15 Saturday Jun 2013
Posted in Landscaping
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bloom, blooming, flower, garden, iris, perennials, Star of Bethlehem
Our purple irises are stunning right now!
Young Wifey’s Purple Irises
Young Wifey’s Purple Iris
What a contrast from the soft white small Stars of Bethlehem.
Young Wifey’s Star of Bethlehem
What is blooming in your garden?
02 Sunday Oct 2011
Posted in Creating, Decorating
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art, bedroom, birds, canvas, craft, destress, fine art, flower, flowering tree, golden finch, guest room, hobby, home decor, home making, paint, painting, postaday2011, relax, relaxation, stencil, tree
Rainy Saturday
I’ve been extremely stressed recently, on top of work, two weeks before the end of my course, my professor decided to extend the class! Can she really do that? We’ve stalled on our home projects. There are still walls to be painted and boxes to be unpacked… I often forget how much painting relaxes me. Painting canvases, not walls… played around with the idea of flowering branches and birds. I played around with a silhouette idea, but didn’t like it for my walls. The inspiration has to hit at just the right time.
Blossom Detail
Today, while checking out a local community yard sale (during the pouring rain), I saw a cute stencil. Now, I’d never stencil flowers and birds on my walls (and I was quite harsh about the ones on the walls when we bought our first house), but I saw a cute stencil and thought that it would be great as a painting. For 25¢, you can’t go wrong.
Quickly after we got home I was playing around with the stencil. I was going to use it on my canvas, but it had three layers of stenciling craziness and the result would become a mess. So I looked at the image on the packet and used the images to guide my painting.
I rummaged through an unpacked box to find my paint brushes and acrylic paints. I kept my blank canvases handy, knowing that I’ve been itching to paint. I still need to spray it with a clear coat before Hubster hangs it on the wall. This is what I created…
Apples Blossoms & Golden Finch
This painting is perfect for my guest room, It’ll tone down the green walls and matched the bird-cage theme.
What did you do yesterday???
24 Sunday Apr 2011
Posted in Gardening, Holiday, Landscaping
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apple tree, blooms, blossoms, Easter, family, flower, postaday2011
Hubster & I always spend Easter with his family. However, with recent events, we’ve spent a lot of time there. So we went the opposite way and decided to surprise my parents with a visit. Spring is one of my favorite times of year and one of the things I miss from my childhood home is the apple tress in bloom…
Alluring Apple Blossom Branches
23 Saturday Apr 2011
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accessory, button, button accessory, craft, crafting, Easter, Easter basket, Easter flower, felt, felt craft, flirty, flower, gift, hair, hair accessory, hair band, headband, kids craft, party favor, postaday2011, present, seasonal, Spring
Pattern 2 test run… Three small flowers minus the buttons, my Easter flowers. Hubster recently revealed how much he likes purple on me… It’s not my favorite color, but it is one of my favorite to wear. 10 years ago I owned one purple sweater, 6 years ago I bought purple glasses and since then have incorporated more into my wardrobe. I have a few students who told me they like when I wear purple, because I look like Daphne from Scooby Doo… I think that’s a compliment.
Flirty Flower Headband 2
Happy Easter everyone!
20 Wednesday Apr 2011
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accessory, button, button accessory, craft, crafting, Easter, Easter basket, Easter flower, felt, felt craft, flirty, flower, gift, hair, hair accessory, hair band, headband, kids craft, party favor, postaday2011, present, seasonal, Spring
Flirty? Felt? Flower? Must be time for spring…
I’m working on a gift for a friend who liked my flirty fleece ear warmers (get tutorial here). I wanted to update the style for spring and summer wear. I did a test run for myself, before creating one for her… I’m still playing with the balance of it. I like the five layers I used on the flowers for the ear warmers, but the band was larger. With a simple headband elastic, fewer layers seem more balanced… or may that’s just me playing it safe. Maybe I’ll add another layer next time. These shades of blue and green are some of my favorite colors to wear (maybe because they brighten my reddish hair and make my green eyes pop).
Flirty Flower Headband
These would make great party favors or would be great peeking out of an Easter basket.
What do you think?
11 Friday Mar 2011
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accessories, accessory, baby bows, baby gifts, baby girl, bow, craft, crafting, Crochet, crocheting, flower, flower bow, girl, headband, infant, it's a girl, newborn, postaday2011, ribbon flower, Spring
One of my friends from work just found out that she may deliver her baby girl a littler early than expecting. She likes the headbands I made for my niece and I was planning on crocheting some for her. My nieces were just a tad too big for a newborn, so I made these a little smaller. They are stretchy so they will work for her for a little while. I plan to make her a few more in a larger size, since babies grow so fast…
Beautiful Baby Headbands
The top head band I crocheted with lavender baby yarn. Each row had 3 half double stitches and chain 3 on the end. I added a purple and hot pink ribbon flower.
The middle headband was crocheted with a light blue baby yarn. I used 2 double stitches per row and a chain on the end. I adorned it with a 8 petal ribbon flower.
The third headband was made with the lavender baby yarn. I crocheted one half double stitch per row with a chain 3 on the end. It is embellished with a flower made of purple ribbon with white polka dots.
What are you crafting now?
05 Thursday Aug 2010
Posted in Landscaping
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flower, flowering vine, garden, gardening, landscaping, orange bloom, orange flower, trumpet vine, vine
New In My Garden
The trumpet vines I planted last summer have really filled out and crept up my trellis (and out, when I allowed them). The orange one has its first cluster of blooms. Although, I’m more excited awaiting the less common yellow trumpet vine… I’ll just have to wait and see.
Some people compare the flower vine to Kudzu… I have seen some trumpet vines that owners let get out of control. However, with a showcase of radiant blooms that allure butterflies and hummingbirds, it’s a welcome vine in my garden.
Orange Trumpet Vine
Are there any plants/flowers in your garden which you’re awaiting their appearance?
