tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69412397430874126632024-03-06T23:19:23.367-08:00Melindas fabric fanciesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.comBlogger504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-83123581816428164552013-10-31T22:58:00.000-07:002013-10-31T22:58:28.169-07:00Bedroom redo photos...Quite a while back I mentioned that I was redoing a guest room. I have had it all done for quite a while except for hanging some things on the wall....I love it and call it the Zen room. One reason it is Zen for me is the whole room cost just under 80.00. Everything! I got a mismatch paint for 2.50 (regular 29.99 for a gallon.). I went to Ross and found a comforter set for under twenty dollars on clearance and everything else came from a yard sale or I made it.<br />
I started out with a mattress, foundation and frame and a gold curtain rod and two gold holders....It looked something like this in there......<br />
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I can't remember why I have the chair on the bed, really! I love this green though.</div>
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This is the view from the door....On the ceiling it looks like there is paint but it is just a shadow..</div>
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I made two art pieces for the room....I found a blank canvas, old wood frame and a bunch of old keys in a baggie. I even found a can of copper spray paint for a quarter. this is the result. The leather hanging thing is a key holder that some of the keys were hanging on. I just added beads to the bottom.</div>
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Cute little chair as a nightstand, vintage suitcase and a lamp and shade redo...The owl is the one that Daniel made.</div>
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Not a great picture but I have several of these little crates in the room. They were 50 cents a piece.</div>
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This print framed I found for two dollars. I really love it in the room.</div>
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I had some bright pink curtains that I tried to dye and they came out an obnoxious puce color. I painted, stained and inked this and added texture with thread. I then took a big branch that fell in the yard and tacked it over the fabric and sprayed over it with copper paint.</div>
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This was my own idea. I found these little wooden stakes and painted them then inked in the grand kids names and how far away they are. Luke's point up because he is in heaven. My own Baby Angel.</div>
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Last of all, a couple ideas from Pinterest. Fabric wrapped pillows (no sewing). and Two sheer curtains instead of a headboard behind the bed. On the bottom layer are quotes that are inspiring that I wrote with a sharpie.</div>
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I love how it looks and the kid's like reading them .</div>
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That's it, it's a room now. I have redone several and am working on the laundry room now. I will show more later! Happy Fall....xoxox Melinda</div>
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I have been doing little bits of things here and there. I get frustrated because I can't just whip things out like I used to. I will decide to do a home project or a quilt and it takes me forever. At this rate, I will get very few things done so I guess I just have to accept it.<br />
I did with help manage to decorate the front yard for Halloween.<br />
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I tried to decorate so that when Halloween is over, I just remove a few things and fall decor is in place.Like this wreath on the front door.</div>
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I changed out my purple rocking chairs for some really comfortable off white chairs that I got at a garage sale for for both. You can tell they are expensive chairs when you sit on them. They are so comfy.</div>
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Olivia and I are going to make little lanterns out of glittered jars with glow sticks in them. I am not used to really getting Trick or Treater's but I guess it is really big in this neighborhood!</div>
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On the night of the Zombie Ball that the kids went to, we all decided to play zombie. I did all the makeup and hair. It took a long time and boy, did I make a mess. The pictures are out of focus but still funny!</div>
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I love how my daughter put her face up. It cracks me up....</div>
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Here is Liv and her friend Tori...</div>
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Last of all, on a beautiful fall day my son took me fishing. It was so pretty out and quiet and we talked a lot. Plus I caught two Steelhead. Can't beat that!</div>
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He and I went thru a pretty rough patch, so it was great to have the day together and I know he felt the same way......Happy Fall! Melinda</div>
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It is cooling way down now and I am enjoying it. Especially since it is still sunny. I apologize for not blogging too much. I just was sick for so long that I didn't have the energy to do it. Pneumonia is a kicker I will say that. I would start to get better then relapse. Or wake up feeling good and two hours later, I couldn't get up the stairs. Over two months is a long time to be sick.<br />
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Stacie (daughter ) Took us to the rubber duck races on Sunday. We each had five and you think you might have a chance until you see how many there really are. They drew for fifty really big prizes.<br />
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I had bought one of these crates a long time ago and when I looked at it I knew I could make them. This is one of them that I made.</div>
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Happy October! xoxoxomelinda</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-48045638326500541402013-09-21T11:00:00.000-07:002013-09-21T11:00:19.450-07:00Most days it still feels like summer....<span style="font-size: large;">I can feel Fall right behind it though.</span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> I have been busy with the kids, the chickens and the garden. The garden is still growing strong. I just planted more green beans to see if I could get another round in. It just might work!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I am now coming into the squash season. That and the yellow cucumbers. I am going to have a lot of birdhouse gourds to play with after they dry! Plus, My cluck clucks are laying eggs now. They are so cute, I get such a kick out of them. When I go to pick them up, they bow their heads down so I can get them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> After many years I re met my beautiful Grand Daughter Haylie. Here she is with Liv on the bench avoiding the mean geese....Haylie is 10 and Liv is 12. I have a feeling Haylie is going to be a tall girl. I love seeing her. She is here again this weekend and we are playing in my art and sewing room. She loves everything I do which I think is the best part of being with her. As I blog, she is sewing behind me making a pillow for her mom. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made another Quilt Along Barn Block, this is my second.</div>
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I also made a block for the lone survivor of all the Firefighters in Colorado that lost their lives. Jean is collecting signature blocks to make a special quilt for this brave guy. I can only imagine the pain and heartache he is feeling.</div>
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I also participated in Val's zombie swap. This was my third year. The theme was Alice in Wonderland so I created for my partner Malice in Zombieland!</div>
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She is an evil one our Malice. Her horrific tray holds the Mad hatters head and hat, The heart of the queen, the dead white rabbit, black roses and what is left of the Cheshire Cat. Nothing but a smile!</div>
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To go with her undeadness I also made a Halloween House and Three Glass balls that spell out BOO.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-15656633810745631842013-08-21T16:50:00.001-07:002013-08-21T16:50:14.428-07:00Birdhouse Gourds and a barn along quilt block I saw the cutest barn blocks on Pinterest. Lori Holt is doing a Barn Along. I am behind but I like them so much I am sure I can catch up. The block on the barn wall is made with 1 1/2 pieces. I haven't done anything that small in a long time so my first block is a little wonky. I still like it though. There are 12 blocks in all and each are 14 1/2 Square. My favorite one that I saw is a barn with a silo. I have a lot of scraps to use and I like that about it too.
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I re- met my Grandaughter Haylie day before yesterday. It was so wonderful I couldn't sleep that night. She is 10 and the last time I saw her she was almost 4. She is my son's child and he and mom are divorced so it made it hard for me to see her. She is a lot like me...She loves art and has a room full of art supplies. She also likes to write stories. I just am so excited and she was ready to come over right that second. Both Haylie and Olivia were excited too to have a girl cousin. I sent her a letter today and did a little mail art.
