A new project

I finally finished the oval box I was painting to match the mitten box. Here it is.

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Now I've started a dark green tray. I'll attach handles on each end once it's painted. 

My hat

The hat is finished, and as you can see, it's reversible. It was fun to do and now that I know what I'm doing (I think) I'll knit another one, hopefully with fewer mistakes.

The next one will be red and gold.

Two new projects

After finishing the little black plate, I decided to paint a little red plate. As usual, I started with the plump "watermelon" leave. Now I'll work on the flowers.

I decided to upgrade my knitting skills, so I took a class is "brioche" knitting. After a one-hour lesson, several views on Youtube, reading the directions numerous times, another trip to the knit shop for refresher instructions and restarting the project six times, I think I finally got the hang of it. Let's hope so. This is a winter hat. Can I finish it by summer?

A new little plate

 I just finished this little plate. I found a picture of the yellow flower in an old Norwegian Rosemaling book, so I thought I'd give it a try. It doesn't look much like the picture, but I like it anyway.

Mitten box

Here's the completed box. Now I have a place for my mittens, but I don't have a place for the box.

The happy rosemaler

Here I am on the last day of class. This has been a great week with lots of painting and lots of learning. The mitten bowl will be finished after I get home, and then it's on to other projects.

Making progress

Here is the mitten box, so far. I have one more day to work on it in Decorah, and then I'll finish it at home.