Wow. That was a long silence. I
didn’t expect to be away from everything for so long but I was busy with a
massive gardening project that I worked on until the end of October. And the worst
part is it still isn’t finished. I just couldn’t do anymore. I needed a break
All that work caused new injuries
to both of the rotator cuffs in my shoulders. I had
injured them years ago when doing a lot of home renovations and painting. With the new damage I couldn’t spend a lot of
time doing anything
All that forced idleness just
totally destroyed my design mojo. My muse took a long protracted vacation. I
wanted to join in several fun blog challenges and group exchanges but could not
muster up any ideas or enthusiasm
Finally, in mid-November, I started to feel the itch to create again,
but not for creating jewellery. Since Christmas was coming I decided to put
that spark to use and made this wreath for the dining room. The odd shape of
the chandelier always made this an impossible task before. This time I came up
with the idea to use the outside of an embroidery hoop for the top wreath and
essentially hung everything from the top of the chain instead of trying to use
the arms of the chandelier.
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| My homemade and
extremely light chandelier decor |
After Christmas was over and after putting away all the wreaths
and outdoor décor everything felt too empty. The wall beside the door was a big blank
beige slab of ugly bricks. So I had fun and made this winter wreath. The
inspiration for it is not mine but the interpretation is. Here’s the link to
the wreath that jump started mine, Two Junk Chix: Snowball Wreath
Looking around inside again, I
was missing the cheerfulness of the Christmas decorations and decided to bring
some winter décor back inside. This very fun, but very roughly made, star wall
hanging is an interpretation of the one from the book “Scandinavian Gatherings,
From Afternoon Fika to Midsummer Feast”, from author Melissa Bahen, the creator
of Lulu The Baker. The photo is dark because I couldn't get good lighting
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| Fun little wall hanging |
I am working towards participating
in a few blog challenges this month, perhaps a slow start and we’ll see how
things go
Thanks for stopping by. Have a
great day
