Dear Friends,
Cathy is a new weaver and she has shared with me the second basket that she has ever woven.
It's beautiful Cathy and I'm cheering and applauding you for your great work.
Thank you so much for letting me share this photo with everyone. We are all happy you're learning to weave. One more thing, Cathy says that she is unsure of the color of stain but that it is Minwax. I think it is such a pretty rich color.
Have a blessed Sunday,
Nancy
Do you know about Aleene's Tacky Glue? It's been on the market some time now and it is some good glue.
Do you remember the television show Aleene's Creative Living? I think it was on around the time I was in college or shortly thereafter. Aleene would have her daughter's Candace, Heidi and Tiffany on the show. I used to watch every episode.
Photo from Inspired at Home Tiffany Windsor, Aleene's daughter, has a website and a podcast called
Inspired at Home.
Tiffany has contacted me and wants me to be on a LIVE Facebook show to speak about my design process with dying the reed that I did
HERE and basket weaving.
Here is the favor I'm asking of you. I have been reluctant to start a Facebook account, I don't have a MySpace account. Other than blogging, I'm not on social websites. Well....I did open a Facebook account and would like to invite you to be my FRIEND. Please. I don't want to do this live chat and not have any friends! When you are on Facebook you can search for me through my e-mail address. It is basketmaster_nancy@yahoo.com I'll be your friend too.
The live chat is Nov. 16th at 10:00 ET. You can read more about it at Inspired at Home. I will be using my webcam and there will be other craft designers on the show as well. Save the date!
A little about the Inspired at Home podcast. You can subscribe to it through iTunes. I enjoy listening to it each week and it comes out on Sundays. Oh, you can also listen to it live on your computer, but I download it and listen to it later in the week. It is a 90 minute show. Tiffany has her sisters Candace and Heidi on the show as well as her mother Aleene. It has been interesting to listen to Aleene speak about her history in the crafting world. She also has other regulars and one or two guests each week. The talk about crafts, herbal living, crafting and decorating trends among other things. It is a fun 90 minute show.
So save the date and please be my Facebook Friend.
Have a wonderful weekend and one quick update with Emily. The MRI came back just fine. Praise God for that! Emily is still in pain though and she has had extensive blood work done this week that we are waiting on the results. She will be seeing a rheumatologist in the near future. We continue to appreciate your good thoughts and prayers with this while we figure out what is going on.
Hugs and blessings to you all,
Nancy
All photos courtesy of Sheldon Farm Baskets
Dear Friends,
I would like to introduce you to basket weaver Sue Morello from
Sheldon Farm Baskets in Barre, Massachusetts. Sue has been weaving for over 20 years. She is a retired elementary school teacher and has taught basket weaving in the past. Now she has a brand new online store that just launched where she is selling her beautiful baskets.
Sue makes a shaker style basket and uses ash in her weaving. Many of her baskets have painted decorative embellishments. It is Sue's dear friend who does the painting and they collaborate together to make these great pieces.
I also have to take a moment to mention their beautiful farm where the weaving is done. Take a look at their home. It sets on 75 luscious acres that include a pond, a peach orchard and acres of raspberries. (Can I come for a visit please?)
Please pop on over to
Sheldon Farm Baskets and take a look around. Remember Christmas is coming up and these would make some perfect gifts.
Enjoy!
Nancy
Ooooo....It's just after Halloween and I have my scary face on! ; - )
In this video we twine the top to prepare for our braided rim.
Don't forget to post your projects for the week HERE. We want to know what you are working on!
Happy Weaving,
Nancy
From now through Christmas I will be having a new feature on my blog every Wednesday titled
"What We're Working On Wednesdays."
This gives us an opportunity to share with one another what we are creating. I am not limiting this to just basket weaving. It is open for you to share any craft or kitchen culinary creation or even any home decor project you have been working on this past week. It is intended to spark ideas with one another and to help us get to know others all around the blog world. We bloggers all want to know you are out there and to say hello to you! So please don't be shy and jump right on in.
So What are you working on this week? I've posted my link!
Here's how:
1. Go to the specific blog post on your blog and click on the title of just that post. Then at the top of the page where it has the e-mail address that starts http://www/......... Just copy and paste that into MckLinky. This will take us directly to your blog post (not your blog home page) and we won't have to search through your blog to find the basket you want to show us. MckLinky is also going to ask you how you want to title your link.
2. Please mention and link to my blog on your blog. This is such a great way for others to know we are blogging and encourage your blogging friends to hop over here and participate. We all like to meet new friends! You may copy the picture above and paste it in your post or on your sidebar if you desire.
3. Remember this is a family friendly site. Any links to anything inappropriate will be deleted.
4. This list will close in one week.
I hope you all jump right in.
Nancy
My Santa boot. I love my Stanta boot!
I really enjoyed weaving this. It is woven on a wooden
elliptical base. The author of this pattern is
Julie Deen and I was
privileged to test the pattern for her. I know the pattern is for sale on her website,
Deen Homestead Basketry, as well as through other basket weaving suppliers. I'm going to get some long candy canes and put them in my boot and set it by my front door! One more thing, I wish the photo showed it better, before weaving the red laces in, I sprayed the boot with gold glitter spray. It just sparkles in person!
What are you working on this week?
Blessings,
Nancy
Dear Friends,
I've been blogging over at FaveCrafts and you can read about it
HERE.
With all the great colors of reed I created from using the tie-dye kit, I made some sweet little party favor baskets. I have the pattern to one of them available for you to copy over at FaveCrafts. You can link to it
HERE.
Did you know, it is only 52 days until Christmas. Time is ticking away. Have you been making your list and checking it twice? Have you been thinking about what you will be making in the way of crafts? What will you be cooking? Kind of makes your head spin doesn't it? Coming up over the next two months, my blog will have some inspiring and creative baskets and crafts that you can do before Christmas. Just looking at the photo above makes me inspired to get out my recipe books and start planning. If you don't care to cook and are looking for some unique gifts, pop over to
Figi's Gifts in Good Taste and you will find your holiday cooking just got a whole lot easier. They have some wonderful food.
Start planning now what baskets you will be weaving for those on your list and what you will be putting in those baskets. Keep your eyes open for things you will be needing that are on sale now. Do you need more reed or handles. Again, think about that now before your supply runs out. What are you doing now to get ready for the holidays? I'm starting my notebook with my lists!
Have a wonderful day.
Nancy
In today's video I will be weaving up the sides of the basket.
Remember those clothespins are your extra hands so use plenty of them for the first couple of rows. Also remember to keep each row packed down tightly.
Hope you are weaving along with me!
Blessings,
Nancy
Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof......
This is my new read. "Who Let the Blogs Out?" by Biz Stone. This book was published in 2004 and I found it at our library. It goes into more depth about blogging and is not geared to the creative blogger, but just blogging in general. Because it was not directed at the creative blogger I skimmed over some of the book. There were some very interesting chapters though, such as: Geeking Out Starting a Blog and Playing with HTML, Blogging in Business, and Living in the Blogosphere. I'm learning, I'm learning, I'm learning. If you want more in depth knowledge about blogging and a history of blogging, you'd like this book then.
Blessings,
Nancy
NaBloPoMo starts today. It is a commitment to blog once a day for a month. That's it! It's a way for others to learn about you and for you to learn about others. I can do this for a month. If you'd like to join in, you may
HERE. I'll be putting up my first official post shortly.
Nancy
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