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Posted by terrepruitt on December 27, 2022
YEARS ago I bought a project to do that required wine corks and I asked everyone to save the corks for me. Well, saving them has become a habit and I have saved and received a lot of wine corks. I wanted to do something with them and so I created a couple of things this year with the wine corks. Here is one wine cork Christmas tree. I wanted it to be asymmetrical, I wanted it to be able to lay flat for easier storage. I also wanted the tree to be removable from the base. The idea is to turn each row of branches to help it look more like a tree. I mean, really, trees are not symmetrical so why do I think the ones I make have to be? I tried to let this one just BE. I like it, but I realize that I often inflict my “crafty” ideas on my friends. I know I am fortunate they love me.
I even like the way it looks from the top.
Oh, and by the way . . . I have not yet done the original project that I started saving wine corks for. I really should get to that!
Posted in Misc | Tagged: cement base, crafts, flexibility, wine cork Christmas tree, wine corks | 2 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on December 26, 2022
I really love how the Christmas tree looks at night with the lights on. I could post daily pictures of the tree. It would look the same but that is how often I take pictures of the tree. Silly, I know. You may have noticed the a portion of a cork tree in the lower left corner. I’ll show you it next. Now that the gift has been given, I can post them.
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Christmas 2022, Christmas Tree, Christmas tree lights, cork Christmas tree, December 2022 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on December 21, 2022
This is a little seal. He is cute. He looks like he is flying or we could pretend he is floating in the surf. I like him. I think he is super cute! What do you think?
Do you have any animal ornaments on your tree?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: animal ornaments, Christmas tree ornaments, Metal Ornament Tree, seal ornament | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on December 19, 2022
So, you may have seen my post where I mentioned decorating the ornament tree was not as easy as I had thought when I got it last year. And this is one reason why. First of all the nativity ornament is HUGE so I couldn’t hang a long ornament next to it because it got in the way. Then I had the idea to hang an angel by it (above it) because I thought that was artsy and smart (an angel over the nativity scene), but they (my angels) are all too big and bang against the bulb. I tried a few different things and realized that it was just going to be one of those things that happened. The angel was and is going to hit the nativity ornament. I believe the angel and the nativity bulb are the only ones that hit . . . at least they are the only ones that make a nerve wracking (are they going to break? The sound itself is actually pleasant) noise. But they only snack each other when we are leaning over to plug and/or unplug the tree. Anyway . . . this is an example of why it takes so long . . . because I think I am being brilliant when I decorate. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Anyone else place their ornaments strategically?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: angel over nativity, blown glass nativity scene, Christmas decorations, Christmas Ornaments, Nativity scene, ornament tree | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on December 17, 2022
This is my view this season! I love the lights and the decorations. We purposely set up the Christmas tree so we have the best view. From other angles it is either really hilarious or rather scary with the way the trunk is. But from this angle it is great. And the room is surrounded by lights.
Do you like a lot of lights for the Holidays?
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Posted by terrepruitt on December 15, 2022
This is a pretty narrow tree. Since I use the room as my studio to do my Zoom classes it works. Gentle yoga and stretch don’t require a lot of room, but Nia has lateral movement so I am going left and right a lot. It is easier not to be too restricted. So a narrow tree is working ok. I was just kinda surprised when I saw it in the daylight today. It is a good tree. Looking at another photo of it though, I think it may have shrank!
What do you think?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Chrstimas tree, gentle yoga, narrow tree, Nia, Online Classes, stretch, tall tree, Zoom classes | 4 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on December 14, 2022
Here is our ornament tree. I thought having a metal tree to hang things on would make it simple, but it is a challenge to hang the ornaments. I mean, for me, I don’t want all balls or round ornaments. I don’t want it to end up being all snowflakes or hearts. I don’t want a clump of one color. And some ornaments are big and don’t allow other ornaments to hang next to them. It is not as easy I thought, but I do like it.
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Christmas decorations, Christmas Ornaments, hearts, metal ornaments, metal tree, ornament tree, snowflakes, stars | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on December 12, 2022
I cannot believe I missed a Friday Photo! There are only five Fridays in the month and I missed one. So I decided that I am just going to share a bunch of photos this month. I love lights and Christmas decorations and I spend a lot of time putting stuff up that no one really sees. I am fortunate that I am still Zooming my classes from home so my students see my tree, but if you have been around here for previous Christmases you know I love my ornaments and decorations, so I am just going to post when I want. It is my blog and I wonder why I still try to follow a posting schedule. Here is a picture of the Christmas tree almost done being decorated. It was a challenge.
Do you put up a tree? Do you decorate for the Holidays?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Christmas decorations, Christmas Ornaments, Firday Photo, holiday decorations, ornaments, students, Zoom classes | 6 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on November 14, 2022
I just learned something and I am so excited 
about it. You may not be a fraction of excited as I am. I belong to a lot of Facebook groups where people are often asking “where is this?”, “how do I?”, “where can I?”, “what does it look like?”, so I am constantly taking screen shots and circling things and using the arrows. But that arrow has confounded me many times. I want it to point right at a specific spot but it never quite gets there. And don’t get me started on moving it and keeping it straight. Anyway . . .
While scrolling endlessly on Instagram this guy said if I had an iPhone I had I had to stop scrolling to learn this. So I did. And he was right!
If you draw a circle, oval, square, rectangle, line, arrow, heart, or star with the “markup” tool you can keep your finger on it and it will “perfect” it. My circles never look very good and my lines are often kinda wobbly. Well draw and hold and the phone will make it pretty!
So excited! What about you?
Can you tell which ones I drew and didn’t hold my finger on?
Posted in Helpful Hints, Misc | Tagged: arrows, arsensig, hearts, IG, Instagram, iPhone markup, perfecting markups, screenshots, stars, tips, tricks, www.HelpYouWell.com | Leave a Comment »
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