Good Wednesday all my crafty friends!!! It Wednesday again and over at Julia's Stamping Ground, we are sharing the love....crafty love that is! LOL Come on over and join us and share what's happening on your work desk today!
So as I kind of hinted, I have several projects on my desk, or close by, hee hee, and December is like....right around the corner!! Ugghhh! I'm on a mad furry because as I stated last week, I like to give the gift of creativity to friends and loved ones. I don't do Christmas cards like so many of you talented card makers do, but I will bang out a project, which I'm thinking takes longer! LOL The problem with it all, is I get the hair-brained ideas when I'm backed in a corner and have to pull out my cape and superpowers to get it done in time!!! I think that's called procrastination.....hmmmmmm? And besides, I don't look good in the whole skin-tight superpower suit!! Too many lumps! LOL
Last week, I also shared my ATC's that I did get in the mail on time (believe it or not) that I did for the swap over on Instagram at Amy's Art Alchemy and I can't wait to receive my swap cards from a new art friend from somewhere in this world. So exciting!! Anywho, I met a new crafty friend in the group whose art I commented on and then she asked did I want to trade with her! Of course.... who's going to say no to that! LOL So the last photo I took of my desk was on Sunday where I actually have the beginnings of my new ATC's for the swap with her and the beginnings of Project Christmas.
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| Beginning Ornaments and ATC's |
You will remember one of my recent posts "Project Mom" whereby my talented sister does amazing woodwork with that giant machine! She graciously agreed to cut me out some wood pieces for my Project Christmas, which are to the left of the ATC's. I got her to cut out three different shapes and I will be making Christmas ornaments out of them. I have done some base painting thus far, but I had to do a little here and a little there because I had to get those Instagram Swaps in the Mail and to Texas by the 15th. And then I wanted to get my new friends ATC's in the mail by this Monday. So, exhalation, LOL, now I can get back on the ornaments. I will share as I get them done for sure.
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| Three cuts for my "Project Christmas!" |
Well that's it for my crafts this week, but I wanted to share with you what my precious daughter brought to me on Saturday. I was crafting, and she knows I get in the "zone" when I'm crafting, so she thought it would be a pretty good prank to call me out of my room to "help her do something," as my response would most likely be something like, *sigh to the max*, but I would drag myself away to help! And this is what I found:
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| My Dolly! |
Isn't she a peach????? She is just an amazing young lady, wise beyond her years, and ALWAYS thinks of others before herself! I have a lot to learn from that little cookie I tell you! But she wanted to bless me with this little bouquet and sing her favorite song that I sung to her when she was a little tyke...You are my sunshine, my only sunshine...! Isn't that the sweetest???? Turns out, SHE was MY little sunshine on Saturday!
"Then your light will break out like the dawn. Your recovery will speedily spring forth. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard." Isaiah 58:8
Let God be your Joy today! Let Him be your sunshine, the lamp to your feet, and light to your path, the water for your well, and your Rear Guard of protection, assurance, comfort and strength!
Blessings to you!
Sunflowers are one of my favourite flowers. I grew them on our allotment, but mostly for the bees and birds this time. I bet you'll make some fab Xmas decs with the wooden shapes. Thanks for the blessings. God is defo my sunshine today...it's tipping down at the moment thanks to Storm Barbara. Take care with hugs, Sue #35. x
ReplyDeleteSue, thanks so much for stopping in! I hope I do her amazing cut outs justice!! Take care and be safe in times like these and the weather! Blessings to you!
DeleteThe sunflowers are so pretty we used to grow them and must do it again. What a very thoughtful daughter you have. Busy desk too and look forward to seeing what you make on there. Wishing you a lovely week and a very happy woyww, Angela x20x
ReplyDeleteYes indeed! She is so thoughtful and I am SOOOO BLESSED! Thanks for stopping in Angela! Make it a blessed rest of your week! :)
DeleteSuch a heartwarming story about your daughter, Felicia! What a special young lady she turned out to be! I bet her singing brought you to tears! It's very crafty of her calling you out of the room like that though LOL. Gorgeous sunflowers - they must have cheered you up no end! I can't wait to see your project Christmas - it certainly sounds like a biggie! I can just about imagine you in your Supergirl outfit LOL! Awww and I just spotted my friendships card on your desk - I must have sent that to you years ago - I totally forgot about it! I'm so touched that it's on display on your desk <3 <3 <3 Totally stoked (which is a word I've learned from you LOL, but I'm not sure I'm using it right LOL! I think we're the only two people in the world who are sill LOL-ing as much as we do by the way. My son thinks it's so old fashioned! (LOL!) Have a wonderful week, my long-distance friend! xx
ReplyDeleteZsuzsa, you ALWAYS make me laugh out loud!!!! AND YESSSSSS, I STILLL use LOL!!! Call us "old fashioned" but it's just about the "only" thing shortcut that I know what it means!!!!! Folks these days, use ALLLL kinds of shortcut letters that I have NO IDEA what they mean!! I don't like admitting that little ditty, especially to my kids, who ALREADY think I'm "uncool!" And yes.....stoked is right and right on!!! I love that card and ALL the goodies you have sent me! I have to come up with a new way to display all the stuff from around the world that brings me so much please. My new space is not the same as the last and it's a work in progress! Seeing your art on my table is inspirational as well as a reminder of friends across the miles!! YOU have an amazing rest of the week and weekend Zsuzsa!! I've said it before and I'll say it again....ITS SO GOOD getting to chat again!!! Blessings
DeleteI love your post! What a sweet daughter! I bet your ornaments will be gorgeous! Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteCarol N #29
Thank YOU for stopping by as well! And thank you for your encouraging words on my ornaments! Let's hope so! LOL Yes, I have a sweet pea to be sure! She's my cuddle bunny! My other daughter is a sweat pea too, but cuddling is NOT in her game!! She's too grown! LOL I hope you have a fabulous rest of the week and blessings!
