Ein Kollege aus Frankreich ließ uns kürzlich wissen, dass man sich in seinem Heimatland bis Ende Januar ein frohes neues Jahr wünschen darf – dann nutze ich das mal aus: Frohes Neues Jahr! Ich hoffe, ihr seid gut reingekommen und könnt damit umgehen, dass es übermorgen schon Februar ist… Und wie sollte es anders sein: ich habe natürlich Weihnachten im Kopf, aber das ist in dieser Umgebung auch für Anfänger nicht schwierig:
A colleague from France recently let us know that in his home country it’s perfectly fine to wish each other a happy new year until the end of January – so there: Happy New Year! I hope it started out well for you and that you can handle the fact that it’s already February the day after tomorrow… And no surprise here, of course: Christmas is on my mind, but in this kind of landscape that would be easy for beginners even:
Derweil bin ich voll und ganz dem Tea Bag Fold verfallen… mit tatsächlichen Teebeuteltütchen… es kommt auch insofern der Feierabendgestaltung hier entgegen, als es sich auch mit Larry auf den Beinen sehr gut machen lässt. Ich kann gar nicht so viel Tee trinken, wie ich gerade diese Sterne kreieren will.
Meanwhile, I’ve gotten hooked on the tea bag fold… with actual tea bag… bags. And it comes in really handy as an after hours activity when factoring in a cat addicted to cuddles – Larry lies down on my legs the moment I get onto the couch. Anyhow, I can’t drink nearly as much tea as I would like to create these stars.
Und wie gesagt, die Farbkombinationen sind teilweise abenteuerlich, ich experimentiere noch. Vielleicht spielt da der nahende Karneval mit rein?
Color combinations are sometimes on the courageous side of things, I’m still experimenting. Maybe the carnival season which is heating up in earnest now plays a role here?
Und wie gut, dass viele Challenges im Januar den kreativen Flow ohne große Ansprüche ankurbeln wollen:
Luckily, many challenges in January do their best to get your mojo going again without fancy themes:
Sparkles: #144 Sparkle / Glitter accents
ABC: A – is for Anything for Christmas / B – is for Bear
Rudolph Days Challenge / January
12 Months of Christmas: #96 Anything Christmas Goes
MLCCB: #48 Anything Christmas Goes
Dann mal… einen guten Start in den Februar!
So… have a good start into February!
Barbara
The Knackered Grouse 
Love the snow photos! And your stars are fabulous. When you say tea bag, do you mean the envelope they come in?
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ENVELOPE! Thank you… I couldn’t think of the word and was too lazy to look it up 🙂
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Happy new Year!
I was wondering about the tea bag bags.
I’ll have to check it out!
Looks fabulous.
Hope you & Larry are staying warm!
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Really beautiful stars. The design is amazing. Great colours and so inspiring too. Thanks for joining in at Sparkles Christmas. Hugs Debs DT x
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Hi Barbara – thanks for your latest post to which I responded but for some reason, it got into a correction mode….sorry! Hope you get to review and update before posting – here goes!
Lovely pictures and cards – thanks for sharing…What a lovely idea to use these tea envelopes. Will give it a try . This month, Ottawa / Gatineau has received double the amont of snow compared to last year…we should easily break the record for the yearly total amont – with February and March still to come! Would make your pics even prettier! Santé, paix et bonheur xo
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What great pictures – so peaceful. I’m glad your cat could cuddle you and keep you warm. As for the tea bag folding – great colour choices and design. Thank you for joining us at ABC Christmas Challenge xx Lynda/Loopyloo DT
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