SeaStrands Studio Weblog

I picked up some sari silk yarn today at the local wool store, Wool Trends. It's fabulous stuff and should prove eminently useful as I work through some of my next projects (another couple of books, a series of boxes and some bowls and vases). I have great hopes for it! [...]

Ah, I love having an chance to play with some new products. Recently I wandered through Kent Hardware store (Kent are the spawn of Irving, a New Brunswick company) and discovered that they are ceasing to carry the Pebeo line of art supplies. The remainder of the paints were seriously discounted (I paid $1.30 CDN [...]

It’s not really “work” work, but…

I’ve been knitting a lot, lately, in and around other things. I don’t knit in the warmer months as I find my hands just get too sweaty, but cold winter evenings are perfect for clicking together needles (I like bamboo) and wool. This winter, I’ve discovered the joys of felting [...]

A recent studio play session yielded a personal frivolity: an mp3 player case for my personal use. I’ve fitted it with a piece of velcro for an adjustable armband, but one could just as easily make a belt loop.

Did I mention that I made myself a matching coffee cup sleeve?
Nice to have time to fool [...]

I just realised that I’ve never actually taken pictures of these tree sets. They were immensely popular at the last fair (I sold out and had to go home during the evenings and make more, which also sold out) so I am taking two sets with me to the Anna Templeton fair. If they don’t [...]