Jumping from One Project to Another ~

 

My foot issue is getting better each day.  Now it is just becoming an annoyance . . . and I have four more weeks of this.  ARGH!  I am not used to sitting so much.  I "almost" miss my daily 30 minutes on the dreadmill treadmill.  I am jumping from one project to the next.  I just can't seem to stay focused on any one thing.

I made five more of the paper hearts made from 1936 sheet music.  One was given away before I took this picture.

I finished the little Valentine cross stitch and found another little Valentine freebie I have started.  

I'm working on "true", a sweet little pattern by Winter Cottage Studio that can be found here.  Terri has so many fun patterns.

Last but not least, after searching high and low over a couple week period, I found my punch needles.  I found this pattern by Lori Brechlin (that can be found here) I had kitted a number of years ago, so thought I would give it a go.  Now if I could just find my small punch needle frame with the gripper strips!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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Lauren

A Little (?) OCD~

 

Often times, when I start making something, I just don't know when to quit.  The paper hearts are a perfect example.  I was going to make a few . . . so far, I've made ten.  I thought I was done, but The Merry Needle posted more free graphics today that are just so sweet.

My hooking has been in slow motion.  It took me a couple weeks to hook this little snowman chairpad by Woolen Memories (and it still needs a steaming . . . and have no idea how I will bind it).  I don't believe it is on the website, but you can contact them through Facebook.

And finally, these little red, white and blue hearts were hooked several years ago.  At long last they have a back sewn on and are lumpy stuffed with snippets.

Please forgive the grammatical error 😒  I just copied and pasted.

The foot seems to be doing well.  I am no longer using the walker (though the doctor says I should use outside the house . . . my bad).  Doctor also says to wear the shoe for six weeks and NO DRIVING!  That is going to be a tough one to adhere to.

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Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

Gimping Around ~

 

Does this shoe make my foot look fat?

I had bunion surgery yesterday.  I definitely underestimated it.  I was basing it on my niece's experience and since her bunions were so much worse than mine, I thought it would be a piece of cake . . . not.  Let's just say there is more pain than anticipated and I did not realize I would be needing a walker to get around.  But all in all, it's doable and this too shall pass.  I'm just not sure about the "not driving for six weeks" part . . . and it is my driving foot. 😢

If you haven't visited the Merry Olde Dame, you are missing out on some great ideas.  She also offers free graphics on the blog and even more graphics in her etsy shop that are so cheap they are "almost" free.  A couple weeks ago, she showed some hearts made from book pages.  You can check it out here.  On the same post she offered some sweet graphics to use on the hearts.

When at the antique mall a couple weeks ago, I found some sheet music I thought would work well.

In today's dollars, this was would be $18.93.  Sounds kind of pricey to me, but I haven't a clue on the cost of sheet music.

The first heart I stuffed with a bit of fiberfill than remembered I had some lavender, so the others are filled with a bit of it.

I was also able to use some of the graphics for the reverse side.

I will leave you with your Saturday chuckle.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren