One FFO

 Hi friends.  Greetings from PA snowmageddon.

Hope your Christmas, although restricted, was still wonderful.  Planning, decorating, buying, anticipating, baking .... sort of like a wedding.  The long preparation is over in a day.  And the cookie table is bare.  Well .... mine is.

Have I stitched?  No.  The joint pain in my hands, ankles, and hips is worsening and it may be the Sjogrens.  Joints, kidney, lungs, fatigue, can all be involved in progression.  I'm hoping this is a flare and will eventually calm and revert back to normal miserable.  I've been dropping so many things and controlling that needle was not working.  So instead, I decided to work on final finishes.  Rather than construct a drum as planned, the box was an easier option.

I have various sizes and shapes of shaker boxes left and recessed a few lids for needlework.  When I would paint lids of shakers, lining up the fingers and standing on its side to balance was important.  A box doesn't have to always be set on a table and I like the standing option.

Once the design is centered I tape or mark the lid.  Then glue in place while double checking alignment.  This is a sweet little box not easily seen on the higher table, so the side position is my choice. 

But I can set it on a lower table too.  Not sure if I will add a cording or not.

Hoping for a weekend of rest and comfort for everyone.  And that blogger fixes the photo issues in 2021.  And the cookie elf restocks my cookie table.

Stay safe!

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