Brrrrrr Monday

It is damp and chilly here, but realize that we are tropical in comparison to your frozen state. Ah the joy of being "down south" hint, hint.

My mind is just whirring with ideas. Thanks to my two newest toys-GPS and Laptop- my horizons have been vastly expanded. I have put house refurbishing on hold as it is just too much fun to follow my creative juices at the moment. Wish you could be here to join in as we seem to come up with even more ideas when we brainstorm together. Of course that might be dangerous as who knows where we might wander together. Way back in my mind is expanding my herb collection come spring, so that means rereading all the Phyllis Shaudy material. I am picturing us over a cup of tea, some warm gingerbread, pouring over garden books plotting and planning or cutting up fabric and making wonderful things.

I hope that you can slow down at work real soon and find time to wander into your studio and make something that delights your heart. I really think that it is very important to have some creative outlet that you love that involves creating something. It keeps your mind "yeasty". Having several creative outlets is even better. I may have overdone it though.

Years ago Toni gave me a pattern for making toothbrush rugs. It included a tool that looks like a toothbrush without the brush and filed to a point on one end with an eye drilled in rather like a needle made from a toothbrush handle. I put it in my files and have looked at it from time to time over the years, but never did anything with it. Yesterday I saw a rug made with the tool and was WOWed. It looks just like an expensive handmade rag rug. They are offering a one-day class in January and I plan to sign up to learn how to make these. I definitely will want to show you how to make them too if I can learn, as this is a wonderful craft because the finished product can go right into your home and look like you spent a fortune to buy it. The end product could be table mat size, chair size, or rug size, or even coffee mug size depending on how taken a person was with the process and how much time they could devote to doing it. Versatile, I like that!!

This post has evolved into a novel, so I will wish you a wonderful, stress-free week and get out of here.