these days, I've been ...

... I've been crafting for ourselves. Cushion covers -four were cut, one was sewn- & drying mats -two were actually made- (inspired by Amanda Soule)

... I've been planning other things to craft for ourselves, like making new "curtains" for under the kitchen countertops. (not sure I already showed them to you, but you might have spotted them on Flickr)

to actually make something for my family & my home, fills my heart with joy ! I suppose that crafting for my own self will occur after I will have crafted enough for my family & home.

... I've been embroidering. I work by phases, or waves, as I may have already told you, and right now is an "embroidering" phase/wave.

... I have been dyeing. I dyed last weekend with sage (salvia officinalis), and you can read about it here. I have also posted another post about looking back a little, after ten months of actual dyeing experiments. You might enjoy the photos, if you go read the post.

tomorrow, hubby & I will go back there. Mainly for walking most of the day, and getting a good workout. And also for exploring, sans children, and for finding new things to dye with. That's where we had found immortelle flowers & Italian buckthorn, that we used for dyeing back at the end of spring.

... and lastly, I'be been looking at things through the microscop. A sage leaf, first.

... then a drop of blood, coming directly from my thumb, after I poked myself a hundred times when sewing.

ok, I think it's enough photos & blabla for one day.

have a lovely weekend, everyone
take care
xoxo

Sonia