Tolentreasures

What fun! Digging through all those beads! I had so many 1, 2 , 5  and 10 of a kind and not a lot that matched anything else. But, with these, it didn't really matter. A piece of Amber bought in a little side street store in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. What memories! I may have to keep that one. Some sparklies. And polka dots. And I little antique look. And viola! Five more bracelets! Some pink... Blacks and golds... More black and gold. More colors.. And a soft purple and green. It's going to be hard to part with them, I like them all!

Finally I had a day that actually felt productive! I started the morning slowly by finishing the second Philip Gulley book, Just Shy of Harmony, loved it also. I can't wait to get back to the library to get more of them. That will be on this week's list since as of Monday I can officially DRIVE! I have been driving around town, but will feel as though I have wings when I can actually leave town! I worked on some surprise projects that I can't post here and then finished this necklace that I had started awhile ago and had lost interest in it. (in the photography process, I realized that my pillows all need washed...on the list for today!) Finished quilting, grunged it up and framed this piece of quilt for the princess' toy room. And then when I finally sat down to rest last night I worked on this hat and scarf. I did some tidying in my sewing room and blocked and finished hats and scarves and packed them away. I will be starting my third plastic bin of hats an...

Sheer JOY! To be this young and to have something as simple as a lollipop bring this much joy! I think it was the highlight of his day! Sunday morning I woke up with the idea that I SHOULD have made each of the girls a necklace for Easter. Although shopping is not yet on my recovery list, I realized that I COULD have made them something and that is when I also realized that it is not too late. Off to the craft room at 5 in the morning and before I went to church I had three of them made, after church one more and wrapped them in dishcloths for each of the girls. It was fun to bead again and I think that I will make another to add to the Recovery Giveaway that I am having....make sure that you go and sign up for it. I will be drawing the winner next Sunday.....official jolt into reality day that it is time to get back to the real world. So far...the Recovery Giveaway contains a dishcloth, of course, and a penny rug and a couple of painted pieces and hopefully will contain a lovely pie...