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I also finished three birdhouse gourds. I really love painting them. I had bought three of them at a garage sale. I wish I bought everyone of them that the lady had. I am growing my own and I think I am going to have a ton of them when the growing season is done.
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I especially like the little sea otter with the seaweed. My favorite though, is the funky chicken I finished today! I used primary colors and polymer clay. He looks so happy outside!
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I still am really struggling with this cough. I don't have pneumonia anymore but I am just wiped out from coughing all the time. It keeps me up all night and I just hate it. I cleaned the bunny cage and was so short of breath I thought I was going to pass out. arghhhhhhhhh.....
I feel like it has ruined my summer with the kids. Well probably because in a way it has darn it.
Happy Summer all!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-88237346809525546402013-08-17T14:34:00.001-07:002013-08-17T14:34:36.954-07:00Christmas in July and August. I participated in Val's Christmas in July swap. For me on the receiving end it was in July. For my partner Jill, it was unfortunately today that she got her package. I have had pneumonia along with the cough that never ends and just wears me out. I am thinking if I get rid of it by October I will be lucky. It makes it hard to do anything and I HATE it. Emphasis on the HATE!
Anyway so Jill sent me some of the coolest stuff.
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I love the Holiday Journal with stickers so I can personalize the tabs. She used manila envelopes and then covered them with scrapbook paper for the inside and the back inside cover. I think it is so cool. I have made journals but the pockets really add to it. She also sent me some Christmas recipes. I love new recipes and food is one of our traditions. If I find something really good it becomes a part of the dinner every year.
She also made me these pretty and delicate paper ornaments. I have a pink tree and these will look so pretty!
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She knows about my love of all things chicken, especially my real ones so she sent me a little felt chicken ear bud holder and two cute chickens to live in my garden. The kind that don't eat it!
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Jill told me that she loves bird ornaments so I made her some for her tree along with some birdhouses.
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I saw these cute little birdie tags on Pinterest so I made a few.
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Last of all, because she waited so long I made her a quilted Table Topper with vintage and reproduction fabrics. I liked making this a lot. I just randomly put it together working on it a few minutes at a time.
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All wrapped up and off it went. WooHoo!
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I have so many things flying thru my head that I want to do so hopefully the cough will leave soon! Happy Summer....melindaxoxoxoxoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-91714018504153004862013-08-07T22:40:00.002-07:002013-08-07T22:41:52.082-07:00What you can do with an old suitcase. Being the Pinterest addict I am, I am on it a lot. I love seeing the DIY section. I saw a pin where someone was making pet beds out of hard sided suitcases. I decided I wanted to make Thomas and Bobbins (my cats) a bunk bed using a suitcase. I found two with no problem. I got them for 2.00 a piece at a yard sale. I have seen even more since.
Taylor is going home on Friday and since she has been here she has accumulated a lot of stuff. I knew her two little carry-ons weren't going to hold everything so I started thinking I wood find her a suitcase. Then I remembered I have two of them. In the garage. Gathering dust.
Ok back on Pinterest. Can you redo a suitcase to use? You bet you can. This is the ugly old thing I started with.
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Fortunately though ugly it is sturdy. I remember using an open Samsonite as a kid with my sister to jump in. Like a trampoline.
The inside was in pretty good shape except for the top half so I took out the vinyl and used it for a pattern. I save the trim and used it after I recovered the top. I put in a little lavender sprig to make it smell pretty.
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I taped off all the metal parts and spray painted it a soft lilac color. Then I just used Mod Podge and fabric and covered the front and back. I used two different fabrics just because I could.
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I put a vintage "Aloha" postcard on it and a tag that says "Always on my mind, Forever in my heart." I always tell Taylor Aloha, not goodbye. Unfortunately Taylor won't be able to come and stay anymore. I told her I will always be here and when she is an adult and makes her own decisions, we will pick up where we left off. Her mom has verbally attacked me three times so far due to her mental illness. This last time she sent the cops who promptly left after a hearty apology. They say "no good deed goes unpunished." Sadly that has been the case. I love her and I made sure she had a good summer with fun and love and family and that is all I can do. That and hope I made some kind of difference in her future life.
On the other side I did another purple fabric but it is softer. Almost Shabby Chic. I did a "T" monogram because she says she can never find anything with her name or initial.
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I love how it turned out and the hardest part was probably just taping it off. After Olivia saw it she promptly brought in the other suitcase and gave me a meaningful look.
I also made a wreath out of moss and burlap and some natural floral things that I found at a yard sale. The whole thing cost me a 1.00. It is in my entry way and I like it a lot.
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It has been a trying week! I have pneumonia and my heart is feeling trampled on and crushed. I still would do it all over again for Taylor though. I am just sad that I have to say "Aloha". xoxoxoxo melindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-55468504256301057272013-07-23T19:46:00.000-07:002013-07-23T19:46:13.383-07:00A Labor of Love. In my previous post I mentioned I was making a Praise Flag for a woman battling Breast Cancer I believe for the fourth time. She is survivor strong and an incredible inspiration. I have never made a flag before. It was interesting and challenging. I think mainly because I wanted it to tell her story and for it also to be perfect. The story part I have, the perfection part not so much but I am hoping it speaks to her heart regardless. I honestly believe that my mom spoke to me and told me to make this for her. ( I lost my mom to Breast cancer after her fourth battle.) I normally don't walk up to a person whom I only know by name and say "please let me make you a prayer flag." It shocked even me. (a prayer flag? Where the heck did that come from?) Then when she gave me her address and full name I got it...Her name is the same name as one of my mom's best friends. Ok mom I get it. Really. Any kind of art is personal and you put yourself out there to the "well what is it for? What does it do? Even I don't get it, or no reaction at all. So it can be hard to randomly offer it but I did. I am glad. It was a good experience for me. It was a blessing. It even got me reading the Bible again and appreciating the beauty in it.
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I worried about the weight of the flag because her cancer has metastasized and she feels it in her shoulder. I tried to use light fabrics. I wasn't happy about the all green and white color scheme so I dyed the white silk with neocolors and a spray bottle of water.
Blue is a restorative color.
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Each verse I used was picked by her and she told me the story behind it and what it meant to her. Her stories and the verses are beautiful. I was touched.
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Because they are her personal stories I don't feel right sharing them although I bet she would.
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I worry a lot about my worth as a person. I have self doubt and feel like at times I am not a contributor. I was so honored that God chose me for this project. I really feel like he did. I still feel self conscious about sending it. I just hope it was what she had envisioned.
I also made her a card. I am mailing it tomorrow with her Praise Flag.
