I am writing this (my first blog entry) with 28 inches of freshly fallen snow on the lawn with more coming tomorrow (I just heard another 24 inches). Oddly, this makes me so happy! It was so beautiful this weekend watching the snow gather on branches. Woods on three sides surround my house, so it was truly a winter wonderland. I was so fascinated by the icicles that were hanging from my roof.
The anticipation of snow means for me an exhaustive exploration for new recipes to try, a trip to the grocery store to gather all the ingredients, and of course, plan a project or two. My snow storm rules are simple: Make sure all of the bird feeders are full; the food I prepare has to make the house smell good; it has to the first time I made the dish, and the project(s) have to be just for fun and not for work. All is well with the recipes and the bird feeders, but the rule with the project isn’t as easy to abide by as it may seem. You see. I have been writing and designing how-to home decorating projects for most of my career. To paraphrase an old Xerox ad, “I live and breathe this stuff!”
I have always enjoyed the fact that I can see something; figure out how to make it, and in a day or so have my own version of whatever it was that caught my eye. Most people sing in the shower. Not me (that’s too simple). I recite concise “sound bites” explaining the steps or techniques of my current project. Then I challenge myself to write the step-by-step instructions explaining what I did. If that’s not bad enough, I now have to illustrate the to steps (I am teaching myself Illustrator). Whew! Can you see my dilemma while trying to do a project just for fun?
Whether it is for fun or work, it is my passion to share everything I can about DIY decorating (especially sewing). This is my mission in life. Hopefully this blog, my projects, videos, books, and patterns I write and produce will inspire you to try new things and have great success. We’ll all learn together…
Let it snow!
