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    T Tuesday: after Christmas inspiration edition

    January 21, 2025 - By 

    Whoa…yes, it’s me, two weeks in a row! I had a long weekend with both the MLK holiday and a grading day for school today so I had some extra zip in my step and got another post written. Unfortunately, I still had to leave the house bright and early for an appointment.

    This is what my weather app said when I got up this morning…

    And my van said even colder!! I made it to the appointment and got myself back home where I can putter around the house for the rest of the day working on the crafty bits that I’ve been super inspired to create lately.

    Leading up to the holidays I just wasn’t in the Christmas spirit. This year was the first that we’ve been full-time empty nesters and the appeal of decorating, baking and the like, just wasn’t there for me.

    I’m not exactly sure what it was that turned the table for me but now I’m Christmas crafting like crazy.

    Maybe it was the late blooming of this Amaryllis. Isn’t it gorgeous!?!

    As promised in my last post…here are some of the completed Scandinavian stars. I made a few more after taking the photo but you get the idea.

    I made these scrappy little stars with the offcuts. I’m wishing that I had turned them into a garland instead of individual ornaments.  I might do it anyway…just have to heat up the hot glue sticking the top together with the hanger.

    This load of buttons is the start of yet another Christmas craft. I have no idea if it’s going to turn out like it is in my head so I’m holding off sharing more for now. I’ll likely share the whole process after completion…even if it is a fail.

    Last evening a had some tea. I just love this mug. It’s a good reminder.

    I’ll leave you with an image of my sweet boy, Marvin. This is his morning spot…chair tucked under, tablecloth draped over…secret spot.

    I’m heading up to the craft/sewing room next to play.

    T stands for Tuesday

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday: New Year edition

    January 13, 2025 - By 

    Happy 2025! Yes, I know I’m late but that’s kind of how I roll lately.

    I’m starting to write this before work, bright and early Monday morning in hopes that it will get published in a reasonable amount of time.

    I’ve been working a bit in my sewing room, organizing and crafting.

    It seems as if I’ve been doing more collecting of supplies than using them lately. I want/need to remedy that.

    I’ve been playing mostly with fabric but not always in a traditional sense. Fabric journal covers have been one of my recent endeavors.

    I’ve been having fun using my stash and creating “sets” if you will. Everything coordinates.

    I’m undecided if I’m going to open a new Etsy shop or not. There is a big, frustrating issue on the back end of things and I am no longer able to accept payments since my online bank I used was purchased. Etsy is not being very helpful or accommodating. In the meantime I keep creating without an end goal in mind. Honestly it’s really nice doing things that way.

    Since I was sorting through fabric I decided to pull out my Christmas fabrics and make some Scandinavian star ornaments.

    Several years ago I made a handful of them but had to look up the tutorial again to refresh my memory. I’ll share the completed ones at a later date.

    I’ve been writing lists of crafty things I want to try…so many ideas, so little time.

    One of my co-workers brought back these beautiful treats from her trip to India to share with our team.

    They are Kaju sweets made with cashews, sugar, ghee and cardamom. The two I tried tasted as good as they looked.

    I’m still unsettled on my WOTY for 2025. I loved brave so much, I hesitate to move on. I have a short list of words I may go with or I might just hang onto brave for another year. I don’t think there is any hard fast rule…and if there were I’d likely not follow it. 🙂

    I have put together a full journal that I’m having fun making pockets, tags and other ephemera to include in and on the pages. It really is a lot of fun!

    I can’t leave you today without an image of my best buddy Marvin.

    Here he was watching an episode of Yellowstone with me. What I goofy cat!!!

    T stands for Tuesday

    I have a before school committee meeting Tuesday morning. No walk for me.

    What are you doing today?