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willow ladies and mud....

sandra

By sandra

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As some of you know we go to a few muis festivals each year. Along with the music there are great things dotted around the sites for decoration and education. some simple some awesome….we attended a local festival two weeks ago and i took some pics for you guys….

my husband Julian reading the info.
the lady who makes the willow ladys gives weaving workshops. i’ve attended one in the past but was working as a steward this year and missed it…next year…;-))

the festival was more mud rock than blue rock this year. the kids firld was very well prepared.

there was a wellie cleaning station manned by a voleneer who sang silly songs whilst washing off the mud……
having had your wellies cleaned they then walked the plank tto enter the circus school…

we all had a great time and hope you liked the tour…;-))

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Those willow figures are awesome,not too sure about the face one,a bit creepy for me,pleased you enjoyed it ,thanks for sharing..

18 Aug, 2009

 

Love the willow lady the festival looked muddy fun
Glad you enjoyed it Sandra

18 Aug, 2009

 

I love the willow lady's very artistic.

18 Aug, 2009

 

thanks folks...
i.m sure if u saw it for real. it would be less creepy Lincslass.

19 Aug, 2009

 

I absolutely loved all of the willow designs..and the willow giants were so wonderful..only wish I could see them in motion in the wind...very dramatic..I am sure..What a grreat idea the wellie cleaning station is...lol..lots of fun had it looks..
thank you for letting us see more..
really enjoyed it!

ummm..do you know when the Robin Hood movie will come out by any chance and what will it be called..anything beside just Robin Hood?

~Cat

22 Aug, 2009

 

glad u enjoyed them Cat.

as for robin hood its due out 2011....it had a working title when they were here 'merry men' but i dont think that will be its name. but you can be sure it will have russel crowe in the title...lol the potter film wont be out for years. they have filmed the last book in two parts. and our bit is in the second half....could bee four years away.....

22 Aug, 2009

 

Wow...well I will be keepin my eyes and ears open..we will still be on Goy by then and on fb too..so you will have to keep me updated..lol..if we haven't met in person by then...!

23 Aug, 2009

 

will do Cat. but with u commin over here i have my suspisions that we will ahve met by then...lol

23 Aug, 2009

 

could be..lol

23 Aug, 2009

 

well you know I loved the willow sculptures! I'm just hoping my willow roots, so I dont have to get some in to try mine!!

28 Aug, 2009

 

im sure it will Marie. with all this rain it should be well happy.

28 Aug, 2009

 

I only put it in the other day (the new lot) & its not looking too happy, but hopefully it'll revive!

28 Aug, 2009

 

is this the ones with or without roots?

28 Aug, 2009

 

Without, but theyre in with rooting powder & the last ones I tried rooted ok!

28 Aug, 2009

 

just give them water every day rain or not...i'm being commisioned to build a willow structure for one of my customers to celebrate their 40th wedding... i like to do them after the leaves have fallen. but i have done one in the middle of summer...it survived fine...

28 Aug, 2009

 

Ok, thanks! I decided to get it while I could still find it!! LOL!
What kind of structure? Sounds like a good commission to get!

28 Aug, 2009

 

not sure yet we are thinking... but it will probably be made of 40 willows...

28 Aug, 2009

 

Keep me posted, I'd love to know what you come up with!!

28 Aug, 2009

 

no doubt there will be a blog.....he he he

28 Aug, 2009

 

Good!

28 Aug, 2009

 

That will be very interesting Sandra..I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with! Wow!

3 Sep, 2009

 

So am I Catfinch!!

3 Sep, 2009

 

no pressure then...lol

3 Sep, 2009

 

None whatsoever! GET ON WITH IT!!!!!!!!!
LOL! :~)))

3 Sep, 2009

 

Here this idea would never work as we are so dry..and to water would take so much $$$$..I love the thought of it..and yes..the pressure is on!..lol

8 Sep, 2009

 

I thought Washington state had a pretty temperate climate?

8 Sep, 2009

 

Depends on what part you are in...it is a big state..has Mt. ranges through it..I live on the Ocean side but on a peninsula and we have a Mt. range on the peninsula as well..we are in the Rain Shadow of the Olympic Mt. range. Eastern Washington is high plains deserts and has some of the same hot dry and very cold extremes like Gilli does in Kamloops B.C. to my north..only a little over 300 miles away..very extreme climates here in a short distance.

8 Sep, 2009

 

i like your new pic Cat. thats one thing Wales is good for rain rain and more rain.......im getting webbed feet.....

8 Sep, 2009

 

Sounds pretty rugged! Showing my ignorance again!! :~((
I'm useless at geography!
I've got webbed feet too, it rotten up here! 4 seasons day!

8 Sep, 2009

 

I have heard it is gorgeous there today..you must be getting your nice fall time I have heard of. I love the fall..next to spring, my favorite..

9 Sep, 2009

 

It was nice here today, but cold! I noticed on my way from Perth to Dundee that the trees are just about to change colour! I'll put up some pics when I get them!

9 Sep, 2009

 

whoop whoop we had sunshine yesterday and we got it again today....

10 Sep, 2009

 

Yes! that is great..!

10 Sep, 2009

 

We got it here today too, but I was stuck inside, when I wasnt cooking on buses!

10 Sep, 2009

 

cooking on buses?

10 Sep, 2009

 

Well it was really hot, I felt like I was being cooked! Tho I was eating my lunch on the bus, only time i got!

10 Sep, 2009

 

sorry i thought...;-))
it was hot today here and it looks like is should last a few days till the weekend.

10 Sep, 2009

 

Oh I hope so, & I hope its the same here! I'd love a quiet weekend, just ploutering in the garden!

10 Sep, 2009

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