Childrens Artwork

A dear friend's daughter asked me if I would make her a garland/swag that she could hang her children's art work from. The answer was yes, of course. I picked out a yellow ribbon to use as a clothes line. I came up with a few ideas a bird, dress, fish, apple and flower will hold up her children's artwork with pride. I hot glued clothespins to the back, so all she has to do is clip the artwork to them. I made a few more so she can change them out when she wants. I even distressed them a little in case they should happen to get dirty from any left over art supplies. I had to take the picture outside so please excuse the background. The inside of our house can get really dark, even when the sun shines. I hope she likes it.
P.S. Something about the fish has been bothering me. I now know that it needs a mouth, one will be added.

Waiting to Fill In

I took another trip to the garden shop to get more flowers. They looked so pretty until I put them in the ground. I spaced the flowers as stated on the package, so they will fill in over the summer. However, they are looking a little sad right now. I am going to buy a fertilizer that I used last year. The local garden shop uses it and their plants get so full and colorful. So far the flowers I planted outside are looking good, so I will be hopeful for these. This weekend is Memorial Day, so I will plant all the annuals that I like and sit back and enjoy. Oh yes, and water , weed and fertilize and water, weed and fertilize.

Have a very nice Weekend

I spent most of Friday at the kitchen counter making owl cards. I am going to use a few of them for graduation cards. One envelope has already been addressed and I attached a little owl clip to it. I really like decorating the outside of the envelope with a few little flowers. I wish I would of had more time to make a few more cards. I did find time to meet friends and see the movie "Maid of Honor" and get a bite to eat at Ruby Tuesdays. I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Lilacs are so Pretty

I thought I would share a picture of some beautiful lilacs I received on Mother's Day. They are one of my favorite flowers, they are so pretty and so fragrant. I am not sure why I do not have a lilac bush, I just don't. These fit in perfectly on this chest in our kitchen. I love how it all came area came together without much effort. Sometimes I can spend way too much time trying to make things look good and other times everything just falls into place.

Folder and Easel

I am happy to say that I finished my folder today. I think it came out rather cute. I just can not stay away from the cut out flowers with little buttons glued to them. They add the little bit of detail that I like and use up quite a lot of scrap pieces of paper. Below, is an unfinished chalkboard easel that is about 6" high. I have had it for a few months. I never knew what I was going to do with it, but today I had an idea. I do not have a piece of chalk or I would write a message on it. It might be cute to write happy birthday on it and give it instead of a card. I love the paper that is under the easel , it is my favorite. I try to buy some whenever I go to Jo Anne's . What will I do when it is discontinued?

Chores and Paper Crafting

Okay, the to-do list is still going strong. Outdoor chores were on the list today. I had to take a few minutes to be creative tonight. I bought this folder at Target a few months back. I covered it with paper by Martha Stewart. Tonight , I cut out the bird and other pieces. I am going to use the folder to get organized. It will hold patterns I make, use once and never seem to be able find again and pictures I cut from magazines for inspiration. I may even put the to-do list in there because it is cramping my style, only kidding. The folder should be finished tomorrow. Yikes, I have a few projects to finish. I also want to make some graduation cards this week . We have five friends graduating from college this spring.

The to-do List

My daughter gave me a to-do list notepad for my birthday. I have mentioned that I tend to have a small attention span for anything to do with housework. I have a feeling I am not in the minority here. I can sit and cut and paste paper for hours. The sewing machine can also amuse me from sun up to sun down. I have things that need to be done which I do not consider to be to much fun. Cleaning the basement, the pantry, sorting out old clothes and just general spring cleaning. The to-do list has a few entries for today. The first is a trip to my daughter's college for books for summer classes and the dreaded cleaning of the basement. No paper crafts today.