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Please pray for my new friend Betty, that she continues to hang onto her Warrior spirit and that God eases her pain so she can continue to be an inspiration for all the people around her.....Thank you all so much....xoxoxoomelindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-56115509692965450152013-07-14T22:38:00.000-07:002013-07-14T22:41:07.995-07:00In the works.. I have been so busy with the kids that by the time I am done, I am so exhausted it makes it hard to make anything. Olivia is over here all the time because Taylor discovered that the neighborhood is full of kids. The knocking starts about 7 in the morning and lasts all day until about 10pm. Right now we are the darling of the neighborhood because I put up a big above ground pool. It is 18 feet long and I regret to say that it holds a whole lot of kids. They all know this. Besides watching them and keeping them out of trouble, I am fixing food. To feed their little faces and it is a never ending thing. These girls eat all day long. I kid you not. They still are fun but I am tired. (I won't even mention the drama and bickering.)
When we went campin one of the people that was there was someone that I knew but had never really been introduced to . Her name is Betty and she has breast cancer for the third or fourth time. We really clicked and I talked to her a lot. Her cancer has spread all over. She has such amazing faith, I was really touched. I could see God just shining from her face. I was pulled to her like a bee to a beautiful flower. Again the faith this woman has is incredible. I asked her if I could make her a prayer flag. She said that a lot of people use Worship Flags and I had never heard of them. I was thinking more like Christian bent Tibetan Flags. I looked on the internet and sure enough there are worship and praise flags. So I am making one. She told me a lot of her favorite verses and things that have happened that she knows are miracles and I am interpreting it from there. I had to think about it for a couple of days before I started because I feel like this is one of the most important things I am attempting to do. When I think of God I think of white and "he maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he restoreth my soul" keeps going thru my head so I picked green for Healing and restoring and white to represent the Lamb of God.(I know I have skipped lines but those are the lines that are speaking to me.) Here is what I have so far.
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I just hope it turns out as beautiful as I hope it will.. I am going to bring in some blues so it won't look like some St. Patricks day nightmare.. Not that there is anything wrong with St Patricks Day but I dont want people to see it that way.
My garden is growing like crazy and I couldn't be more thrilled. It is seven weeks now and I took a comparison photo.
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I already am harvesting tomato's, lettuce, carrots, summer squash, zucchini and herbs and green beans and peppers are right behind. I can see that this is a garden that is going to grow every year. It is the easiest garden I have ever grown and so far no failures!
Having a backyard is wonderful.
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One of the things I am growing is birdhouse gourds. I always have wanted to but just didn't have the space. I drove by a lady's house the other day and she had a sign in her yard with a big box of them "3 for a 1.00". I stopped and bought three to play with. Taylor wanted to do one too so we sat at the table and started.
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Here is Taylor with hers just after painting it.
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I decided on an Ocean theme so I used a pencil to draw everything out and then I used paint, colored pencils and a woodburner to do a starfish, scallop, seaweed and a sea otter.
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Taylor and I then took them outside and sprayed them with a glossy sealer. When we have them all finished, I will show them. The third one I am making has a mama and a baby killer whale. I guess being so recently at the ocean, it is on my heart right now.
I also am working on a Christmas in July ornament swap. Can't show any of that yet though....Happy Summer xoxoxomelindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-86090241518286454342013-07-07T22:28:00.000-07:002013-07-07T22:28:17.180-07:00Liv's Birthday and Fourth of July camping So Taylor got here from Utah on the 24rth, (my little bff) an overnight in Seattle, Liv's birthday on the 30th and then camping for the Fourth of July...Yep, I am tired. The house is full of laundry and things to put away and as of yet I have done none of it.
So the Birthday was a big camp out in the backyard. There were a total of six girls and all things considered, it went pretty well.
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One of the girls didn't come until a little later. It was fun decorating and making little snack bags. I also made all of the girls a stuffed owl. (you can see them a few posts down.) Once they are cut out they are done in ten minutes, no lie.
Olivia decided on a cupcake tier so I made all kinds of cupcakes and buy the end of the night every cupcake was done. One little girl had six....Holy Cow. This is after devouring their snack bags and hamburgers bbq'd and chips. These 12 year old girls can eat.
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Once it got dark they all ran around the yard shrieking over every bug and playing volleyball with a net and a big rubber ball that flew over the fence at least five times. A ladder fixed that problem. We made fairy jars that I saw on Pinterest. Now they don't look like the one that is shown on Pinterest but they all loved making them. You cut into a glow stick, dump it in a mason jar and then put in glitter and shake it up. What it does'nt tell you is that too much glitter and it does'nt work. So at 11 pm I was in Walmart picking up glow sticks. The cool thing was the jars lasted a long time and the girls all took them home the next day minus the glow.
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They still had a pretty glittery look to them and a couple of the girls glued ribbons around the top. Taylor was so tired the next day that she was physically sick. I put her to bed and gave her 7up to calm her stomach. Probably all the food was a factor too.
Fourth of July we went to Rockaway Beach Oregon where I grew up. The kids adored it. We have friends who have a huge piece of property right next to a river and they made it into a giant campground. Taylor had never been camping before and she just loved it. We used my dads motorhome so she may be spoiled now.
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I got to see my sister, my dad and my niece and nephews. Gosh I love the little ones....and the big ones too.
Here is Ava in a dress I made her for her birthday.
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Rockaway has a parade and the house I grew up in is the first place they go by. It is so fun to scream and yell for everyone and the kids get candy thrown at them like crazy. They have a blast.
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The kids played at the beach before the big firework show. Taylor found out how cold the Pacific Ocean really is...She also tried Kettlecorn for the first time.
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Andrew was even reunited with his best friend and partner in crime, Cooper.
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It has been a whirlwind for sure, but a good one. I hope your 4rth of July was a happy Celebration too. xoxoxoxoxmelindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-15759152435073662982013-07-01T22:48:00.002-07:002013-07-01T22:50:40.190-07:00Flying fish and gardens and buntings Funny story from last night...I actually did quite a long post and was so tired at the end I could hardly keep my eyes open. I published it and looked it over and I had put it on the SwapperSpot blog. Well duh, so here I am back tonight.
Susan K and I did a patriotic Bunting swap and both of them are so pretty! I got hers and I just love it.
Here it is hanging on my front porch tonight.
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She used wood triangles to spell out Freedom. I am thrilled with it. It looks so pretty and festive and Freedom is a word that I really love.
I am not really sure if she got hers or not but I posted it on Facebook so I know she has seen it. I used denim from jeans that I got at a yard sale for fifty cents. cut them into squares and then made mini flags with fabric. I made some fancy bows with ribbon from a yard sale too....I thought it turned out nice.
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I made some red white and blue pom pom pens and put them in a denim pocket that I had left over and included a card. God Bless America. I like saying that too!
