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Now that I've proven that my neck will tolerate me doing some weaving, I'm on to a new project-- warp speed ahead! (See what I did there?) I'm counting warping my loom as this week's project-- it does take a little time and effort-- and hopefully the completed piece will be featured in an upcoming week's Workz very soon. WARPED AND READY TO GO (Hmmm. .. is that a description of me, or the loom? I leave the interpretation up to you.)

This week's project was inspired by a painted tic-tac-toe set I saw at a local vegan eatery. It was so cute, I thought "I need to make something like that!" And so I did. First, I painted the base: a wooden tray which provides both a place to paint the board and storage for the pieces. (I like things that are "self-contained.) Then, I painted the pieces: I used a brush-on gloss finish to seal the pieces and put felt pads on the bottom of them, and voila... Bug-Tac-Toe! (or Ti

The table runner I started just over a year ago-- originally intended for decorating for St Patrick's Day 2025-- is finally finished. Apparently the TGAP deadline didn't do its job on this one! (As Douglas Adams said, "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by".) In my defense, some neck issues and nerve pain were what kept me away from my loom, but I decided to attempt to finish this runner in time for this year's decorations and found that-- if I

I've been absent from TGAP for far too long, and rather than try to play "catch-up" and fail, I'm just going to start fresh at Week 55, marking the end of the first year of our project (and current dystopian circumstances) with a project meant to remind us of simpler times. I give you: "Conversation Hearts" (Acrylic paint pen on marble)

MuppetCon has come and gone, so I'm back to traditional kindness rocks.

Muppet cupcakes! Or "mupcakes", if you will. 😁

I painted Kermit's coffee cup as a party decoration. (Pic from The Muppet Show fir comparison)

Oscar's friend, Slimey!

Big Bird!

Super Grover!

TEA & MEMORIES China teacups, lined up like sentries, Guarding ancestral stories. Jack teaching his grandchildren  We are made to be well. Emily passing on her baking skills And slipping us mad money. Amber liquid spilling into a saucer From tremors in what were once such strong hands. Memories spilling over me With every cup I drink. The feeling of being safe. Cherished. Loved. I wouldn't trade them For all the tea in China.

The canine crooner, the "I" in "You and I and George", everyone's favorite furry pianist-- it's... Rowlf!

Gonzo!

More Muppet rock painting. Animal!!!

"Hey, Bert." "Yes, Ernie?" "We totally rock!" "Oh, brother..."

Sweetums! I was worried I wouldn't be able to make him recognizable, but I think this painted rock for our Muppet-themed party captured his giant personality! 😁

Miss Piggy! Another painted rock for this September's Muppet-themed party.

Kermit! The first of many painted rocks in preparation for our Muppet-themed party this fall.