Snowstorm activities-colorful clothespins

I had meant to do this project with E awhile ago, but now I'm glad we hadn't done it yet.  In the playroom/sewingroom there's a clothesline from the window on one wall to the door on the other wall that I use to hang E's paintings up to dry.  My idea was to paint the clothespins I use when I hang the pictures up.  With all the winter white surrounding us, I really needed a colorful project. 

Supplies-Paint, paintbrushes, clothespins

My clothespins have a very definate spring feeling to them.

Look, I even did argyle!

We've been painting clopthespins since Monday.  To keep the paint from drying so fast, I put the paint trays into zippered bags. 

Now we need some pictures to hang up!

Happy Thoughts!

I take back what I said before

After my last post, I decided it was ridiculous to put off doing things I enjoy.  I had coinsidered not visiting my favorite inspirational sites, but that also seemed unreasonable.  So I spent most of Saturday in my favorite chair, using a pattern from this book to embrioder a flour sack towel.

Just after breakfast I had gotten this far.

I didn't take the time to take pictures of the rest of the process, so here is my finished work

The Hubby came into the sewing room that evening, as I was finishing.  Peeked over my shoulder and said, "So that's why I've gotten away with so much today."

My question was, what had he done?  Nothing, he had gotten to sit in front of the computer all day, since I was engrossed in my embroidery. 

My question is, who fed the kids?

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What wish I were vs what I am doing

No posting about fun crafts? 

No look what we made today posts in months. 

Why? 

Because I've had seamstress type work coming in constantly.  I know I 'm lucky to have work, and I'm really not complaining.  Also, don't worry, we have been doing crafts, woo, daddy, have we ever!  

What I haven't been doing, is taking the time to write up posts about them.  Hope you are enjoying the pictures.  Right now, I am going 12 rounds with a very beautiful dance costume, and in between rounds, I'm getting my booty kicked by some of my own creations, trying to get things just right. 

I would rather spend my time working on my own stuff, but, right now, I have already agreed to altering these costumes, so until they are done, I will dream about my long list of what I want to do...
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