Happy 4th of July!!

 Happy Fourth!! Can you believe that June is gone and the 4th is here?? I can hardly believe it! I thought I would share some of my red, white and blue decorations! I made both the wreath and decorated the tree. The little doll was something I picked up on my last trip to Columbus. I am really hoping to be able to get back to regular blogging. I am still adjusting to living alone and having hubby in a nursing home. It has been a rough adjustment for both of us, I am getting there but not sure that he is adjusting.

I have some other wreaths to share with you in the future. I am in the middle of making three bags, a jacket, pillowcases and a stuffed witch. Do I have too many projects in the works?? Good question and one I am not sure of the answer to yet?? Today I won a Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine on Ebay!!! I have wanted one for several years and never really tried too hard to win one. I can't wait for it to arrive! I am thinking I can use it in the living room to do some stitching in the evening. I also have a green CQ in the works for DGD. I want to get it finished for her birthday in November so I have to work hard on that one!!

Blessings!!

Mail Fun and Lots of PINK!!

 The mail and UPS has been such sweet fun this week!! I have always wanted twine in pink and white and finally broke down and got a roll!! The picture is not perfect but it is such a sweet sweet color, can't wait to use it!!
Then a box arrived from JoAnn for our Feb swap on the Cottage yahoo group. Remember the pink chenille hearts I made for her. I took a picture of all the goodies she sent me!! WOW!! Thanks JoAnn for being so generous, love all of it.

 A trip to Micheal's came up with lots of spring (pink) colored things. I got a couple St Patrick's Day things to work with the two glass pieces from Saver's that I picked up on Tues (Senior Day!! LOL)
The rest was all spring/pink things as you can see. I even found spring colored socks, that couldn't be beat at 50 cents a pair!! Love the cute bird and the magnets etc. I got some other great things but will wait for another day to share them. I am sneaking them in slowly so no one will figure out I went on a shopping spree!!

Blessings!!!

Is it February yet????????????????

 Can you see that I am getting ready for Valentines Day?? Funny thing is I would rather be decorating for Easter/Spring but it is a long time off yet. I imagine all of you feel the same way about now. We have all had it with the snow and cold this year, haven't we?? After being gone for the past 5 winters it has been a big change for me (and not pleasant either LOL) to be back in Ohio for a whole winter.

I have decided to get in a RAK swap on the Cottage Living yahoo group and we are making someone on the list something. We know who we have and I don't think she reads my blog so I should be safe!! I tried to think of what to do mmmmmmmmmm she likes pink  (yeah) and then I got to thinking that mail out is the 1st so why no Valentines hearts. I got out a pink chenille cutter bedspread and went to work. I liked the large wool one I made so much I made the huge pink one for me (kind of big to ship) and made her some smaller ones.
 These were lots of fun: cost nothing and repurposed something I already had. I hope these will be a gift she will enjoy.

Blessings!!

Making the house a Home

Finally had some time to have some fun and decorating around here. Thought you might like to see a few of the things I did. I wrapped a rose vine around the light in the dining room. I wish this were a beautiful chandelier but renters can't be have what they want!! LOL I took this tall glass container that I got at HL half price a couple of Christmases ago. I filled it with pink beads, then pink net, addes some pink and white roses and topped it with cream antique lace and a cute pink bird. It will go back on top of the china cabinet. This is the top of the kitchen cabinets. The first picture is a tall old light yellow container with a picture (hard to see I know) and ivy spilling out of it. The two old flour sifters were the plain one was mine and the white and red one my Grandma Ella's. Under the two coffee grinders is the picnic basket we used when I was a child, I am sure that makes it an antique!!This upper cabinet has some of my copper collection in it. Hubby and I love copper and had alot more of it in AZ, can't always move everything and I don't have it all out yet. I added some greenery and a pink bottle to the mix. Here is the boss, you have seen him before but I just had to snap this picture of him as he watches me run around the house, up and down the step stool doing my thing!! Guess he figured it was better to be some where that I couldn't step on him instead of under my feet which is where is always is when I am in the kitchen!!

