New Table Creation

Here is my latest table creation. I used nylon webbing and weaved two colors together, in a checker board patten, on wood. Then I painted the base, which was grey metal, in black. It will be great on my deck at the cottage.

Have you ever seen a bear in his underwear?

How about a deer drinking wine? I couldn't resist getting this wine holder for my hubby for "Fathers Day." Isn't it a hoot? "Happy Fathers Day" to all the fathers out there!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Peonies, one of my favorite flowers, and I have a lot.

The garden is doing very well so far, but it is going to get much hotter.

I just love how the peonies did so well this year, and the hostas'
are huge and its only June!

Nothing like growing your own herbs too, like rosemary and parsley.
Don"t you agree?

New Cushions For The Patio Furniture

I found this great outdoor fabric on sale, It was buy one meter and get two free. So I decided to make new cushions for my patio chairs. I re-used the piping from around the old cushion and just covered it with the new fabric.

They had a kit at the fabric store to make covered buttons. (So easy) and it takes very little fabric.

I have a set of 6 chairs and so far, I have 3 seat cushions and 1 back cushion finished.

Hopefully they will all be done soon!

The chairs did not originally have back cushions, but I think it will be more comfortable.

Magnolia's

Spring has sprung.
Just look at these beautiful magnolia trees
Can't you almost smell them?
Such a sweet fragrance.

Home Tweet Home

Three more bird houses have been completed.

What color do you like? They are all ready to go, just in time for spring nesting.

Easter Table Centerpiece

Spring is in the air!!! Birds are singing, and the tulips are poking their heads through the earth. Nests are being built and eggs are being laid.

Thought I would go with birds and nests for my Easter table centerpiece.

A CAFE IN PARIS

Here is a little update on the basement reno.
We finished the window frame in the bar area, but it still needs to be painted.

I was thinking of installing a rope lite to illuminate between the window and the picture.
Don't you think the two waiters look like they are actually serving at the restaurant?

My next project, is to make canvas awnings for the two basement windows, and they will be red and white stripes, like the ones you see in the picture.

A little escape to Paris, non?


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It was prettier in the Catologue

Be sure to visit Tootsie's blog for Fertilizer Friday. Her blog is listed on the right hand side.

These are some impatiens that we plant in the summer time at the cottage.

Out Of Africa

This is my first attempt at Tablescape Thursday, hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. To visit her blog and view several beautiful table scapes, just click on the Tablescape button at right.

Kitchen Towels

My sister-in-law showed me how to make these cute little towels to hang on your stove.

You just need a pot holder and a kitchen terry towel folded in half and gathered to fit the width of the pot holder.

Stitch the towel to the middle of the pot holder.

Fold in half and add a button to the top.

The pot holder loop goes around the button to hang from the handle of your stove.

They make great little hostess gifts.

Renovations

Remember a while back, I showed you our basement and the renovations we had started.

Well , we have been busy with the continuation of our reno.

In the empty cubby behind the bar, we added a counter and overhead cupboards. We tiled the counter, walls and part of the ceiling. I had painted a scene on the walls, similar to the painting you see, and on this painting, we are going to add a window frame around the picture, so that it will look like you are looking out the window, across the street.

Hope you stay tuned to see the continuing project.

Finished Sock Monkies

Here are the finished sock monkeys, I couldn't show them before, because they were gifts for Christmas.

I embroidered faces on them, but for older children, you could sew on buttons for eyes.

Wouldn't it be fun to make clothes for them?

The monkey with the long eye lashes, reminds me of my grandson, when he opens his eyes up wide in amazement. I made that one for him.