tweak tweak

do you remember this?

it was the spring banner I made in March

(see this post)

well, I sold out in Etsy

(not THAT big of a deal, there were only 2 of them)

so I made some more

and if you know me, you know I get bored easily

so I tweaked it

:)

now in my Etsy shop

"Spring Welcome"

reflecting

I am finding it hard to say goodbye to the lacy trees of winter time

I notice them in glances

and reflections

and quick passing by

I want to savor and gaze upon their still bare branches

... they will be in full leafy regalia within weeks

their winter silhouette hidden in green

I am savoring the murky gray sky of our wintry April

noticing the way it reigns in the garish colors of spring

there is a party atmosphere that comes with a too sunny spring

like a woman in high heels

perfume

dangly earrings

who, only an hour ago was in her jeans and finishing up with the wash

I guess I'm more comfortable in jeans

but I admit

I'm also looking forward to wearing sandals

... and not wellies

just a thought with my tea today

what are you thinking about?

* * *

green eggs

(no, not Sam I Am's green eggs)

these are the green kind, as in:

"reduce"

"recycle"

"re-use"

I made these "green eggs"

by blowing out the innards and gluing on various kinds of paper:

an old map

a page from Pride and Prejudice

a dictionary page

an old cookbook

saved wrapping paper

and

security envelopes

:)

Happy Earthday

Happy Easter

p.s. here's a good how-to that I found:
Martha Stewart "Elegant Eggs"
it's basically identical to the way I made mine

153

(click on any of the smaller pictures for a larger view)

a song to listen to:

I unwrapped my oil spill quilt yesterday

(read more about The Oil Spill Quilt)

it was a sunny day 

(unusual for here)

the fabric was soaked through

but as I unfolded and unfolded again,

it appeared to be o.k.

the underside of it has the worst damage

but the front has only a few spots and considerable fading

it really is quite small in reality

my dog standing guard

drying in the sun

and a heart

what will I be doing with it next?

I need to back it and bat it

then make it suitable for hanging

it was making me sad

now, it makes me happy

and about the oil spill?
only time will tell.
unfortunately.

securi-tea

I rescued these security envelopes

(a last vestige of 2010 tax season)

they struck me as something kind of pretty

reheating some tea from this morning's pot

and wondering what I could make with these

hmmmmmm

*

please don't have an opinion about microwaving cold tea

(I know you are the last to judge)

:)

waste not want not

*

If the butler (Mister Linky) fails us again this week, he's fired .....

fabric transfer

my friend Jean (Bluebirds Living in the Meadow) 

posted a video about Citra-Solv (HERE's her post)

and that got me started on the following odyssey:

trip to the hardware store 

(no citra-solv)

trip to the health food store 

(found it!)

altering magazine photos

(messy!)

finding a how-to for transferring photos to fabric

(HERE's the link)

a trip to the copy center

an attempt at transferring photocopy onto fabric

(wrong kind of photocopy machine)

another trip to a different copy center

transferring a photocopy onto fabric

(success!)

and all the while hoping my brain cells are still ok after breathing the stuff

(it says "all natural," but it IS a solvent)

this is what I photocopied

(my watercolor from last week)

whoa ... this looks really different!

it's much softer much foggier much fainter and much more muted

the fabric I used is muslin

I will be adding some hand stitching

(I'll post pictures of that too)

do you think you might try it?

one week to go

this is my oil spill quilt from last fall

I put it out to winter over in the weathering chair for 153 days

(November 19th to April 20th)

the oil spill was 153 days long

it seemed right to me to subject my precious quilt to the whims of nature 

for the same amount of time that precious nature was subjected to the whims of an oil spill

it's really very logical to me

it was very clean to start with

this is what it looks like today:

oh, and The Sweet Husband planted White Bleeding Heart all in a row next to my weathering chair

I don't think he knows how much that means to me

For the story, as I know it so far, please visit the tab at the top of the page "Oil Spill Quilt"

gadget love (tea post)

someone had this teapot on a recent blog post

and for the life of me I cannot remember who it was

(if it was you, please raise your hand!)

... anyhow ....

it is really very cool

siberian rose tea

it's a basket that nests at the top of the pot

you put your tea in,

then your water,

then you push the button,

and all the water pours down into the pot

it makes PERFECT green tea

because it's fast

(you can't steep green tea)

it's also perfect for my Siberian Rose Tea

which I picked up while in Seattle last week

at the Vital Tea Leaf in Pike Place Market

(here's the link to find the teapot)

they have tea tastings all day long

I only live about 30 miles from Seattle

but "going into the city"

is always a treat

especially when there's tea

:)

Happy Tea on Tuesday!

share your tea with us

(Mister Linky is the butler)

It appears "the butler" is still on spring break! Oops! Just mention your tea post in your comment and we'll pop in to say hello! Cheers!

sending love

white "bleeding heart"

tomorrow is tea!

reflective

some of my favorite captures are reflections

your brain will notice reflections when your eyes relax

pause and reflect