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I got Miss Roc's bag sent off too... here is something I have done in the past to wrap something inexpensively that is maybe odd sized or your don't have a box. Take a brown paper grocery bag and fold it down over the store logo. Then put your item in and cover the fold with scrapbook paper. You can staple it shut (I had no staples.) or hot glue it and then decorate. Simple and sweet.
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When Taylor first got here, she thought it was too cold. Boy she isn't thinking that now. It was 105 today and tomorrow it is going to be about 110. I am gardening and watering a lot. I am grateful that I decided to do a straw bale veggie garden or I don't think I would have one at all. You actually plant in the composting bales and it holds a lot of moisture. No weeding and things grow fast. I have had a lot of fun with it. This is my 30 day picture and I swear in the week since I took it things have doubled.
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Even as I look at the picture it doesn't even look like the same garden. Already I have tomato's, acorn squash, green beens, lettuce, basil and rosemary and this stuff was grown either from seeds or 1 " starts. I am just going to keep replanting it as we have a long growing season here. Something I have never had before.
When I picked up Taylor in Seattle from the airport Olivia came with me and they hit it right off. They had a lot of fun when I took them to see the sights. They loved the Pike Place Market. They both got a "made in front of them" bracelet with their name spelled out in wire with beads and turquoise bands. We went to the famous Flying Fish vendors. What they do is when someone buys seafood the fish mongers throw the fish to the other workers, one who is usually in the crowd so it is flying over the heads of people. I caught the eye of the guy at the counter and held out my arms and he lobbed it right out at me and it was the perfect catch. I threw it back, and put my hands in the air and yelled "woo hoo!" Then he threw one to Taylor. She was so excited. We were the famous two fish catchers at the market for about 15 minutes. All the tourists clapped and took pictures. I wore the imprint of the fish all day right across my boobs. In fact I wore it proudly.
Here is Taylor right after she threw the fish back.
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We also had a sleepover, Birthday party for Olivia on Saturday but I am too tired to write anymore and this is a long post. I think I am ready to take to my bed. Happy Summer all...xoxoxoxmelinda
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-52524408214776564272013-06-22T21:53:00.002-07:002013-06-22T21:53:40.822-07:00
I finished and hung the chickens made out of assorted beans and seeds on the fence by the coop. I think the real girls like them. I love how they turned out. A little paint is magic!
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You can see the before' picture of the rooster in the previous post. I still marvel at the patience someone took to make these and I am so glad that I was the one to find them!
Olivia is having her 12th Birthday on the 30th. We have been planning a backyard campout party. She is really looking forward to it a lot. She is a listmaker so there are lists all over. It cracks me up. I told her to just sit back and relax and Auntie will do all the work. (haha). I have already been recruited. She finished her invitations. They are pretty cute and she really puts a lot into things. Then she worries. Peer pressure, that they are too girly or not girly enough or too over the top. I keep telling her just do what you like and don't worry about the rest. It is funny how this is showing up in things like birthdays....Kind of sad really. But pretty invitations.
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Taylor, my little BFF will be here on Monday. We are all excited about it. I guess she packs and unpacks about ten times a day. I know she will add a lot of sparkle to my summer. She is such a doll.
A long time ago I had a giveaway for a pet portrait and Roc from whatsuproc.blogspot.com won. She didn't have a pet at the time and we didn't decide what to do right away. She makes the most amazing journal pages and I asked her if it was ok if I did a Thread Painted piece using one of her art Journal pages. I started on it and realized it would make a really nice, big art bag. I used a pair of blue jeans that I got at a yard sale for 50 cents. Then I went to town. Thread painting is when you put your feed dogs down on your sewing machine and sew. I draw out an image in pencil on light fabric and then I paint it in with colored thread and then I use real paint to highlight certain areas. (eyes are almost always painted.) This was a challenge, but fun....There is a lot of color in this. It isn't exactly like her page but it is really close.
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I used a waistband to add the ribbon detail and the back has two jean pockets that actually give four pockets total. Then inside it holds and art carrier that I had and never used. It can hold supplies or be taken out and used on it's own. I hope you like it Roc. I am a big fan of your artistic journeys. The Bunny in the piece is one of her Stamps that she makes for Stampotique.
Tonight I am finishing up a Fourth of July Bunting for my friend Susan. So far so good and I am sure I will post that later.
Happy Summer. xoxoxomelindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-17373327680726313032013-06-18T23:48:00.003-07:002013-06-18T23:48:49.249-07:00 Holy Cow, I just came off a two and a half day migraine and I am not sorry to see it go! I haven't had one in forever, so it kind of took me by surprise. I kind of came alive again tonight and I actually thought it was Friday. Really! I so appreciate not having them as a part of my life again. For me, having a hysterectomy took them away. I didn't even know that would be a benefit.
I have to say I have become a putterer...You know the kind of puttering that leaves a thing half done here, a 1/4 of the way done here but nothing really done. I like that word "puttering". I just hope it doesn't become a habit because then all the crap that I have gotten at garage sales turns into a word that isn't so comforting...hoarding! Ha Ha! I use everything I get. Just ask the kids who sometimes can't figure out why I am paying a 1.00 for a bowling ball and strutting around like I won a prize. Ok, so what I was I doing before the migraine? Well I pretty much just told you...
I did finish and mail a card for my dad for Father's Day.
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It is almost a kind of dark humor but I think it will go right over his head and he will laugh. I, ahem, have realized I am the black sheep of the family. I also made him an exploding photo box. The inside of the box is pictures of the two of us as I grew up and I didn't take pictures but here is the outside.
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I had found some old frames at a yard sale for fifty cents a piece and I had some wooden letters. Liv painted them green and I painted them with a sealer and now they are on my back fence.
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They are right in front of my "straw Bale " garden which is amazing. I am taking before and afters but this is the way I will grow vegetables from now on. On Pinterest I saw the "Grow" idea with the frames and then I saw another Pin that had "damn it" in letters beneath it. It made me laugh. I have a green thumb though and I don't want to make my plants mad so it just says grow.
Another super yard sale find is these two big chickens. Well really one hen and one rooster. They are pretty good sized and all made of beans, corn, sunflowers and stuff. Someone cut out a plywood back in the shape and then spent gosh knows how many hours gluing this stuff on. I saw potential, but the colors are pretty worn out. Here is a picture of the two of them. I have painted the hen who was pretty dismal and this is the before of the Rooster who has since been done.
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They are going to go on the fence too by the chickens. The rooster I did with some nice bright rooster colors. He looks really good lying on the dining room floor. Where I left him. When I got a migraine.
