Alright.  Hands on hips. A belligerent glint in my eye. photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright I am making my Sweetipie, my Darlin’, the Light of my Life, my Hubby, a Valentines day presie. I am weaving him a scarf. Pah! you say! That’s not romantic! I beg to differ… Indeed I do! What could be more romantic that making a soft, whispering, tender piece of loving kindness that will keep the cold winds of winter away from the throat of my Beloved? Wrapping it around him will be like wrapping him in my love. So, you betcher boots that a scarf is a romantic gift. And, yep…. Valentine’s Day gifts do not have to be PINK! or even RED! BLUE and silver and white and black and turquoise and a hint of gold, yesssiree…... [Read more]

Yesterday, I posted about the wooden doll that I made for my mom for Valentines Day: Link. photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright As I looked at the doll, I thought that I couldn’t send her off without some kind of cosy wrap. It made sense to me that she should have a little shawl made of hearts , to symbolize being kept warm by love and loving thoughts. That makes sense, doesn’t it?   So…. photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright With a size ‘G’ hook and Patons Lucette in ‘Hint of Rose’, I crocheted 3 hearts, using the Crocheted Love Hearts pattern: Link I left a few inches at the last stitch photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright of each heart, for stitching them together. I used the baseball... [Read more]

Hmmm…. what to make for my mom for Valentines Day? photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright What would she get a kick out of? Why not a portrait dolly of her as a child? I don’t have many photos of my mom from when she was a little girl. One of my most favorites is of her posing after a dance concert, wearing a silk costume and pink dancing shoes. I  scanned the photo photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright and then set to work with photoshop. I flipped the image 180 degrees, and then used my clone tool to paint a back view of her over the flipped front view. Then I printed them both. photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright Next, I cut out the photos out. I drew a pair of interlocking stands and cut them out, too. I glued the front... [Read more]

This week has been a challenging one, and one of the things that I have noticed is how much I really appreciate small comforting rituals and aspects and elements of ‘normal’ life. For me, the Artsy Bloggers links are one of the little pleasures of my week, and so I take pleasure in sharing them with you. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay Beading Arts A beautiful glass bead becomes the focal point of a Valentine’s Day necklace! love-is-rose Creative Dreamer Here’s a fabric ATC swap…Everyone is welcome…come join in and be a part of the fun! whos-up-for-atc-swap Faint Heart Art Vicki has a different take on inchies another-birthday-and-inchies Gadabout Media Chloe has found some sweet Valentines Day projects to... [Read more]

Yesterday, I posted the instructions for my design for crocheted love hearts . The photos were bad- taken late at night… so… photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright I re-photographed the hearts today and have edited yesterday’s post with better photos that weren’t taken late at night. Sometimes you can get away with a flash shot, and sometimes, you can’t! So, now you’ll actually be able to see what the hearts look like! Yesterday, I also promised to show you some ideas for Valentines Day projects for the Crocheted Love Hearts. So, here we go…. photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright Why not make a little card or postcard and glue or stitch one of the Crocheted Love Hearts to it to embellish it? The Crocheted... [Read more]