Lampworking....oh my!

I spent a truly wonderful day on Friday on

a lampworking course in West Kilbride

with Louise Nelson

( I have linked to her flickr pics)

I cannot express the wonder of molten glass

it was quite spellbinding.

My efforts were indeed somewhat wobbly but I just had so much fun!

School pic and some carving!

Hope's not her normally smiley self 

but really pleased with their school photo

it's rare to get both the boys smiling!

Below their handy work yesterday.

Thanks to Granny and Grandad for

pumpkin carving kit....such fun!

Happy 11th Birthday Jacob!

Jacob at 7!

He loved his long hair...lol

Jacob 7, Caleb 5 and Hope 2

And Today!!!!!! He's 11...what happened.

I feel like I blinked and missed it.

Very happy with his Kindle that he wanted for his Birthday!

Out with the kids at Blair Drummond

Lots of fun yesterday on a day trip to

Blair Drummond Safari park.

I love otters.

This gopher was rather cute!

A very cheeky teeny weeny friend we made.

Giraffe's what can I say ......so elegant!

Then there were those Phillips children!

More dying.....and new packs.

This week has been busy ...busy

Lots of dying!

Creating new packs!

Next week is October break here so there won't be much work

getting done. We will be at home though and Reuben is off work.

so hopefully some days out and decent weather

(keeping those fingers crossed).

But the last few days Rita, Vicky and I have been working on 

new Harris Tweed packs - so lovely!

I have hand dyed the Harris Tweed, and so far we have created

Needle felting packs and Creative textiles packs.

Lovely hand spun yarns by Rita and knitted flowers by Vicky

and dying well that would be my domain!

This weeks dying.....

Chiffon silk scarf lengths are great for nuno felting.

silk rods for creative textiles/altered art

silk hankies

and silk caps......so much silk!

Happy Birthday Mum and dad!

Happy Birthday Mum!

A collaboration with Vicky.

My dying, her knitting and my fringes 

and button additions.

Dad is very pleased with his crop-a-dile....

I am imagining holes everywhere!

Yep it's both their birthdays today.