Social Saturday | March 26

Nicole social saturday

Happy Saturday, Dear Reader. How was your week? Mine was a busy one full of inside projects. Inside because, even though I would love to be outside enjoying the sunshine, my allergies have been acting up because of the melting snow and resulting snow mould…so indoors I am staying until it, hopefully, dries up out there. At least I was able to bring some Spring indoors with a bouquet of tulips! Some of the pink ones wilted very quickly so I made them into a mini bouquet for my windowsill.

I’ve started keeping a master “To Do” list in a note on my computer and it has been an absolute game changer in terms of getting projects done. I’ve got different categories and have been adding everything from simple tasks like “wash a load of white laundry” to more complex, future projects like “refinish antique dresser”. Some projects I won’t get to right away, but it’s been nice to be able to keep track of all the plans I come up with. I used to write out a list in my schedule, but I wouldn’t get to everything through the week and didn’t always carry things through to the next week. Keeping an electronic list that I can delete items and add items to without running out of paper has been great so far. This week I was busy working on my quilt…again. I didn’t like how it turned out last time, so I added another layer to it, and am now stitching a proper quilt binding around the edge.

I also got some decorating books from the library and had a fun time paging through them for inspiration. As nice as the internet can be, there is still something even nicer about looking at a decorating book. I really enjoyed “Feels Like Home” by Marian Parsons of Miss Mustard Seed blog, and have actually decided to buy this one for my own bookshelf. It feels like the sort of book I will want to refer to again in the future, especially because it’s more of a “how to” and not just inspiration.

After I finished looking at those decor books I was inspired to add this little purse to my gallery wall in my bedroom. It was my Gramma’s and I never use it, because I never really have an occasion to wear it, so this is the perfect place for it to live. And if I ever do have an occasion, I can easily take it down!

And finally, because it is officially Spring now, it was time for me to switch out my winter encaustic artwork by Donna Hanson for my Spring/Summer one!

Well, it’s back to stitching (my quilt) for me. What are your plans for this weekend?

Social Saturday | March 12

Nicole social saturday

We’ve made it through another week, dear Reader! How was yours? My week was good; nothing out of the ordinary happened. I did some redecorating in my room in anticipation of spring…dried flowers, a butterfly and some moss in my cloches.

This picture above of painting with the milk paint was from ages ago, but I never posted it, so here it is now. We did finish that storage cabinet this week; sealing it with the linseed oil and assembling it. It’s finished, but we have to wait for it to fully cure before we move it into the sewing room. I hate waiting- I want to move it in now and start organizing the space!

I made a carrot cake this week. This is probably my favourite recipe; it substitutes some of the oil for applesauce. One of the problems with carrot cake can be that it’s too oily, and the applesauce fixes that problem wonderfully!

The last image I will leave you with this week is this one of our gander Wobblert. It’s a long story of why he has that name, but mainly because he has a problem with his legs and he wobbles. It’s a fitting name. He was mad that I dared to come and take a photo of him, so he climbed up on this snow drift and hissed at me. He’s not actually very mean, but I am always a bit wary since he bit my foot last year when the geese were trying to hatch eggs and he was overly protective of them!

Anyways, that was my week! How was yours? Any plans for the weekend and for next week?