Today I received the gift of the beautiful Goddess Tarot deck from a kind person in my community (I had asked for the set in a giving group, and she purchased the deck for me)! Thank you Goddess.
Took a walk this afternoon, tried to find a childhood book online (I cannot recall author or title, only subject!), and had a call with my business coach. Later this evening I made another Tea Bag Charm, using scraps from the Old Lace collection by Stamperia. EnJoy!
Old Lace Tea Bag Charm
It’s getting much colder out now, at least at night! Thank goodness for my down parka and warm hat and gloves!
Today my dear quilter friend came over for lunch and conversation, with lots of show and tell for each other. She showed me 3 (of 9) gorgeous plaid stockings she made for the Friendship Club, serving under-privilged children, and introduced me to the amazing fiber artist, Guo Pei, whose huge show was up at the de Young gallery in San Francisco from April until November 27th. My friend went to see the show last weekend; I wish I had known about it! Guo Pei creates astonishing garments–many of which would probably never actually be worn–that she hand embroiders with gold and silver and other threads. I just have to share the link to the website with you!
I do a bit of embroidery myself, and I’m flabbergasted at the hours involved in making her creations. It’s not speedy!
This evening I made another tiny notebook, using some of the 6″ square papers I received in the stocking swap I did earlier this month. EnJoy!
Had a great time teaching my mini class to my artist group tonight, yay! Here is my finished Christmas Card Journal; I’ll share some from my students tomorrow. EnJoy!
Today a friend came over for a late lunch and enjoyed eating some of the Rosette cookies I made yesterday. Since my kitchen got filled with the scent of cooking the cookies, I had to scrub the hood, filter, fan, and stove top, as well as the wall behind it. That helps.
This evening I prepared all the elements for a greeting card journal I’ll be teaching in my art group tomorrow. I selected the card and envelope, cut some designer papers to fit, folded up my inner pages and cut out some tags to go into the envelope pocket. Here is a teaser; I’ll share the finished product tomorrow evening. EnJoy!
Elements for Greeting Card Journal Class
Today’s creation was food again! I made some delicious Swedish Rosette Cookies, which are actually deep fried like donuts. A friend gave me a rosette iron and handle, and I found a recipe online. Pretty intriguing to make! They are SO good, I could eat them all up at once! However, my tummy is not keen on lots of fried foods, so I stopped before I ate too many. Dusted with powdered sugar, they are divine!
If you haven’t ordered your wall calendar yet, do so now, as the low price goes away on December 1st. I also have lots of other gift ideas in my shop, so go browse now! EnJoy!
Rosettes
Today I received my stocking from the person I swapped with, oh joy! Here are pix of the stocking and contents. Lots of goodies to create new things with! In fact, I decided to make this sweet tag (last photo) with some fancy paper I had, and used a card and some of the stickers that my partner sent to me, in the pocket. Soooo pretty! The back of the tag is plain, with space for writing or drawing as desired. EnJoy!
Today’s creations: I feasted on roasted turkey breast, mashed potatoes with gravy, mashed yams, broccoli, cranberry sauce, black mulberry juice, and a slab of tart-cherry pie with whipped cream. Divine Delishness!!! What did you feast on?
Sold another wall calendar today, hurray! This is the last week to order your calendar for the special price; it goes up on December 1st, so order today! You can choose glossy or matt finish. EnJoy!
I sold two art pieces (pictured below) and one of my wall calendars today, wahoooo! This cheered me up considerably, and allowed me to buy some special treats for my Thanksgiving feast tomorrow. So grateful!
Be sure to order your holiday gifts now, too, especially calendars for family, friends and colleagues. Go here to choose your favorites.
Happy Thanksgiving! What 5 things are you most grateful for today? Tell us in the comments.
I met with my coach and a potential customer for the Financial GPS today; we had some technical difficulties but finally got it together. Almost got the sale! My customer needs a little more time to consider, so hopefully by early next week we can close the deal. Yesssss!
I took a brisk walk this afternoon, then roasted up a butternut squash and some yams for my dinner. Also cooked up more yams in nothing but butter and cream (stove top), then mashed them for Thursday. Very tasty!
I kept trying to come up with something to create today; alas, I felt very distracted and could not settle on anything, so I’m letting it go. Here is a beautiful silk bag I made some years ago, with silk fabrics from FabMo. Isn’t it gorgeous? EnJoy!
Made another venison stew today, and finished drafting a pamphlet on wildlife in Geyserville area for a client. I also sent out an email to my Fiber Fancies mailing list. Time to shop now for the holidays!!
This evening I met on zoom with my artist group, and made this little notebook from scraps while we chatted about music and how it influenced our lives and our art. EnJoy!
Fiber Fancies 