Wednesday, April 3, 2013

clutch...



I finally decided what to do with some of my vintage fabric that I have been saving. I have a table in a craft show in Hamilton this weekend and I have been making some clutch purses. Whatever I don't sell on Saturday I will list on my etsy page.. www.etsy.com/shop/heidivanveen

Friday, March 15, 2013

Some of my favourite things...

It's Friday night. I am working on our tax returns tomorrow which will not be fun at all. So tonight I am going to focus on some of my favourite things. I like a lot of things so this is just going to be what pops in my head in no particular order. I can't list all of the things I like because that would take forever and be boring. haha...
Last weekend was the first day when the sun came out and you really felt like Spring could be right around the corner. We didn't need to wear our winter coats or our mittens. We took advantage of the nice day and checked out Westfield Heritage Village's Maple Syrup Festival.




A week ago, I went out to check out the Art Crawl on James Street North in Hamilton. I have to say, I was surprised by the number of people around. It was really really busy. Next month I think Tommy is going to come with me. And then hopefully in May, I will actually be selling my work at the Maker's Market. It is one of my new favourite things because it shows me the potential of Hamilton. The city is full of talented and amazing people. Seeing a whole bunch of them in one place is awesome.


I love painting. Not "making art" painting but painting something in my house to give it a little facelift. This morning I painted one of the walls in my kitchen. It's orange. I bought a mug from CB2 that is pretty much the same colour. I like it.


I have always loved embroidery. I am going to put it on my to do list to take some pictures of the embroideries that my friend Jennifer Langdale used to do. She is so talented. I am lucky enough to have two pieces. One is a goat, and one is a spider. Until then...my french knots are decorative!


This week was March Break so I got to spend the week with my kids. No school! They are pretty spectacular. They kept me laughing and they definitely kept me on my toes. They are my most favourite...and pretty colourful too.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

I painted my stairs...

2013...
Last year I said I would update my blog regularly and that didn't happen at all. I am not making any promises this year. Maybe that will work out better for me. :)
Staircase facelift! Clearly I still love colour!


This is the staircase in my front hall. I painted the risers on a whim last week. It was so easy and took no time at all. I already changed one of the steps to a different colour. I think my loft stairs are going to be my next impulsive paint project.
And...
One of my handmade dolls!


I am hard at work sewing new products for my etsy shop. I have taken some pictures. I am aiming for next Friday to list list list.
Heidi