Happy puttering. xoxoxomelinda
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-79217768759988932792013-06-07T21:49:00.001-07:002013-06-07T21:49:24.915-07:00 I just can't believe it is June already! Daniel and Olivia are officially out of school. Taylor (my little bff from Utah) will be here from the 24rth until the 19th of August. She told me she has been packed for two weeks. We are both pretty excited. I just hope that the jealousy bug doesn't hit Liv too bad. We have a lot of things planned so it is going to be busy. I found on Pinterest (of course)a list of 100 things to do this summer so I printed three copies and we are going to make journals and journal about each thing we manage to do. Taylor and Liv were both encouraged to read and practice any kind of language arts over the summer y their teacher's, so we figured this would be a fun way to get some practice in.
Olivia's twelfth Birthday is the end of the month. She wants to have a crafty birthday sleepover. I told Stacie (oldest daughter) feel free to have it at your house but I know the answer to that. We are doing tents, a cupcake bar and ice cream they each make in a baggie. We also are going to make fairy jars and stuffed owls. Daniel, Stacie and I practiced and made three owls. They are super easy and fast. Especially since I only have one pair of fabric scissors. It is all just random pieces of fabric sewn together and stuffed.
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and here are the backs.
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The one on the far right is mine. I was so tickled to have Stacie sewing with me. She never has shown any interest in anything crafty. NOTHING. She kept telling me how fun they were to make. So she and I before the party are going to cut out a bunch of pieces and have the interfacing ironed on and then the 5 girls can sew them. I have three machines so I think it will be ok. We figured it is better than doing sugar and junk filled goody bags. Both Olivia and Taylor sew too.
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A really cool thing has happened. I have reconnected with my granddaughter Haylie. She is my sons daughter and she is now 10. I haven't seen her since she was almost 4. There was a divorce and resentment and I felt like I was being asked not to intrude on her new life. It has weighed so heavy on my heart. Well, I reached out again and it worked out good! I made her some things and I sent them and hopefully I will be able to see her after the 4rth of July. She has changed a lot. One of the things I made her is an exploding photo box. These are amazingly cool. They are done with cardstock, cute papers and pictures. The outside makes a box and then you make a lid. When you open it there are all these pictures. Very cute and personal project. I am going to make one for my dad for Fathers Day.
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I also made her a halter maxi with a nylon chiffon ruffle on the bottom. Liv fell in love with it though it is a size too big for her. I pinned the sides and had her model it so if it looks a little wonky, it is from the pins.
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Now I love the chicken but I didn't want him in the picture. That was the only way she would let me take her picture though. I was just hoping that he didn't poop on the dress. (he didn't)
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I just love how it looks in the back.
I decided to try my hand at Bowed flip flops too...
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The zen room will be done tomorrow and the puce curtains turned into something else. Although not curtains. No newspaper either...That will probable be my next post. Happy summer all. xoxooxxmelinda
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-62672351228987514502013-05-28T22:00:00.000-07:002013-05-29T09:56:19.884-07:00Thinking about newspaper and a dye disaster. First of all, it has been a few days since I blogged. I had a little depression setback. Now I warn you this is going to sound really stupid. Ok, I admit it....really stupid. We all have known or heard about the crazy cat ladies. We all know I am crazy. Now in my neighborhood I am that "crazy chicken lady". For real, I kid you not. "why?" you may ask yourself. I know I would be asking. Well, because first of all I fell in love with one of my chickens. Chip, the little white rooster that I was going to keep even though we are not supposed to have things that crow here. The other three hens? No bonding at all. I watch them and sometimes laugh but no love shared either way. They are chickens after all. About a week ago I went out to check on the chickens (meaning Chip who always ran to me and wanted to be picked up). No Chip....I noticed a hole under the fence. The neighbors next door have two neglected dogs that bark nonstop. I climb to the top of the fence, hysteria building. I see something white in the corner of their dog poop filled yard. Ok hysteria has hit a peak. I beat on their door and ask to see the back yard. The woman (pig) says some nasty remark about f'ing chickens. I scream out" he wasn't a chicken, he was my pet!" and take his lifeless body from the poop filled yard. Then I think about things like 22 shotguns. The sad thing is, it's not the stupid dogs fault. They have no interaction, no toys, no nothing. I had a funeral with Stacie and the kids and cried my eyes out and then took to my bed. I love the drama of that phrase...It's very Southern, "taking to your bed." But I was so sad and felt like I lost a little friend and now everyone knows my secret. I am the Crazy Chicken Lady of the neighborhood. You can laugh if you want too. I picture myself hysterical now and it is kinda funny. I am sure in a few years it will be really funny. Just not yet. Right now it merits a secret giggle.
So that is why I haven't posted.
Although I have been busy around the house. I am making over a room. The inspiration is Zen. As in peaceful, calming, relaxation. Which obviously I could use. I have been taking pictures but I am not done yet. The curtains are holding me up. The issue is money. Everything in the room is being done dirt cheap or even free. That is my challenge. So I have four curtain panels that will be perfect. Except they are hot pink and Daniel wants to claim the room as his for the nights he is here so he doesn't have to hear the fishwife screams coming from a tween girl who doesn't want him in the "girl room." ......"EVER."
So I get some dye....Great idea huh?
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At first I decide to use some navy blue that I actually found unopened at a garage sale. Then I think about it and decide to do dark Chocolate Brown. So I read the instructions and decide to use the washer with the very hot water and let it agitate for thirty minutes. Guess what? it is still pink, yes it is. So I add the whole bottle of the navy blue add boiling water and let it agitate for forty minutes. The result? Still pink. The lesson? Microfiber has polyester in it and it doesn't take dye. Ok, that was a big waste of dye and time. I pull them from the washer and notice that the back of the panels have changed color...The color brings back memories. The color is PUCE!
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I have always read a whole lot and when I was in sixth grade I read something that talked about the color of "puce" and it became my favorite color. Because it was weird and strange and no one believed that puce exsisted. Never mind it was ugly, a cross between a sickly purple and muddy brown, I was standing by it. Mo mom said it even sounded gross. Did you know of such a color? Well that is the color of the back of these panels and not I am not using the puce side either. I am thinking of melding and sewing newspaper to the hot pink fronts and making newspaper curtains. Here is some newspaper fabric that are curtains.
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It could work, I think. I made a newspaper dress before and it worked. So we will see, otherwise I just may have to "give puce a chance." xoxoxooxox the crazy chicken lady
P.S Susan from Shabby and Frills is hosting a Patriotic Bunting Swap. You know those cute flaggy, pennant things....They are so simple to make and it is a simple swap to participate in. Please click on the link on my sidebar and come play with us...You know You want to cause WE WANT YOU!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-12185765925374621632013-05-14T11:46:00.000-07:002013-05-14T11:46:20.430-07:00Mothers Day Crafting Daniel and Olivia (Grandkids) came over the night before Mother's day and wanted help putting something together for my oldest daughter Stacie.
