Life in Osoyoos is proving to be busy but I’m burning the midnight oil to complete my self challenge – to produce a sample of each of the 75 knots in the book ’75 Chinese, Celtic, & Ornamental Knots’  by Laura Williams and Elise Mann.  I’m hoping that when I get to the projects I can pick up some of the finishing techniques as well.  Nancy, a friend in Arizona, offered to teach me some of the basics when I get...

A friend from our Arizona travels tweaked my interest in the craft of tying knots.  I managed at the time to stay focused on other activities but something caught that day.  A little later I spotted a book in a clearance bin in Michaels and picked it up – 75 Chinese, Celtic, & Ornamental Knots by Laura Williams and Elise Mann.  The book got tucked away but resurfaced this fall when we were repacking for our winter travels.  Just about...

  I’ve been struggling to get some art routine re-established and hope that by taking advantage of the inspiration provided by Dawn DeVries Sokol’s web challenge Na(tional)No(nstop) Jou(rnaling) Mo(nth), I might just succeed in November.  I’m new to art journaling but have been following some journaling sites and videos for a while so decided it might fit with my November schedule.  I didn’t get a lot done this...