PAPER PLAY PROJECT

 

I pulled out my old rolodex

a week ago and have been

working on teaching myself

how to

collage on these cards--

I also took out all my old stamps and

inking pads for this project...

I am using the Alpha cards as prompts;

the first three for "A" are:

Artichoke, Apple and Architecture

and

here are the reverse sides using the 

same prompts:

I am really having fun using up bits and bobs

of papers leftover from my long ago 

scrapbooking days...

Here is the letter "B"

Boat, Butterfly and Book

and the reverse

I am collaging both sides as the cards hang both ways

on the rolodex...

What a fun project...

A little change ....

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For those of you who have been 

asking and wishing me well--

I am beginning to feel better...

I still have symptoms and

that horrid "brain fog",

but on the whole, 

I think I am coming out of it..

Fevers are fewer and farther between...

Phew this has been a real drag!!

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(cutting-and-gluing-euse)

REVISITING "ORANGE YOU GLAD", et al

 

I finally got to sew my

"Orange You Glad" Ojos

blocks together, doing

just a couple when I

felt okay--or as ok

as these lingering 

remnants of

Covid allowed!!

It will be a long  

runner for my dining table..

I will be hand quilting it

 as I love how my

smaller Ojos came out--

all crinkley!! 👌😄😄

Here are the

final scraps from these projects...

↧↧↧↧

This table was piled high when I

began...so I am making Chinese coin

strips with the rest...you can see my

progress with these

on the right of the above photo...

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Here is the Composition Color Glue Book project

I have been working at

off and on...cutting and gluing

is a very easy and relaxing

project even when you are not

feeling that great:)))

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[Sorry for the magazine's images glare]

and

Here are two of the Orange background pages...

I love searching for images in each color

and fitting them together on the page.

I will be adding "fussy-cut" images over

these...still in the page's colorway.

[Eg: see the fussy cut oranges on

the top right above] 

This is such fun;)))

There are four pages for each color of the spectrum

along with black and white and white on white...

the only backgrounds I have yet to 

finish up are

the red ones--I haven't found 

many red pages in my old

stack of magazines...

Orange seems to be the theme 

of my projects lately.

😁😅😇

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For those of you who've wished 

me well during this Covid

bout--thank you so much--

I hope to continue to get better.

It is an on-and-off thing from day to day.

Still resting and napping a whole lot.

Please stay safe and wear your masks...

😷😷😷

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(continuing-to recover-euse)

I

MARCH AND STILL MIA

 

Both Tom and I tested still

covid positive this morning.

This is just lingering on and on...

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I have just sewed a very little bit

with some Ojos leftovers into

two coin strips...but

I am really too tired to do much.

My sewing mojo is on vacation

for a while...

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I am able to do a few more household 

chores (oh joy!!) than before;

this Friday it will have been 

3 weeks...

Hoping that we will return to normalcy

very soon...

Hugs from afar, 

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(mostly-napping-euse)

MIA=COVID STRIKES

 

Hello from Covid Land...

ugh👹👺👽👾👿💀

I tested positive last Friday and

Tom also tested positive last Sunday..

there is one word for this:

"M I S E R A B L E "

Be aware--it is still out there guys,

😷😷

I will be back from "la-la-Land"

as soon as I can manage...

Hugs from afar--

Julierose,

La blageuse,

(sleeping-67-hrs-a-day)

"SUNNY DAYS" --A FINISH, et al

 

Sunny Days is finished --;))))

[except for the label and

trimming errant threads...]

My special quilt holder

was at the ready to hold this up

for the photo..

This is the last Big Quilt in my

UFO pile...

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I have three smaller pieces 

up on my design wall

that will be 

the next to be finished

or used as backings:

↓↓↓

Cross roads (which as you can see)

has a lot of glitches--I am hoping 

they will quilt out (??) .

Ojos which may be used

as a backing--I am still deciding

as I have a lot of table toppers..

And

my Mourning piece --

this one was all

free cut and hand pieced, 

and hand stitched..

a slow stitchery during my

grieving period...

😞😔

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Meanwhile, I have been busy

on my Veggie Garden for the

Down the Garden Path SAL:

this is without a doubt the 

biggest challenge for me so far:

I am pretty much finished with

this for now...I know my brain 

and hands are;))))

At the top are beets,

followed by 

carrots and cauliflowers

(I need more work on the caulis);

then artichokes --

and 

kitty has chosen her pumpkin

 ...;)))

[There are 3 kitties in my whimsical

garden of "near-vegetables"--

Can you see them all??? 

click to enlarge but please be 

kind, this is my first attempt

at anything like THIS!!]

I used the buttonhole stitch 

for the fences separating

the garden beds...I love 

that stitch...so versatile...

And:

I don't know if I can 

manage a scarecrow--

[the 2nd part of the prompt].

I will be using this next week to

figure that one out...

But for now my addled mind and

sore hands are in need of a good rest...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(resting-euse)

GRANNY STRIPE AFGHAN PROJECT

I've begun crocheting a 

"Granny Stripe" afghan...

Using up all my leftover yarn from

my knitting days...

[It is interesting to note that in crochet

I hold the hook in the right hand and

the yarn in the left--

opposite of how I knit...

This has taken a bit of getting used to ;)))]

These are the colorways I am using...

all the yarns are from "Miss Babs" 

online shop...

such lovely yarns...

I have 3 big cakes (they will wind for you)

like this one:

It is called "Yowza" for a reason

hahaha;)))

I made a granny square afghan years ago

but this is slightly different:

{I saw this on Attic 24, Knitting Natty on YT

and various other YT videos...}

TO START--

I chained 199+3--

(phew!! that was quite 

a counting feat!)

at the start

 so this will be a 

big long afghan...

I've wanted to practice 

double crochet and this really

utilizes that stitch all throughout...

Most mornings I have my coffee, read

my blog comments and answer them; then

I crochet one l  o  n  g

row....it is very calming...

I figure this will take me at least one year

to finish....meanwhile, it has already

begun to warm my lap as I go ;)))

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Sunday's supper tonight

is an easy-peasy one:

[We have always called it a

"supper" on Sundays

rather than "dinner" for

some reason].

Tuna salad sandwiches on

toasted bakery rye bread with

lettuce along with

french fries and pickled beets.

Yummy-ness...😁😏

Note:

I use a pinch of dried mustard

and one of ginger to spice up

my tuna a bit-- along with:

a sprinkle of

chives, tarragon, basil

and dried onion flakes mixed

in my mayo...

What spices do you use in your

tuna salad?

I hope your Sunday is a restful

day for you...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(crocheting-euse)

 

FEBRUARY PROMPT: VEGETABLE GARDEN/SCARECROW

 

Our next Down the Garden Path

prompt is a vegetable garden and/or

a scarecrow...

I thought I would stitch this cute little

saying along my path:

"Plant your seeds in a row--

↓↓↓↓

"...one to eat and one to grow".

My letter stitching is not that great, but as

I am thinking of this piece as a practice

of sorts, being the 1st time I've made

anything like this, I am leaving it

as it is....

[eg: "O's" are so HARD!!]

👀👹

I haven't decided whether to add a 

scarecrow or not...

And my Garden plantings will reside 

along and above the path in little beds...

Whether I stitch the veggies  or

applique them I haven't as yet

decided...

The squares of fabric on the base

may work as planting beds as is--

or I may use Inktense pencils

to add the look of

a garden bed...

Decisions, decisions...

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We are presently in a high wind warning

and this cold front is bringing extreme

cold to our area...so we 

are indoor people today...

🌀⛄☃

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(deciding-euse)