I Heart Macro Sunday

With only one snow this winter so far, I have to make the most of my snow pictures.  This is the frosting left on everything.  And to think it was all gone in 48 hours.

Snow Frosting

Do you have close-up pictures to share?  Head on over to Studio Waterstone to add your photos.

Have fun creating,
Carol

Bead Table Wednesday

It's time to buckle down and figure out my design for the Bead Soup Party.  So this is what is on my bead table today - this lovely and intriguing collection from Alice Dreaming. 

Just a hint - there will be more than one creative item out of all this bounty.  Check back in on March 3rd to see all the results from Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Party.

Hope you are busy creating,

Carol

February and the First Snow

Yes, can you believe it is February and we are in the midst of our first real snow of the winter?  I was beginning to think this was going to be a snowless winter.  After all, January had very mild temperatures and even yesterday the high was in the 60's.  But then this morning, true to the weatherman's prediction, it began to snow.

If you look closely, you can see the very large snowflakes that were falling this morning.  This is a color photo but there just wasn't any color showing.  Now the snow has changed to a fine snow.  When the snow began to fall, I ran outside to rescue these daffodils.  That's how warm it has been, the daffodils were beginning to bloom.

It is really very pretty, covering only the trees and shrubs at first. 

Now even the sidewalks, roads and cars are covered.

Just a reminder to hop over to Studio Waterstone to post a photo of your own or just to check out the other photos posted there each Sunday.

Happy creating,
Carol

Pay It Forward

Here is a little game I learned about from Charlie at Clay Space, who learned about it from Niky at Silverniknats and so on.

You have probably heard of this concept of "pay it forward."  Someone does something nice for you and then you do something nice for someone else (without expecting anything in return).  So how far could we make this go?

I have signed up for this and hoping I am chosen by Charlie.  But guess what!  I am going to do this anyway and start my own "Pay It Forward." 

Here’s how to play along:

1. I’ll make something handmade for the first 3 people who comment to this post. What I make will be a surprise and will arrive to you when you least expect it. Doesn’t everyone love a surprise?
2. I have 365 days to make and deliver it to you. But there’s a little catch, to get a handmade gift from me, you have to play too! This means you take the pledge to send something handmade to 3 of your blog readers. It doesn’t have to be a quilt, just something handmade! Easy right?
3. In case it wasn’t obvious in #2, you have to have a blog.
4. Once you comment here, you have to post about Pay it Forward on your blog and keep it going!

Are you in?  Do you want to "Pay It Forward"?  Maybe you saw the movie of the same name.  If not, you may want to find and watch it. 

Well, are you in?  Then make your comment and then post on your blog.  Be sure to give me your email if it is not linked on your blog.

Happy creating and giving,

Carol

Macro Sunday

In organizing some of my fabric stash, I found quite a few polka dot fabrics.  They can be used in so many ways and seem to bring a youthful happiness to any project.  These may  be used in a quilt or as a purse lining.  Who knows?

So what have you been viewing closely?  Jump on over to Studio Waterstone if you want to join in or just to see all the macro fun!

Keep creating,

Carol