Happy Wednesday!

Is the week going by fast or it just me? I always want the week the kids are off to go by slowly but it kinda feels like it's going by quickly. SLOW DOWN week! My kids are enjoying their Winter Recess! Today they are having a "mall day" as I call it. That's very special because we only go maybe three times a year! Seriously. Here on Long Island where we have many malls, I go RARELY. It's not the kind of shopping I enjoy. My son is looking forward to spending some of his birthday money and that's fine. I go to all the stores he wants to, and I let him spend his time browsing. Caitlin enjoys going to the Disney store and Claires, then we have lunch, shop a little more and its home. My kids think this is a vacation day! And my son doesn't want to go anymore often. He thinks it will take the specialness out of it. I think he's right. So we go on Winter Break, Easter Recess and once in the Summer. I will enjoy the Yankee Candle store and a couple others , and I love the Disney store but then I'm good to go ...HOME! Craft stores and supermarkets is where I like to spend!

I posted a picture of my stacking boxes I lovingly lugged all through the Green Dragon market. Above that table is my favorite shelf. I bought it at Kountry Korner in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania. It's one of my favorite shops. I actually haven't changed a single item on that shelf in three years because I was so happy the way it looked! I have to do better up-close photos so you can actually see! And I don't know what that white spot is that showed up on my photo either to the right (?)

My sister had given me some pine cones from her yard before Christmas. I scented them, and they have been "fermenting" :) in a tightly closed bag. I think it's time to check them! I did a woodland scent. I prefer to scent my own as I can never understand why stores that sell the scented ones use overpowering CINNAMON. And I like the smell of cinnamon but not on pinecones. Funny, I can never find pinecones scented, lets say with PINE! Always that overpowering cinnamon.

Tomorrow I will get my photos posted of some projects I have worked on. I wish I had the talent Miss Cat Nap Primitives has to sew! I'm working on it though! I want to sew new accent pillows for my parlor room couch. You have me determined to learn Miss Gina!

Have a great day and make it a fun one!