Tea & Bees

Well spring is beginning. Today is wet and grey, not a feeling you want with the anticipation of summer. But the grass is greening and trees are budding and have a fury look to them.

After a great lull at work, things are picking up again. And fast. Good for the bank account but a drag for mind and soul.

I made this birthday card in haste last week for a friend. It's nothing terribly special in terms of design but it's a fun and easy way to make a home-made card. Something I really haven't done in years but have found myself doing more recently. I made a slew of these for my family for Valentine's Day. Unfortunately I had to mail them off before I could scan them but picture something like this but with lots of red and pink hearts. You get the idea.

Before these cards, I've never really picked up a needle and thread so it's a bit interesting to me that I even decided to make something like this. I think it's a way for me to make a simple little something for some one but with a bit of a twist - a little extra something. But I would like to work up to stitching more intricate designs and maybe using a better quality of paper than Staple's recycled computer paper. But all in good time. For now they are simple and sweet.

*just a little disclaimer - I still haven't gotten the format of this website down so in order to view my images in complete, full and beautiful size, you may have to double click the image so it will open full in a new window. But I will leave that up to you.