Hello Lovelies,
yesterday we finally got some bright weather and I went around the garden looking for a few remaining blooms to pick for a bit of a seasonal celebration :0)
The last of my William Morris roses, some self seeded Marigolds, a little Sedum and Verbena.
They made a pretty and colourful display............
The colours went perfectly with the pumpkin I bought, ready to carve later this month..........
We may even have to get the power tools out to carve it again this year....I'd forgotten about THIS till Jones reminded me when we were at Yarndale:0)
But the main reason for this little celebration was my latest crochet project............
Did you spot it?
I was very tempted to start a blanket with my yummy new autumnal colours of Stylecraft yarn, but I need to concentrate on finishing my spring circle blanket first.
So instead I made a mandala.
Ta-dah...........
I'm so happy with how it turned out.
This time of year much of my inspiration comes from the changing colours of the leaves. I wanted to include these in my mandala, and after much pondering and experimentation I figured out how.
Each leaf is individually made........constructed already attached to the centre of the mandala......
then I added a chain round to the tops of the leaves and continued on from there.............
I'm tempted to stiffen it with glue like we did for the Yarndale mandalas, I think it would look great hanging on the wall..........
But for now I'm happy to see it peeking out from under my favourite jug.............
The low October sun is shining right into my lounge and I brought my little jug of flowers and colourful crochet in here so I could see them bathed in that glorious light while I enjoyed a home baked treat.........
♥♥♥ Happy, happy, Happy ♥♥♥
I do hope you lovelies are enjoying these inspiring Autumn or Spring days too.
Jacquie x
