Not really! LOL We here, in good ole Wisconsin, we're only suppose to get a mere 2 inches, which turned into an accumulation of about 6 or seven! UKA!

Yes, "ucka" is actually a word I use to describe our lovely white stuff. Anywho, I spent most of my day indoors puttering away on various things to pass the time. Here is another addition to the recent video archive.

The wheel so far................

I decided that instead of taking a miriad of pictures, I would just tape my progress as it goes. So here is the first clip of me working on the wheel itself. I will be posting more as it progresses. I hope you enjoy it so far!

Today was an absolute Blah, Blah, Blah day. Ugh...I hate it when I feel like this. It must be the weather. So hum drum, don't know what to do with myself kinda day. Yes I have been working on my projects, but when the break is needed I take it, after all the paint has to dry! LOL

I stand with my cup of coffee, my mind wandering, wondering when the weather will change. Gosh, how I hate being stuck indoors during winter. The colder months are just a downer for me. It's almost like taking an animal from the wild.....ok, so bad comparison, but you get my drift. By the way, it is going to be getting mighty cold up here in the great white covered North. They are talking temperatures as low as 40 below with wind chill.......yucko! Yet another reason for me to hate this blasted winter. We always say up here, that when you walk outside and you hear the snow squeak when you walk...it is very cold, that and when you can't feel your lips move when you talk. hahahaha

Any who...enough of my complaining......I have gotten my wheel somewhat put together, and a design started on it. It didn't take me to long to figure out what I wanted, and it looks cool. Although I can tell it has been awhile since I painted. My neck is literally killing me. BUT, it is all worth it, nothing like a sense of accomplishment. So enough of my ramblings for tonight. Ta ta all.

Well I thought i'd share a few more pictures and give you an update on my latest project.

I think it's coming along quite nicely. Here is the base, veneered and my dear hubby trimming the edges smooth.

And here it is with a clear coat of Shellac, the wheel still needs to be clear coated , but needed to be put together again to make sure all the pieces fit right.

The last step, (for my hubby anyways) is to weld the metal laves together, and attach them to their spot on the base board. Then, it's up to me to finish it with my artwork. Soooo looking forward to this! I'll have more pics as the project progresses.

As I mentioned in my "Celebrating Imbolc?" post, I wanted to start yet another project. So, I got to thinking and mulling an ides over in my mind of what I would like my Wheel of the Year to look like. Much to my husbands dismay, as I am always getting him to start new and exciting projects with me, (actually, he was all to willing to help me with it, he's very suppotive in everything I do, and since the ol'e eye roll was just for show, he thought it was a pretty neat idea) I started puttering around our basement, digging around to find things that might be of use to my new project. Then I got the "what are you looking for now" from hubby.

Well, glad you asked dear husband! LOL Then that's when I put him to work. It's so fun having a handy man around the house! So here is the project so far. These are the pieces that will be going on the top and bottom of the frame. I cut the pattern out ahead of time. and put these pieces together to get them the way I wanted them to look.

And here is my dear hubby cutting out the base frame for my wheel. Bless his lil heart.

And here is the frame, cut out and ready to receive a good sanding and getting it ready for the veneer. Which will be put on and clamped down to dry. I will post more pictures as the project progresses.

I really can't wait till this project is finished, I am very excited about it. The whole thing will be stained, then hand painted. I am not sure on the design yet, but I am sure it will come to me sooner or later. Most times I like to just wing it. My best work is done this way...LOL

I hope you've enjoyed it so far.