I was admiring the daffodils
in our neighbors’ yards while watching the squirrels’ morning antics with the
robins and blue jays. Our side neighbor has pale yellow ones, our back has the
ones with orange cups and yellow blades. Sort of wished we had some. I think
they grow from bulbs, so it’s amazing anyone has any, with all the wildlife
around here. We saw ‘possums in the backyard last night, and S., who lives
about two miles away, has trouble with deer and rabbits munching on her garden.
So when one of the embroidery
companies I monitor showed a pretty daffodil pencil topper design, with a
discount for their e-mail fans, I went for it. Only to discover that I don’t
really have yellow felt ! I have a cut of very pale, almost beige yellow that I
got as part of an Etsy lot, so I used that. The top embroidered part is
actually a two-level applique - the ‘cup’
part is overlaid on the blades, so I can mix and match both threads and felt colors,
any way I want. I went with one color, both in felt and thread, to test, but it
still looks OK. Beloved Hubby thought it was a daisy, but I like it. And yellow
felt is now on my shopping list.
It felt really good to make
something for a change ! I know I’ve been busy buying stuff and shopping
lately, but I think that’s about to end. I got too much to create to keep going
out ! That said, I promised to take Dearest Son to TRU tomorrow, as Game Day
got cancelled . . .
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