Hi
Erma,
This
perfectly delightful note is being sent on paper I
made
myself to tell you what I have been up to.
Since
it snowed last night, I got up early and made a sled with
old
barn wood and a glue gun. I hand painted it in gold leaf,
got
out my loom, and made a blanket with hearts and rose
patterns.
Then
to make the sled complete, I made a white horse to pull it,
from
DNA that I had just sitting around in my craft room.
I
braided his mane and tail with hearts leftover from jewelry
I
made for last Valentine's Day Party. By then, it was time
to
start making the place mats and napkins for my 20 breakfast
guests.
I'm serving the old standard Stewart twelve-course
breakfast,
but I'll let you in on a little secret: I didn't have time
to
make the tables and chairs this morning, so I used the ones
I
had on hand. Just re-painted in a deep burgandy with
beaded
hearts trim.
Before
I moved the table into the dining room, I decided to add
just
a "mood setting" touch So I repainted the room in pinks
and
stenciled gold hearts on the ceiling.
Then,
while the homemade bread was rising, I took antique
candle
molds and made the dishes (exactly the same shade of
pink
) to use for breakfast. These were made from Hungarian
clay,
which you can get at almost any Hungarian craft store.
Well,
I must run. I need to finish the buttonholes on the dress
I'm
wearing for breakfast.
I'll
get out the sled and drive this note to the post office as soon
as
the glue dries on the envelope I'll be making. Hope my
breakfast
guests don't stay too long, I have 40,000 heart shaped
beads
to string before my speaking engagement at noon,
So
as not to be caught having to use last years creations again!
Love,
Martha Stewart
PS
When I made the ribbon for this typewriter, I used
1/8-inch
gold gauze. I soaked the gauze in a mixture of
white
grapes and blackberries which I grew, picked, and
crushed
last week just for fun.
