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    Mama’s little helper tea

    You may (or may not) have noticed that I have not posted anything since last Wednesday.
    I had intentions of completing projects but my back had other plans. An ice pack, ibuprofen and my chiropractor have been my friends this past week.
    While sitting and icing, I’ve managed to finish The Help.
    I like to read the novel before seeing a movie based on the book.
     And this, otherwise not comfortable, chair my friend. It has a nice firm straight back…something none of our the seating seems to provide.
    It’s made of elk antlers and is over 100 yrs old.
    I want to recover it in something more interesting than what is currently on it.
    It was my Grandfather’s chair.
    He traded an eye exam and glasses for it with a North Dakota Congressman or Governor in the early 1900’s.
    I’ve heard the story both ways.
    Pretty neat, huh!
    It’s definitely a conversation piece!!

     

    The reason for the doll in the chair is to show one project that I did complete.

     

    A tiny knit hat for Rosie.
    Well my back has had just about enough sitting in front of the computer.
    I’ll have to go check out the rest of the Tea Tuesday links over at Kimmie’s blog later.

     

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    Missed Tea Tuesday again

    Gosh, it’s already Wednesday evening! Time seems to be getting away from me lately.
    I did want to show you why I missed tea yesterday.
    I was learning to knit the top onto a kitchen towel. Isn’t it sweet…the towel I mean. It’s a vintage towel from the box of linens I’ve been working through.  It  now hangs proudly in my kitchen.
    I also wanted to show you that I’ve started on the pages for the Postcard Challenge.
    This is the page for France.
    I made a pocket to hold the postcard from a label which I believe is from some sort of alcoholic beverage. Beer, ale, wine or spirit…not sure…
    I have a couple of extras laying beside that I plan to include once I put the page in it’s proper place in the book.
    I also have my postcard for Friday completed!!!
    Of course, I can’t show that now.
    But I must say,  I do love it!
    Hopefully, I’ll have enough time after my volunteer duty in the school library tomorrow to complete the page to hold said postcard before posting it on Friday morning.

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    Creative ADD

    I’ve been all over the place lately when it comes to creativity.
    I think I may have Art ADD (attention deficit disorder).
    Ok…some might argue that I have ADD in other areas of my life as well but the Art ADD is self-diagnosed.
    I blame the other on Motherhood. Children steal you’re ability to keep a clear running thought in your head. 🙂 But I wouldn’t change a thing.
    Anyway…these are the things I’ve done in the past week.
    I papered our recycling cabinet to match the fridge.
    Knitted another dishcloth on the loom

    Knitted a cowl on the loom…

    Miniature terrain on a recycled CD…
    Another terrain piece…
    And last night I started another twirly crochet scarf because my elbow was hurting from the repetitive motion of the knitting.
    Crochet seems to work my wrist more and doesn’t bother me.

    In addition I’ve been washing and ironing my way through a large box of old linens. Deciding what is decent enough to save and use and what I can use in my artwork. Vintage linens and fabric are part of my idea for the Postcard Challenge book.

    So, yeah…definitely Art ADD.