~ misty autumn morning...

                                                         ~ 7:09 a.m. ~
                                                                    {my inspiration for today}



...I watch the mist as it floats up from the conservation area, over the bikepath, and into the street...

                                                                ~*~

Click on photo to enjoy a better view ;-)

~ happy sunday...

Just popping in to say hello :-)  We are up to our ears in half finished projects -- and I'm not finding the "beauty shot" in any of them.  Maybe I will find it during the week.

I can't write a post without sharing a photo, so here is a pretty, late August afternoon view of that Shady Corner Spot post that I shared way back in April.



Hope you're having a lovely day :-)

~ lovely autumn morning...

I am happy that Ozzy decided I should take him for a walk earlier than usual this morning. What a picture perfect day! I took the opportunity to snap a photo of my little halloween sewing project and share it with you. Since my halloween costume making services are not required by either of my "clients" -- a.k.a. Nicholas & Sofia...



 ...this year, I was feeling the void. To compensate, I decided to make a small quilt using a free pattern from my favorite online fabric store. It really wasn't the free pattern that grabbed me -- it was this video tutorial taught by the lovely Kimberly Jolly herself!  Jelly Roll Jam video tutorial

Here is the photo of what I have completed.  It is the 3 six strip sections.  I did this yesterday in about 90 minutes.  It would have taken me about 30 minutes less, if I didn't have issues with my bobbin thread (resolved), and a break to prep dinner :-)  Today, I need to make a run to the store for non-flaking spray starch, and, thread.  Hopefully I can get that done and back in time to starch, press, and, cut the strip sections into blocks.

                                                              ~*~



                                                              ~*~

Stay tuned :-)

~ practice makes perfect...

                                                            ~*~
       
                                                           
                                                              ~*~

Sofia took this photo of herself (with her ipad camera). She edited the photo also.  Pretty good multitasking, huh? ;-)

~ cabinet update...

We are in the process of painting the cabinets.  For this part of the project, we decided to use the Rust-oleum Cabinet Transformations kit.  There is no sanding involved.  There are no nasty odors.  The kit includes everything necessary -- including a step-by-step DVD.  At this very moment, Rick is waiting for the bonding coat to dry (that's him back there in the photo :-)  Actually, this photo was taken before we even started, so he was just waiting for me to take the artsy fartsy photo for the blog -- hee...hee...



I'll do an update after Rick applies the glaze coat, and, then the top coat.

Hope you're having a beautiful Sunday...