I was invited to join my sister (above) and her girlfriends for an afternoon of crafting. I had no idea when I accepted the invitation that the host's partner is a gourmet cook. Our lunch was a 4 Star meal and my socks were knocked into the next county.
The stew was so delicious, I enjoyed every single bite and savored the experience of such an unexpected treat.
But wait....there's more......
This gadget, I have absolutely no clue what it is, however I saw it entwined with some pears. No idea what that machine is or does....interesting isn't it?
I saw Charlie, the chef, pull a real whip cream gizmo from the fridge and then we were each presented with on of these:
A single perfect red raspberry in the center, pound cake tornado floating on the Chambord syrup, an amazing pear that had cavorted with that gizmo pictured above and drizzled with homemade caramel sauce topped with a scosche of sea salt. Wham Bam, thank you Charlie!!!
The gals were spraying rice paper and other textured papers with ink sprays. I've never seen anything like this so I was fascinated to see what they created.
Just like quilters, these paper artists had every kind of gadget you could imagine and enjoyed playing with the possibilities.
The ink spray bottles said they were fabric and textile appropriate. Wow....talk about a whole new way of thinking for me....a whole new world I know nothing about.
Yes, I have more projects going than any twelve people could finish in the next year....and I won't be taking up a new hobby at this time.....AND I had a ball watching them and learning about their process.
Debbie was the host and she has been applying her artistic abilities to making greeting cards since she retired. With each card that was added to my pile I thought of dear friends who I knew would treasure the card....I had no idea I loved so many people!
I'm only showing this ONE card....because I'll be sending them so many of you and I don't want to spoil the fun.
What a delightful and much needed joyful afternoon!
Smiles,
Kelly
