Delly Bean

Sewing, Knitting and Smithing…sort of…

Pressing the Pause Button June 30, 2007

Filed under: Master Spinner, Music — dellybean @ 1:36 pm

Mother Mother Buttons

So, after months of unattendable (by me) shows, I finally got to see Mother Mother live (while I was looking up the links I found out that they filmed part of their video at MALL…why didn’t anyone tell me?  You can see the video if you scroll down on the second link.). And I got to see them twice in one day. I must tell you, this is the prettiest band going, and they’re fantastic. They have their own unique sound and they’re totally delightful. If you haven’t gone out and listened to them in some form, please do so now and support the good Canadian bands (I’ll admit, I don’t like Nickelback because every song is the same).

And sad but true story…I fell in crush with one of the concert goers.  And yet, I didn’t approach him.  Dagnabbit, but I regret my intrinsic shyness.  HHhhhhhhhhhhhh…

As for the pause button, that’s me and the blog. But only because I’ll be in the land of dial-up for the next several days and blogging will be difficult. Yup, heading down for the SECOND LEVEL of the MASTER SPINNER PROGRAM! I’m stoked.

I’m also stoked that there will likely be some fishing going on while I’m down there.

And a small town Canada Day Parade, which is always a delightful time. Our little blink-and-miss hometown puts out a pretty decent little parade, and there are free candies punted out to the kids. Fantastic.

So I’ll miss you all when I’m gone, but I’ll hopefully have some fun photos when I get back!

 

Holy Smokes! June 29, 2007

Filed under: Links — dellybean @ 6:13 am

My friend Sulicat posted about this. It’s the awesomest project ever (yes, awesomest is a word in the Delly Bean Lexicon).

 

As You Wish! June 29, 2007

Filed under: Toys — dellybean @ 6:03 am

The Clergyman

Which Princess Bride Character are You?
this quiz was made by mysti

Thanks Magnolia!

 

Fine Little Merino Thistle Singles June 23, 2007

Filed under: Fiber of the Month — dellybean @ 9:12 am

Fine Little Merino Thistle Singles, originally uploaded by Adelable.

So I’m playing around with Flickr, and I discovered I can blog straight from my Flickr account! So cool!

This is a shot of my latest work on the Hello Yarn Fiber of the Month Club. It’s June’s offering, and it’s called Thistle. This Merino is DELICIOUS! It’s spinning into rather fine little singles and will be a laceweight when I’m done. Though not a gossamer weight. The notion hurts my brain at the moment.

 

Red Osier Dogwood June 23, 2007

Filed under: Dye Plants, Master Spinner — dellybean @ 8:39 am

Turns out this little twig comes from a dyeplant.  I wish the nature walk had occured before I did my Master Spinner Level I homework, but I’m still going to try it.Dogwood, it’s a dyeplant

 

Bustle-riffic June 18, 2007

Filed under: Work — dellybean @ 8:14 am

bloggable-kyoto-bustle-profile.jpgBlack, red and gold bustle

 

Aw Sheep! June 15, 2007

Filed under: Silver Smithing — dellybean @ 7:47 am

I made this little guy on Wednesday night.  I still have a lot of polishing to do; there’s a lot of fire scale on it, but I love it a lot.  I’ve always been fond of the thumb ring.

Thumb Ring

In the background you can see shades of the latest Fiber of the Month installment.

 

Camouflage June 9, 2007

Filed under: Toys — dellybean @ 7:29 am

Sock Creature