How are you dear friends? Where I live, we've been getting a lot of snow. It's been snowing every week and there's more snow expected. Here are a few photos of our winter wonderland:
It's a really pretty sight. I'm grateful that we haven't had any power outages and the guys plowing the snow in our neighborhood have been doing a really good job.
It's been crazy cold and I'd like to share some of the things I've been doing to turn winter from blah to TADA!
But winter also means being stuck indoors. So I decided to extend Christmas to March.
The garland that I put out for the holidays is still up. I turn on the fairy lights when the sun sets {that's as early as 4:30 pm}. The decorations are a collection from different travels and that ornament with a "C" on it is a new acquisition -- a handmade gift from a friend at work. Looking at this garland makes me happy.
Because lighting a fire is not an option {we don't own a fireplace}, the flame on the stove is lit for a kettle so that I can brew some of this tea.
Then this record plays on the turn table. Christmas carols never fail to lift my spirits {I sometimes play them off season especially if I'm feeling the blues}. Snow outside, Christmas carols indoors...this ritual turns dreary days from blah to TADA!
The heat melts this wax, filling the home with such a soothing scent. And I like that the wax melts have seasonal scents -- florals for spring, ocean aromas for the summer, and things like pumpkin and apple for the the fall.
I also buy some flowers at the supermarket to add colorful cheer to my desk. A few more weeks and spring will be at our doorstep!
Please stop by on Wednesday so we can do a little crafting.
Oh by the way, a quick announcement:
The winner of my blog birthday giveaway is Jonnie L. of craftyprocratination. Congratulations! I'll be in touch with you so I can send this to you.
Have a nice day everyone!
Thanks for sharing ways to chase away the winter blues! I've been following your blog for a couple years now. Wishing you congratulations on your 5 year anniversary! I was surprised to see that you apparently have a working turntable record player. I imagine some of the younger generation have never played a vinyl record. It's sad for me to see people making crafts out of vinyl records, like bowls and so forth, even though I guess it is recycling, Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteThe ornament I made! So happy to see it become blog famous!
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