Blue Monday #21-Crafting with Blue

Time for Blue Monday again! Seems it was just here and now here it is again.

Where does the time go? Out the window probably. And taking me with it.

Thank you to Sally at Smiling Sally for hosting Blue Mondays for us. Go visit her to see others having fun with Blue Monday.

First up is the update on my cross stitch project for the Stitch Along Blog that I am a part of.

I am finally finished with the bowl and now I am working on the blue checkered cloth the bowl is sitting on. Hooray for progress!

Would you believe I am already hunting around for my next project?

I have a couple in mind I want to do next.

This paper has blue on it. This is my list of colors for my current project. I am actually done with a few colors. See? I have crossed some of them off.

That will help me to ignore those symbols because I am done with those colors.

Crossing off finished colors really does feel good.

The other thing I do is highlight my finished areas on the chart. There is a feeling of accomplishment to see what is DONE. Plus it really helps me to find my place as I am working on it.

I was at my mother's after church when I remembered my daughter suggested I post pictures of the painting project I had done there years ago.

This cabinet is above their stove. When they had the kitchen remodeled I was taking tolepainting classes at the time.
My mother asked me to paint something on that middle section.
This is what I painted. The flowers are blue.
Here is another view. I was trying to avoid the glare of the light.

This blue goose is a gift I painted for my mom. The cloth it is sitting on is a cross stitch my mother did years ago.
I think it has Swedish designs.

This is another gift I did for my mom. This was a class project. I made two of them.
The other one hangs in my house. Except the word 'Welcome' is in black on mine. And harder to see. That is why I did it in offwhite on the one I made for my mother.
She has this one hanging in her entryway.
Another gift for my mother.
Two Amish children. I think this was also a class project.
I always intended to paint another set for myself.
I hope I still have the painting pattern.
Lots of blue for my mother.
Blue is her favorite color.
She has it all through the house.

Happy Blue Monday to everyone!

~Linnea~