ack in June, whilst there was no gardening or knitting to speak of, I did manage to find half an hour to make these lanterns and decorations for our winter honeysuckle. The strange bits of dangly ceramic were bought in a charity shop for not very much. Not sure what they were originally, but I fashioned some largish hooks out of heavy gauge wire and now they sit in the tree. While I was at it, I finally got round to adding handles to our old jars so they could hang in the tree too. Not exactly glamourous, but pretty enough at dusk.
f course the reason everything was so quiet was that all my energy was going into producing another thing entirely. That thing I made was my thesis. It was finally printed on Friday, bound on Monday and submitted on Tuesday. I'd like to think aspects of it were aesthetically pleasing, but a fair-isle sweater or well maintained veg-patch it is not. This is the start of a strange new world for me to be without it.
Congratulations on submitting your thesis. Did you want to share it's title/subject matter?
ReplyDeleteAfter the 'Phew! feeling you might have withdrawal symptoms but at least you have real creative things to turn your hand to, like gardening and knitting.
I like your lanterns :)
Laura x
Pretty lanterns! And, congratulations on your thesis. Time to reclaim parts of your life again! At least, that's how I felt.
ReplyDeleteLaura - Subject matter of the thesis is neuroscience. I think I'm still in shock. Life's too hectic to get withdrawal symptoms right now!
ReplyDeleteBrie - I know, can't wait. I am itching to cast on...