Here’s a couple of dish cloths I’ve had on my needles. I finished a couple for a friend and made three others for another gal and totally neglected to take any pictures. Which doesn’t even matter, except for posting here. But I don’t think it’s going to be life-changing for anyone. Ha! This book! Bearing […]
Pretty Ordinary Pictures Because They’re Pretty
Happy Easter! It’s only a bunch of pretty ordinary pictures because they’re pretty. I grow more and more thankful for beauty. And I decided this week that I think I will buy chocolate bunnies for my children until I die! 🙂 {Because chocolate bunnies are important….} Chocolate eggs and flop-eared bunnies are from Winans. I […]
Yarn Along {Once Upon a Time Storybook Bible}
Isn’t this camper pillow the most fun?! It’s from my sister’s shop over here at Sew a Fine Seam. I snagged it {not literally}{well, not in the literal pull-a-thread kind of snaggy way} while we were in Ohio because it was the perfect gift for a friend. I love the springy colors and all the […]
Hello February 2017 ~ A Burlap Runner, Some Yellow Roses and a Story
It’s Think Write Thursday over at Carole’s…………. Today’s topic is HELLO FEBRUARY!!! This subject is fun for me since I wrote a long run of Hello Monday posts that morphed into Memoir Monday posts and then ran their course for that season and time. Along with greeting February with a cheery hello, we’re welcoming this […]
Of Bright Blooms and Light
My roses began blooming this spring and one May-day I clipped some buds and blooms to brighten the house. This led to light streaming in and bouncing off the rosebud. I found my camera and looked through the lens and clicked the shutter closed. I’d wanted to try some lighting techniques and some different settings […]
O Come All Ye Faithful Free Printable
I did a little handlettering for Christmastime and then put it into a printable! The link to save and print it is at the bottom of the post for you! O Come All Ye Faithful, Joyful and Triumphant……………. Here’s what I did for […]
From the Farmhouse Kitchen: Table Setting and Build Your Own Cupcake
Quite a bit earlier this year, {which really translates as, I CAN NOT REMEMBER WHAT MONTH IT WAS} we had friends coming over and we fixed some food and I set the table and I picked up my camera for some photos, as I often do if I have the time! I loved the hues and […]
Making a Wheat Wreath
{affiliate links included} Linking up at Decor to Adore. Do you want to make a wheat wreath? You know you do! Or if it isn’t your thing, just enjoy scrolling through the photos anyway! 🙂 This is what you’re going to need to make a wheat wreath, give or take. The VERY FIRST thing […]
Chit-Chat From Around the Farmhouse
I scroll through my pictures as I work on editing some of them and I realize I have a lot of pictures that I love, of life and details. The type of pictures that often ended up in my Monday posts. I start to edit and save some of them and I dump them […]
Shredded Paper Nests Craft
Here’s what I did over the weekend, among other things! Some crafting! {affiliate links included} I receive a few magazine subscriptions and I enjoy leafing through them. When I find a page with a craft or a recipe or some other manner of inspiration that I want to keep or make or remember, I do the […]
Valentine Cookie Making
Last week on Friday morning my phone rang. I said “Hello” and a little voice on the other end said, “Wanna come make cookies with us tomorrow?” Why, yes. Yes, I do! 🙂 When a blondie, three-year-old niece calls with a question like that, it just doesn’t take long to answer!! We had fun. […]
DIY Pom-pom Wreath
{affiliate links included} Back before Christmas and right after my surgery, I commenced to making pom-poms! And they were absolutely fun to do! My main purpose for making them was to make a wreath. The pom-poms look so very cute just piled in a basket, too! They became part of my Christmas decor for […]
A Valentine Tablescape
{affiliate links included} Pretty dishes and a table spread with beauty. From simple to elaborate, they draw me every time. Tablescapes catch my eye in magazines, on blogs, in books, on Instagram. Spreading out dishes and arranging and spelling out love and care for the people who will grace the table. Home and food. They […]
A Fabric Pennant Banner
Renae made these cute pennant banners back in the summer. She made them for the party she was planning. Since then we’ve used them several places. She has kindly shared them with me and it makes me so happy! 🙂 She put one on the big basket in the basement and it is […]
A Christmas Tablescape and Some Gingerbread Men
{affiliate links included} There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Christmas Day may be past, but the celebration of Jesus is never past. Never delegated to only one day. The celebration is in our every day and our everyday. We celebrated Christmas with […]
Ribbon Candy
I wanted to find some old-fashioned ribbon candy to use as decor for Christmastime and I was delighted when I did! I had fun opening the box and finding out what colors and designs were inside. So intricate and beautiful! I can’t decide if I like the solid colors or the stripes better. I […]