Polar Express & Painting

We are expected to get that blast of cold air here soon ~

with heavy winds and some rain/snow mixed in...

it's days like this that I feel my most creative ~ 

not sure why, but I always want to make something new with too, needle or thread.

.... Winter nesting instincts perhaps?

Days like this tend to be even better with a soup-pot bubbling on the woodstove

and/or a pie in the oven and a fresh loaf of bread in the maker.

a reflective kind of day ~

 the beautiful little wire & beaded heart that you see hanging in the window below

was a gift from my friend Evelyne in France ~

...even on a cold & blustery day such as this,

Friendship warms my heart from across the miles :)

raindrops on the window of my sewing room
...and candle bases waiting to be made into make-do's

 Yesterday Peter filled the rest of the holes and sanded in the bathroom ~

(lots of holes!)

spackle-freckled

 then he began painting the trim!

he kept telling me to wait until it was at least 2 coats, 

but I am just so excited I can't wait ~

(hurry hurry)

brighter now in there
even when it's pitch black outside!

 I gave in

and put my camera away until this morning ~

although it is far from sunny,

and there's only a base coat on the wainscoting & trim

it feels like it's all coming together now ~

serious difference, can't wait for the sun to come out!

Saturday,

after we closed the shop for the day

Peter & I drove in to Appomattox, VA

to the Appomattox Gallery Antiques shop

and picked up a few items that will be used in the new bath.

I found an old curtain rod, an ornamental oil lamp holder made from cast iron

and some old cast iron hooks for towels and clothing ~

(I'll share them with you soon!!)

Other Info:

#1 ~ I am in the process of updating my event schedule 

and will post it on the sidebar of this blog, 

for those that have asked about classes & shows recently ~

#2 ~ the Little Stitches Handwork Club kits will begin to ship this week!!

&

#3 ~ YES! new designs & needfuls are coming and will be released very soon :)

Please be safe & warm today ~

stay home or at least indoors out of the cold.

and PLEASE remember our fur & feather friends out there, they need us!!

* Blessed be *

 Lori