DeleteWell, what a happy post today! I think sunflowers are so bright and cheerful and your daughter knew how to make you happy, good lass!! Lots to see in your workspace this week!
ReplyDeleteHugs LLJ 17 xx
Awwwww, yes she is a good lass! I'm so, so extremely blessed that God gave them to me for a short while! Thanks for stopping in Jan and have a wonderful rest of your week! :)
DeleteHi Felicia. Sunflowers - gorgeous. I had never had any until my birthday this year - they are just beautiful. Well done to your daughter. Your projects sound great fun - giving handmade gifts is so precious! Sounds like you have had a really great week. So glad.
ReplyDeleteTake care. God bless.
Margaret #3
Margaret, I do love sunflowers. We get them grown around here a lot because the hunters use them as bait...not so sweet....but I guess it gets the job done. So the sunflower fields are beautiful until they die! Thank you for your encouraging words and for stopping in. Blessings to you!
Deletegood luck with project Christmas! I love the sunflowers, they are so beautiful. Helen #2
ReplyDeleteAwww, Helen, thanks so much!! I will need that...and A LOT of patience! LOL Thank you so much for stopping in. Blessings to you!
DeleteOh what a peach of a daughter! She must be such a comfort for you. Just lovely. All of your post was so lovely today, Felicia, and I really enjoyed reading it. Your sister's laser cutting machine is fantastic and I am sure you will make great decorations with the shapes. I don't make Christmas cards either - in fact I don't really "do" Christmas at all apart from a carol service or two. I laughed at the picture of yourself in your superwoman suit hahaha!! Despite losing so much weight, I still have a few lumps where I don't want them, and I don't think the suit would be much better on me either, but then, wearing it, I could probably move so quickly that nobody would notice the lumps, would they.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely comment! About the hospital business - it's not the doctors, it's the system. All the doctors and nurses are fantastic, but they are bound into a system that really doesn't enable them to do their job properly a lot of the time.
I am so glad you like my Tiny Carpets project. I don't think of it as needing a lot of patience because I just enjoy stitching away, often with the TV on in the evenings with my hubby. I love the discipline of the counted thread work and the rhythm of the stitching - it's very relaxing, and I really enjoy seeing the patterns emerging.
I only discovered Medjool dates after going whole-food plant-based. They are completely different from the average dates - just gorgeously succulent and tasty! We saw dates growing in Israel and other Middle Eastern countries but I've never seen them in bags before! In Israel they grown bananas in blue bags which looks very strange on the trees.
The kitties are so funny, aren't they! They do swat at each other now and then. Like all siblings, they have their little tiffs but they always kiss and make up.
Do get your bread maker out again! I always slice and freeze the loaf once it's cold, and then I can take out slices as and when we need them, and they are always fresh. We don't eat bread every day but this whole-grain seedy bread is gorgeous with soups.
Happy WOYWW and God bless,
Shoshi #22
Shoshi, thank you for your sweet comments about my sweet girl! She is a complete joy to me! And you are RIGHT....I didn't even think about the fact that if I had superpowers, that I'd have that stealth speed and I'd be one big blur!!!! LOL Thanks for that! LOL You are too funny!
DeleteI get you on the carpets and how they make you feel as you do them, I get that same vibe when I am doing art with my dip pen! It's so funny how God made things available to us to keep us in our right mind and at peace! He's faithful to be sure! :)
I LOVE Medjool dates. They are a bit pricey, but as you said, the BEST! I practice the whole-food plant based regime as well and eat my fair share. I like putting them in my smoothies, but they never seem to incorporate all the way into the smoothie and I end up with bits on the bottom!! LOL But I guess it's like a toy surprise inside at the end! LOL
I will have to get that bread maker out again for sure. Thanks for the tips, I haven't really done that before, not knowing if they would be just as good after thawed out or not? But you have inspired me!
