~Fiesta de Octobre~

My Answers...

{1} What is your favorite hobby or craft to do?
Probably photography. I do it the most, so I must like it, right? I do. Next to that, reading and writing letters, complete with tiny illustrations, gives me the most joy as far as 'hobbies' go.

"Sakura" by HEH

{2} What's the biggest/most difficult project you've ever tackled?
Helping my older brother dig out a 6'x6' foot square hole for a basement window. That was really a LOT of digging! Next to that, helping my Dad clear the driveway with his Massey this year, with.... 4+ feet of wet snow on the ground. That was...long & hard & frustrating. :)

{3} What project of yours are you the most proud of?
My English-style Circle Garden. It's 16 feet across, has four different sections to it (roses, vegetables, perennials, and herbs.) I built it for my high school botany project! It still makes me happy to walk through it, and I'm still changing it all the time, five years later. :)

me, in front of the herb quarter.

{4} Someone gives you a $20 JoAnn Fabrics giftcard. The first thing that comes to mind to spend it on is...
Canvases! And photography frames! I have a bunch of pictures of mine to frame that I want to sell and I have many ideas for paintings stuck in my head that need to come out. ;)

{5} Can you do a project and watch a movie at the same time?
The only thing I've ever tried this with is doing laundry at the same time, but that was sort of an obligatory thing, i.e. " Okay, you may watch a movie you guys, but only if this laundry gets folded..." etc.
I've tried to knit & watch a movie, but I kept dropping stitches. Too good of a movie, I guess!

{6} When you are hand sewing, do you bite off your thread when you're done, or snip it with scissors or just break it with your fingers?
I snip it with my old fashioned, swan-designed thread scissors that Mom gave me for that express purpose. ;)

{embroidery scissors, rather like my own pair.}

{7} Does anyone in your family collect things (like tea cups, stamps, bottle caps, etc.)?

My younger sister & brother collect stamps & coins. We all 'collect' books; but I collect books older than 1950 (I have 36 of them.) I also collect....feathers. Yes, feathers. I have quite a variety, several of some: owl, duck, goose, several kinds of chicken, turkey, bluejay, mockingbird, parakeet, pheasant, and peacock. I used to collect discarded birds eggs & nests, but then I heard about how dangerous (germ-wise) that can be, so I stopped. I always collect tiny (small) books, and letter from from friends. ;)

a barred rock hen feather

{8} What are your favorite color combinations that you use in your crafts?

Olive green, brown, coral & cream white.

{9} Does decorating a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head sound interesting to you?

No... Sorry! I think drawing faces on eggs in the carton and watching your mother's reaction when she opens it is much more fun. ;)

{10} The manager at your theater needs help in the making of the costumes and/or set decoration and set up for the next production. You volunteer to do....what?

Make the hats. By all means, I will make the hats.

Always,