We had a nice, if hot, Father’s Day. Charlie liked the necktie/shoetree collage Roxanne and I made for him as well as his gifts – an actual necktie, a business card folio, and a book called “I Love My Daddy” which Roxanne requests by name, giving Charlie a nice thrill.
We spent the morning visiting Drumlin Farm in Lincoln.
Goats are always a favorite with the Rox.
To help with my creative slump Charlie recommended a trip to the craft store (always a treat for me, especially without a toddler in the shopping cart). I bought some small canvases. I’m still thinking about painting them and then sewing softies to them. Most importantly, though, I bought a new sketchbook. My old sketchbook was just about out of pages (I’ve had it since 1997 – hmmm maybe I need to do a bit more drawing) and I love this new new one. It’s hard cover and sturdy and so…empty right now. I’m trying to just dive in and not worry if I’m not satisfied with the sketches on some of the pages.
I know I’m not in time for Work In Progress Friday, but here is a glimpse of my desk today. I’m working out a new pattern for a dog, having a bit of trouble with the head gusset. Head gussets are so fussy! This prototype is made of white muslin so I can figure out how to tweak it without using up any sort of lovely fabric.
I’m having a bunch of dental work done this summer. I’ve already been to the dentist three times and it is looking like four more visits until it’s all done. It feels like such a time suck when I have only a few hours of babysitting a week and I spend it all in the dentist’s chair. Oh well. I know I’ll be happy when my teeth are all better.
The new stuffie/sketchbook look fabulous and what a lovely day! I am very very sorry to hear about the dental work! I hope the time flies right by!
The new prototipe looks cute already. And I encourage you to do the softies on the canvas, I think it is a great idea!
Thanks for all the inspiration!
I recently saw painted canvasses with velcrod softies. That way they can be played with aswell. It really looked cute
I am so envious of your drawingskills..
I love your sketches–the one at the top right of the righthand page is particularly adorable. A new sketchbook was definitely in order. Great farm pics! I have some soft and lovely fabric to send your way. 🙂
My little guy loves goats too. I had a pet goat when I was little. I love the little bleating noise they make!
wow – your sketches are so precise and elegant, they already look like drawings from a Japanese craft book!
Your sketches are so inspiring. If only my brain would coordinate that well with my hand! But you’ve given me new drive to get out my sketchbook during munchkin naps and give it a whirl!