Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Wool flowers

Hello Dear! 
I did not mean to drop out of blogging for quite this long, but since we last spoke I have been to Portugal for a quick little visit. I have been soaking in sea side views and sunny skies and eating loads of excellent fish in various ways. This vacation was all about relaxing and eating well and not much else was accomplished. I came home rested and happy. Talk about a good therapy after the long Arctic Winter. Even though coming back to icy and cold surroundings is harsh, the memory of warm Portugal is going to carry me over to warmer weather.
Yesterday was very cold, icy, windy day up here! The sort in spring day that feels rather hostile and makes you a little bit annoyed with Mother Nature. I know, all in good time and at some point, the summer weather will take over and all will be good, I just need patience now.
While I am waiting for the earth to recover and warm up to bring new colors to the palette, I am making my own garden.
I am on a mission. I think I am going to knit leaves and flowers until the Nature will take over and make my flowers look out of place when compared to delicate blooms outside… These flowers are giving me so much joy, somehow it feels like I am taking a bath in the joy of creating. You must know the overflowing feeling when you don’t want to do anything else but make and create and enjoy your makings.
Of course I am keeping my fingers crossed and will not come too confident and thus irritate the knitting goddess, and then I am little worried of the outcome too. Sometimes when you get very involved and focused and the outer world somehow vanishes, you live in another universe, and in this other universe, everything looks good and gorgeous even but when you return to the real world, the thing you have been making might not look good at all.
Actually, this is making me very worried now. I am afraid I am wasting my time. Maybe this wool flower making is just a desperate escape from other stuff (add spring cleaning here) that would be way more important, and thus I am not willing to see the truth.
Anyway, I am making wool flowers, that might end up looking very odd and out of place and distasteful, or they might end up looking quirky in a good way and whimsical and bring smile to one’s face. If these are odd in a bad way, please, don’t tell me the truth quite just yet, I am enjoying immensely at the moment.
Wool flowers with you,
Lene

26 comments:

  1. Your flowers are utterly charming!

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  2. Love it! Over at Attic 24, there are crocheted leaves. I am just making washcloths, in bright New marked colors from "my favorite washcloth cotton maker." 🌷

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  3. These are beautiful and very inspiring, love your use of color!

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  4. I love your wool flowers! They are, indeed, quirky and whimsical. (And here in Maine, USA, today, it's cold, rainy, even snowy. Yuck.)

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  5. Is there going to be a pattern for these?

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  6. vaikuttaa hyvältä! :'-)

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  7. they're beautiful! and they have brought a smile to my face :) thank you!

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  8. I LOVE them! What a lovely idea. And I couldn't understand why seeing these would not make someone smile.

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  9. I love your flowers, and I don't think making beautiful things is ever a waste of time!

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  10. Love your flowers - so cheerful and fun. And Portugal sounds perfect!

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  11. Anonymous21:24

    Every time I read your blog, it makes me laugh. And I always laugh for nonsensical, quirky reasons! I love your flowers and leaves. What makes me laugh is that they are a substitute while you wait for the real Master to make the leaves and flowers bloom again in your part of the world. And that you would much rather make flowers than to do spring cleaning! LOL What a happy place and joy your blog is, each day that it appears. Your trip to Portugal must have been quite restorative! Power to your creative ingenuity in the Northwoods! Renée

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  12. If you love them then they are not a waste of effort. There are times when we just have to do what makes us happy.

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  13. What wool are you using fr the orange and rose colored flowers? I love the variation in the dye.

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  14. I have heard April called "the cruelest month" and I think it's true. It teases you with lovely days, and then smacks you with cold gray wet days....

    I will add myself to the list of those who love your flowers. :-) Quirky and beautiful and excellent. Eager to see more of them.

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  15. Your flowers are charming. We should all find time to play.

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  16. Anonymous06:00

    Oh take the joy and run with it! When your corner of the world warms up, you may wonder what on earth you made them for. But if you tuck them away until just about this time next year and then pull them out, you'll get the joy all over again. How can that not be beautiful, wonderful, smile-making! Not one little bit of waste in this project.

    You've made me smile - I would never have envisioned these and even if I did I would not have the skill to make them a reality. So I'm living through your joy.
    Chris S in Canada

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  17. Making is Good for You !~! Your flowers are beautiful as others have said before m e. You know that they only have to make You happy, not anyone else. Except maybe the little girl-Carlota. She wants to say also.

    Resorte feliz, mi amiga lejana.

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  18. Welcome,your.flowers.are.beautiful.and.cute.good.idea.congratulations

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  19. Something enjoyed this much can't be bad!

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  20. Hello Lena, I was directed here by one of my lovely blog readers, and what a joy to find you making flowers out of yarn, just as I am also doing right now. Here in the UK it is meant to be Spring but still so cold and feels like winter, so like you I am immersing myself in creativity and crocheting flowers and leaves to make a Summer inspired wreath. Have a marvellous day! Lucyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  21. Gretchen15:40

    They are lovely and unique. I hope you thoroughly enjoy your time making them.

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  22. Cute wool flowers! I'm so glad you got to enjoy a lovely fish eating filled seaside getaway! You are the fourth person this week to speak so highly of Portugal. Maybe one day for me too ...

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  23. It is always such a pleasure to see what you create, and witness your joy in making. I take away so much inspiration from your blog. Sometimes it takes me a while to put any of it into use, but it is always wonderful to see.

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  24. I wish, I wish, I wish that I had even a third of your understanding of knitting that allows you to create something three dimensional in our favorite craft. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks about your flowers (I love them) because your ability and talent is exceptional. Bea

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  25. Anonymous05:30

    In late January, my mother used to take styrofoam and anchor it along the kitchen picture window and then stick all kinds of fake flowers in it. She would leave it up until the real flowers started opening, usually May. I can't wait to see your creations.
    Helen :)

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  26. I think your wool flowers are wonderful! Perfect for a whimsical faerie realm and a joy to see before the real world flowers arrive.

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