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Hello, My Friends!~~~
If you have a minute and some fabric scraps, hop on over to Vintage Indie for a tutorial to make my Farm Girl Fabric Organizer!
Easy and CUTE!~~~As always thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of blogland!~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends!
Run, don't walk over to Suzy's etsy shop and check out her fabulous vintage jewelry creations!
She loves jewelry, has a great collection of lovely vintage pieces, and she has now branched out from her WONDERFUL textile pieces to these sparkly stunners! The only problem is trying to decide which one to buy! Heck, buy two since they are one-of-a-kind!~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends!~~~
The other day I was cleaning out some boxes that had been stored in a closet since we moved to our house 17 years ago. I tossed some things into the recycling bin, saved a few things like photos I took of hubby way back in art school (he was such a cute Punk Rocker!), and I actually put a few things on ebay. This piece of paper was at the bottom of one box. The first question I asked was: Why did I save this?
I took it from a late 1980's issue of Woman's Day. I think I saved it because I like parakeets. I had one when I was 12 as my first post-goldfish pet. And Hubby actually gave me a pair of them as a wedding gift. All three of those birds are gnawing that big cuttle bone in the sky, but I still love parakeets. I think it would be cool to live in Australia and see wild flocks of them!
Bliss!!
I looked closer at the paper and saw that there was a pretty decent cake recipe:
I think I'll make this. Yummy! Of course I'm about 20-something years late, but better late than not! I'd love to have another parakeet, and I'm sure so would our huge Maine Coon/Tabby mix cat!~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!~~~~
You all overwhelmed me with your lovely comments regarding my Go Green vintage fabric market bags! Thank you so so much! As promised I have made and listed more in my etsy shop!
I will make more and I find them so much fun to make, esp. the free form flowers!~~~Have a lovely day!~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends~~~
Today is the big post blizzard dig out. The sun is shining and the reflection off of the new snow is dazzling. Too dazzling! But I welcome the sun and the thaw!
My thoughts have turned "green" lately. After cleaning out my fabric stash, getting it to a manageable level, I found some rather large vintage quilt pieces along with a host of vintage fabric scraps. My first thought was "market bag!" How charming to carry a large bag made of a vintage quilt and decorated with a wee garden of fabric flowers to the farmers market or the local grocers...
I have listed two of these "green" market bags in my etsy shop and look forward to making more! UPDATE!~~Thanks so much for inquiring about more of my market totes. I sold the first two and do plan on making more very soon!~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends~~~
Once again we are getting blasted by snow. Ten inches today and high winds. Gross.
One of the things we loaded up on are suet cakes and bird seed. And our efforts were rewarded with lots of tiny visitors seeking nourishment and shelter during the blizzard.
This is under the eaves of our front porch by the front door. I love the swirl of bird tracks like they were doing the happy dance!
Here are our front steps leading down to the sidewalk where our fancy green pear bird feeder was an ample birdie restaurant.
And our dog (cat was napping somewhere) watched and waited for the next round of tiny visitors.~~Here's to a rapid thaw and an early spring!~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends!~~~
Well, as the world is so blinding white outside our door and with up to twenty more inches on the way, I have been attracted to the color in my house. In fact, I crave it this time of year. Garden magazines and my new organic gardening book lure me with their siren's song that spring is around the corner despite the fact that we have more snow than they do in Vancouver. The 2010 Winter Olympics can happen in our backyard as far as I'm concerned.
But back to the color. Our wonderful neighbors, Jon and Caroline, have spent the past week in Cancun and we spent the past week watching the snow pile up in their yard. Knowing full well that they would come home to over two feet of snow while wearing fresh tans and flipflops, we dug them a path to their front door.
And looky look what they brought us from Mexico!~~~~
This light up Frida Khalo and monkey friend jug is one of my very favorite things! How well they know our home's decor! I just LOVE this!~~~The jadeite green succulent is a new purchase from Home Depot. Hubby was buying sand to weigh down the back of his truck and I bought this. A girl has to have her priorities, doesn't she? Well, with more white stuff on the way, I am so happy to have color in our little nest on the "tundra."~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends!~~~
Sunny and blue skies greeted us today. And so did a TON of snow!
The road in front of our house!
The house across the street. Suzy used to live here, and I know she is grateful that she does not!
The park at the end of the street.
Our Sheila on the snowy trail in the park.
Snowy Holmes Run creek.
A snowy post!
And our teenage son shoveling the sidewalk.~~~One day we'll dig out of our neighborhood! Perhaps by May!~~~XXOO, Beth
Hello, My Friends (and Maggie--there is a photo here that will interest you!)~~~
We have 28 inches of snow! YES! And that is enough to stop everything and everyone here in the Washington, DC area! I have ventured no further than a block from my house. Here is what I have seen...
Bird tracks at our front door when I stepped outside.
And the birdfeeder near our front door.
Hubby and dog in a path he dug in our backyard.
Wanna have a seat?
Our mailbox grew taller!
So did the porch railing!
And the stuff on our deck. What is under there?
Can't see through the fence which also grew taller.
A lot of road to plow!
A neighbor's buried truck.
And neighbors digging out!~~~There you have it. Now I'm staying in until tomorrow!~~~XXOO, Beth
