amber and crystal went exploring in drumheller on the weekend. they found a cave, but decided it was a bit too dark and scary so they sat in front to “admire the view”
amber was disgusted to find out the popcorn mud is used to make the base of toothpaste
crystal did a bit of exploring on her own so missed the toothpaste conversation
crystal is still waiting for her prince. she says the prince should have to kiss the toads not the princess…. toads are yucky! 😆
reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one,
albert einstein
i took pictures of the swap goodies i sent out for this swap and then forgot completely to upload them once my partner got her stuff.. so here are a couple of what i think are the highlights of the swap
here’s amberglas modelling the mad hatter hat and key necklace.
she thought it was a leprechaun hat and started step dancing.
noni had to checkout the quilt.
she didn’t want to let it go till i promised to make her a pink one, “which you still haven’t done” she pipes up.
i’ve been busy making crocheted hats for the little ones. they might need to wear warm hats as the weather cools, but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring. we took a short trip to banff to see the fall colors and 4 of the kids came with me to show off some prototypes for a new line of hats i’m making
crystalorn loved the frog prince hat and said “its a frog princess!”
amberglas pretended to be a swamp creature rising out of the marsh
when they quit giggling long enough the girls posed for this shot.
then they climbed up with kiri so i could take a picture of all the girls, i think crystalorn was getting tired, ’cause she was getting really snuggly with her big sister
digory like the muppet style hat but didn’t want to be in a photograph with the “girls”. he says quinn needs a hat so the boys can hang out instead.
btw kiri and amber’s lovely new hoodies are from spampy’s stuff
i was editing some of my shops and started fooling around with some of the editing tools. i got a couple of pictures that i thought were kind of neat.
here is one of crystalorn posterized
and one of amberglas turned into a painting
now if only i could paint that well!
we went up to the kananaskis lake to take some pictures and the girls found a perfect spot to set up a lemonade stand. amberglas figured all the hikers would be thirsty when they got back. crystalorn said since no one else was selling snacks, they could make a fortune. now if only they had some lemons…….
passing my garden and casually making note of the weeds to pull, i was astonished to see something strange poking out of my flower bed
up popped two little girls
surprise! they cried. we’re back to stay
would you like to see our pretty blushing?
i meant to add this post before smilga’s gift arrived and i posted the finished quilt. instead you get to see the “before” shot, after. 😆
i’m doing a swap with someone, a quilt for a crocheted dress. it’s a fun idea and the girls helped me pick out the fabric. they were busily diving through a bin of fabric looking for just the right ones. beezie is determined that the best fabric is down below, just waiting to be discovered, noni keeps get side-tracked. “this is pretty she exclaims, “i’d like something out of this….” she looks up beseechingly. ellyce is determined to keep them on track. “she SAID she wanted PINK!” she firmly instructs the other two.