tinyprint Tuesday

in which our plucky heroine carves again...

I am gradually adjusting my sleep wake to be awake in the early morning, which is not my natural state, but is useful. We had another lovely "June Gloom" morning, so I hopped on my bike and headed off to the hardware store while the sun was still hidden behind clouds. We used to get a lot of this weather actually in June, hence the name, cool overcast mornings and sunny afternoons. June this year was anything but, being instead the territory of the Unrelenting Sun.

Between housey chores and zoom meetings, I took some time to further my blockprinting, and to finish up some of the tinyfolk clothing. I am going to pack up the current batch of treats for Kestrel's dollies and get them to the post office, since she and her family are coming home to the US a bit earlier than the original plan.

I wanted to pick up some Evapo-rust from the store today, so I can start soon on de-rusting the undersink during the time when open windows and fans are an option. The undersink will never be pretty, but it can be solid once I deal with the rust caused by former owners negligence. Evapo-rust is supposedly less odiferous than many products, and on the website there is information about a way to use it on surfaces*, instead of just on items that can be dipped into a bucket.

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~ tinyprint Tuesday ~

Linocut print # 8 in my textile livestock series is "alpaca". I am debating whether to redo this block as the alpaca head is a bit ambiguous; I will try another sketch and see if I like it better... Like all the rest, it is ⅞" square, and will be used as part of a miniature book. I think I will finish up the series with "yak".

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I am trying to remember where I recently read mention of a book entitled "Georgia O'Keeffe - Living Modern". Apparently the book is related to the previous exhibition of the same name, and I was delighted to find that our public library has a circulating copy. I immediately placed a hold, and look forward to reading it and seeing images of her clothing!

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~ we are all in this world together ~

This brought me so much joy!

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I've been playing mix and match with my tin box of dolly clothing and the wardrobe planning charts. At this point, Almandine needs one more top, and a pinafore, and Kenya needs a poncho. Other than that, any clothing I make is fun extras, or bits to mail off to Kestrel. Whee! I'd really like some purple yarn for Kenya's poncho, so I may have to play with wool and food coloring again. I am going to measure out how long the pieces for poncho stripes want to be while I am knitting the other half of Opal's poncho.

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July SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	4 tiny knit vests	cleaned keyboard	recycle bin
2	tiny cargo pants	pruned grapevine	yard waste bin
3	very smol Birks	horses blouse	recycle bin
4	silkworm print	some more pruning	-
5	4 reversible skirts	-	-
6	Peach tinyprint	x	x
7	8 tiny tops	x	x
8	2 tiny cardigans	x	x
9	x	x	x

today's gratitudes -
1. I was glad to read that my dear friend Ariadne seems to have only lost her sense of smell/taste briefly and now it is partially returning. I am hoping that is a good sign...
2. enrollment in my Advent of a Better Year in 2025 swap is now up to 16 folks... the more the merrier!
3. The local hardware store actually had Evapo-rust in stock, so I was able to get a quart bottle. Summer is the time to use such things, when open windows and fans are an option. And I remembered this now, and not in, say, October

Time of Isolation - Day 1473

*... " Soak a thick paper towel with Evapo-Rust and then place it over the rusted area. Make sure the soaked paper towel conforms to the shape of the object bein de-rusted. For heavier rust, cover the soaked towel with the plastic wrap and tape the wrap down to prevent moisture from escaping. After an appropriate period of time, remove the soaked towel and rinse the area with water. The paper towel must remain soaked with Evapo-Rust® for this method to work effectively."