Three Little Things...

Adding Up.......

I don't know about you, Dear Readers, but the month of June has flown by and I feel as though I have accomplished almost nothing in my Mini projects. This is always a disappointing feeling.... because I have so many projects and always am planning the next steps for them in my head... and not always managing to find the Time to make it happen. So in an attempt to not be too disappointed by the teeny amount I accomplished last weekend, I will instead proudly proclaim that I added to Three of my ongoing mini projects! Above you can see that I have made quite good progress (depending on how you are measuring it, of course...) on the petit-point stitching that I began last Winter. The background has been slowly filling in with the cream color that is so difficult to distinguish from the mesh cloth threads.... it is so easy to skip stitches...! But it is nearing the point where I must decide whether I will be leaving it a "work-in -progress" with a few stitches left undone as if the mini person is still working on it.... it comes with a lovely sewing stand to mount it in, which I still have to assemble.

So really, this project is progressing nicely!

The second little thing I accomplished

 was to attach the tiles that make the top surface

 for the base of the Gypsy Wagon cooking hearth.....

 nine whole tiles glued to the cardboard surface!

 

You can see it above... 

I know, my picture is quite dark, 

even with the spotlight shining on it....

(You would think that on one of the Longest Days

 of the Year I would be able to capture it in sunlight.... 

but that did not happen...)

Here, you can see it a little closer..... 

these tiles are so wonderful.....

I do love the patterns! 

I will still need to trim the front edges to the right depth....

 and the base still needs to be textured to resemble stucco....

 None of which I had time to accomplish last week.

But the base now looks more like a

 part of the hearth which is what I had hoped!

 

And the Third little thing I accomplished, Dear Readers,

 was the fourteenth Lilac blossom!

Here you can see All the little florets lined up

waiting for their paint color to be added.....

And much much later, the assembled blossom!

And here you can see it added to the collection in the Safe Box....!

Fourteen blossoms completed!

And even though this might be the Shortest Post

 I have ever posted, Dear Readers,

And all I have to show are Three little things,

They are Adding Up to a whole lot more!