PICOTEE FINISHES, et al

 

The last bloom on Picotee is fading fast...

It has certainly given us a lot of

lovely flowers....

Now to let it rest and hopefully Summer

it over for its next seasonal flowering,,,,

In contrast my red waxed amaryllis

has made very S L O W 

progress...

Seeing some fresh green shoots

makes me hopeful that it

will eventually bloom.

After my experience with 

my Picotee "Ghost" bulb,

I am being patient with 

this one...

Fingers crossed...

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I have been setting up my 2nd Pita 

Cracker Box Junk Journal to be

ready for when I need it...

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Here it is in its "bare-bones" state;

I only made four signatures this time as

my present one with 5 is really a

 "chunky monkey" ;)))

making it hard to write in..

[for non journal makers--"signatures"

 are groups of pages bound in 

separately...] You can

see the four packets of 

papers in the above photo...

bound into the spine with

strong waxed thread...

On this one I distressed the 

pages with Distress Oxide and

water:

I really love this grunged-up look to the pages...

It should be a lot of fun working in this one...

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Tomorrow, our children and grands

will be coming to visit 

for the Easter Sunday

afternoon...

I hope that you all are having a 

wonderful Holiday weekend...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

[resting-from-sewing-euse]

PLUGGING AWAY, et al

 

Still hand quilting on my "Christmas Ojos"..

I am working on 1/4 block at one sitting...

I have the central three [4-part blocks]

done and need

to work on the outsides now...

and....

Here is a little close up of the central

block..

AND
Here is the backing fabric:

Christmas Puddings ;)))

🎅🎅

↧↧↧↧

It's hard to see the quilting lines on the white but they

show up well on the puddings;))

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The "tippy-top" of 

PICOTEE amaryllis

is now in full bloom...

There are 4 more blossoms on display...

This one has sure given us quite a show!!:)))

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse

(still-stitching-euse)

HAPPY ST PADDY'S DAY TO YOU ALL

 

HUGS, JULIEROSE, LA BLAGEUSE

Wishing you all

the luck of the Irish...

💚💚💚💚

STOCKING MY NEW "PARTS DEPARTMENT", et al

 

I worked this morning on die cutting:

3 sizes of strips--

2", 1.5" and 1";

5" squares,

Lg. 1/4 sq triangles,

and small 1/4 sq triangles.

All using my dies...

the little leftover pieces

I will then sub-cut into 2.5", 2" and 1.5"

squares...

Since I have so much trouble 

these days with rotary work

I've decided to pre-cut 

my fabrics into usable

sizes....beginning with 

this bin of Batiks

below

Here is the bin of batiks I've collected 

and

NEVER USED!!!!!

This is all part and parcel of my cutting back 

(no pun intended haha)

on my fabric stash 

and paper crafting supplies...

Here are some boxes I've already

emptied:

Some of the contents were donated

to Heart Springs and 

more will be donated as I decide what

to keep and what to de-stash...

I really think it is so very 

DIFFICULT to 

"Let things go"....

A lot of these items date back

from when I first started to quilt...

At this point in my life, there is

no way I'll ever ever use it all up!!

So, I am hoping that 

someone else can 

put the stuff to good use...

I worked for 1 and 1/2 hours with 

resting breaks of 5 minutes...here

and there...

PHEW...

("We have only just begun..." as

my song for all occasions).

A little bit each day--with time

to sit and survey how my

room is set up....

and will now be set up

on a much smaller scale.

We would like to move our

treadmill in here from its

present position in the bedroom...

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Here is the latest news flash ;))

on PICOTEE

The bottom layer of flowers have faded and now

it seems that---

👀👀👀

Surprise, Surprise

there will be yet another

layer of blooms at the "tippy-top"!!

What a fabulous bloomer

💓💓💓 

and

"Waxy Amaryllis"

is peeking out...

we shall see if she will favor

us with any blooms...

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Tonight I

 am making a recipe from 

"Yellow Bliss.com"

A taco version:

Called "Taco Ring"

Doesn't that look yummy?

I got all the ingredients this morning at 

the grocery....

I will let you know how it comes out...

Hugs on a beautiful sunny morning,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(re-orging-euse)

 

REGISTER RECEIPTS?

 Just a quick note:

I received a text from a blog following well-wisher last night warning me that 

register receipts are TOXIC to handle...containing BPH or BPS.

I guess I won't be using them at all anymore- So much for my little 

"use it up" discovery, huh???  

So, I googled it and yes, toxicologists recommend

not handling receipts....This type of paper is banned in all of Europe

and Canada...!!

