Happy Christmas and New Year!

(Had to edit this post to stick this in. My little man has written his first christmas card!)

I know I wont get it together to write another blog post before Christmas, or even New Year, so I'm sending out my greetings now.  Many years ago, when I lived in Dublin, I used to hang out an awful lot in the Central Library in the Ilac Centre, especially in the music section. Leon was one of the musical discoveries I made there. If you have to listen to a Christmas songs, it just has to be his Christmas Island album. (Who else could do a cover of Frosty the Snowman with Dr John!!)

So, heres a little Christmas Cheer from Leon Redbone.

And if your're not into cheer here

Neverland on Sky Movies

Neverland finally comes to Sky Movies on Friday 9th and 16th December 2011!! 

I'm just wondering if my loom will be in it, or has that scene ended up of the editors floor, just like the real thing probably ended up in the bin... I dont have Sky, so I wont be watching, but if you spot it, let me know!!

And now for something completely crafty... Crocheted Lace Panels

Still trying to catch up on blog posts about some of the stuff I made this year, so I'll keep the text short and sweet.

These are some WIP's, crocheted lace panels I started making last winter. They are extremely hard to photo for some reason, I'm not that happy with the pics, but you get the idea. They are made using traditional Irish crochet lace techniques, but made from recycled plastic bin bags. I made 2 panels using scrolls, one of my favourite motifs, but I didn't think they came out great, there is almost too much detail in it. (And the scrolls take forever...).

The 2nd panel, of flowers and leaves came out much better, especially with more open background. This panel is approx 150cm x 50cm. Its a bit worse for ware, as its been on display at 2 festivals and a disco. I hope to experiment a bit more with these, the original plan was to make something big, but lets see if I ever get that together...