I had a go at making some lip balm last week with my friend, we did some experimenting with texture and flavours. This week we are going to make enough to fill a few tins (these each have a teeny bit inside), just got to decide on flavour combos! Fun Fun. Got a #SixWordSaturday? Do share in comments or post on Instagram. Have a wonderful weekend!
This week I have been liking these things. Choosing a new book to read. I have finished ‘Everything I Never Told You’ by Celeste Ng and I really liked it and read it in record time – 2 weeks is a very fast read for me. Nothing like the pressure of getting it back to the library with no renewal option! So, now I have ‘The Memory Garden’ by Mary Rickert and ‘Station Eleven’ by Emily St John Mandel to choose between and I am pretty sure there is no renewal on these either, so I had better get started. Making mince pies with my home made mincemeat using Jamie Oliver’s recipe. I love mince pies and I only have one pan which makes six at a time. This is probably for the best, if I made more, I am sure they would disappear just as fast! Planning and making some new jewelry for Christmassy gifts. Helping to organise the 4th grade ‘Winter Holiday’ party during which we shall be making cards for classmates, decorating …
Can you believe we are at week 50 of 2014. I hope it has been a wonderful year for you. I am so pleased I found ‘Through The Lens Thursday’ at the beginning of the year and stuck with it. I now have almost a year of weekly photos taken on my DSLR. Thanks of course to our fearless leaders, Alison and Greta of Writing Wishing and GFunkified blogs. This week’s prompt is ‘Pair’ so I couldn’t resist these little baby socks which I had saved in my drawer. I must admit I struggled with the numbers on my camera today to get the best result in a low light, grey sky environment. So, we come to the question, is it cheating when you have a less than ideal picture to throw it into Snapseed or Photoshop or Lightroom and mess with it? I certainly messed with this one! I accidently turned the brightness right up and I liked it. This photo was edited in Snapseed. Next week is #51 and the …
During December I am taking part in Susannah Conway’s ‘December Reflections‘ photo a day project, so I thought I would use them here as my weekly photos for the month. 1. Drink. 2. Lights. 3. The Best Day of 2014. 4. Red 5. Leaves. 6. T is for.. (tenth birthday) 7. Best Book of 2014 (the diary I keep for the boys). It is not too late to join in and take a few photos to round off the year! Have a lovely week x
I pulled a polar bear off the kid’s tree (they have a 2ft one in their bedroom!) and took a close-up of him. Isn’t he cute! Next week’s ‘Through The Lens Thursday’ is ‘Pair’. I can’t believe that the year is nearly over and so is this project, I hope Greta and Alison (TTLT originators) have something else up their sleeves! No pressure…..
I read about Softies for Mirabel a few months ago and decided that I wanted to make a toy to mail over to Australia to help out. The problem was that I couldn’t decide what to make. A doll? An animal? No, let’s make a mug of tea was my first thought. This soon evolved in my crafty brain into a cup and saucer set. How do I make a teacup and saucer I thought. I planted the idea in my head and let it grow a little bit, made a couple of sketches on random pieces of paper and got started. I am a very ‘trial and error’ soft toy maker, no pattern, just an idea, a pair of scissors and a sewing machine! The cup had to be fastened to the saucer so they didn’t lose each other, so I made a fabric ribbon and attached it to the cup and the saucer leaving it long enough for tea time play. The handle on the cup took me an age to …
Last week was snowy and sunny and cold and warm. Just as you would expect here in St Louis! It was my birthday and we went for a hike at Rockwoods Reservation which was lovely in the snow. We liked it so much that we went again to walk a different trail at the weekend when it was nice and warm. 1. A new bracelet added to my Etsy shop. I am have a promotion all this week – 25% off with the code ‘ICY25’, pop over and see if there is anything you fancy! 2. Steps in the snow. 3. Swamp in the snow. 4. Grasses at Rockwoods Reservation. 5. Some impressive lichen. 6. Reflections spotted while we were fossil hunting in the creek. I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the week ahead. We have a 10th birthday in our house this week, so I need to think of cake ideas!
1. Something Blue. I spotted this lovely painting in an antique mall. I think she is super pretty. 2. I saw this! 3. Weather. Great weather for drying a washed hedgehog! 4. Can’t Live Without. 5. 8 o’clock. A new park from the top of the hill taken on a rare morning run! 6. Made me Smile today. Crunchy leaves! 7. On the Floor. A frosty leaf. 8. A Place. The boy’s ‘base’ in the back garden. 9. Heck yes! 10. I do this every day. Try to eat some good stuff! 11. A set. Vintage mugs. 12. Normal. A bunch of flowers given to me by my friend’s kids, a lovely normal. 13. Letters. Hand painted snail mail. 14. For me. I made a necklace, for me. 15. Hot + Cold. Chilly fox in a hot store. 16. After. A snowfall. 17. Cooking. 18. I love this. Making new jewels for my Etsy store. 19. …
Today we found some fossils, lots of crinoids (only the stems but still super cool) and shells, the sun was out and the water was clear! #sixwordSaturday on Instagram with @catseatdogsmakes. Happy Weekend x
The snow is almost all gone and the sun is out today, chilly but blue skies. I’ll take it! We are almost at the end of National Blog Post Month and I have not missed a day, so proud! Today I had a little swing on the tyre at the end of the garden and thought I would share a little wintery outfit with you. Boots-DSW, Jeans-Goodwill, Jacket-Eye Candy Boutique
Clare Davis Etheridge 