crafting is not physically active, 

it certainly is exercising my brain and I look at that as being a healthy thing!