Sweet & Sunny

If these beautiful little flowers are this pretty in the flats...Just imagine how pretty these will be in the flower beds....


On my long list of things I have to get done this weekend. I'm ashamed to say that these have sat like this for 3 weeks...remember I told you in a previous post that I never claimed to have a green thumb. But that never stops me from buying flowers and then procrastinating about putting them in the ground. Now that I have set myself up for being accountable I will be getting this done...very soon!
I will be planting for my view pleasure, pretty dark pink dianthus (sweet william) and bright & sunny marigolds.
I found a couple of wonderful flower websites...check them out and be inspired!
The Gardner's Network
The Organic Gardener

A planting I must go~

And The Award Goes To.....

I'm so flattered! *blush*
I promise my speech won't be long...
I would like to thank crochethoughts for the sweet kindness she has bestowed upon me by awarding my blog with the "One Lovely Blog Award"
Isn't she a sweetheart....you'll never guess what she does...I can tell you she just doesn't think about crochet, she creates wonderful designs. Go take a peek!
Okay, now we all know it is better to give than receive...so I would like to honor fifteen of my favorite creative friends....Help me make them feel so special today.

http://qdrenewal.blogspot.com http://mysnugville.blogspot.com http://warehouseartchix.typepad.com http://menageriestudio.blogspot.com http://geminimoonmosaics.blogspot.com http://nkpdesigns.blogspot.com http://cottageinthesun.blogspot.com http://wordzoflife.blogspot.com http://birdhouseaccents.blogspot.com http://iloveboojiboo.blogspot.com http://melissascrochet.blogspot.com http://jabonsoaps.blogspot.com http://blueyeduckstudios.blogspot.com http://cherryscreations.blogspot.com
http://hello-refabulous.blogspot.com

Hugs to you miss marcia...thank you for thinking of me!

Out of my Garden, Into a Pickle Jar

Pictured below is a Gladiola that my friend Karen let me take from her garden before she moved to Illinois nine years ago. I love the color of this flower, so sweet and delicate. So why do I have it in my backyard where my dogs can trample on it? Because for some reason that is where it grows the best. So I leave it there and year after year it never disappoints me.

Rudy & Rover leave it alone long enough to get some beautiful blooms. This weekend they were so pretty...just had to cut and bring inside so I could enjoy. I placed in a quart sized mason jar (because I'm so fancy and remember I don't throw things away) added some fresh sprigs of mint (also from my garden) and a ribbon of raffia. Smell and color...don't you wish you could scratch and sniff the screen?

I guess you would never believe me if I told you that my gardening skills are not the greatest. For some unknown reason this beautiful plant has continued to thrive in my yard. So I will continue to enjoy it's beauty...even if it is my only gardening success story!

What do you have growing in your garden this year?

This WAHM's Dress Code....

Found this site and loved it. Great way to share your faith while your at the office...oh wait! my office is at home! Okay, my favorite way to dress for my "work at home day" is barefoot, bluejeans and tees...check out Wild Olive Tees.

Wonderful colors, several sizes and styles....ultra fitted to classic tees.

Beautiful verses and designs. Can't wait to get mine in the mail.

Subscribe to their blog and receive updates on new designs, coupons and promotions.

They love to share their blessings as well. Like the new charity tee Unfolding next month.

And their Give It charity is sharing their blessing with Love Without Boundaries a worldwide group of volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned and impoverished children in China.

I love it....cute clothes and helping others!

Don't Throw It Away!!!!

I used to think that I was so good at getting rid of clutter....Meaning that I have no problem tossing items that don't concern me. *anything that does not belong to me*

If it is mine....dishes, magazines, pottery, jewelry...it stays!!!! Lately my mantra has become "Don't throw that away...I can make something out of it!"

I have a whole drawer dedicated to broken plates, china, tile....stacks of Country Living magazines that might possibly go back to 2000. The issues dating back to 1988 Jim forced me to toss. He though I needed intervention....I did need a few minutes to compose myself and my fingers had to be pried off of the trash bin.
But I survived and happily began stacking again...this time in my studio so that no one can complain as to how much space they take up.

I do look at them and I refer to back issues often when I need inspiration, motivation....justification!

If I had thrown away a cup and saucer that was chipped, I never would have come up with "Rustique Art"....seriously. That's how my passion began. I could not bring myself to throw them away so I made this...taa daa! A TeaChime!



And then there was the plate I broke...so sad, it was from a set. Oh well...What is a pack rat to do?


I can't think of a better way to spend a weekend than playing with broken dishes, unless it's going to a flea market looking for more dishes! Speaking of flea markets....it's Canton Trade Days weekend!!! Wonder what I can find?

Yippee! Someone loves me!

Check out the beautiful treasury on Etsy featuring one of my Barbed Wire Crosses and many other wonderful Christian Artists from the CAST ((Christian Artist Street Team))
What an honor to be admired for the gift creativity the God has given me. Check it out and show those wonderful artists some love.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=48465