Daniel is her son and Olivia is her niece although she lives with her now. Single moms have it rough on Mother's day so I was happy to help. Just a quick digression here...I was a single mom of three kids 18 months apart. There were about 10,9 and 7 on this particular Mother's day. I had worked a twelve hour day and picked them up from daycare. I told them I was going to take a quick bath and then I would help get them ready for bed. ( Mothers Day had not been mentioned) I came out and the whole living room and dining room was covered in Silly String and shredded paper and half blown up balloons and all I wanted to do was cry over the mess.. Instead I put on my happy face and hugged them. Then I put them to bed and cleaned for over an hour..Now I look back and smile but then it was just a "Mom is totally and completely overwhelmed." moment.
So back to the kids coming over. Daniel made his mom a Carrot Cake from scratch with cream cheese frosting which I thought was really cool. I did nothing on this but found him a recipe and took him to the store. The writing on the cake is sad, but sweet cause he did it. The cake was amazing by the way.....
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Olivia wanted to go the crafty route. I had found a couple of ideas on Pinterest so off we went. Lemon Lavender soap in a goatsmilk base.
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I had the lemons, the soap base she bought with her own money at Michaels with a coupon. It was 5.00 and then we wrapped it in scrapbook paper and raffia. We still have half the soap base left. This stuff is yummy and a quick craft.
We decorated up a yard sale basket with a newspaper rose and some yellow paint.
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Made some just like "Mary Kays Satin Hands" stuff. Olivia went nuts over this. We called it making a potion. In fact she wants to do this for her Birthday party. You just find a cute little jar and spoon, mix the Dawn soap that is apricot colored for soft hands and sugar and fill the jar. You use it like a scrub and it really does make you hands and arms super soft. Our jar is a little on the messy side but she was thrilled with it.
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Then we put together my favorite craft. I found a little terra cotta pot and saucer at Goodwill. Olivia painted them turquoise and then sealed them with mod podge. We glued it all together with a little glass bowl from the dollar store and added a button on the top. Gummy Bears completed it. Check this out, a handmade gumball machine!
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The kids were so excited with the gifts they made and Stacie was thrilled.
I had a wonderful Mother's day too. I was taken to a wonderful dinner and My son got me a beautiful orchid and Stacie and the kids got me a greenhouse and some gardening things.
I have more things to post along with a couple of tutorials but I think I will do that in a few days......Have a Happy Day! xoxooxoxmelindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-73420255136589009992013-05-07T14:20:00.004-07:002013-05-07T14:26:08.964-07:00It feels like summer already! The last two weeks have been in the mid to high 80's here in Kennewick. I remember snow in May in Utah and I gotta say, " This is a nice change!" It may even be too hot. I sure like getting to putter around the yard this early though.
I still am totally addicted to Pinterest. I look at it everyday and just drool. All the ideas and the things I want to do. It really is amazing to me that there are so many ways to do so many things...From making your own laundry soap to how to's for house repairs and pictures of cute baby animals. I have a hard time with the cute baby animals. I want them all in my backyard. It really is hard to restrain myself to 4 chickens, a big dog, two cats, a bunny and a fish. Sighhhhhhhh.
I finished a quilt top today. This is one of three UFO's that I have. I struggled with what to do with the rows. It was a round robin row quilt that Barb hosted. It was Barb, Robin, Jen and Hetty along with myself. The theme I picked was bright stars. When I laid it out I noticed the purple. I love purple, so I bought some purple. Here it is...
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I love me some bright colors for sure. I think I am going to do a soft fleece back, purple binding, straight line quilting and maybe some orange rickrack. When I get it done I am going to try to find a picture of the other ladies finished quilts and post them, because I am sure that mine is the last one!
Olivia and I made a hat for the Kentucky Derby. We just decided it would be fun. I thought it was pretty outrageous with all the flowers. Then we went online and googled outrageous hats....Oh my word, there are some doozies. I love them. We might have to revisit the hat making. She loves to wrap some chiffon around herself and prance around in her hat. When I was a kid it was my moms nightgowns...one of them was cut like a princess dress. Weird I know,
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but kids are weird and wonderful anyway.
While she was prancing we went outside and made some mini greenhouses from mason jars and plastic pots. We had gotten some cuttings from the neighbor and I want to see how they do. Most are roses, but there also is a lilac and a snowball bush. I used a pinterest tip of course. Use cinnamon instead of buying rooting hormone. Way cheaper and something almost everyone has. Now we will see how it works. I played in the dirt, cinnamon and stems and Olivia wrote out the names on masking tape and stuck them on the jars. Some of the plants we knew the names, others she got creative on...I noticed an Olivia and auntie rose among other things....Haha. We had fun and I am anxious to see how they do. You don't know until you try.
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A tipsy plant pot was something I always wanted to make. I saw them several years ago on someone's blog. You basically thread clay pots on a plant stake. Then I saw someone gilded the lily and painted them and added dots. I looked for clay pots and they weren't cheap. I did find some cheap plastic one in colors {!} at Walmart. So I didn't have to paint them first. I picked black then added some white dots and ribbon then sprayed them with sealer. YAY! Tipsy pots.
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I like them. Are they perfect? Not really but they are fun.
I just have to show you a picture of my feathered babies. They are so cute.
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These two are Rhode Island Red hens...Named appropiately, Ginger (from Gilligans Island) and Lucy. Guess from where.
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This is Chip, my favorite. I am hoping Chip is not a rooster because I love him. He loves for me to hold him. Yes, I snuggle my chicken. I am crazy that way.
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The black chicken is Butter. When he was a fluffy little thing, his butt was a creamy yellow like butter. Hence Butter the chicken who I am pretty sure is a rooster. I can't have Roosters here and having had one before, I am not sure I want one. I love the crowing but they can be mean little buggers. I could lose my lips to a rooster. You know if I forgot myself and snuggled one. Oh well! Have a happy day! melinda xoxoxoxoxox
P.S. This quilt is going to become a Giveaway quilt on my blog...I think it is a good way to celebrate my new life near my kids, so stay tuned!!!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-41876804651886577022013-04-30T10:17:00.000-07:002013-04-30T10:23:58.884-07:00Lots'a crafty goodness. I recently found Pinterest courtesy of my good friend Cinda. I have so much fun looking at all the creative ideas that people have found on the internet and share by "pinning" them. I love looking at the pictures and being inspired. Warning, it can be addictiong to the point where you are constantly looking and not doing! However, I have managed to "do" a few things...
I saw a pin on how to take inexpensive glass from a thrift store and paint it with a combination of glue and frosting food coloring and when dry it looks like sea glass. I love sea glass! Daniel and I gave this a whirl and it really does work!
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I also found a pin that showed using a thrift store frame that you paint and bow and use instead of a wreath. I went to the thrift store and really didn't see the right kind of frame but I found an old painting and decided to redo it.
