Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The Tale of the Gypsy~Witch Girl

This is a tale of a girl.
A girl with dreams and imagination and hope and a fire inside.
She also has a gypsy~witch soul.
She is a free spirit connected to nature and content away from society.


Recently, something in her has changed.
Her fire still burns but now she can feel the flame.
There is a pain in her heart.
She is hurting so much.
She feels the need to run, but where?
How?
She screams at the moon with tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Help me!" she cries.
The pain is overwhelming.
Crushing.
She hopes her voice will carry to the clouds and beyond.
She needs the Universe's help.
And quietly, the Universe does indeed help.
A breeze picks up.
The girl breathes in the cool air.
It dries her tear soaked face and hair.
The clouds part from the moon.
The lunar glow washes over her body.
She calms for the moment.
Focussing on the beauty and wonder of the moon and stars.
She still feels the pain, but it has eased.
Acceptance flows through her broken heart.
Exhaustion steals her strength.
She feels numb now.


Surrendering to it all, she climbs the wooden steps to her wagon. 
Her Familiar waiting for the Girl's arrival.
Together they curl up safe, warm and content with each others company.
The pillows curl around in a nest.
The heavy blanket fluffs over her.


The wind outside blows through the trees.
The moonbeams stream in the window.


The Universe is protecting her.
Always.


🤍🤍🤍


Thursday, May 27, 2021

Beach Baby Blanket

Hello again.
I just wanted to pop in quickly to share some pictures of a recent project.
A coastal blanket for a coastal baby.
Bub is due in August and I didnt want to begin this blanket until I finished Son3's, but his is taking me much longer than I expected.
Being a cloudy day, the colours of the water weren't at their peak but the light teal.. green.. whatever the name of that colour, was a great match! 
On a sunny day the blues are so clear and vibrant.
Our slice of the Southern Ocean is what our town is most known for.
The sands are so clean and fine too.
A beach not far has sand so fine that it squeaks when you walk on the wet sand.
I tried to follow the pattern for this blanket but it had a special stitch involved that I just could not get my head around so I copied the picture and after undoing my first attempt, it turned out alright in the end.
This is the pattern for the Vintage Vibes Blanket and here is the link to the Wave Edging I used.

Let me know if you give it a go!

Im home today with a list of chores and nursing a cold that came on yesterday.
Once the chores are done I hope to snuggle under my Gypsy Blanket, continue working on Son3's blanket, finish up a snail mail package for a good friend in the States, and read some more of my current book (A Promised Land by Barack Obama).
Still sounds busy.


Enjoy your Friday!