Rainy Monday

Rainy Monday ... pouring, all day rain. At the risk of sounding like an old lady, we need the rain desperately. As a gardener, I'm pleased. 

Can I tell you a little side note on the garden and the FS visualization?

The garden is a part of my FS visualizations. Growing, sharing, connecting. I've imagined being at the garden, talking to people. It wasn't possible at my last garden because it was tucked in the backyard where no one could see it. 

Several times a week, I'm puttering in this garden and someone walks by and talks to me about it. The missing piece of the visualization ... pretty cool. 

I've been playing around (thinking) about a couple of creative projects.

Enough thinking ... time to get doing.

These are part of my SEEING sense focus. 

First:

Christmas table favors. 

I figured out this year's craft and supplies are ordered. 

Snowmen Candy Bars.

Stay tuned. 

Next:

Happy Rock Snake.

It got washed away on the trail after big storms and I messaged the town. I have the go-ahead to start it again.

First up ... I need to paint the head and tail. I can't find big enough rocks -- tried nursery and hardware stores. I'll try a couple of landscaping companies too. I can also look at the river (not this week -- too much rain will cover the rock area). I only need a few rocks. The body of the snake will be regular sized rocks and I have a lot of those.

The plan ... paint the head and tail. Coerce friends to help me get the body going. Probably around 10-15 rocks will start it. I need to paint a sign too -- "help us grow our Happy Rock Snake." A little community project. 

Could be a flop.

Will be fun.

Could be a success. 

Painting rocks together is a GATHERING and I'll use Priya Parker's guidance. This project will check a lot of FS boxes.

And I'm back to rock painting again. I took a bit of a break ... just long enough to miss it. 

I love a working craft space.
It's like a moving meditation
when I'm painting.

Backs are painted too.

I don't want to hand paint the base of the big snake rocks so I bought some spray paint. Not sure if it'll work. Sampled some small rocks and drying overnight ... looks like an option. It might also be good for rocks that are hard to get base paint adherence. 

The green is okay for the snake,
but I wanted a brighter green.

Next, kinda:

I ordered curtains and a rod for a portiere. 

What's this fancy word, you say? (At least, I did ...  never heard of it before.)

It's a curtain over a door, often an entryway. We have no privacy from our front door and want an option to close it off when it's dark. For a number of reasons, a shade or frosting the glasses aren't options without issues. Trying this first. It's vintage and adds interest and fits my aesthetic right now. 

I saw it in an IG picture of a room and googled more about it.

I like that it's a little weird. 

Trying to change a lifetime of vanilla decorating. 

Stay tuned for pictures next week if it works.

Finally:

I'm fussing with the primary bedroom. Have some ideas to try out next week to start building it up to cozy and fun and playful and creative. 

It's really rather dull and uninspired right now.

Planets must be aligned ... I'm on a creative streak. 

That's all from this rainy Monday. Dogs are being groomed (bummer with the rain) and I have a few errands while they're getting finished. Then the day is mine ...

Have a good start to the week. Later gators.