Beads, Nuts and Knitting

Becky Beads
The Yellow one sold at Spencertown

This sold at Spencertown Academy

I have been fairly busy of late getting jewelry ready for the Handmade Holiday sale at the Spencertown Academy

Knitting

My gossamer shawl - I have written more details on my Ravelry page:

 Black Walnuts

 I spent from 1 pm to 7 pm with few breaks
(ha ha no pun intended).
First I pre-cracked the nuts
using the vise in the cellar workshop
then had to use
the wire cutters to pry the meats out.
Milos joined me at about 5:30
so that we could finish up and eat dinner.
We had 2 and a half gallons
of the nuts in hard shells to do,
and ended up with approx. 4 mason jars
of nut meats.
I roasted the meats for 15 minute at 265 degrees
 before packing (smelled wonderful!).
 Note bottom of photo the perfect half:
this happened only three times during the effort.
 Mostly the pieces broke up.

Angelic Acrobats

Felted figures with inner wires for pose-ability - to honor Art Clokey

Crafts at Hancock Shaker Village

Projects at Hancock Shaker Village this October:

Needle Felted Christmas Tree Topper Angel Early Stages of Completion

Angel Complete 

Basket Woven by Kathy V. 

Weaving in Sisters' Shop

The Flowers Attend the Wedding

Gina waiting for her turn as Jean descends to the alter
Looking on left to right Simon on Guitar playing
his own arrangement of All you Need is Love
Milos (Father-in-Law and Father),
Aunt Kate, Cousin Palmer ( back of head),
Aunt Sarah, Cousin Hope, Aunt Emily

Gina's bouquet includes
Several Varieties of Dahlia,
Lisianthus - purple, soft pink with dark center,
All That Jazz Rose - vermilion red
Lime Zinnia

The Vows

The Alter

The Bridesmaids: Cynthia, Rachel, Amy, Stefanie, Jean, Olivia

One of the reception areas.
The colorfully attired group is the 80's band
that provided the dance music.

The Flowers at the Wedding Site BEFORE

I forgot to take a photo of the flowers crowded into the van.
Here are the first of many buckets unloaded
into the room where we did the conditioning on Saturday
and the arrangements on Sunday.

Flowers in garage out of sun to condition over night

Flowers waiting for attention

Morning crew wiring Double Click Cosmos stems

Bride on right appreciates all the activity on her behalf
by her bridesmaids

Bouquets and arrangements almost done -
Some of the wedding day flower crew
We had to be out of the
space by noon
to make room for the caterer

Bridesmaids' bouquets depart for delivery to the bridesmaids


more photos of wedding prep by On A Roll Photography

Flowers and Foliage from Friends

It's so great to have friends that have great flowers and foliage:

Dahlias from Rita and Peter

Hydrangeas from Sue, Russell, Rita and Peter
awaiting their hot vinegar treatment

In cellar storage the Hydrangeas and Dahlias joined by:
Artemisia, Yarrow, Mint, Sedum, Garlic Chive
and a mystery "Visiting Plant" all from Sue and Russell

another view - in cold storage in the cellar before lights out

Final Stretch Wedding Flowers

Before

After

Check out this link to see how to make a wedding bouquet:

Very well done short video on making a Wedding Bouquet