Finally, the top of the china cabinet. My favorite dishes, which of course are no longer made. Darn, I wish I could find more. Beautiful set in my opinion.

Thanks for stopping by, have to get back to stitching down those doilies to the velvet pillow cover.
Have a lovely blessed week.

Using Doilies~~~~~

kari posted this cool idea for using doilies in framed artwork. In reading this I ended up finding other things made of doilies and since I had just had mine all out and washed them they were on my mind. I decide why not. I would rather use them and see them then have them stored away.

I started out with a 14" X 14" pillow form. I cut pale pink velvet into a piece large enough to cover the pillow form, so about 15" X 15". I sewed up three sides of it and then I began to place crochet doilies on it in a pleasing to me manner!! I am using the Coats Button and Carpet thread in a cream color to lightly stitch the doilies to the velvet. I am planning to cover the entire front of the pillow, the back is still up in the air. I had alittle trouble with getting my pictures where I wanted them so please look below for the other picture of the pillow top.

Then I started a table runner of doilies. The picture at the bottom is where I was laying it out on the bar. I wanted to make it for on the bar rather than on the table. Dark countertops that need lightened up!!

I used the same thread and slightly overlapped the edges of the doilies and lightly sewed them together. I can easily take them back apart in the future if I want to and I didn't have to cut any of the doilies either.

I really love the way the runner turned out. I might add one or two more doilies to make it alittle longer and cover the whole length of the bar. Had some fun today decorating the space above the kitchen cabinets and the top of the china cabinet. I will share those pictures with you tomorrow.

Had a wonderful day with hubby today celebrating our anniversary!

Have a wonderful week.

Our New Home

Today I wanted to share with you the outside of our new home! The inside still needs alot of work although I did get curtains hung in the master today. Here is our patio, kind of messy still, tomato plant there in the corner and in the back against the house is the wood from my dad's barn door that I hope to use as a headboard to my bed. It is gonna take some muscle and we are short on that around here. LOL Then you will see the shot of the whole apartment building. Our front door, looking kind nice and homey. Finally roses!!! Yes we have roses in bloom already and lots of them planted around the complex which makes me very happy. I need to get out and take some more pictures of the grounds around the apartment. There is a lovely pool which I have not had time to try out (also not real sure that the water is warm enough for these old bones) We also have a pond which a walking track is planned  to be put in around !! Sometime soon the doggy park will be completed and then Braxton and I can check that out when he is staying with us. We do doggy daycare for the granddog!! LOL

I went to church this AM, I need to find one where I am happy and comfortable and this maybe the one. I plan to go back next week and see if I feel the same. Beautiful church with a laid back atmosphere just right for my taste.
I have worked on dusting the antique hoosier and washing the antique linens today, who is this crazy lady that collects all of them??? She is for sure crazy but most of them I love love love!! I want them all washed, sorted and put back in the hoosier so I can move onto another project. I did unpack the sewing machine yesterday and can actually get to it if the time arises!! Looking forward to a minute when I think I can play and not unpack boxes or clean (UGH!!)

Hope you have a blessed and creative week!!

It's a Flower Pot???

In between appointments for DH today we stopped at a "salvage" store in Columbia. I found two things I needed. One is an adorable rose print glass teacup/saucer that is really a flower pot and huge!! I have seen these before for twice the price of this one and not nearly as cute as this one. So it was amust have!!

The other must have was a corkboard with a pretty white frame. Love it. I need another inspiration board for the new sewing room. I also picked up the other day dyes for Easter eggs at 75% off, great for dying lace or fabric. I got a package of cookie cutters and paper plates and a dark brown basket. I wanted the cookie cutters to use the shapes on fabric for either an outline for embroidery or as a stencil on fabric for a cutout.

I am thinking that the flower pot will be perfect for the beautiful Rosemary plant hanging out on my patio. Can't wait to get it moved in it's new home.

Hope your Monday was a great day!!