some things finished, some things still in progress...

It's another grey and gloomy day here in western mass, but since the forecast varies between rain and overcast gloom for the foreseeable future, I tried to take some photos of various projects for your enjoyment. Please excuse any washed out colors - try to put your tropical glasses on and imagine things to be brighter and more cheery.





Here are some shots of the block printed cards. I'm really happy with the design this year, as well as the quality of the prints. For each card the linoleum block is rolled with ink, the card place on top and then is lovingly jumped up and down on by yours truly. It's great fun and the best exercise I get! If you're interested in purchasing any do send me an email: cherylatbusybeeppdotcom



I also whipped up a batch of paper quilted cards. I have a large pile of beautiful paper scraps from making books, and once in a while I pull them all out with my sewing machine and make tiny paper strip quilts and log cabin quilts to attach to cards. I like to leave the threads dangling and the angles kind of wonky. Here are some of these babies:









And yes I'm still knitting. One secret project that you can see after Christmas, and one "public" project. I've been wanting to knit the Shedir cap from Knitty so I pulled some Rowan DK Soft out of the dwindling stash to use. It's very soft ( as advertised!) and a nice cinnamon color so I think it will be a nice hat. I'd like to try another yarn as well, one that might show the cables a little crisper.