Tomorrow a dear friend celebrates her 50 th birthday! It also happens to be her 25 th wedding anniversary this week too. A group of us will be celebrating this weekend with dinner in Newport. It took three tries but I have found the right dress and shoes to match! Now hopefully the weather will cooperate. An evening in Newport, Rhode Island should be done with a light breeze off the ocean. No rain, please no rain. I would highly recommend Newport for a long weekend. I made a card and a paper wreath for Mary, I hope she likes them.
This is my first attempt at making a paper wreath. The first time I saw a wreath like this was at Bittersweet Punkin a while ago. I did not have any instructions, so it was all trial and error. I took it apart a few times during the process but all it all it was quite easy to make. I am not too sure if I like the little green leaves I put on the side. They are glued on now and they are not coming off. I actually like the wreath very much. It has a vintage/garden feel. It has not found its permanent place in the house yet. I know I want to make more, now I just have to find the time! Smaller ones would make cute Christmas ornaments, don't you think?
The weather has been near perfect for the past few days. I am happy to report that I have been quite busy! I have been strawberry picking, planting flowers (surprise) and attending a few graduation parties. I did take a few minutes to make a delicious drink from the freshly picked strawberries and chocolate mint I bought on Thursday. I have many things on the to -do list today and one is finishing my paper project. It really isn't a big deal...it is just something I have been wanting to make for a while now. Have a wonderful rest of the weekend! 
I am working on a project that I am quite pleased with at the moment. That could all change, if I go that one step too far. I have taken that step a few times and that little step is the difference between I love it and being tossed in the trash. These are some of the materials I am using. There are a few of bloggers out there who know what this will end up being. As I said in my last blog, I am inspired by many of you. I have been neglected a few things around the house this week, so this project will have to wait until later to be completed. I took that "last trip" to the garden shop and have a few plants that need tending to, now! Not to mention laundry, dishes, food shopping and a little dusting would not hurt. I will post the finished project soon, if I do not go that little extra step.
