Snowraven's Cave: April 2019

Monday, April 15, 2019

Last two Springtime parts for you

Hi all,
yup, I'm late posting again. I was so busy yesterday that I plain forgot it was Blog post day :) ...Ah well … I'm here now.
I still couldn't get much done in my little garden area. The nights are still too cold and we even had a little frost. So I still have my little baby plants by the kitchen window. They are growing nicely and getting quite big , so I really wish the nights get warmer soon !
So what crafty things have I done since last post? There was the 3 day Macramé challenge. I didn't win, but taking part was great and I got a lovely wreath finished.

It looks lovely hanging on my door :)

I also made a placemat for my table....

...and a plant hanger.

And painted these canvasses for my hallway walls.

In the moment I'm working on a woven wall hanging. I'll post a pic when it's ready.

I'm itching to do one of the new Skillshare Watercolor classes , but have not found the time so far. Work, a little spring cleaning and the Macrame have used up all the spare time. But I'm hoping to get some more painting done on my next days off work.
Plus I have plans to do a concrete plant pot ...I think I have mentioned it before...I need more hours in a day ! :)
This is the type of concrete I use ...you can get it on Amazon .
It's imported from Germany , hence the German writing on the packaging. Just type in concrete for kneading and there's quite a few option coming up.

Okay, let me give you the 2 last links for Springtime now. And then I need to look which new freebie to upload for next post...

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zf2xed86ju2qq51/sr_springtime2.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/i6xv64dy3uddu19/sr_springtime3.zip/file

That's all for now. I'll be back with another freebie kit in the next post.

Stay crafty :)
Hugs Snowy

Monday, April 01, 2019

Last part and new mini freebie kit

Hello :)
Just home from work and now sitting here with a nice cuppa , chilling, while writing my blog post. We have been really lucky with the weather the past week. It's cold and windy , but sunny. I just wish the temperatures at night would go up a little more. We had a few nights with a touch of frost, and as long as that threat is there I am holding off to put my baby plants outside. They are currently still growing by the kitchen window. I have tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, various herbs and lettuce to plant.

But the bulbs I planted last year are doing well .

I have been trying something new lately. Working with concrete. No, it's not ordinary concrete. It's a special kind which you can knead like clay. It's also not dangerous to mix and doesn't make a lot of dust when you mix the powder with water. Here are two of the projects I have done so far.

A candle plate with fern imprint.

And for Easter a broken egg candle holder.
This was made by blowing up a balloon , layering the concrete around and then popping the balloon once dry. It's painted with gold inside and chalk paint on the outside.

Looks pretty cool, hey? :)

For April I have something else planned though.
Isabella , from https://www.twome.co.uk/ is doing a macramé challenge .

For 3 days we get emails daily with instructions on how to do this macramé wreath. I already have my supplies and can't wait to start. It's also a competition and the best wreath will win a large spool of macramé yarn.

Apart from that I knitted a few more squares for my blanket and I still have a painting project to complete as well. I will show pics once the painting is ready.

Work didn't leave much time for a lot more..."sigh".So much I want to do but not enough time ;)

But I have the last Mardi Gras part for you and also the first part of a cute little 3 part Spring kit.