Snowraven's Cave: Sweet Violets

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Sunday, June 09, 2019

Last Sweet Violets part

Good morning ...
on this sunny lovely Sunday :)
We had a spell of rainy days and strong winds here , but today it's nice before the rain returns tomorrow for 3 more days. At least that is what the weather forecast tells me today. We shall see whether they are correct.
I'm not too bothered about it because I will be starting my nightshifts tomorrow. So I will be asleep during the days anyway, and by the time my shifts are done and I'm off for a few the weather should be nice again :)
Hopefully it will be! I need to do some work in my little garden corner. But the rain is certainly helping and doing those plants good. I don't need to water them every day and they are thriving. So do the weeds though :)

I have decorated my hallway and love the new wallpaper ! The gold toned leaves really pop out from the charcoal grey background. And due to the white furniture it's not looking too dark.
This was a real bargain. Each roll used to be £ 15.00, but I was lucky and got them in the sale for just £ 1.00 a piece.
Apart from doorframes , bannisters at the stairs and the stairs themselves, my little home is done for a few years. I will tackle those in July when I have leave coming up.

I made this macramé hanging for one of the walls in my brand-new hallway. The colour theme is grey, green and gold (added white for the furniture, skirting boards, bannister, doorframes) and I have green and gold leaf decoration around. So this moss green, grey and white macramé fits right in with the colour scheme.

As an added useful deco item I am also crocheting a storage basket. This is still work in progress, as you can see. I will post another pic of the finished basket when it's done.

Yesterday I also took the time to work on a loose floral watercolour challenge.
This is "Sweet peas"

"Yarrow"

and "Greater quacking Grass"
My plan is to make a nice collection of botanical loose paintings , scan and enhance them digitally , and make them into png files for my scrap kits.

Right.... freebie time. Here is the last part of "Sweet Violets"

http://www.mediafire.com/file/tr09e3gtrhkhozl/sr_sweetviolets5.zip/file

For the next freebie kit I have decided to put up "Seashells"
Half of this used to be a freebie in my store years ago , the other half was a store kit to buy.
Well, I gave the lot a little make-over and decided to make it the next freebie kit. So if you downloaded this as freebie years ago , you will now get the added store part free as well. For those who missed it back then , it will be a whole new kit. It never had a complete preview either as it was published in parts. So now I made a kit preview as well.

So this is starting next post ….
until then ...
...as always , stay creative :)

Hugs Snowy

Sunday, May 26, 2019

More Sweet Violets freebie parts

Hello :)
Hope you're all having a nice weekend. I only get one free weekend per month and this is it :) So I have been mega busy. Plus I spent time outside gardening to make the most of the sun, jumped on a train for a shopping trip in Norwich and ...and...and..

Here some pics of ongoing creativity 😛

Simple cheap glass bottles look so much better with some Macramé !

This large Macramé Wall hanging has found a nice place in my bedroom . The largest one I made so far and I think it looks fantastic !

And when you have leftover yarn it's the perfect opportunity to make another Macramé bag . :)

I had it with unhealthy spongy bread full of additives. So I made my own sourdough starter and the bread from it turned out yummy. No yeast needed. The natural yeast cultures from the sourdough starter are not only healthier and better to digest , but the bread with it tastes so much better.
All you need is organic flour and water to make your own starter.

Next week I will be painting and wallpapering my hallway. When we had a new electric fuse box built in , and a new intercom set , the wallpaper and paint got damaged . As I don't like patchwork the whole lot will have to be done. And I have plans for some wall decorations ...made by Snowy , of course :)

But now to the download links.

More papers and elements for you
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5dqvtt65f5mpu2s/sr_sweetviolets2.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/cuw4hjl4fpx3p41/sr_sweetviolets4.zip/file

There will be one more part to come next post , and then another freebie again.

Enjoy and stay creative :)
Hugs Snowy

Sunday, May 05, 2019

Ooops... late with the new freebie kit :)

Hi :)
I was convinced today was the 2 week posting day …. so I opened my blog and was shocked to see it has actually been 3 weeks instead. Where has the time gone? These weeks just seem to have flown by ! Sorry for being late again. "Sigh" ...a full time job , household, lots of hobbies and the time is just gone. I need to retire :) (I wish) so I have more time for all the things I want to do. 16 more years to work , unless I win the Lottery or an unknown rich uncle leaves me a fortune in his will :)

Anyway, let me show you what has kept me occupied in my free time.

I got out some wool and wove this wall hanging.

Then I got to work on this Macramé Tree of Life .

And lastly I finished this Macramé bag ,which has an inner bag so small items don't slip through the gaps.

And I already have a new project on the go. Have you heard about the Pine resin/beeswax sandwich wraps?
Well, I try to do my bit to keep plastic to a minimum, and these wraps sound like a great alternative to sandwich bags. But it's a sticky task. They make it look so easy and clean in the videos, but my hands and nails are full of the stuff. Yeah, I tried gloves. The wraps kept sticking to the rubber so I gave up on clean fingers 😁
Here is one of the videos showing how to do it. Some use only beeswax , but adding some pine resin improves the wraps. Also, melting the mix in a little pot first and brushing it on works a lot better.