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I wanted to put "Welcome" on the bottom but I hate my own writing. Pinterest to the rescue.
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Take a dark color of paint and paint where you want the letters. Let the paint dry and then put letter stickers over it spelling out the words you want. Then paint a color over the top that will meld into the background.
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I used two coats letting the first coat dry before doing the second. while the second coat was still wet I used tweezers to pull up the stickers. Then I drilled two holes in the top and made a wired ribbon hanger...I also used craft paint and a dry paintbrush to blend in the second color I painted.
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It looks so pretty now. To age it a little bit I used a sepia ink pad and lightly inked it.
Olivia and I also redid a lamp...She wanted one for the "girl" guest bedroom. She has had more fun decorating it with me. We had seen a few that she really liked at Hobby Lobby but they were expensive, even on sale. So off to Goodwill we went. We found this lamp for 3.00 and the shade for fifty cents.
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The bottom of the lamp was already a cute purple so all we did was make fabric ruffles and then hot glue them to the shade from the bottom up. When we reached the top we used a cute yarn trim to hide the edge of the last ruffle.
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Here is Olivia hiding her big smile. She loves the lamp and we had fun sewing the ruffles together.
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It was such a quick thing to make that we went back downstairs and made my niece a baby card to go with the quilt and a nursing cover that I saw on Pinterest too... Olivia agreed to be the reluctant model. We put a big pocket and a ruffle just to girl it up a little...These are so fast and easy and I know Emily will love it!
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If you need some crafty inspiration, check out Pinterest... I think you will love it!
Last of all, Judy, I tried to email you but your blogger is set to no reply so write a message with your email included and I will send you an email back.....
Happy Spring! xoxoxoxox melindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-27367653507159030612013-04-23T14:18:00.000-07:002013-04-23T14:20:13.676-07:00Vintage Baby girl quilt. Done! I finished Baby Lily's quilt and I also made booties and a little fleece cap. It is really soft and in May at the Oregon Coast it can be cold...The quilt is made from a vintage chenille bedspread, retro fabric and the border is a vintage pillowcase.
I think this is so feminine and pretty!
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I went to Goodwill and found three big vases for 1.00 a piece. Craft warehouse sold them for 15.00 and up. I got moss and rocks and
colored clear rocks from the Dollar Store...These were about 6.00 per small bag.
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At Craft Warehouse, I bought the Fairy, a little bench and the bird. The nest and the eggs I had. I just glued moss on the nest and hot glued it onto a piece of driftwood I found at a park that is on the banks of the Columbia river.
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I love how it turned out.
In my window I have this beautiful lily blooming.
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It is huge and looks like and Amaryllis except it isn't red and it is blooming now instead of Christmas. Maybe I am misinformed. If you know will you let me know?
Today I am working on a little girl's baby quilt for my niece Emily. She is having a baby girl named Lily. I am using retro pink fabrics and vintage chenille from a bedspread. I am using a vintage pillow case for the borders. Finished it will have Minkee scallops and a Minkee back. I am going to make a hat and soft shoes to match.
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I forgot how inspiring it is to be blogging. I am glad I decided to blog again....xoxox melindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-60672300948101490872013-04-08T00:13:00.001-07:002013-04-08T00:13:27.557-07:00settling down.... I am sorry I disappeared for a while. I have made some good changes and I am adjusting to a different kind of life.
I said goodbye to Utah. Then said "Hello again" to Washington State. I am in Kennewick with my family and two of my grandkids.
I have moved so much that it took a toll, I have to say. The hardest thing was realizing that my depression and anxiety followed me here but the kids help so much!!!!
Saying goodbye to Taylor was heartbreaking. For both of us. Before she left I worked more with her on her sewing.
She made a small fan quilt for her mom.
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Then I made her a pettiskirt with nylon chiffon. It has layers of ruffles and it is heavy! I swear the thing weighs twenty pounds. It didn't stop her from whirling and twirling though.
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She also made a denim patchwork purse with my help.
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We write back and forth..real letters and I send her little care packages and she likes to text Olivia and I. She is coming to visit us the end of June for two weeks and I look forward to it! I have really missed her company and her laughter. The last few months I spent in Utah, she really made it livable.
Since I have been in Utah I have got to celebrate birthdays with my kids and Grandkids!
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My Grandson Daniel is 14 now! Holy cow I can't believe it...
We also celebrated my Oldest daughter's birthday. Olivia and I decided she needed a crown and gloves...We all laughed.
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Daniel won the regional Science Fair and he competes in the State level this weekend. I am crossing my fingers for him. He is so smart it is scary.
I also spent some time with the kids at the Oregon Coast. We all drove down for my Dad's 70th birthday. It was a pretty special trip...A little overwhelming but special.
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Part of me thought when I wasn't blogging, that I would get out more and make some friends but I still am just hanging out at home so here I am back. Spring comes earlier here and I am already out in the yard making plans. I have made some things but no pictures. I will end with a picture of my best friend Cooper and his new little friend and say Happy Spring and I am back.
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xoxoxox MelindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-42147071112841973222012-12-31T20:40:00.001-08:002012-12-31T20:40:19.371-08:00Happy New Year and Christmas was AMAZING Aside from the bus ride, Chritmas was so much fun and I felt so loved and spoiled. Probably the most unusual thing that I got was a beautiful hot pink cuckoo clock. It sounds horrendous...A cross between a horse neighing and a sick crow but oh so beautiful. Seeing the kids was the best part. Big and little...(my children and grandchildren.) I made the most awesomest (I know, I know, it really isnt a word but it fits ok?) prime rib! You coat it in spicy mustard, salt and pepper and rosemary then roll it in rock salt. When it is done you break the salt shell with a hammer. It is yummy.
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Here is Liv tracking Santa on the computer keeping me company while I cook.
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Daniel and I celebrating in our Santa hats!
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Liv and I getting ready to down some sparkling cider!
I did get all the projects done with lots of hard work. I literally sewed until a half an hour before I left for Washington!
The kids got their quilts.
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I made Stacie a new purse.
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And these cute Dresden plate quilt hangings that I saw in a BHG magazine..These make up really fast and are super cute.
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As you can see by the banner at the top, Taylor and I went sledding when I got back. it was so much fun. I have the skinned knees to prove it. We are planning on sewing tonight and going sledding tomorrow! WOOHOO! Little Miss Tayloree got a sewing machine for Christmas from her Mom. We both are thrilled!
Happy New Years all...oxxoxoxoxoxoxomelindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-53941861270480142722012-12-20T18:02:00.004-08:002012-12-20T18:02:41.477-08:00Scrambling Frantically! I leave tomorrow and I have so much to do yet! Luckily I leave late at night for my daughter's house so I have all of tonight and the whole day tomorrow! I have two quilts to quilt and bind and three mini quilts to make. This is when I wish I had my quilter set up. I can quilt fast, but my shoulders get so tired pushing all the fabric thru a regular sewing machine!
