Sunday...

finally, I am feeling a little bit better and that is a good thing. I have a huge week full of stuff to get finished up. Last weekend I managed to finish up a few projects:
first this wreath (I got it at the dollar store):

I used one whole charm pack to make the flowers (the flowers were made using the flower frill templates from clover size small & medium), the leaves are from felt with a little piece of wire glued to the back. I still might add a banner to the top corner or maybe a butterfly or a bird, but for now it works. Overall, I loved making the flowers- they were simple and would be a great project to take camping or while watching tv.

I also needed to make a little wedding gift up for my mom to give to someone she works with, here is the front of the pillow:

and the back with a little pocket for hidden notes (i saw this idea along time ago on badskirt's blog and have made a few variations for wedding gifts since then)

(the note cards are papaya A2 ric-rac from Papersource and  I stamped them with this stamp set in a chocolate brown ink)

Also, my mom was busy sewing up a cute baby gift. It was the patchwork sleepsack from Anna Maria Horner's Handmade Beginnings book. I had made one as a sample awhile ago, so I thought it would be a great project for my mom to try out.

We made a few changes- we decided against the patchwork front (mainly as a time-saver plus I had already bought a large scale Heather Bailey print) instead of flannel we used fleece. I highly recommend sticking with flannel but the fleece did work so if your having a newborn in a fairly cold place this could be good. One final change that I made was omitted the Velcro closure and used 4 heavy duty snaps instead. This is the one thing that I think absolutely worked out better than the Velcro. They were easier to install and I think will last better.

Flowers...

This past weekend was finally nice enough to plant our garden and go pick up a few new flowers along with 2 blueberry bushes. Since I am fairly addicted to taking photos of flowers (I may just be a little obsessed with the macro function), I present to you the new additions to this year's landscape:

Where did the week go....

frankly, I have no idea! Things around here have been busy, and we have been having some internet issues. Tomorrow I will get the sketch board up! and a new swatch board.

so here is a peak of what I have been up to:

First I made this pillow as a wedding gift: (Another love letter pillow)

 

the front

*made withe some Anna Maria Horner "Good Folks collection", some yellow from Moda, and some denim and buttons that I had in my stash

  

here is the back

*this was my first attempt of the block on the front and this kind of backing, I threw it all together and really just winged it, I am soooo in love with it.  

 

a few of the stationary and pocket location. 

*I stamped some A2 Notecards in Pool from Paper Source with this Sketch Wedding Rubber Stamp Kit 

note: I worked at a Papersource several years ago, so most of my paper goods for notes and stuff come from there. 

 

another view of the pocket 

Second project was another Buttercup bag from Made by rae  

 

 

I used a fat quarter from jo-anns and some leftover muslin I had. This time I used some interfacing which really helped with the structure of the bag. 

 

and here is a lovely little flower to brighten your day... 

 

*growing in the garden 

 

A quick garden update:

thought I would share the progress on the garden. I really have found a new hobby that I love. We have already been enjoying several things from the garden like: radishes, arugula, spinach, and some hot peppers. Here are a few photos of the goodies:

beans and an acorn squash

 

close-up of bean plant

  

bell peppers and carrots

  

broccoli

  

corn and a hot pepper

  

pumpkin vines

  

zucchini blossom

and some snapdragons

  

I thought I would leave you with a little pop of color. Anyways, tomorrow I am hoping to show you some of the stuff I have been making in here in the studio, go over my monthly goals,  and I am crossing my fingers that next week I will have a free children's wear pattern for you to download.  

Sharing some flowers!!

thought I would share some of these with you:
Have a great rest of the day!

 

 

  

all flowers from my garden, stay tuned tomorrow for photos from western days and swatch board #8 

Garden Check In

most of my little seedlings didn't make but some are still holding strong. Here are a few of the things that growing right now (we got some new plants that were a little bigger)

 

a close up a little flower that was on a bush out front

  

green cherries waiting for them to turn red

  

parsley

  

snapdragons

  

artichoke

  

friday night's sunset

Here are some photos from the last few weeks!!

First off, most days have a point that looks like this:

all dark and stormy... then some rain comes and when the sun shines flowers bloom.












now for image overload: Jeri gave me a beautiful purple tulip and I took a lot of photos of it.

 

  

  

and now for some red tulips that I found at my mom's work:

  

 

coming tomorrow: garden update, sketch board #4 and a sneak peak of KZJO'STUDIO...

Sketch #2 and a Garden Check-In

 

 Here are some of my seedlings now:

  

  

  

  

And here are some blooms from around the yard.

  

  

have a good one... :)