ThreeSixFive Challenge February pt 2

Today I travelled to Warrnambool for work commitments and of course I took my camera (I even found a camera shop and bought some "old" film for my SLR). Anyhow, I took numerous photos; today at Warrambool and at Geelong on the way home. I have definitely met my February quota with all the photos I took. Warrnambool is such a lovely place, the beach is superb. Geelong is also lovely, particularly along the foreshore where I took most of the photos.

ThreeSixFive Challenge February pt1

Here are some photos for the first part of February's daily challenge. I experimented a little in my digital darkroom (i.e. Photoshop) using different techniques on a few photos.

Tatting Motifs

Here is some tatting I recently finished. First is a snowflake based on heart doily by Kelly Luljak. I used Perle 8 in a blood red colour.

Next is Acacia by Judith Conners. I used Caotes 20 in a blue with some dark blue/purple beads as accent.

Thirdly is Sally Magill's MHC Snowflake in Lizbeth's 20. Whilst I love Lizbeth, it is just divine, the variation doesn't do the pattern any justice at all.

.... and lastly is my completed Rooster from Jane's TIAS challenge. It was the first time I have participated in a tatting challenge, and now I understand what "challenge" actually means! I really enjoyed doing this however and will certainly do another one.

Golding Spindles

I received some lovely goodies in today's mail - two gorgeous Golding spindles. Anyone who spins knows the quality of these spindles.

The first one is a silver lace spindle (0.83 oz) which I couldn't resist because of the lace-related nature. The second one is a purple heart spindle (2.1oz) which I also couldn't resist, but this time because purple is my favourite colour. And... to top it off the gorgeous Emma who organised the purchase sent me some lovely hand dyed Tussah silk in my all time favourite colour combo. Thank you Emma for organising this purchase and for my extra treat.

Christmas Decoration Challenge 2010

Here are the first four Christmas decorations I made as part of a year-long challenge. There is an angel, bauble, christmas tree, and snowflake. All patterns are available on http://www.ravelry.com and is the challenge group.

ThreeSix Five Challenge January pt2

I completed the first 31 days of my 365 photography challenge. Here is the second collage for the remainder of the photos for January 2010. It's a nice feeling when I'm up-to-date.

Macro lens

I purchased a macro filter to take close ups. Whilst the quality isn't as good as a macro lens, the filter will be a good substitute until I have a great deal of spare cash. Here is my first photo taken with the filter. I have to get use to manual focussing (it's only been over 20 years since I've manually focused a camera).