#PussyHatProject

Found a way knit and release my frustrations re our new President 😯
I have found like minded knitters in my part of the world and we are doing our best to make Pussypower Hat available to all who want it.
www.pussyhatproject.com

In a former life:

https://youtu.be/ocf0J5qTenQ

Muir Beach 2015 Holiday Arts and Crafts Faire

This show was a blast as usual!

Open studio

Well, getting into full holiday swing here, with the first open studio, here at the my Sausalito studio that I share with artist Heather Graef.  Here is a sample of Heather's work, the flyer for this event. Heather and I have invited Karen  and Charlene to join us in our little studio, the more the merrier!  Would love to see you there.

I made this

March 2014

I made this.

Meet  Billy the Goat of Many Colors

 Me and Billy at the reception for the delegates of the Mohair Council of South Africa held March 2014 at "7 On Locust" in Mill Valley <<  https://www.facebook.com/7onLocust >>

Just want to share a little bit of the my process in making Billy. 

 the frame is chicken wire with PVC tubes for legs (thank you Kathy); then I covered the wire with Duct Tape and over that I stitched on a "skin of knitted cotton" that I made on my LK150 knitting machine.

this is a close up of the head wrapped in Duct Tape, covered in knitted skin; the horns have been fitted with an old pair of opera length Kid Leather opera gloves.

a view of his underbelly and not so private parts......

Of course his luxurious long and colorful coat is made of Be Sweet South African Mohair yarn BeSweetproducts.com , applied to the knitted skin a few strands at a time using a crochet hook  with the help of my studio mate and fellow crafter Heather heathergrefstudio.com

....here's another look

photo by Heather Graef

On a bootie binge

I've been busy knitting and crocheting  baby booties these past few weeks. I wanted to share them because they really are a lot fun to make. I think of all the babies in my life that are grown and growing. Let me give credit where credit is due:
the knitted booties are a variation on a pattern by MommaBearKnits, Magic Number Baby Booties and the crochet baby boot inspired by TwoGirlsPatterns

Loving the holiday spirit

While sitting in Starbucks crocheting a baby cap and untangling my ball of yarn I sell both Ponys. Don't ya love it.

As requested....

I have been asked a few times late this Holiday shopping season "What creatures and things do you have left for sale?" So I thought it easier for all concerned if I put pictures of what and who is still looking for a place under a Christmas tree.  Please feel free to contact me by email at TishaHandmade@gmail.com with questions.

Red procrastination

I should be making hearts: felted, knitted,crochet, for the upcoming Marin Handmade show on Feb. 8 at Artworks on Fourth Street, San Rafael. But instead I am compelled to make this little jacket. Should fit a two year old. The seed stitch takes a bit longer, but it is so comfy! Want to finish it today.

later............

so cute, modeled by my friend Victoria

Now I need to post this to my etsy shop, that is a whole nother ball game.

Poland

Noticed in my page-views that there are 2 from POLAND and made my heart skip a beat. My maiden name is Bubka, a good Polish name. My grandfather come to the states from Poland in the 20s just after WWI.  Isn't the internet a wonderful place?

2013 the eyes have it

The grey snowflake fox has green eyes, the better to see  you with.

2013

The first Fox of the new year is about to be born.  What color eyes would you pick for him?

The feeling of the holidays......

A bit of the moss on my tree, it is actually leafy! Have  you ever seen leafy moss?.

When the weather here in Marin finely gets cold, well colder, when the holidays start creeping up and the moss begins to grow and glow on this old crab apple tree right outside my door, it makes me want to needle felt! Needle felting is another one of the needle arts that I like because of its portability, all I need is a chair, a table, good light, and curious onlookers. This is why I enjoy sitting downtown Mill Valley at the Depot Cafe/bookstore or the Starbucks across from Tamalpias High School. I love explaining to onlookers how the repeated pokes of the very sharp barbed needle into the loose wool tangles up the wool into a dense fabric that I then sculpt with the tip of the same needle. An added bonus to felting in the coffee-shops is when on lookers ask "Where do you sell the stuff you make?" and I tell them  "Right here out of my basket, and that I take credit cards!" Everyone appreciates seeing an artist creating and having fun.

this guy was inspired by a Pinterest shot I saw of a Gnome made by  Laura Lee Burch, 

The snowgal and her friends are a big hit with the kids.

Felted Acorns, so easy to make and a chance to play with all kinds of colors.

Pictures of me at the Depot decorating a felted bowl with needle felted vines and flowers.

Seems like an orange kind of day, week

Seems I keep reaching for the color orange lately, so I thought I would share. The cat is made from knee socks ($35), the pumpkin hat is infant sized, knitted in washable arcylic ($35), and the little owl with the orange crown and inquisitive eyes is crocheted ($20).

Game one 2012 World Series go Giants

I had so much fun watching the World Series and being inspired by 3 home runs! Knitted Sam the Fan while watching the game. I had some help from my husband, he suggested the beard. Did the trick don't you think?

                                                   

May 22.2

So why is $90 my new favorite number? Because at the Glen Ellen Farmers Market last weekend I sold "Cati Cat" for that much (see picture of her with her new owner). Now, I did not price her, my booth-mate and good friend Heather, of <www.Gstudiostyle.com> , set the price for the doll (she knew I would price it for half that). Pricing my handmade goods is very difficult. Some things that look simple (cute stuffies) are really quite difficult and time consuming while others, that look hard to make (like jewelry) are really fast and easy. Of course how to price handmade, one of a kind art and craft is the subject of many workshops, blogs, and books. I have no advice to the artist who wants to sell her work. That said I am sure I will be revisiting this topic many times.

I am gonna miss this one, she was only about 2 weeks old.

May 22, 2012

Well it's taking a while for me to  finish ( time will tell) this creature of the orange and black. It took all this while for him to tell me what kind of nose and, it turns out, mustache he wanted. See the two pictures -arms came first and then the nose and 'stash.  He will soon be telling tales of adventure on etsy where I will post him up for adoption at the modest fee of $90 ( my new magic number).