class prep

class prep, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

This is my favourite portable crafting case - it's a small art bin. It has sturdy locks to stop my beads spilling all over, and the lid doubles as a work tray when on the move. It holds a surprisingly large amount of kit quite comfortably.
It's also been very useful for holding my demo and toolkit stuff for when I teach class. Everything is to hand (if I've packed properly) as I waffle my way thru teaching.

Which reminds me - new wire crochet classes coming up at Port Moody Arts Centre in the Spring (three Wednesday evenings in February and again in April).

heart of a snowflake is warm and fluffy

heart of a snowflake is warm and fluffy, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

My crafts were indeed portable today - I took my inventory to two christmas craft boutiques (see my other blog for links.

packing my bags

packing my bags, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

Today's portable crafting kit is set up in my Art Bin, a plastic case which opens completely to holds enough wire, beads and tools for a day away from the studio. Even though my Wee Guy is in school and I no longer need to leave the house on playdates, excursions etc. I still have some outside commitments to take me away from the bench.
... and some of those commitments can leave me with idel hands unless I plan appropriately.
There's nothing worse than having a huge mile-long to do list and being idle away from the materials needed to complete it.

(I'll be in the at Port Moody Art Centre if anyone wants to pop in for a chat - a good time to start that early Christmas gift buying too!)

wordless wednesday

path of an electron in orbit or a jumble of freshly tumbled sterling earwires for a custom order?

leaf collecting "Happy Thanksgiving"

crafting365 /d48 - me and him, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

It's the season for leaf collecting. Tiny little maple leaves get blown to the ground. Some I press for use in later craft projects and some are stuck to an old plastic tin lid with vaseline then 'painted' with my prepared art clay slurry. Once a few layers have been applied they can be stored carefully until I'm ready to build up the depth of art clay silver needed before firing. I'll probably start this in time for Canada Day.

Not so much portable crafting as postponed crafting I suppose :)

mohair on the go

mohair on the go, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

OK, so the wee guy's in school fulltime now but we're still out and about so the need for portable crafting continues.

Here's my current project - a drop-stitch scarf in mohair. Not sure how the dropped stitch pattern will emerge in the self-felting mohair but here goes. It filled in 30 minutes during the Wee Guy's second piano lesson.

al fresco nibbles

al fresco nibbles, originally uploaded by ebbandflo_pomomama.

Not quite portable crafting but allow me to present portable lunching ie. a picnic.

Apricot and walnut bread form the Port Moody pocket farmers' market, with cream cheese and soda from the local grocery store.

All consumed in the open air and sunshine.