The tea set is done! See, every once in a while I DO finish something I started. But as soon as one is finished, the next one starts. Or more likely, the next one was already started. It's hard to have more than one painting project going at once, though, as I just don't have the space. Probably it's a good thing. So now I've moved on to the pile of skates I picked up over the summer, and so far they are progressing pretty quickly.
The problem I sometimes have is lack of inspiration when it comes to
deciding just HOW I'm going to paint them. But this time, the ideas
came almost faster than I could write them down, and I have plans for 10
of the 12 skates I managed to accumulate. Here's one I did last summer
after finishing the cherry chair and stool and was still in cherry
mode. Right now it's all I can do not to paint one purple with violets
on it. I still might, it's not exactly wintery but then neither are
cherries.
Thanksgiving is almost here, and once again I have managed, for the most part, to avoid Christmassing my shop. I'm old-school, I guess, and I think Christmas should wait until after Thanksgiving. I understand people like to get shopping early, and my Etsy shop is certainly sporting lots of Christmas stuff, but there's not much that annoys me more than going into a store, any store, and seeing Christmas stuff out in October. So until Thanksgiving week, Incredible Threads remains, for the most part, a Christmas-free zone. No holiday displays, and certainly NO Christmas music. I love Christmas music but it has to wait until this week. My plan is to go in tomorrow and deck the halls while the store is closed.
The problem I sometimes have is lack of inspiration when it comes to
deciding just HOW I'm going to paint them. But this time, the ideas
came almost faster than I could write them down, and I have plans for 10
of the 12 skates I managed to accumulate. Here's one I did last summer
after finishing the cherry chair and stool and was still in cherry
mode. Right now it's all I can do not to paint one purple with violets
on it. I still might, it's not exactly wintery but then neither are
cherries. 
Thanksgiving is almost here, and once again I have managed, for the most part, to avoid Christmassing my shop. I'm old-school, I guess, and I think Christmas should wait until after Thanksgiving. I understand people like to get shopping early, and my Etsy shop is certainly sporting lots of Christmas stuff, but there's not much that annoys me more than going into a store, any store, and seeing Christmas stuff out in October. So until Thanksgiving week, Incredible Threads remains, for the most part, a Christmas-free zone. No holiday displays, and certainly NO Christmas music. I love Christmas music but it has to wait until this week. My plan is to go in tomorrow and deck the halls while the store is closed. 
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