Just a couple of small projects this week… ~not really a practical wearable considering how often I wash my hands~ ~I finished some forgotten dishcloths found at the bottom of one of my baskets...
Kind of like Shark Week only milder…and there are no sharks…sharks are cool. Orphans are not. Well, their parents are not. The orphans themselves are actually quite cool. Me and my bad-as...
We all know that the washer eats socks. That is a universal truth. I DID NOT see this coming. This was not on my to do list. My wash machine tried to trash my dreamy layers afghan. NOT NICE. I had to...
Did I tell ya it was a-frickin-dorable or what?? I am so thrilled with the way this one turned out. And my 2-year-old munchkin was over the moon with happy smiles when she saw this. I sooo enjoy maki...
holyomigosh what crafty girl wouldn’t want a surprise gift like this? a very sweet friend dropped these into my life unexpectedly now, what to make? For starters there is this and this and this and t...
Finally! An original idea again! Then of course I found someone else who had done something similar. Curse you Pinterest!!! OK ~ so I really don’t mean that. I love you Pinterest. You are a blessing ...
Betcha thought I got bored with this and stopped. Nope. I can’t forget to work on it, I leave it in a basket on the coffee table. Luckily the cats choose to ignore it and instead mess with the wool-e...
my lovely tree-frog friend has returned to sing the nights away on my plumeria the burning question… is it Little Dude, or Mini Dude all grown up? Inquiring minds want to know.
My inspiration (no surprise here) came from this pin. Somedays, I feel like I don’t have a single original thought in my head.
Coral bells blooming means that the hummingbirds will be back soon. Another week in flowers comes to a close. Thanks for indulging my need to immortalize my heirloom gardens in digital form. They may...
Love my heirloom iris from a 100-year-old farm, it only took 3 days till they all burst into bloom. ~and only 2 for the peonies to make their appearance~ gotta jet…it’s time to make a massive v...
soon peonies, soon… right now is the time of the gaillardias…
allium and the clouds from my day-dreaming-bench…
Monday It’s that time of year. I cannot resist taking hundreds of fresh floral shots. We may have had the most mild winter on record, but I still could not wait for fresh flowers. The really cool thi...
I didn’t make this one, but love love loved it! This was from the baby shower a few days ago. I really need to make some little girly clothes before my niece goes to college. And the itty bitty cowgi...
I borrowed this recipe from Chiot’s Run FAB.U.LOUS. my only addition to the recipe is more sugar…I have a sweet-tooth…what can I say? Voila! Delish!
After giving my friend this hat for her babybump’s future enjoyment, I was asked to make another for the babybump’s cousin. I didn’t wing it this time, I actually followed the directions. Score one f...
…stopped by for a visit this evening
So I went to baby shower recently, and one of the games was to guesstimate and cut a piece of yarn that will fit perfectly around the babymama’s belly. Since the yarn was destined for the trash, and...
…but I was given a great mixed bouquet that I have been enjoying all week and I hope to keep them cheering up my kitchen for awhile longer. When someone gives me fresh flowers I am one of thos...
~japanese maple (OK it’s a tree, but it’s damn pretty)~
~violets…johnny hump-ups…whatever you want to call them~ ~always my favorites~ they remind me of a poem by Danielle Steele I read as a teenager that remains burned in my brain… Only...
~fern leaf peony~
Well, just for an hour and 18 minutes. Actually, make that about 4 minutes. Why you ask? Remember about a year ago when I was sworn to secrecy while working with teens at some “youth leadership...
You just sang the jello jingle in your head didn’t you? My fun kiddo creation for Easter this year. (Last year’s can be found here.) BIG hit with the short sticky people in my life. As for the recip...
I’m a hopeless romantic…isn’t that a gorgeous sight?
I’ve been digging the vintage again lately. ~a tray for WiPs & notions in the still un-named she-cave-o-yarn~ ~and a sunshiny sunflowery pyrex dish just because a bright kitchen is a happy kitche...
…and I have named it Boris. Boris is sucking the life out of us. We were saving money for a 2nd honeymoon to the Bahamas this year. Boris got jealous. Boris sucked the savings right out of our ...
Let’s start this party off with a DISCLAIMER:: this was not my idea Although I totally wish is was, these adorable baby sandals are not of my own mind. I found them through Pinterest. No wait. I did...
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