Note: ask cash register worker to either throw it out or put it in bag for you

Wash hands after touching it if you even handle it...and especially do not eat after

touching it..

Look it up for yourself...✊👀

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

[forewarned-is-forearmed}

WEEKEND PAPER CRAFTING, et al

 

I took my grocery receipts and made some 

"GRAFITTI STRIPS" .

I used up alot of the tiny torn off bits from my 

Junque Journaling...which I saved:

and...

stamps, sparkles, and torn

old papers...and washi tapes.

I saw these on 

Youtube's 

"Caroline on the Hillside"

and had to make my own version.

;)))))

This is my first attempt....

and a closer look at it

And:

Below is my 2nd shorter tape collage:

[Torn magazine pieces are featured on this one]

↓↓↓↓

A closer look:

And....

NEXT:

A more neutral "take"

I used little torn sections from my 

Opera Librettos old book--

here,

my little stamped "she"

 is Melisande" ;)))

I had such fun making these using up 

a lot of my what would have been

 tossed out trash bits...

I plan tot use these in my next

 Junque Journal effort...

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We watched formula One Racing 

Fri, and Sat.

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Sunday supper will be:

Yesterday's left over meatloaf

sliced into sandwiches and

left over potatoes made into 

pan fries with onions on the side...

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No leaks overnight, thank heavens, 

despite the heavy rains--

Tom's taping up held,

at least for now...

this week he will contact the

Window manufacturer's

local representative to

see what is available for us...

Hopefully not too much $$$$'s!!!

👺

Enjoy your Sunday

Hugs,

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(cutting-gluing-tearing-euse)

RAINY DAYS, et al...

Lashing, wind-driven rains from the East

have given us a leaking window frame;

whether (weather haha??) or not

it's the actual window wood surround

or the flashing we don't know as yet...

So, DH has taped it up until we can get

someone to come and check it out..

👹👺👽👿

And, of course we noticed this late in the

evening when I thought I heard a loud 

splashing sound--at first I thought it

might be the downspout on the corner

near this window, but then I felt and saw

the water on the inside...ugh

Isn't it always something with a house????

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AND now....

On to better things:

I am pin basting "Late Autumn"

and 

working slowly on "Christmas Ojos (below)

I really so enjoy doing this--

one little square at a time...

hope my hands hold out...

✌👍👏

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File under:

Everything Comes and goes:

Picotee blossoms are beginning to fade

and all the while.....

others are still getting ready to bloom

↴↴↴↴↴↴

almost opening blossom 

and

 new bud ....

:)))))

Since I had such luck with this 

amaryllis I decided to

try a Waxed Amaryllis type:

no watering needed,

it comes ready to bloom 

with just a light source, 

but no sun...

This baby was also on sale...;)))

As you can see, it has begun to 

emerge...

;))))

💚💓💚

That's a "wrap" for today--

We are still having gusting winds

that are

whipping rains against our

windows...

!!!!!!!

Fingers x-ed that the tape

will hold....😟

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(stitching-away-slowly-euse)

P.S.  A bit "under the weather" here

so may be off for a couple days...

 

SPRING WORKS, et al

 

I made a set of "Hugs and "Kisses"

for Spring--still working on the 

borders...

and

I took out my "Button Baskets"

early to brighten up our

dining area...

The "baskets" are all scraps:

Lizzy

at "Gone 2 the Beach"

sent me that light blue/red one--

I had enough to use in two baskets...

:)))) 

Thank you Quilty Friend...

In here:↴↴↴↴

is a piece from my DH's pj's 

😁

that dark blue plaid--

and all the handles are from a very old piece

gifted to me from an older friend...

and

the buttons are from my Grand-mere's

button collection...

I really enjoy looking at this one...

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"Late August" 

is a small flimsy

ready to be backed, 

layered, and quilted...
↧↧↧↧

I couldn't resist adding those

sunflowers--I felt it needed

this print--

I hope to find a backing and

layer this up this week...

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P I C O T E E 

continues to stun us with ever-more

blooms....

This one will come out in the

middle of those two layers

and...

yes, still more to come

HERE

↴↴↴↴

At the 

"Tippity-Top"

I count TEN in all...

who would have imagined that

my "Ghostly" amaryllis would

be such a producer of

beauty?

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We have hit 60 degrees 

here this afternoon...

and Tom will be bbq-ing burgers

for us--what a treat....

those and tater tots...

will be our Sunday Special

today...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(gazing-at-Picotee-euse)