AMANDA'S BASKETS: SOUTHWEST LANDSCAPE CONTINUING AND KEEPSAKE PURCHASES

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

SOUTHWEST LANDSCAPE CONTINUING AND KEEPSAKE PURCHASES

Well, as promised, today is dark, cold and rainy. Hard to even find a shadow on the ground. I know that I will be grumbling about hot, sunny days, but I really would like some warm, sunny days right about now. It sure would elevate my mental health! How about you?

So, I am back to work on the southwest scene. This is how I left it last time I posted about it...

Well, this is what it looks like now...

You will notice right away that I took away the balancing rock. I think the piece I added is a bit too big so I will make it a bit narrower and not so straight. I also added an arch in the center. Those are the changes, it's better. I think. Have to look at it a while longer. And I want to add something to the foreground.

I was going after balancing rock...

Delicate arch...

And Brice Canyon...

And yes I have been to all of these places including climbing up to Delicate Arch.

So I took out Balancing Rock and Delicate Arch and put in Landscape Arch...

And I simply added more to the right side of the landscape. Like I said, I will look at it for a while before actually sewing it. I'm tired of ripping out the applique items.

So, as promised, here is what I purchased at Keepsake...

Both fabric selections were on sale (30% off) and because I had my guild membership card, I got an additional 10% off. Not too shabby for some really great fat quarters.

Well, that's it for now. I need to do my afternoon exercise and then decode about dinner. Think it will be chicken thighs in a rice casserole...at least that's the plan for now...

Thanks for stopping by...

See you tomorrow...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.