Last week brought winter weather and plunging temps, but inside, I was all about spring and summer. On Monday, I began the work of landscaping the mini Putz barn. I had to decide on which sheep to use. I found these three in my stash. The two smaller ones came from my mother’s house after […]
I spent most of the week working on Putz houses. On Monday, this church was fully assembled and ready for embellishments. I made the pattern in two sizes. The church on the left is the full-size pattern. The one on the right was reduced to 80% of the original size. In addition to the churches, […]
Another week has flown by. I managed to finish a couple of Irish cottage Putz to list to my Etsy shop. The second cottage included some shamrocks. Wednesday morning started with the sunrise shining on my Santa and Mrs. Santa paper doll cutouts that hang on the side of the cabinet in the craft room. […]
This week seemed to fly by. So much to do. So little time. I am in the process of tailoring a planner to fit my own needs. It makes me aware of how much I want to do and how much more time I would need to do it all! But it IS helping me […]
Here’s a little summary of last week. Bits and bobs. I made four putz houses, including this white one. I’ve enjoyed the forsythia we forced. In late January every year, we cut some forsythia branches and force them for an early preview of spring. It’s so easy to do! Cut some branches, put them in […]
Monday / Lots of cloudy days lately. I got a shot of the 15 seconds of sun I saw that morning. Tuesday / Ski and Winston enjoy their favorite fountain. Wednesday / I ❤ glitter. I ❤ lots of glitter. I’m glad to have it organized and ready to use! Thursday / Clark stands guard […]
Monday / snow and sleet Tuesday / kitty love Wednesday / organizing the craft room / Putz embellishments in bead boxes Thursday / honey-do / I need a storage system for large poster board and cardboard pieces. Friday / Before and After Saturday / Yummy breakfast / Cabbage, spinach and arugula sautéed with bacon Sunday […]
Over the holiday season, I neglected the two flickr groups I enjoy the most. One is Macro Monday, to which one or two macro photos are submitted each Monday according to the week’s theme. The other group is 7 Days of Shooting. There is an overarching weekly theme and, also, daily themes that have to […]
The theme for the flickr group Macro Mondays for Monday, February 15, was “heart’s desire.” I used a Valentine card and a chocolate covered strawberry for two photo submissions. Sugar outlines a heart on top a Valentine card. The chocolate covered strawberries were delicious. I took about 30 pictures to get one I liked well […]
The theme for Macro Mondays this week was “paper thin.” I submitted four photos. I took a picture of the Macro Mondays site, on my computer, with a sheet of vellum across part of the screen. This is an older shot from our garden. The fragile delicacy of the iris petals fascinates me. It is […]