A little afternoon tea gazing at the remains of the snow in the backyard. Ok…now back to work. :)
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In the continuing effort to use what I have…I decided to make a new wrap to go around this candle tin.
I got the candle a few years ago after Christmas on clearance…super deep discount that I couldn’t pass up. Especially when I realized that the ugly Christmas paper would come right off.
Sweet!
I used watercolor paper as my base. The background color was achieved with distress inks, dress pattern tissue and found text.
I sifted through some of my new stash from a couple of swaps. I’m sure some of you may recognize some of your stuff. I love new fodder. It can be very inspiring.
This is going to be a gift…I hope the recipient likes it!
Quite a while ago Elizabeth facilitated a swap between Patty and I. I was in need of a few more pages for my Quotes AB and Patty was thinking about possibly doing a chunky book.
Just look at the wonderful tip-ins that Patty created!
**I have been so neglectful in actually posting these.**
Sorry Patty!!!
This is a gorgeous piece. I’ve never been good with “white” but here it is done so well.
Such wonderful quotes were chosen.
“The universe sings to those who listen”
Love that…
And just take a gander at this one!! The colors are amazing together. The texture in the photo pales in comparison to the real deal.
The quote:
“Happiness belongs to those who are easily contented.”
~Aristotle
Patty has included one of her little nests that I admire so much.
Patty gave me free reign to do whatever came to me at the moment for the chunky pages.
Sweet!
I’m pretty random most of the time so that suits me just fine.
Since I forgot to actually take photos before sending them off to her…she was kind enough to photograph them for me.
And if that wasn’t enough…she sent a wonderful package of “goodies” to play with. Although it wasn’t planned…when I looked through the lens of my camera…look what I saw.
A Heart!
It was a gift from the heart from Patty!
Thank you my dear.
I missed Tea Tuesday yesterday…
I was busy getting a root canal. Oh, Joy.
So the cups remained in the cupboard…they looked pretty while waiting though.
I’ve also spent an enormous amount of time in waiting rooms lately so I’ve brought stuff with to keep me busy and make the time pass more quickly.
Since we were “blessed” with MORE snow today…heavy wet snow..over the top of rain and sleet…I was homebound. Not worth getting stuck, going in the ditch or getting in a wreck for basically nothing.
I decided I’d do my best to play happy homemaker.
I baked a double batch of spritz… happy spring colors of course.
And put a yummy roast in the oven.
I also had to try and save all the seeds J and I planted over the weekend.
We haven’t had a sunny or warm day since.
They were and should be here on the cart but it’s been so cold that I feared they’d rot instead of germinate. So….
I cleared space on the mantel and turned on the fireplace to warm them. Sad but true.
I’m going to move them back to that cart tomorrow morning since it’s supposed to be sunny….not particularly warm but at least sunny.
So actually a pretty laid back Tuesday for me…WOOHOO!
Workout, shower, laundry and art are all on today’s list. Already have a couple checked off. It’s a good day…with the exception of the rain mixing with ice pellets. BRRR!
My Christmas Cactus is blooming again. I’m not complaining… It’s just odd. It seems to bloom about Thanksgiving and Easter…although Easter is very late this year.
Check out the steam I was able to capture in my photo….
(click it to enlarge if needed)
I never thought it would actually show in the photos.
You’ll find the list of my tea Tuesday friends on Kimmies blog.
Anyone notice that my plant is in a tea cup?!?!
My friend Helen sent me an email today reminding me about helping the birds now at nesting season. I KNOW I’ve seen others in previous years set out a basket of goodies for the birds to use but for the life of me I couldn’t find any of their posts. Of course I may be mistaking one blog for another in my searches. I read A LOT of blogs!
Anyway..in my search to find the sweet basket posts for Helen, I came across another simple solution.
Since I had a nearly empty bag of lemons, I opted for this solution.
I added:
- yarn scraps
- thread
- ribbon
- dryer lint
- torn fabric strips
- Spanish moss
I took a crochet hook to pull some scraps partially out so they’d be more visible for the birds. Not sure if this is needed but I did it anyway.
I hope to see some nests with some fun colors while on my walks this year!!