We had our first big winter storm visit Northern Arizona. Down at my house in Dewey we got a lot of rain this week and only 15 minutes of snow fall yesterday. It didn’t’ even stick. But things are so wet that my yard is frozen and my front yard is covered in frost.
I haven’t lived in the snow since I was a kid and I haven’t even been skiing in about 14 years. So when I started snowing earlier in the week I just had to go visit the snow. If it wasn’t going to come to me then I was going to it.
I drove the 20 minutes up highway 89A to the back side of Prescott (sadly there’s only one JoAnn’s Craft store and it’s here). I took Iron Springs road up to the Granite Basin Recreation Area. I drove up and down snow covered streets trying to find a pull off that the snow plows had all ready cleared. Well, I found what I was looking for.
A snow covered mountain in Prescott
This morning I woke up to find my yard covered in frost and the small landscaped rock stream in my backyard was iced over. I have pics of those that I’ll post tomorrow. Brrrr it’s cold but at least it’s sunny. Today is perfect to stay in and work on a craft project.
I have several gifts that I still need to finish. I’m making a Goddess prayer box for one of my friends. It’s going to be cute. I’m taking a small balsa wood box and decoupage scrapbook and origami paper to the sides. I’m going to make a polymer clay Goddess to lay on the top of the box. I’m really excited about it. It’s similar to the wish box I made my Mom with the little polymer clay angel on top.
I also have to finish my Scrappy Gift Bags! I have 2 girlfriends that are crafty chicas. They both scrapbook but like most mom’s they get behind and sometimes loose inspiration. So I’m taking some really fun embellishments, brads, tags, die cuts, velum pieces, samples of my fibers and ribbons, rubber stamps and lots of little embellishments that I made myself. I also used my Sizzix to punch a bunch of letters to spell each of their kids names. I know how much I love the ultra polished look of die cut letters on my pages and cards and I thought it would be nice to give to my busy friends. I just wanted to share a little inspiration with them.
My biggest project is my Altered Art/Mixed Media piece that I’m doing for my mom. I usually make a scrapbook page for her for each holiday but I’ve been slacking. So instead of a scrapbook page I wanted something more. I saw an altered art journal while watching Craft Lab with Jennifer Perkins one day and it gave me the idea to make an altered art wall piece for my mom. I went to my local craft store and purchased an 11×14 canvas and an extra bottle of Mod Podge. I have several pictures from when I was a kid that I want to use and I even have some old fabric that she used to decorate my room when I was a kid. I’m working on the general layout of the piece but as you crafters & artists know, sometimes the piece has a mind of it’s own. I’ll post pics of all my projects with instructions just after the holiday.
Have a safe and happy Holiday season and warmest blessings for the year to come!
Happy crafting,
Chris
The Pagan Crafter 