the beast has gone !

I never liked the large spidery beast.
The beast dominated our living-room.
Even when I painted the beast white, he still spoiled all my photos with his gangly limbs.

THE BEAST HAS GONE at last.

In his place - a white lacy ball.

A white lacy ball that is by no means perfect - but which is pretty perfect for my living-room.

A quiet, understated, soft piece of whiteness that doesn't detract from everything else.

I LOVE my lacy ball !

 

The tutorial on how to make this is here and it's WAY WAY WAY better than mine, but I first saw it here at my dear friend Olga's blog.
My lacy lampshade lost it's shape a bit while I was trying to sew a fitting to it, so I may take it down and re-do it, but it's soooooooooo much better than the before.

Before

After

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Please take a moment to read this post from another dear friend, Maureen.

It is a very heartfelt piece about a child who was shot in the head because
she dared to blog about her life, something which we all take for granted.