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I Love My Job
There are days when I just can’t believe how lucky I am to get to make hats for beautiful ladies. This Is Kelly. I don’t think she will mind me telling you that she has just gone through some aggressive cancer treatment. She is a local mom and some friends of hers from The South…
Read MoreThe Ethics of Polka Dots
I believe we have a moral and ethical responsibility to wear polka dots in the winter. Add a big dangling flower and you can really feel good about yourself. We may have no control over the temperature outside, but we can certainly warm hearts. (and your ears)
Read MoreSpring is Possible
It looks like spring just might actually happen. I’ll come out from my hiding place now.
Read MoreMy All Time Favourite Comment – Daffodowndilly
I love all the kind comments that people leave on my facebook page, but the following comment left in response to my new Daffodil hat is really my all time favourite. It is a poem by A.A. Milne Daffodowndilly She wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her greenest gown; She turned to the south wind…
Read MoreAmelia Earhart, Eat Your Heart Out
If Amelia Earhart was still around, I feel certain that she would have commissioned me to felt her a hat like this. I also feel certain that she would have loved Linda Ruth, who did commission me to make this hat. I met Linda Ruth a few weeks back at the Lunenburg Farmers Market and…
Read MoreFelting a Beret
I started out by making two felt batts from merino wool roving. You layer whispy pieces of wool over a template. I make four layers per batt. It shrinks a lot, so you need to make them much larger than the finished hat. The second bat is wet down and then the whole thing is…
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Grand Finale
Saturday was my last market of the season and it was truly grand. It felt like the finale of a fabulous fireworks display. I sold some of my all time favourite hats and it seemed like they were made only for these customers. I love to look at these photos and see the diversity of…
Read MoreSpring Has Sprung in My Mind
Two Weeks from moving date is not the best time to get spring fever, but one can’t always control these things. Right now I should be packing boxes or painting our bathroom, but it’s just so darn glorious outside. It’s Nova Scotia cool, but the light is screaming hope and flowers. In the midst of…
Read MoreDusty and the Fire Hat
This year, despite being ridiculously busy around the holidays, I decided that nothing was too good for my little boy. I was going to make him the ultimate hand felted hat. Some facts about Dusty, His favourite colour is red. This is because, Akkar, the coolest Bionicle is red. He adores all things powerful that…
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