Christmas Edition The Village #Brushstrokes

Shared the original photograph with WW community December 2015

For months I’ve dabbled with my iPad Brushstrokes app re-inventing  photos I shared in previous years. I love this photo-editing program! It turns ordinary picture into masterpieces. I always fancied trying to paint but never got into that aspect of art except for painting designs on t-shirts or sweatshirts. 

A week ago this past Monday, we got our first snowfall in Knoxville.  It was a wet, heavy snow, too.  I was surprised to see on Tuesday morning about an inch and a half of fluff caked on every tree branch and limb.  It didn’t stay around long. Later in the week, we went to the mountains and we shocked to see how much snow was left over. I used my iPhone 8 to capture the below pictures for your enjoyment. You can click on any of my photographs to enlarge for a better view. 😉

Ascending the Smoky’s nearing Alum Cave trail head.
Sunset from Newfound Gap Overlook

Last month, I mentioned that I did a DIY project for lavender soap.    The final product looks lovely and smells delightful! I haven’t actually tried washing with the soap, though.  I’m not much for scented soaps but I love the idea of it and love even more to make home-made gifts, so I plan to share with my girls. 🙂 Feel free to borrow from my idea below!

Join my #WildWednesdays linky party where just about anything goes! The concept for this mid-week blog hop was conceived as I found myself moving farther away from photography and more toward art. Of course, that’s not what this party is about. You’re invited to share anything – artwork, DIY projects, photos, music, musings, randomness, recipes, and more! 

That wraps things up but hopefully if inspiration strikes then you might find me back here tomorrow with an art contribution with Thursday Art Date with Rain. Thanks for joining me today and may you have a blessed day! X💋X💋, Cathy


I participate in these Wordless Wednesday Communities:

  • Comedy Plus(Sandee)
  •  Wordless Wednesday
  • Wordless Wednesdays(Natasha)
  •  Xmas Dolly (Marie) 
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