So, we've started off the new year with my best pavlova yet and the return of Downton Abbey. Not a bad start. (I excitedly nabbed the last remaining Downton teapot from our local World Market store and felt like a thief in the night as I exited the store. Would they stop me and ask for it back? Goodness, that stuff sold fast!)
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So what is your first crafty project this year? I've been brushing up on my cross-stitching and falling in love again with that simple craft. (Please try not to notice how I store my Cosmo floss supply. Trying to keep it organized, I realize, is futile.)
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I've always considered the task of taking down the Christmas decorations as the most dreary ever, but this year I didn't mind nearly as much. I think it's because I'm in the mood for "simplifying" and a fresh clean start feels good.
Mia was in heaven on de-Christmas day. She finally got to touch everything that was colorful and sparkly ~ all that had been just out of reach during the holiday season.
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I made a quilt top last week, made completely of soft, fine, cotton lawn. The prints are from a new line called London Calling 4 by Kaufman, and the solids (white and off-white) are lawn as well. A bit of a challenge for me, but I fell in love with the fabric. It's not my usual style ~ a little sophisticated ~ but I love it, I do. Sadly, I didn't get any full pics of the quilt top before turning it in, but you get the idea. My leftover scraps are being turned into two different patchwork projects. The little squares you'll see below ~ those are 1 millimeter bigger than an inch. Tiny.
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A friend and I share a "magic tupperware." It wasn't a 'thing' that we planned or talked about ~ it just happened on its own. The small container is passed back and forth between she and I, filled with a taste of whatever homemade food we've just cooked up, and the magic is this tupperware is never returned empty, no. It's always filled with a tiny bit of something savory or sweet. Today I made Thai cucumber salad and the tupperware is magic, again.
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Many of you asked about the fairy mouse Mia was playing with in the pics of my last post (see it here.) It was made by a Danish design company named Maileg ~ and they make the cutest things. Here's a little glimpse:
1. mouse, 2. Maileg Ponny Large, 3. Maileg Jaro - Léto 2013, 4. Train with soft toy, 5. Maileg Jaro - Léto 2013, 6. Maileg Jaro - Léto 2013, 7. Christmas present, 8. Mi regalo favorito. #maileg #mouse, 9. Maileg Rassel Soldat, 10. Maileg Jaro - Léto 2013, 11. maileg, 12. Maileg Mouse, 13. Maileg Jaro - Léto 2013
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Have a wonderful weekend! xo amy