Sandy Snowden

While I am on a mending mode, I decided rather than endure any longer the band at the bottom of this top... ...I would chop it off and he...

In December last year I showed some beaded bangles I had made for gifts. We are going to visit other family this summer, so I am starting t...

The start of this week involved some distracting things, so instead of carrying on with the Works in Progress, I am doing a bit of mindless ...

Today was a hospital appointment, so I set the crock pot going in the morning. A thick bean/leek and whatever else was left soup. I got ho...

February's beaded coffee stirrers together. They look fun! But I am very ready to stop trying to put holes in thin wood sticks...

Week 8 February 2015 no.53 no.54 no.55 no.56 no.57 no.58 no.59

I took my Ramshackle ideas to the Offcuts sewing meeting. There were a lot of people there so a lot of running around to get enough tables f...

The call has come for the SAQA donations - the small piece to be auctioned at the conference and the 12x12 piece to be auctioned online. So...

The top of the Cypress is done. I may have to attach a bit of the water soluble trimmings from the last tree to the bottom of this so I ca...

Starting a new tree. I am going for a pillar shaped Cyprus tree this time. I am doing little scribbles all over like I do when I doodle ...

Today I finished sewing the binding on. And the tree tacked down through the centre area. And here we are with Tree in a Forest . The ed...

Week 7 February 2015 For the first 14 days, I used dark coloured copper sequins. For the 14 days of the rest of February, I am using the b...

Okay, here is another story for you. Quite a few years ago, I had a favourite pair of socks (because they were black with turquoise). The...

Background forest built. The tree is just sitting on there while I consider it. I was going to stitch round the edges, but I like how i...

Yesterday I had very sad news about a special sewing friend. Juliet. Juliet passed away last week very suddenly. She will be greatly miss...

Today I am building a bit of a forest to go behind my tree. Whilst preparing the house for about 15 people to come round for pancakes! ...

Last week I learned that my little Brazilian girl is featured in two places on the internet. Menina de Favela e Água The SAQA blog had ...

Week 6 February 2015 no.39 no.40 no.41 no.42 no.43 no.44 no.45

After the success of the top part of the tree, I thought I may as well carry on experimenting whilst doing the trunk. I had finally found ...

Oh yes, how long did it take to make the tree part I showed you yesterday? Several wonderful drawing-with-the-machine hours! The thread on...