There are a few “slow burners” for me to tell you
about today. The first is that, if you haven’t seen my social media posts, my
shop Rusty and Boots is now open on Etsy! Yay!
I’ve wanted to do this for a long time, very long,
but now it’s finally happening and I’m excited but nervous about it too. Some
of the items on my shop are my wall hangings that I’ve already shared on this
blog and some are newer, my hand painted hearts, for example, but all the work
is handmade by me.
There have been quite a few hurdles to overcome in
getting my shop open and the work ready for it, setbacks and delays etc. but it
got there in the end. It’s now a reality and I can’t quite believe it. Textiles
and art have been really big things in my life since I was old enough to hold a
paintbrush and my mother taught me to sew and knit as a young child, so to have
an opportunity to create things for you is amazing.
Here are a few of the things available so far:
My painted hearts.
My wall hangings.
I’ve got more things coming soon and I hope you like
them.
I’ve also been experimenting with something else;
I’ve had a bit of an interest in pyrography for a
while and always wanted to have a go. So, for my birthday this year, my parents
got me a pyrography tool. Yay!
Pyrography turns out to be not a great thing to be
doing in the hot weather that we had this summer, but it’s good for keeping you
warm on chilly winter days.
As I’ve only just begun to try this, my attempts are
not perfect, but they’re ok I think. They’re good enough to give me
encouragement to carry on and get better. Here are a few of my first forays
into pyrography.
Here, I’ve tried to get the pattern going all around
the box.
Finally, I wish you a happy Winter Solstice…
