“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”-Picasso This month's life book projects went slower between traveling and going out on lots of adventures. Thank goodness I chose to give myself space--2 to 4 projects each month was the goal and I hit it.
The first project this month was Celebration bird by Tamara Laporte! I did this lesson as a family activity with Luke and the Boys--it was fun to welcome them into my world of painting by teaching them how to use the many, many different types of mediums I have learned to use in the past few months. My second project this month was Weaving Mother Earth. I wasn't sure I wanted to make a basket, but it was actually really fun and soothing. I think I will definitely come back to this lesson this summer when I have more time on my hands and natural materials can come into my art work. Jaxon really liked my basked and asked to keep it--now it sits by his bead with his pencil collection! Double win! My final project this month was Reaching for the Stars. Painting and drawing faces has been a big challenge for me--I am worried that I am not talented enough to pull it off. So, I suspended this fear and tried. Although not in love with the final picture, it is SO much better than the first face I painted in January. I was excited to see my progress and glad to realize that growth will come with practice.
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"Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home." -Magdalena Neuner Today I went to a hand knitting class to make this BEAUTIFUL and sensational new blanket. The first try did not go too well--I missed one loop and had to take a bunch of it back out. But then, it became a sensory experience that made my heart calm and find the coziness of Hygge. The yarn is soft, the color soothing, and the weight when I crawled under this blanket made my heart happy. What a great way to spend a day and I look forward to MANY nights curled up in this blanket throughout the rest of the winter.
“Finish the work, otherwise an unfinished work will finish you.” ― Amit Kalantri "I'll build you a kitchen." These were the first words that came out of Luke's mouth after we looked at our current house in the spring of 2015. We loved everything about the house--the beautiful ceilings, the ranch layout, the location central to our life, and the gorgeous neighborhood. But I HATED the kitchen. It was super modern, laid out badly, and filled with fancy slate tile that did not begin to match me. So, I agreed to buy the house on one condition--that someday I would get my dream kitchen.
When we first moved in, the kitchen was in working order. However, the first Christmas in the house, the dishwasher died. The next Christmas, the double oven died in the middle of cooking my Christmas turkey. Rather than risking a third bad Christmas, we started remodeling the kitchen in the Summer of 2017. It is beautiful--new country cupboards, top of the line appliances, and stunning quartz counters grace the space that I formerly disliked. The feel is cozy and homy. But we never finished. The past 12 months we have spent chasing an electrical problem throughout the walls so we have avoided putting up the backsplash until it is was found. In September, Luke finally realized that the issue was a stove that pulled too much current. He installed a new circuit and the kitchen is ready to rock and roll. So, for thanksgiving break, we took off and installed my backsplash. This ended up being a great team effort--I "wallpapered" the surface with the glue paper and measured all the tiles that needed to be cut. Luke placed the "large" tile sheets and cut all the pieces I measured. By the end of the week, it was beautiful! We still need to finish the trim, but it was a great start. |
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