Day 41 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Kindness Loom woven Butterflies for Springtime and Easter
If you would like to make some quick and easy little Easter and Springtime gifts – here’s a link to a free video tutorial that shows how to makeTiny Butterflies woven on the Kindness Loom. They are part of my ‘Weaving Kindness Project’.
All the links for how to get the instructions for weaving little projects that are the epitome of kindness, hope and delight., from making the loom to a ton of delightful little Weaving Kindness projectss are here:
Day 40 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Kindness Loom weaving for Springtime and Easter
For the first part of my 100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms I have focused just on spool knitting- and I have lots more spool knitting to share. But, with Springtime arriving for some places (not so much for us… still cold and snowy- ugh) and Easter coming I wanted to feature the Gentle Bunny
and Tiny Baby Birds woven on the Kindness Loom.
They are part of my ‘Weaving Kindness Project’. Why not make yourself the Kindness Loom and weave up some tiny treasures for Springtime and Easter?
I have designed a tiny loom for weaving little projects that are the epitome of kindness, hope and delight. All the links for how to get the instructions for everything, from making the loom to a ton of delightful little Woven Wonderfuls are here:
I am posting it here and on IG @noreen.cronefindlay
Here’s where I am at on Day 4 and working backwards to Day 2:
Oooh… painting! Here are a couple of little spool knitters and the beginnings of a little loom that I painted today.
Day 3 was frustrating:
The rheostatic pyrography machine that my lovely husband built me more than 35 years ago went kaput.
Oh no! my Luvie had to rebuild it for me so I could carry on burning the drawings into the spool knitters and little looms.
I spent Day 2 of the project working on getting a LOT of holes drilled and then fine tuning the insides of 17 small spool knitters in preparation for tapping in and gluing the nails into the holes.
Doesn’t sound like much hard work, but really, it is.
We live in different cities and provinces so we’ve been sending each other tons of drawings, photos & “What if messages”. Hurrah for the miracle of the interwebs!
Jonathan and his son, Kieran have been turning lots of wonderful things on the lathe.
Jonathan shipped me a small but heavy box of treasures in January.
AND.
The courier managed to loose the box! EEK!
Eventually they found it & delivered it.
Whew!
Our spool knitting/small loom adventure is in gear now!
I am excited about it, but a little anxious, thinking- oh my word-can I handle doing #the100dayproject right now? (Living with chronic illness and other commitments and life in these turbulent times. oh my).
Well, fingers crossed-
Here’s Day 1 of Two Crones and One Crone-Findlay Making Spool Knitters and Small Looms Together Across Many Miles.
Not a snappy title for my100 day project- but if I come up with a catchy title, I’ll post it.
I am so inspired & really excited about these co-creations.
Here are a couple of pics of the box, with the packing paper and some bags of bits and pieces pulled out already.
Sorry, the pics don’t show how much amazing stuff there is for me to make magic with.
It’s not necessary to have been a mother to grow into the energy of being Grandmother.
The Grandmother energy holds clearly, deeply, and sometimes, ferociously on to the essential work of protecting, nourishing and nurturing the innocence inside herself, and in all of the chicks that gather under her powerful wings.
Ancient Grandmother energy is the Keeper of the Heart and Hearth and her role in the world is key and oh so very very full of meaning.
Honor her in yourself and in those who spread their branches in the Tree of Life. Listen for her stories and songs and her silence. Then join in singing them with her, or at least, hum along….
They are the holding place for all the stories of our lives.
And, as the stories bubble up into noticing, we have to to decide:
Which stories do I choose to still tell?
What stories have taught me well, and now can be blessed and allowed to drift away into dormancy? What stories seed awe and magic and wonder and healing and connection and clarity so they will bloom in Beauty?
These stories are the best stories to contemplate and cherish and tend to with care.
This Woven Woman is one of the mixed media woven figures from my Oracle of Stillness series.
She is an homage to “What We Carry In Our Hearts”.
This Woven Woman is ‘Learning From the Child’ from my Oracle of Stillness series.
I am inspired to post this one, because I adore the Kindergardener from next door.
He drops by sometimes for little visits and it’s always a delight to have a chat with him.
It feels like it was only moments ago that he was a tiny babe in arms and now, he’s taking ski and snowboard lessons and painting the Northern Lights with alcohol ink and watercolors.
I love looking into his eyes and seeing the sparkle of discovery and the joy in mastering new things.
Every journey, no matter how long or short or why it’s happening, is fueled by Hope.
This Woven Woman from my mixed media series: Oracle of Stillness is “The Journey of Hope”
She is a celebration of courage, curiosity, resiliency and healing. May all your journeys be filled with grace and sweet surprises and may you enjoy the detours and not drift into the overwhelm or sorrows.
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