The building is Built

 I have been watching patiently while my new craft room has been being built. I  gotta say those guys are pretty tough to work under such cold conditions, but I am totally stoked that it is now complete on the outside.

My husband and I will start working on the inside. We will be putting in electrical and insulation so that I will have a nice cozy retreat to get my creative juices flowing.

It is 12 X 16 X 7 which should give me plenty of space to put many shelves on the walls and still have room in the center of the room for a nice work table.

 

I've been checking out magazines and different blogs to see what others have in their craft rooms, and guess what? Each one is unique. I guess I will just have to do what they have done, and that is be creative and make it my favorite place to go when I want to create.
 

I have dreamed of having my own room just for this and now that I have one it is fun trying to decide just how I would like it set up. Having a spot for just the right thing and being able to put it back where it belongs and know one else moving it about.

 

I know this sounds corny to some, but oh how I cannot wait for a much better organized room. What I do now is go from the kitchen table to the office desk and over to the sewing table. Get the picture? Too many places for me to have to manuever just to cut some material or paper crafts. Then things usually end up in a pile somewhere for me to search through.

 

I sure do enjoy looking at what other gals have done in their very own craft rooms. I am even gonna steal a few of their ideas. Can't wait until it is completed.

 

Happy New Year!

Time flies when ........

one has been a bit under the weather which is why I have'nt posted in a couple of weeks. Some how I managed to overdose on my thyroid medications and let me tell you it has thrown me for a loop. Most days I would like to just crawl under the covers and sleep until this was all over.  It has been about a month of vertigo and just all over yuckies. Severe head pain, nausea and I'm not able to breathe real well. This is a lesson for me to learn to have my glasses on when my meds arrive by mail. I somehow mixed generics and non generic synthroid together, hence doubling my dosage. It has not been fun.

In the meantime I am waiting patiently for my carpenters to come and build a shed for me. This will be turned into my very own crafting room! I have drawn up the plans, which change occassionally, and I cannot wait until the day that I will actually be able to see all the pretty materials I own and be able to find whatever I need at the time. Well this is my goal anyway. I have never been a real organized person, but try to. As I am getting older it is even more important for me to get better organized. I can put something down and turn around and forget where I placed it.

I was able to get all the presents delivered to the Salvation Army on Friday. Both families were to pick up their boxes then. It has been such a blessing to be able to help others. I hope it is something our group of ladies can continue to do each year. This is our second year of doing this along with the Food Bank as well.

I went to my friend Susan's house for a Christmas party on Sunday. We were having quite the blizzard out here all morning but it cleared off enough in the afternoon so that I could drive into town and drop in on her for an hour or so. I wanted to get back before it rolled back in on us. She had her tree and all her decorations up and a beautiful buffet of delicious food for all her guests. The first thing I had to try was her tamales I had heard so much about. No disappoinment there. I ate two. She makes a darn good fudge too which I still want to rack her brain for the recipe.

Today has been another somewhat restful day. I have hauled in all the wood we will need for today and this evening. Yesterday I was able to get the tractor out and plow our driveway. Just some of the many chores that have to get done before too long no matter how one feels.

It has just been a very cold day here today. I have'nt even let out my cats or chickens. The dogs get to run out on the deck to potty and its right back into the house.

I've just finished another braided rug. I think this one I will put out in my craft room. I'm not into any more sewing until after Christmas. I've got pies and cookies yet to make. Just finished another batch of fudge. Delivered my peppermint bark to the neighbors. I will be thawing out my pumpkin in a couple of days for pies. Oohh, no rest for the wicked.

Wishing you all

a very

Merry Christmas

Finally.....I started decorating

I finally started to do some Christmas decorating. I received my new Christmas tree that I had ordered. It is called a twig tree and is 6 1/2 ft tall and only 18-24 inches around. Perfect for my small home. I used all my cabin, rustic type of ornaments with very little bulbs.

I also set up three outside lighted trees and rope lights around the deck. I thought it would look nice to rearrange the living room this way. We are planning to get another tv which will be placed on the far wall, and we will remove the entertainment center completely. A few more table decorations, and I called it good.

When I was walking up the hill toward the workshop, I spotted my vintage chairs so I decided, since they were green and red ones, why not decorate the yard with them. This is what I came up with.

Not bad for country folk art. Too bad the vintage trailer has a tarp over it. Would have made a great pic for Xmas cards, don't you think? lol

Well, my big attempt at some sort of Christmas look around here. Now if I could just get my hubby to get the outside lights down out of storage. I am still hoping to one day get him to put them all the way around the house.

Living so far out in the country he does'nt seem to think we need to go all out in decorating like we did when we lived in the city. I could have white lights up year around up through some of the trees. It is such a warm and soothing look in the evenings to me.

I have wrapped presents for a week and make xmas cookies yesterday with my daughter. Time to make my peppermint bark and some more fudge is on the menu as well.

Hope you all are enjoying your days of holiday cheer. I love Christmas and as I get older, I just have to push myself a little to get back into that good ol' Christmas spirit. Holiday music and cookies baking in the oven usually does the trick.

Warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas to you all.

Winter time around here

When Winter arrives around here, I have to say I am usually a bit sad knowing that we will have snow for so many months. It takes me awhile to get into Winter but I feel blessed when I can wake up and look out my windows and thank God I get to live where I am living.

Just breathe........................

I took this pic about 8 am this morning before the sun really came up.

Can you smell the crisp fresh mountain air?

Keep breathing....................

After a couple of hours outside on my tractor, this is how the sky looked. Is that blue or what? Thank goodness it was'nt snowing so I could plow the driveway and the whole road down to the mailboxes. Now maybe the UPS guy will deliver my packages. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Hope you are having a nice sunny day where you live. Bundled up and staying warm makes it all that much easier to enjoy.

Still breathing..............