2023 crafting for all...

[MaryFlora]

It is a beautiful button, the eye and nose turned out great! A cream background would be pretty too. The ochre does seem to compete somehow with the brown of his coat, but it is a wonderful button in either background!

The rabbit sounds cute too!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

It is a beautiful button, the eye and nose turned out great! A cream background would be pretty too. The ochre does seem to compete somehow with the brown of his coat, but it is a wonderful button in either background!

The rabbit sounds cute too!

I think I will try cream.

 

[Standards Equine]

My amazing friend made plumes for Jasmine and Phillippé!!! Our first CDE is in 2 weeks so I thought I ought to dress up my old dressage top hat to go with our theme.

 

[MaryFlora]

Beautiful plumes and feather in your hat! Also fun! Make sure you post photos of your CDE ribbons!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

My amazing friend made plumes for Jasmine and Phillippé!!! Our first CDE is in 2 weeks so I thought I ought to dress up my old dressage top hat to go with our theme.

How will the plume attach to the headstall? Love the yellow!

 

[Standards Equine]

@Marsha Cassada She's put elastics around the bottom so they'll likely just have to sit around the jaw. More so for parade/site visits than CDE, but we'll give them a shot. Perhaps some sound velcro to wrap around the crown piece will be the better mode in the future.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I've been experimenting with flocking on my gourd buttons. The first was a Dapper Dan. The body is flocked and the mane is paint. The bunny was a second try. I'm learning about how to use the flocking. The Dapper Dan button is for my vignette.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I swapped one of my slow-stitch cards with a gal from Wales. Turns out she trains FEI endurance arabian horses, and carriage driving horses. What a small world.

 

[MaryFlora]

That is amazing and very fun! I bet she absolutely loves her card as your art is wonderful!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

She sent several photos of her horses. This is one of her children/grandchildren in a cart. So beautifully groomed.

 

[MaryFlora]

Love those! The cart, the child, the pony, so neat and tidy!

Interesting and fun to have contact with someone in another country!

 

[1roadtoad]

Marsha, it's funny how you folks are talking about Wales and your art work. I'm actually heading to Wales in 3 days. Checking out the ponies in Wales, castles, in England and sheep herding in Scotland. Sure would love to see one of those little carts, it's adorable. Anyway, just thought I'd over share .

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Marsha, it's funny how you folks are talking about Wales and your art work. I'm actually heading to Wales in 3 days. Checking out the ponies in Wales, castles, in England and sheep herding in Scotland. Sure would love to see one of those little carts, it's adorable. Anyway, just thought I'd over share .

I just noticed it has no singletree.
Your trip sounds wonderful. Will you keep a journal? I am heading to Vancouver later this month to visit my son; first time flying since a trip to England in 2000. I keep a journal of all my trips, even short ones. My dil has a horse, and it will be fun to see how they are boarded and transported in Canada.

 

[HersheyMint]

@Marsha Cassada , @1roadtoad,
Have wonderful trips.

 

[chandab]

Finished this little Christmas table runner over the weekend. And, the gnome quilt is done as well, although picture is before quilting and binding (I finished the top in like January, but didn't get around to quilting until now).

 

[1roadtoad]

I just noticed it has no singletree.
Your trip sounds wonderful. Will you keep a journal? I am heading to Vancouver later this month to visit my son; first time flying since a trip to England in 2000. I keep a journal of all my trips, even short ones. My dil has a horse, and it will be fun to see how they are boarded and transported in Canada.

Yes, I will keep a journal when I travel. I haven't flown since 2019, a trip to Ireland and Switzerland with a Viking Cruise in between. I'm not a good flyer. I have to mention this about Switzerland as I had never heard of it before. When we were driving up into the mountains, we heard that unmistakable sound of tinkling bells throughout the entire hillside. I thought it was either goats or cows of some sort. To my surprise, it was dozens and dozens of beautiful horses with tinkling bells around their necks. I felt like I was in some sort of fairy tale. I would wish that every horse person could experience that sight and sound. I hope you have a great visit in Vancouver. I'm heading there next June and can't wait. We are actually driving there from Connecticut through Oregon and Washington with our camper. Then we will leave from there to tour the Inside Passage in Alaska on a Viking Cruise. Anyway, didn't mean to hijack this thread. I always take a look at the very talented crafters here and when you mentioned Wales, I decided to jump in.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

My swap partner from Wales sent me this photo today. She has an arabian stud, and does lots of shows.

 

[MaryFlora]

Really gorgeous photo, so polished and perfect!

 

[Standards Equine]

Ugh, I adore the idea of riding side saddle. I really tried to get into it, even had a custom saddle made. I lost thousands of dollars trying to do it "the right way" all to end up having bought a broken saddle from the respected side saddle outfit in the states, and the custom job actually being a bathtub to ride in, much more a piece of artwork than a functional saddle. So I've hung that up. Stunning picture though, lovely turnout!!!

 

[chandab]

Working on a few things lately. Can't remember what I last posted, so will just post the two current projects.
First a Christmas table runner, not quite finished, need to add borders, layer and quilt.
Second a challenge project for quilt guild. We were given 3 crayons, and need to create a quilt using only those 3 colors plus black and/or white. I got blue violet, red violet and yellow green (might be green yellow, if there is a difference). I've just barely started, but have two blocks completed to test the pattern and fabrics/colors together.