Hearts on a string.
Today was a day dedicated to recovery, school, laundry, and recovery. Did I mention recovery??? Oh, okay.
Hubs and I had a very laid back weekend, but not in the sense that one might take it. We spent it flat on our backs, sliding down a slippery slope at WinterPlace ski resort, West Virginia. Sadly, no, we were not tubing. We were skiing.
Ouch.
It was quite shameful the number of times that I fell down. Pathetic, actually.
If there ever was a time that I needed a craft that required very limited movement, little muscle, and weighed almost nothing, today was the day.
Valentine’s day is just a few days away and I needed some “lovey-dovey” in our home. I rummaged around in my craft stash and found exactly what I was looking forward: fuschia yarn and glitter hearts. The yarn was from an old “white elephant” gift wrap and the glitter hearts were confetti from previous years. Woven together, they would make a cute garland.
I didn’t measure anything. I quickly cut a length of yarn and folded it in half to find the center. After arranging eleven hearts in a pattern, I picked up the middle glitter heart and slid it to the center of the yarn. Using two fingers, I created a loop from which heart could dangle freely.
It was a swift and painless project.
I love it. It was free. The cheery hearts make me smile.
You want to reach out to shake the pretty hearts on the string, making them sparkle in the lights. After all, what girl doesn’t love glitter and shimmer?
Then you remember. Your arm hurts.
Word from the wise: Learn to ski before 30.
So, did you have a good weekend? Do you decorate for Valentine’s day? Know how to ski? Tell me. Help take my mind off of my sore muscles and bruised ego.
Happy Monday.
Heather,
Very good/creative decoration of “What is on hand!”Sweetie and little sweethearts will love it, I’m sure. Skiing -I have never done – on purpose….lol…or tubing….looks fun but also dangerous and I am well over 30! I enjoy watching it done by others…..but I have to agree with other commenter, my idea for WinterPlace is to sip hot chocolate, read a book indoors by the fireplace all comfy, safe and warm….and that is only if I was there stranded….I wouldn’t drive in the snow there on purpose….lol….I am not into traveling snow-covered roads/being in the cold and all of that wintry stuff….GIVE Me SPRING! Hope you heal quickly…but as you get older….it takes longer…and when you get my age, you think about that BEFORE you try the stuff that looks like fun when younger folks do it! lol!
Thanks, Mrs. V. This was entirely out of my comfort zone -no pun intended! Hot cocoa, a good book, and a warm fire is definitely more my style. I am eager for warmer weather as well. Thanks for commenting.
Eek! Feel better soon. I’m not much of an athlete. I’d rather be sipping cocoa by the fire than skiing down the slopes. Your heart garland is gorgeous.
Trust me. I’ve never been much of an athlete…ask anyone who knows me.
I can now cross skiing off of my bucket list -if I had one.ha! Thanks, Sage.
Glad you survived! Don’t be so hard on yourself – You’ll do better next year!
Survival was definitely the goal every.single.time I got off of the ski lift. I’d look down the wintry mountain and ask myself how I could be so stupid to have climbed back up here. And I’d slip and slide my way down, crashing every ten feet,…er inches. Grace and balance I certainly do not possess. I’m sure that I was quite the spectacle for all to see. Yes, next year will be better. =)
Love the heart garland. The yarn reminds me of the yarn that I used to tie in your hair and the hair of your sisters-although I don’t think we ever had the multi-colors. Very pretty! Hope your soreness goes away soon.