Ok, instead of whining about what isn't done, I will show pictures of a few things that are. I finished the blue wreath and mailed it to my daughter. She got it and called me all excited. She told me she had just been looking at one that was 60.00 and mine is way prettier! I thought that was the best compliment, I always worry that not everyone will appreciate my homemade things. So here it is....
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Stacie (daughter) has big blue eyes and is my blue girl.She loves it like I love all things pink. I sent both wreaths thru the mail and both made the trip without damage. I am very happy about it! I have seen packages marked fragile thrown into bins at the post office before. One was mine and it happened right in front of me...
I also finished two little Christmas houses..I got the idea from my friend Jo at
mypaperplayhouse.blogspot.com
She had made some really cute Halloween ones. I love to be inspired by other bloggers!
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Taylor (upstairs neighbor girl, age 12) and I actually made these together. They are little wood birdhouses covered in paint and scrapbook paper on top of inverted wine or champagne glasses filled with little glass balls. Fun and easy and I think pretty too.
The day of the Conneticut shootings, I was actually posting a picture of the quilt all finished for the family of one of the victims of the theater shooting in Colorado. I was so upset I didnt post it. I still am upset and so sad for the families of these sweet little angels and their keepers. (teachers.) I dont understand this kind of evil crueltry. I just pray and wish love and peace for the families. Anyway, here is the quilt.
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I know it wont bring solace but I hope it lets the family know that people care and love them.
I took Taylor to Zoo Lights at the Hogle Zoo. She had never been to the Utah Zoo and the kid was wound! It was absolutely freezing! We dressed in many layers until we could barely move and we were still cold. in one exhibit they had western states animals like sea lions and otters. The exhibit talked about saving fisheries. I was reading a board and looked up and there was my little home town on the map. I was so excited. It was just a weird thing to see in a zoo in Utah! Here I am pointing at it...
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They really light the zoo up beautifully. We didn't see a whole lot of animals but they did have the nocturnal house open and the big cats were out.
Normally you dont see the animals at night and we saw a couple of Sand Cats ahem.....giving in to Mother Natures callings. It was so funny (I did'nt let Taylor notice that this is what I was doing.) to stand at the end of the building and watch peoples reactions as they walked by. did It was a fun and happy night. We even ate a deep fried smore. Just in case you are wondering, it is a little ball of graham crackers full of marshmallow and chocolate. Yummy!
Well, back to sewing and quilting. Wish Me luck! Merry Christmas. xoxoxox melindaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-789806721047749182012-12-12T13:53:00.001-08:002012-12-12T13:53:38.551-08:00Whats on Your Worktable Wednesday... There should be more because I am frantically working away trying to get more Christmas things done...Here is todays projects though...
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I am working on Olivia's quilt. Getting the top all together. I think it is going to be really cute. I am using the 9 patch Pizazz book to do the kids quilt. It is a really simple pattern that showcases the fabric.
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The glue gun and wreath are to put together another vintage glass ball wreath. I got everything at the Salvation Army thriftstore for a grand total of 3.00. These are so easy and inexpensive to make. I really love them. This one is going to be all blues, silvers and golds.
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Happy Christmas Creating...xoxoxo melinda
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941239743087412663.post-23657396051679015342012-12-06T08:29:00.001-08:002012-12-06T08:29:57.782-08:00C is for Calm and Collected In an emergency I am your girl. I go into some kind of zen place until things are taken care of and then I get the jitters and shakes when it is over. When my little sister split her chin right open, my mom called me to take her to the ER. I came upon a really bad car accident one winter where one lady had died and another was in shock.
I wrapped the second woman up in a blanket and held her still and had the second passerby call 911. I stayed with her until the ambulance came...Total calm. Really. You get the idea.
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That is until an incident with my baby Grandson Daniel. I am so in love with all my grandchildren but he was my first. Before he was born I had no idea how I would feel about him. I was so excited but was it going to be like with my own children? That instant amazing love? It was! It was! I lived and breathed this beautiful little baby and I still do. 14 years later.
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My daughter Stacie and baby Daniel lived with me and he was about 5 months old. I was moving out of the city into a wonderful log cabin next to a river at the base of Mt Hood. I had decided it was worth the commute into Portland. (it was). She and I were finishing the cleaning of the house I was leaving. We had Daniel in his car seat and he was sleeping. We got to the foyer and I was on my hands and knees wiping the floor down. She was putting the vacuum and broom and assorted cleaning supplies in the car. She then put Daniel in the back of the car and buckled his car seat in. (still sleeping.) The car was maybe 20 steps away in the driveway. I cleaned my way out the door and locked it. I had her help me put things in the trunk of the car. This took at the most maybe ten minutes. It was a nice sunny day and the car door was open so we could see Daniel. When I went to get in the car I looked at him and noticed he had the blanket pulled over his face. I pulled it off of him and he just didnt look right. I took him out of the car and he was limp in my arms. I talked to him and jiggled him and patted his back and he still was limp. I told Stacie to go to the neighbors and call 911. (I had given my cell to my youngest daughter who was at the cabin meeting the movers). Stacie barely moved...She told me later it felt like one of those dreams where you are trying to run with cement feet. With Daniel in my arms I ran to the neighbors door and opened it without knocking. (these people had just moved in and I didnt know them.) A teenage boy was talking on the phone and didnt even quit talking. I said " I need to call 911' and he said " I am on the phone" (like this was a normal everyday occurence. sheesh) I took the phone off his ear and called 911. I am thinking "c'mon little guy, dont make me do cpr." "Please God dont make me do cpr on this little guy." I knew I would break his ribs and I so didnt want to do that. The ambulance took hours. Later I found out it was there in less than three minutes.
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It finally got there, the EMT took Daniel from me and they looked him over and started and IV. They told me they were taking him to the University hospital and Stacie was riding with them. A fire truck had also pulled up and one of the men came over to me. I was feeling wobbly. I sat down on the curb and he took my BP. It was sky high. He told me to put my head between my knees and take some deep breaths. After a short time he took it again and it was coming down. He told me to sit about 20 minutes before I drove to the hospital. He assured me that my precious little Daniel bug would be fine.
They left. I sat. I prayed and I took deep cleansing breaths. I prayed again. After I felt the time had gone by I drove to the hospital.
I beat the ambulance there. I really did. Calm, Cool and Collected... Daniel? he was ok half way thru the ride to the hospital. He had overheated himself in just a few minutes. Scary stuff. So unless it is a grandchild, I am the girl you want in an emergency. Otherwise I am the one hyperventilating on the sidewalk or driving like a bat out of hell down the freeway. Calm, Cool and Collected that's me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021606262983197541noreply@blogger.com11