Ruby tried on the dresses I made. The bottom dress is for Layla, but she wouldn't try it on.
Thrifed these yesterday. I found this apron for a $1.00 and the placemat for $.50 (for a purse). I really don't think the apron is homemade but it looks old and really cute.
This one is for Ruby. I'll be keeping them Friday so maybe I can get a picture. They are really close in size. Ruby is shorter.
Layla's dress.
Found 1 queen and 1 king sheet for $1.99 each and used them for my curtains on my porch. When I put them down the wind blows them up. Any ideas on what I need to weight them down?
Last Sunday my Mom had made some really cute hanging Easter eggs ornaments. They are so easy you really don't need a pattern.
Just cut out 2 felt pieces, a piece of ribbon and buttons or embrodiery or both. I had a lot of buttons I've collected, plus I went to Joann's and they had packs of buttons for $1.29. I got the tiniest little buttons and a bag with little animals. Add stuffing and blanket stitch around the edges.
I got a new project I'm starting. I'm making a scrapbook for my grandchildren. I decided to start with our grandparents. We're going to write things we remember about our grandparents, parents, and our children. First I need to get prints from our pictures. I think it will be a lot of fun. Maybe someday they can share this with their grandchildren.
I made a few jewerly items today. Some will probably be gifts. I ordered the cameo off Etsy, not sure where. The others came from Joann's. I really enjoy making jewerly.
It was really nice and warm here last week. Last 2 days not so warm. I took advantage of those warm days and worked outside to clean up in the woods behind our house. We've had a house here for 33 years and my husband owed the property 3 years before that. We are just know deciding to clean up the woods. We thought it would be better to do this before every thing blooms out. Funny thing about briars, they never die out. We have a lot of blackberry vines and huge grape vines. Some have been on these trees for years and have nearly killed some of them. One day I worked down there by myself for 3 hours. The time just flew by and I enjoyed it so much.
If you've never lived out in rural areas you may not realize folks used to throw trash in the woods. There wasn 't any land fills or trash pick up. Later in the years folks covered up the trash piles with dirt. Folks definately used these woods for trash. I found old bottles, cans, tires, parts to a bed, tin from a roof, bumper from a car. You can see in one of the pictures some of the tin. I've used 5 big trash bags so far.
Now to my back porch. With Spring approaching I couldn't wait to dress it up. I know I covered those cushions and pillows back in the fall. That just didn't work for me. First of all the cushions faded and looked horrible. Guess they weren't weather proof. The pillows were made from vinyl tablecloths. They weren't comfortable.
This little baby loves to pose. I had her all to myself and she was willing to pose.
This the first time I've tried this pattern. Cut on the bias. I made A version from one of my thrifed sheets. (Sheets are great for trying out a pattern). I love the way it fits. This was my Spring Fever fix (almost Spring). Today's temps 68 degrees.
My other purse I was working on Friday. I really like the colors. Used recycled handles from a yard sale purse.
The front of this purse is from a pillowcase. I had the idea for a long time, just decided it was time. I really want to start an Etsy shop. What do you think? Could I make it?
Still working on that quilt for Jakob. It won't be long now. I also found a pair of jeans today for a $1.00 which should help me finish.
Yesterday was the first time I've been to the antique mall in Franklin since last September when I quit work. I found 2 great items. A cute little pyrex casserole dish and an adorable lamp that really works. The lamp was 60% off.
It's been so warm here since Friday. We had such a great time with the grandchildren outside Saturday. I had raked leaves and they jumped and played in them. Layla found an earthworm and named it Sally. Then she dug and wanted to find more Sally's. Ruby was all smiles playing in her car and Jakob loved playing basketball. We visited these beautiful horses that are down the road from us. Then we walked to my in-laws down the road and Thomas worked on her antenna and her digital box. Then he had to unhook it, because she was so confused with the whole thing. Now he can wait until June to change it.
Today I've made 2 crayon holders. The girls are getting more interested in coloring, so they need a neat way to keep their crayons. I've noticed a lot of these on the blogs. This was the latest I've seen. So thanks for the idea.
