We went down to the property Saturday, the roads were not the greatest but we made it okay. It's a 25 mile drive to the new house so it took us awhile but Terry got us there safely.
There were large frozen puddles all over the place and the temp. got down to 13 degrees that night so I knew they would still be frozen the next day. I had bought some iceskates when I lived in Boston about 10 years ago and never got a chance to use them so this was the perfect opportunity to try them out!
The next day the sun was shining and the roads were much better so we headed back down to the property. I got a chair, took off my snowboots and put my skates on. They were so stiff because they were new and never worn but once I got the hang of it I could skate around on my little frozen puddles! I had a nice little skating rink and skated along, slowly but surely with my stiff skates waiting to fall and was so grateful I didn't! (I had long john's on for extra cushioning just in case I fell!) I was done after 10 minutes or so as the skates were hurting my feet from being new but I was so happy that I finally got to iceskate after all these years! Next year were going to flood a bigger area near the back of the property and Terry wants to get some skates too, he said he was quite the skater in his younger days so I am sure we will have lots of fun. (I hope it gets cold enough next year!)
While my computer was out, I tea-dyed some ribbon, flowers, lace and doilies. I sprayed the doilies with glimmer mist in pretty pastel colors, this is how they turned out. I've been using them on cards and tags.
I made this card using Cosmo Crickets Earthlove Collection.
And my Custom Crops project this week. You can find the supplies and instructions
here.
It's a beautiful and sunny day today, the main roads are clear but the backroads are all icy so I'm hibernating in my craft room where it's warm and cozy.
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful week!
Annette
9 comments:
Yahoo for you that you got your snow! (and double yahoo because WE have NO SNOW on the ground at this time)Uh, where are your gloves??? You must not have gotten the stinkin' cold along with your snow that we get...lucky.
Love the projects that you are turning out in your warm and cozy craft room! :-)
What a fun photo of you! Love those doiles - that pink card is AMAZING!!
Gorgeous cards Annette...and so glad that you had a snow day! We have had sooo much here in KY, the exictement has worn off....have a great week.
Love all your projects. Especially love hearing about your little skating venture! Isn't it fun to let our inner kid play?
How fun to be able to skate right in your own yard! You look like you are having a great time!
Love the creations! Such soft, wonderful colors!
(-: Heidi
Yippee, pictures of Annette ice skating : ) Looked like you were having fun! I'm not very coordinated or graceful, so I stay away from ice/roller skating! So happy you got some snow! Love your pictures!
Your cards are beautiful! I love the flowers on your Custom Crops card, so pretty! And the doilies are fab, love the colors!
Hugs
Amber
Hi Sweetie!!
Thanks for al your wonderful comments! I will Email you in a few days and we will have to catch up! Absolutely gorgeous cards!!!!!
Hugs, Char
It looks SO pretty like this! I think the white background puts such an emphasis on your photos and i love how your cards and such tie into the banner :)
Oh, how fun that you got to skate at your property! LOVE that photo of you! That is just tooooooo cool!
Your cards are gorgeous! I love the sprayed doilies! Love the glitter and glam, too!
Ho more snow for us this weekend. :( We got a few puffy flakes yesterday morning, but you really had to squint to even see them.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend!
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