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fun-on-the-4th...

            A week or so ago, I was at Nordstrom and saw these really cool sunglasses on a mannequin; of course I had to buy them...and at $12, they were a steal. There are two things about them that are pretty neat: 1 - the lens are mirrors and 2-they fit over my regular glasses - or otherwise, I'd not be able to see a darn thing.

I brought them home, set them aside, promptly forgetting I had them. Fast forward to today - 4th of July!

 We've had a very leisurely holiday; we had no plans to go out or have people in...and it's been so beastly hot and muggy that the idea of not having to go out is very appealing.  Because the National Fireworks is scheduled tonight, the Washington Nationals ( major league ball team ) played their game - here at home- at 11 am. Norman settled  in to watch and I was still seated at the DR table with all my paraphanalia: journals; pens; books; iPad and iPhone, etc.,  spread about. I'd gone down the YouTube rabbit hole (thanks Mary!) and since I had nowhere else to be, continued exploring. For some reason, I remembered the glasses and went upstairs to retrieve them. Oh neat! Back downstairs, I  tried taking selfies of me, the room, Norman, etc...the results of which you can see below. 

I think I like this photo the best - it really captured the moment. I  trust you holiday has been good...and considerably cooler. 

Cheers~

I thought I'd stitch and PLAY...

Each morning for the past month, give or take a day or so, I've enjoyed looking out the window and seeing the day lilies, geranium and Crepe Myrtle in bloom. As I said earlier this week, it seems to me that the Crepe Myrtle are especially vivid and colorful this year.

Inspired by the flowers' colors,  I thought yesterday I'd start a mini quilt; I never got around to it. But today, I decided to spend an hour (or so) and start: I picked fabrics in yellows, oranges and reds/raspberry; sat at my sewing machine and stitched.  

I haven't just played with fabric in a long time. I have no idea how this will all turn out; I'm quite willing and eager to be surprised. Stitch. Play. Stitch. Play. Stitch. Play...

What inspires you to just take time and play? With what? 

Stay tuned...this will be continued! Have a great weekend!

Cheers~

what fun!

Honoré here: I'm not sure where the day went but all of a sudden I look up and it's dark! Wow! I spent a goodly portion of today playing around with gel printing and making art journal pages. This is a photo of two pages I made with the new Gelli Arts printing plate.

The designs on both were made with found household items: Q-tips, plastic forks, paint brushes,etc. You just have to be careful not to use anything that can puncture the plate. The yellow print is muslin and I really like the it. I'll try that again with other fabrics. I used acrylic paint and I think I may have to try another medium to use on fabric. Guess I need to do some research...

Lots of fun. Can't wait to share with Kayla. Be sure you check out the Gelli Arts video. I was very impressed with how clean the presenter's work area stayed; trust me, neither I nor my workspace looked like hers! No way! 

Cheers~

at the Smithsonian Mall...

Honoré here: Worn to a frizzle-frazzle am I. I spent the afternoon on America's playground, The Smithsonian Mall, among the hoard of people who were there, as I, to see the cherry blossoms. Tomorrow I shall share some of the sights but I thought I'd post this today:

                   

Isn't this kite just the most fun? And I love, of course, the colors...

Off to rest my feet...

Cheers~

playdate

Honoré here: Yesterday, my friend Kathy and I had a playdate. Was much fun. We met about 10 am at a scrapbook store and spent about an hour and a half, browsing the papers and other fun scrap book supplies. I thought I was being conservative in my purchases but managed to spend $80. I bought page protectors, a BoBunny My Edgy cascading album, assorted rub-ons, stickums, bling and of course - paper. These are my favorites:

...lovely flocked Lush Pink Daisy Paper, Blue Finch Paper and Blue Large Polka Dot Paper by My Mind's Eye...

                   

...this Vintage Blue Line from We R Memory Keepers: of course I couldn't pass up this color palette...

                   

and these just-for-fun Daily Dose journaling cards from My Mind's Eye...

                   

After that, we went to our favorite Barnes & Noble in Annapolis for lunch - I had quiche and minestrone soup...

                    

...and to visit and chat about our upcoming project (more on that in another post). We had fun taking pictures of one another taking pictures of one another. Here's Kathy taking a photo of me...

                   

Too soon, it was 3 pm and time for Kathy to head home to Delaware. Me, I had just enough time to get home for a 4 pm call on clearning. Clearning?! Yes clearning...and that's a post for another day, probably tomorrow. I'll leave you in suspense til then...

Cheers~