Project Life, weeks six and seven

Week 6:

On top of the photo of Wednesday'a mail is a piece of an envelope I got during the week.

..the date..yes.. that bit was saved as I a couple weeks back I stamped 10 instead of 01.. heh..

Week 7:

In between I added a page protector with that week's Time magazine.. Tunisia, then Egypt and now Libya.. the dominos are falling.

I even put in a Moomin birthday card I got :)

The bowls were a treat for myself, as I discovered a gift card I had forgotten in my wallet!

They come in all sorts of sizes and all sorts of happy colors... I think I'll have to get some more eventually. Love me some colorful baking utensils!

There are new legos in the house :D

So what does happen to a bubble at -20C ?

First you have to carefully catch one... they are really fragile this cold..
Mind you they are really pretty when they burst while you are catching one. They pop into a rain of iridescent shards of ice.

Then you'll notice it forming steam inside and out.


All of a sudden the freezing starts crystallizing it.

Then of course once it's frozen you have to stick it with your finger..

..so it'll "pop" ;)

Cool, isn't it?

(pun intended)

I'm playing some more tomorrow morning!

Mama's got a new toy...

A fish eye adapter...

Neat little gadget.

(photo taken at the school Old's Dance on friday)

More on this later :)

Recent craftiness...

Hearts have been dancing in my window :)

Pages from an old book and some scrapbook paper scraps sewn together, hanging from a curtain rod above the radiator.. dancing in the warm air rising.

Prettiness..

These flowers I made already last year for friends using up Marimekko fabrics.

I used a tutorial I found online by Mollychicken.

This week I treated myself to a new keyring for my work keys.

Two scraps of fabric ,from the textile handwork room ;) and some quick handsewing.

Well, I was at work... LOL...My fingers need something to do even when I'm with the kids in the afternoons..

Love it!

A few weeks back I was asked to make a sample decorations for a hat.

Felt, handstitching, beads and sequins... basically what I had close-by.

It's like a icy sparkly winter tree.

What have you been making?

It's been all about friendship

There's been such a lovely air of friendship at work this week :)


I made this tree to remind us...

What has been great fun was a Valentine's secret friend.
Three days of giving and receiving.
Sneaking surprises...

On Monday I gave my friend a green package..

...filled with chocolate hearts and a hair pin.

The pin I made from fabric scraps and a button.

On Tuesday she got more chocolate and a notepad I printed out.

And on Wednesday it was a sweet little origami box with...

...a bracelet I made from glass beads I had hanging around :)

My secret friend gave me some fab pesents too... I'll show you over the weekend!

Project Life, weeks four and five

Week four.. when I was sick.. blech..

I know I've said it before, but I love love love using off old bits and bobs fopr this project!


Week five:

We made badges with the kids, I got one :)

They were also making these bomb thingys from Hama beads (that's Perler beads for you stateside folk). They were appalled to find out I didn't know what they were.. I had to confess to never to have played Mario...

A few of the pics were taken on a mobile phone :)

And I've opted to take the easy way this year.. and not stress about taking a photo every single day. I did that last year and missed about 5 days. But I hated the stress when you realized at bedtime you hadn't taken a photo.. ugghh...

Somehow I don't feel I need that for this project. It has amazibgly released me from stress. I can always use pics from newsfeeds or facebook to fill my weeks.

I'll be working on week six tonight.

And week seven.. that's my birthday week, so I expect to have fun things to include :D

PS. Tawny dear, I'd really love this book.

Just in case you were wondering.. LOL.

Our family portraits were held back due to some delays at the studio but I should get them on week 8. Then I'm mailing your package!

I *heart* February

I really like February.
And not just because it's my birthday month ;)

The sun is out more.
The snow shines bright.
The birds have started to sing again.

Even though your head knows there is still two months of winter, you can't but start hoping for spring...


So you go and buy bunches of tulips!
Once a week.
At least.

A while back whilst digging through a cupboard I came across three UFOs.. aka UnFinished Objects. I know for a fact that every crafter has plenty of those hiding in dark corners avoiding nagging eye contact.
But these three were just SO nearly finished: a sampler, x-stitch pictures and a pillow case.
Making up my mind I took them out and got to work.

The first is now done:

I had started this sampler oh maybe two years ago... It's been fun as you didn't really have to think too much.. just keep filling the empty space.

It makes me happy.

All that texture.

And all that green.

Now what should I do with it?

Any other ideas than framing it?