Thanks for stopping in Shoshi and peace and health to you! :)
Thanks Felicia! On the subject of frozen bread, there's a very interesting fact about starch. A lot of starch in refined foods is far too quickly digested, causing wild fluctuations in blood glucose levels, resulting in an insulin spike which is very unhealthy. If you cook starchy foods such as rice and pasta, and bread too, and chill or freeze them, and then reheat them, a chemical change takes place which converts the starch to resistant starch - resistant to digestive juices so the digestive process is a lot slower. This keeps one's blood sugar much more stable. I have always done this with rice and pasta, many years before I knew this fact - as soon as it is cooked, I tip it into a sieve and run cold water through it which stops it cooking, and prevents it sticking. This way you can cook it in advance. When you are ready to serve the meal, all you have to do is pour boiling water through it to heat it up again. This rapid cooling and then reheating is an excellent tip, and it also makes perfect sense health-wise. Freezing bread has the same effect, and taking individual slices out of the freezer, it's absolutely fresh every time! It's great. However, bread should not be kept in the fridge.
DeleteI don't make smoothies. It is best, as far as possible, to eat the fruit and veg intact. Pre-processed, you can get that insulin spike again. Best to make your digestive system work for its living and do what it was designed to do. The very act of chewing food to a puree initiates certain hormonal releases in the body which signal satiety and decrease appetite too - good for weight loss. I saw a YouTube video today where the guy said that we are all issued with 32 excellent food processors - our teeth haha!! I do use my blender to make soups, though, and my daily rehydration/electrolyte drink for my ileostomy (now sweetened with dates rather than maple syrup - more fibre, more antioxidants and phytonutrients.)
I was looking at my parastomal hernia again today in the shower and it's definitely got bigger (WHEN am I going to get that wretched operation!!) - I think that even a superpower suit wouldn't cover it up now!! I definitely need the high-speed blur these days... Failing that, perhaps we could get on a magic carpet (even a tiny one) and be whisked along at high speed.
God is good! He knows how each of us needs to relax and do nice therapeutic creative stuff!
God bless,
Shoshi xxx
Hi Felicia, thank you for your visit. I know what you mean about hairbrained ideas and then the mad rush to finish - sounds like me every year. It would be so much easier if I just did it when I first though instead of PROCRASTINATING as you say!! Bless your daughter! Daughters and sunflowers are always a joy. Stay well, stay safe, Cindy #25
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree Cindy, daughters and sunflowers are ALWAYS a joy! Thank you so much for stopping in today and have a blessed weekend! :)
DeleteHow handy that your Sister has a super wood cutter machine, you'll be in your element with those lovely ornament shapes, they will keep you extra busy. Beautiful flowers from your Daughter, my little girl is just as kind hearted as her Brother's and very over generous when it comes to beautiful ways to treat me.. i'm a lucky Mom too. Enjoy those unforgettable moments, they are our future memories. The flowers look awesome. Happy WoywW Tracey #8 xx
ReplyDeleteA crafty sister helps when you have ideas swirling around in your head! She has got quite the little business going with her cutter and I was so thankful she was able to help me out with all of her orders in the line up!! I agree with your thoughts on the unforgettable moments! I have always tried to encourage her gifts of love whether it was a leaf that she thought was special, to a rock and even sticks!! I have tried to keep each one because I wanted her to know that her gifts, that meant something to her, meant something to me as well! I hope that seed sewn continues to grow! It's the little things in life that mean so much more than those "bigger things," and make longer lasting memories from the heart! Thanks so much for stopping in Tracey and have a great weekend! :)
DeleteThose little wooden templates look great - I can almost feel the fun you'll have painting and decorating them! What a kind and thoughtful daughter too - the flowers are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good week,
Diana x #19
Thanks Diana! I can't wait to see if they turn out in reality like they are in my head! LOL Your crafts are just amazing and so I hope I get some of your crafty spirit coming through! LOL Thank you so much for dropping in and blessings to you!
DeleteWhat a wonderful surprise to be greeted with a song, a smile and sunflowers! My dad used to sing that song to me too when I was tiny and now I'm a real old timer!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the snoop!
Chrissie #10
Yes Chrissie, it was! She's always such a thoughtful sweetheart!! She loves that song because I used to sing it to her all the time at night to rock her to sleep and then when I'd pop in, in the morning, to wake her up for school! Sometimes it wasn't well received if she was a "sleepyhead!" LOL But its a memory for her none the less! Thanks for stopping in and many blessings to you! :)
DeleteSuch a lovely daughter and such a thoughtful flower to choose for you.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you will have lots of fun painting those shapes and turning them into decorations - I hope we get to see them.
