Well, I think h*!! has finally, really, and truly, frozen over.
How cold can it get in the Cold, Cold, Land of Nod???
REALLY cold....Cold enough that no one got mail, no garbage was picked up, and bars closed.
That's right....BARS CLOSED in WISCONSIN. Now that is DANG cold.
Temps down to -30's and windchills reaching -60.
YIKES!
Rumor has it, though, that we will be in the upper 30's soon....
A 90 degree temperature swing in a matter of days. Gotta love Nod....or NOT.
Ok...enough ranting... Yes, I am going a bit stir crazy (I get nervous when they say exposed skin can be frostbit in a matter of 5 minutes in those temps)....
There are many things I SHOULD be doing, but it seems a herd of squirrels running through the house always manages to distract me.
After spending a few hours sorting through boxes from WWR (yes, there are still boxes) and not finding any treasures like Marly's, I started working on a new project for which I needed a little painted heart box.
So, I painted the box....and the squirrels came again.
I started playing with paper, and well, that led to Valentine-ish things.
I am kinda liking those little dimensional heart things made with old sheet music and journal papers.
I might have to make a few more.
Something tells me the "box" project might be delayed.
But, I did finally finish my heart and hand punchneedle piece.
I had the punching done long, long, time ago, but the hornbook challenged me at every step.
(If you know me and paint, you might understand....)
Hope all is well where you are, and if it's in the Polar Vortex, I hope you are staying warm and cozy.
If you need any squirrels, just let me know.
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(PS...I think I did something stupid and enabled Google+ comments?? But I can't disable them?? I hope it doesn't cause anyone problems with leaving a comment. If so, please try emailing me and I will do some research....And if anyone knows the spell to undo what I did, please let me know!)
6 comments:
Running with the squirrels!!
Well not sure if our bar closed in town, but no garbage collection or mail. I even worked from home so as not to go outside. Wish I could punch needle as yours looks mighty fine! As far as squirrels we have enough of them over here, so you can keep yours. :-) I was actually thinking of making those same dimensional hearts! Yours looks nice too! Janice
"It's so cold....." "How cold is it?"......."Cold enough to drive the squirrels 'nutty'"....O.k. that was bad, but you're right - I blame it on the Polar Vortex! Wow, I love the needle punch! I've only completed 1 punch project, however I would like to do more. I like the paper projects as well!
I have been wondering how folks are doing up in the land of Polar Vortex where Winter has unleashed some crazy dangerous temps!! Glad to hear that you AND the squirrels are staying safe!! Your paper Valentines are really sweet. It would never occur to me to use old sheet music for a paper source, but it works out beautifully. Your needle punch project turned out great too. Stay safe and I hear a February warm up is on it's way so I hope your get a much needed reprieve!
I love your very cute projects. I am glad you are finding things to do in the very cold weather.
I love that pattern. I wish I did more needle punch.
Have a lovely day.
LOVE those paper hearts. I've had making paper hearts for my tree on my to-do list for weeks and have still not made any...sigh.
Wonderful punch needle finish.
Hopefully by now you've gotten a break in the weather. We were in the 50's today...with sun. HEAVEN 😊
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