Celery Boquet

It is a new year and time to try something different.  First I took an oil painting class.  Turned out pretty well. I'll share it with you after it dries and is framed.   Then I found a story in a magazine about using the base of a celery stalk as a stamp for flowers.  Had to try it!  Some acrylic paint, pigma pens, an upholstery sample for the vase (my sofa is a brown version of this print) and an unused frame with glass hiding in the storage room...TADAA!   Compostion may not be the greatest, but it sure was fun.

It's cold here and that means a lot of indoor time.  A big stack of UFOs (unfinished objects) are all yelling for attention, so the fabric and thread are flying.  Stay tuned and I'll share some of them.

Table Runner

                                    A table runner for ?????  Can't tell - it's a surprise.

Guest Room

Our den had quickly become a 'catch all', so time to grab a new can of paint.  You know what happens then.  Ted built a wall of bookcases around the window.  We ditched the excess furniture, and added a 2nd twin bed.  And..........of course new matching quilts and shams.

We're pleased with the outcome and it's ready for guests.  

New paint...New Quilt

Time to update my blog with recent quilts.  This one I made in October.....................

New room color....which I love....and a new quilt.  Could not decide on fabrics, so of course I bought a pile of batiks.  Then I saw this pattern ("shoebox") in a quilt shop and realized it was the pattern I needed.  The darker brown was a last minute addition, but it really anchored the collection.  I used the large pieces for the pieced backing.   Looks great on Grandma and Grandpa Heth's iron bed.



Pinwheel Posies

When your granddaughter celebrates her 3rd birthday....and moves into a big  girl bed, she just has to have a new quilt.  This was fun to make and just matches Julia's personality.

Stars and Stripes

This was a fun project...and a great geography lesson.

Dump Lamp

When we lived in Mequon, Ted would make trips to the dump with his green truck loaded with yard brush.  There was always a pile of random wood - free for the taking, so he would frequently bring back a chunk or two....or three....sometimes more.

He decided to make a lamp base out of one of those 'chunks', hence the name Dump Lamp.  He turned it on his lathe and wired it.  Add a burlap lampshade (Target) and some black ribbon (my stash)..... it is a pretty stunning lamp!