Head Cold, Bed Rest and a Little Dab of Crafting......My Weekend....

I woke up Saturday morning with a terrible head cold.

I did not get out of bed all day. I had my iPad, journal, Vicks Vapor Rub, phone, chargers AND a book! It was a beautiful day so I opened the back door to let the sunshine in.

Louis Dean waited on me hand and foot. Breakfast in bed. Lunch in bed.

Since it was a LATE breakfast and a LATE lunch - I just had hot tea for my supper.

Starve a cold! Feed a fever!!! Or is it the other way around?

I am still sick but feeling better than yesterday!

I have spent a good part of the day in the den. We watched Ed Young, Sr. on TV since I was too ill to go to church.

I love Facebook! I love the recipes, the status updates of my friends and family and the clever ideas people share! The one that caught my attention today was a denim apron.

I happen to have a couple pair of jeans lying around!

This was a pair from my sister, Nita. You can see they were accidentally bleached but still good jeans.

NO sewing required to make this! I am FOREVER looking for my phone or for my camera!!!

Now I can just pop them in the pockets and fasten the apron in the back and I am good to go!!

I wore this all day and since I look like death warmed over - trust me! - this was THE only cute thing about me!!! I have some really nice bright trim to sew along the bottom but when I sat down to the sewing machine I discovered the bobbin case wasn't there. So no sewing for me until NEXT Friday when I go back to the Bernina shop in Fort Worth.

I have also seen quite a few wreathes using cupcake liners.

I decided to try my hand at making one.

I covered a florist foam wreath with this fleece fabric. Too bad it has puppy feet on it.

Then I wrapped it with this beautiful wire beaded ribbon I bought at a shop in Mart, Texas.

Next I pinned on some cupcake liners! Last of all, I made a nice bow and wired it to the wreath!

Not too shabby for a Valentine wreath made with things I already had!!!

I managed to get one more Christmas tree down today. I lit this candle and set it on the 'vacant' kitchen table to celebrate! Just THREE more trees to go!! The living room still looks exsactly as it did Christmas Eve as does the dining room! The gazebo will be the last 'take down.'

We will not be hosting another party until February 12th so I have a little time to get it all done!

We've enjoyed some good football games this afternoon but now I'm waiting on Louis Dean to get out of his bath so we can watch Scorpion together. I'll save Downton Abbey for tomorrow.