My pins and ornaments are first sewn of good quality white cotton fabric and then stuffed with polyfill. Then they're hand dyed, hand painted and finally beaded. A pin back is sewn securely on the back of the pins. Because of the nature of the hand dyeing, no two are ever exactly alike.
My spouse loves to spin and weave, and I dye warps for his beautiful handwoven scarves.
I've been painting my entire life and especially love to paint in a celtic or medieval style, but pure fantasy is also great fun.
The well fleshed orange kitty that my shop is named after is Donovan who has his own web site.
Hummus
ingredients:
3 cups cooked chickpeas (1 lb bag makes 7 cups)
1/2 cup smooth tahini
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
3/4 teaspoon paprika
place everything in the blender or food processor and blend until smooth
