I had Moh’s surgery (layer by layer skin removal) on my face today. I had a basal cell carcinoma removed. There’s a lot of wait time between layers, so I got some crafting done. I knitted an entire dish cloth and worked on my current cross-stitch project. When I locate my camera, I’ll post pix (of my work, not my face!)
I don’t know if I’ll ever get the ins and outs of my camera, but I’ve been working on the macrozoom. The supermacro mode makes the lens stay in a fixed position, so you’ve got to manually adjust the camera to get the shot. I did pretty well with this shamrock blossom. Can you see the tiny ants?
Another craft supplier that I adore is Anne-Marie at Bramble Berry Soap Making Supplies: www.brambleberry.com Here’s her tutorial on what to do with those shaped rubber bands. ‘Love it! http://soap-queen.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-soaping-cats-and-dogs.html
Fancy Gap Pottery and Antiques has replaced their antique mall with a huge fabric outlet. Laura bought lots of yellow and blue quilter’s cotton to finish an Ohio star quilt. I bought lots of ribbon at 25 cents/spool!
We discovered this grand, lacy lady abandoned, staring out at her vistas:
All of this was within sight of the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway:
This is Mountain Plains Fabrics and surrounding lovliness. I found red velvet for $6.50 a yard and some double pointed knitting needles I needed, among other things. They had buttons by the bucket, too!
