I have been working off and on this one. but I can finally say they are done.
Started out as one, turned into 1+.
Taking pictures in Minnesota in April is no easy thing – but it was such a beautiful day out, I couldn’t resist.
The smaller one was made with left overs for a large pillow form that I have laying around.
This is a good example of how no all white on white patterns are not the same.
We saw these on TikTok and had to try them. They aren’t as cheap as they make them sound on TikTok, but they were fun to do and look so festive.
There are little LED blinking lights in all the baubles – they are remote activated, but sadly, the batteries only last about 10 hours. So after 2 days they were all burned out. But they still look pretty this way. Everything here was purchased at Dollar Tree.
Just 2 IT people, meeting in the hallway, nothing to see here.
I am not able to do cross-stitching any more and I really miss it, but it’s just too hard on my hands. Decades of computer use. So I have seen these blankets come and go and this time I decided to give it a try.
I found it very therapeutic and soothing too. Evidently, some else did too.
Final blanket size 42×60 – just right for snuggling up on the couch.
11/24/2024 – The finished blanket – so cute and warm.
How can it take so long to go and tour a local icon’s home/studio.
Finally made it there.
This year there seemed to be so many opportunities to see the Northern Lights right here at home.
We caught them in our front yard and around the town. So cool to see them live.
May 10, August 11 and October 4 & 7, 2024
A little Halloween fun – sometimes I just close the door and make something with my hands.
This was actually done with a wire pumpkin frame from Dollar Tree. There are mini-flashing lights in the bottom that make it look like the flames are reflecting up onto the cauldron.
We had some wild weather here in Minnesota this year. Imagine having your Lilac bushes bloom a second time – so pretty in the fall and such a surprise.
There are no words to describe waking up to this on a September morning.
I was drawn to try something I have never done before – painting with texture paint.
I rarely paint, but i just really wanted to try this one time. This is the first time I picked up a pallet knife. It’s small, not perfect, but so cool at the same time.
Start to finish – I had to walk away because I kept tinkering with things.
