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Hello! I hope you’re doing ok. (Well, I hope you’re doing better than ok, but during these difficult times, ok is perfectly ok!)
Last autumn my friend Leslie offered me a two tiered dessert tray that she wasn’t using anymore. I took her up on it, specifically to try decorating it, something I’d seen done on YouTube.
So, here’s my first try at “Tiered Tray Decorating” — a little something for St. Patrick’s Day. I used things that I had around the house, including an old postcard that I got from Ebay last year.
I recorded a “Decorate With Me” video, if you’d like to see how it came together.
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The beautiful tulips were another gift from Leslie. One afternoon last week she phoned and said “look outside your door”. So, I opened the door to find a potted plant wrapped in gift paper sitting on the mat. She’d secretly popped over and left it there and was gone before I saw her.
Inside the charming package, were these tulips, with the buds closed up so tightly that I couldn’t tell what colour they’d be. Over the next few days, they slowly opened to reveal this stunning beauty. A bonus is that, after they’re done flowering inside, I’ll be able to plant the bulbs out in the garden and they’ll (hopefully) make a springtime reappearance for years to come! What a sweet act of kindness from this lovely lady.
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Here’s the St. Patrick’s Day “Cross-stitch on Paper” that I made last year. If you’d like to try making one yourself, follow this tutorial!
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Thank you for reading. xo loulou