Whewwwwwwwww - Made it to Friday!

Well it's been quite the week and happy that I made it thru another week! I've been in a lot of pain the past week and actually made a doctor's appointment - It takes a LOT to get me to make an appointment - usually if asked if anything hurts - "I'm fine" - equate it to i could be sitting on the couch holding my severed arm and I will tell you "I'm fine" - Just don't like to complain and I guess I subconsciously think things will go away! Well anyway - had to wait nearly 4 days for the appointment - I'm thinking it's just my arthritis that may have moved from my knee to my foot - but the doc thinks it's a "bone splinter" or broke - he pushed on the side where it really hurts and I near went thru the ceiling! Sent me over for x-rays - and am waiting for the results - Anyway - this will not stop me from leaving for Vermont this weekend! No way - No how! Until I hear what's wrong - keeping the foot wrapped (see the pic - my husband wrapped me up good and tight!) and taking the anti-imflam/pain pills!





Here's a few pics from last weekend - I showed a group of ladies at the heritage center how to make the Wool Feather Tree. This was a technique I learned in class last year at the Hooked in the Mountains show in Vermont. All the guilds that have learned this technique and all the friends that have shared this information with their friends - i am certain there will be a forest of wool trees all around the US! Tomorrow I'm showing a group of "hookers" how to make them - I have put kits together for them and one of the woman is generously opening her house to the mess we will surely make! Should be a lot fun. I plan on taking along my camera and hopefully will get some shot's I can use for a "step-by-step" instruction I will try to post that here next week. should anyone be interested

Here's JoAnn CF working on her tree - she made a green plaid and did an amazing job.


Here are Dot and Malisa's trees - Dot made an olive green and Malisa made a dark tan - they two woman are very talented and really didn't even need me. (Dot is an artist and her paintings are incredible. She is the woman I took a floor cloth painting class form last Spring.) The trees are looking very much like feather dusters at the moment - You have to wait until the glue sets to open them! You should probably wait at least a day - but i emailed all the ladies and asked when they "opened" their trees - most opened them the minute they got home! One lady did say she should have waited a little longer - she had to re-glue a branch! Dot was very generous - she brought this huge bolt of bright red wool and gave whoever wanted it yardage - i took 2 yards - she tried to give more - but I didn't want to appear "piggish" - It's beautiful wool - bright red - some i'm hoping to use it to overdye another red on it.




Enjoy the weekend!