It has been a frosty cold weekend around these parts. This is the view from my studio window! The ice crystals look like they are trying to spell out a secret message... When it gets this cold, for some baffling reason, our bedroom radiator drains of all water and goes ice cold. I can't even bleed it because there is no pressure or water in it at all! So our bedroom is 16 / 17C- brrr! Still, isn't this what winter is meant to be like? Our winters are getting warmer and warmer, so when it gets really cold I feel comforted, like maybe things are ok after all...
I spent Saturday afternoon chapping my hands making these lovlies! A whole pile of felt balls. I am going to make a necklace.
On Saturday night, bundled up with layers and layers of clothes and a thermos of hot choclate, we went to watch the ice race. Our bike crazy friends invited as and I have to say it was really fun. Some equally bike crazy people ride on bikes with special studded tires around the local ice rink. I love this ice rink because it has a rink house with a wood stove and the most wonderful feeling of community. Paul took this photo of some of the bikers coming round a curve, what you don't see is the spills taken by a few of them! slippy!
Hi Tania,
I met you at the ice race - I am the one of the thrum mittens and the pointy knit hat! I have actually been reading your blog for some time, so it's pretty cool that we have common "bike crazy" friends. I love the crafts you blog about - I'm always so impressed. I also love your sidebar link to "Hel looks", since I love checking out the fashion of those crazy Finns!
Posted by: briana | February 19, 2006 at 07:13 PM
It was great seeing you Saturday - lemme know what days you're downtown (or not, being in the same 'hood and all) - we can grab a coffee.
Posted by: Angela | February 20, 2006 at 10:18 AM
hi tania,
those felt balls will make an awsome necklace, promise to show it to us when it is done.
ox
Posted by: kim | February 20, 2006 at 11:42 AM
I love your felt balls!!! haha. I've been trying to make some for a while now but it hasn't been working so hot, I think my water isn't warm enough.
I like your frost photos too, I posted some little frost photos this morning, frost is natures lace. I decided that this morning...
Posted by: Amanda Woodward | February 20, 2006 at 01:38 PM
Those felted beads look great! I can't wait to see your new necklace.
Posted by: Adriana | February 20, 2006 at 02:22 PM
Those bikers are crazy...biking on ice!
Posted by: Karina | February 20, 2006 at 05:56 PM
Lovely felt balls!! waiting to see your necklace!!
Posted by: mykonos | February 20, 2006 at 09:41 PM
wow, the colours of those felty beads are so vivid! i love those colours together. can't wait to see the necklace!
Posted by: krissy | February 21, 2006 at 04:56 PM
i can already tell it's going to be a fabulous necklace!
Posted by: susanne | February 21, 2006 at 07:04 PM
How funny, at first I thought the felt balls were colourful cereal :)
Posted by: Anja | February 21, 2006 at 07:30 PM
hee hee cereal indeed.
thankyou all for your comments! :) i hadent looked in a whoole day- wow! a world record.
:)
xoxox
Posted by: tania | February 21, 2006 at 09:25 PM
i want to go to the ice bike race!
where is this rink? can i come sometime? man i'm totally inviting myself along but that sounds SO AWESOME!
Posted by: sassinak | February 21, 2006 at 10:32 PM
These felt balls are beautiful. I love the color!!
Posted by: natascha | February 23, 2006 at 05:05 AM