Mar 16, 2010

When Life Gives You a Nor'Easter . . .

We got walloped down here in southwestern CT - but ya' it could be so much worse.  I love extreme weather. I love power outages. My boys think I'm nuts. I love the whole "survivor" thing about it.  But of course it's sad when things turn really bad for some people.  We'll  be out of power and cable (gasp - no internet) for a while, but that's no big deal.  Prayers out for those that are dealing with much worse.

So here's one picture of a leaning tree.  I didn't have my camera around for some of the amazing shots of nature at its best (or worse) that I could have gotten.  So this one is no big deal.  In our smallish town, there are 140 roads closed due to fallen trees and wires.



And yes, when life gives you a nor'easter . . . make something with the branches:

 
 




The little flowers are punched from a Marvy punch from an old dictionary. The butterflies are punched from Martha's classic butterfly punch and are suspended from 26 gauge wire. I punched them from Jenni Bowlin's mini papers - the small scale of the patterns are perfect for this.  So delicate.


thanks for stopping by!  I'll catch you all as i can - maybe from the bookstore tonight!
(Pam - your seam binding is coming!)

betsy

11 comments:

  1. Your branch project is PRECIOUS! Great idea. Sorry about the weather issues.

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  2. how cute. and way to stay occupied. but no power *gasp* hope it all returns soon!

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  3. so pretty Betsy! Hope you get power back soon. We're a little soggy up here but the sun is shining now :)

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  4. that is too darn cute. love how you made something out of a mess!

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  5. Your branches are stinkin' adorable!

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  6. This project just took my breath away! Gorgeous! Thanks for your comment on my blog--I really need to try PSE.

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  7. This is LOVELY! Hope that everything gets back to normal for you soon! I'm not sure what you call it when the weather gets bad in the midwest (maybe just "normal") But after having a couple of great days in the 60s we are getting slammed with ice and snow... :) Welcome to Kansas!

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  8. Your brance is so adorable!! Love it!

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  9. Thanks for stopping by and wishing me well!! I hope you have a great weekend.

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  10. OMG!! This is so beautiful! I must make one to keep in a vase if that is okay with you??
    -Cher

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