Hope all your atc's got to their new homes on time.
~Hugs, Neet 6 xx
ps it must have been the paper, I heated it until it became uniform all over
Thanks for stopping in Neet and if I don't botch them up too badly, I will definitely share!!As I told Diana, I just hope they come out in reality, like they are in my head! LOL I think all the ATC's made it on time and I can't wait to receive arty love from somewhere around the world!! Blast that paper, but hopefully a lesson learned at knowing that it doesn't like that heat tool! LOL Thanks again for dropping in and blessings to you!
DeleteWhat a lovely surprise bouquet and seranade from your daughter Felicia. Look forward to seeing where you go with the ornaments. Stay safe and happy WOYWW. Sarah #1
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sarah and hopefully I will be sharing at least some of them soon! Thanks for dropping in and many blessings to you! :)
DeleteYour daughter is so sweet to buy flowers and sing to you. I laughed at the super power tight suit. I wouldn’t look goon in one either! Procrastination is a time wasting thing and I do too much of it myself. There used to be a slogan “Just Do It”. I think I need that in my craft room. Loved the joy quote, I am sure you won’t mind if I use it x Angela #36
ReplyDeleteNot at all Angela, share it with love!!! And yes, I need that slogan in my craft room as well! We all get bogged down from time to time!! Thanks so much for stopping in! Blessings to you!
DeleteHi, good to be back in the saddle post-op, didn't think it would take me 2 months to get back to crafting, although I haven't been just sitting around, just doing other things... Oh and I have been able to use my left arm since nerve block wore off the day after my surgery but I was very careful for the first few weeks, so when I started doing the jigsaws again it was indeed with BOTH arms. Good exercise too. Did my first big supermarket shop today, getting there..
ReplyDeleteLoving seeing your desk and the same watercolour mixing flower. Bought mine ages ago in the Chinese Quarter in London when I dabbled in Chinese painting. Not really a painter, more of a scrapper me.
Thanks for the visit BJ#26
BJ it is so good to hear that you are healing! And.....that that other arm came in handy....LOL. I am sure you did have to be very careful, I can't imagine!! Yes, I had to order that watercolor mixing flower because it's so hard to find ANYTHING of value (art wise) where I live. We do have big box craft stores, but all they carry is plastic mixers and I prefer the porcelain ones. Sorry it's not your cup of tea, but maybe you can have another go at it in the future with a new light? Thanks so much for stopping in and many blessings to you!
DeleteHi Felicia, wonderful idea for Christmas it’s nine weeks today I heard on the radio so yes rapidly appearing!
ReplyDeleteEekkk... love tour sunflowers what a titally kind daughter and think that’s really precious. Thanks for Sharing, God bless and keep you safe, and all those you love, hugs Shaz in Oz.x
{Wonderful Words of Life - Shaz in Oz}
{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}
Hi Felicia, sorry for the late visit, I have techy gremlins in the works! Ah, how lovely of your daughter to bring you those gorgeous sunshiney flowers. Love the idea of your Christmas ornaments, look forward to seeing how they turn out. Have a great week. Annie C #23
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet daughter ~ I sang that same song to my daughter too & she turned out kind and thoughtful as well. The ornaments sound like a fun project, and it will be fun to watch you get them done. Enjoy the weekend! Love, Karen#40
ReplyDeleteThat was the song I would sing to my DD too! I would text her at work when she was just starting out in her twenties, and text her the song, she thought it was so sweet! How lovely for your DD to sing it to you! Makes my heart sing! Have fun with your project! Sorry I'm so late this week! Thanks for your visit! Lindart #34
ReplyDeleteSorry I’m late! Gracious you give yourself stuff to get done! But then, I do believe as a procrastination expert, that nothing and I mean nothing, is as inspiring as a deadline, the trick is to enjoy while you huff and puff and watch it coming into view!! A lovely surprise from your lovely daughter, you are blessed to have each other.
ReplyDeleteah procrastination, well versed when it comes to the C word!! Must admit last few years I challenge myself to make between 15-20 Christmas cards in January so at least come mid November when I open the box I dont panic as much!
ReplyDeleteLovely gift from your daughter too, fresh flowers always make a day better I think. thanks for visiting my desk already this week
kyla
Good morning, Felicia. Thank you for the visit past Wednesday. I've been busy as a bee finishing up the albums and late getting round. Anyhooo... I love your writing style. So fun! Ornaments sound like a fab idea. Something someone might actually keep.I will have to keep that in mind for next year.
ReplyDeleteIncidently, you called your daughter 'a peach'. That young lady I'm making the baby albums for... I've called her 'my Peaches' since she was about 2. LOL Creative Blessings!
What a lovely read today.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed your story!
Sorry for the late visit.
Susan #24