How does your garden grow.

Wow a week goes by quick.  I didn't realize I hadn't posted since last Wednesday.  I just haven't had much time to post lately.  I am enjoying Spring so much this year, even though I'm not planting many flowers,but I am going to put in a small garden.  (wish me luck on that one).  My knockout roses are really pretty this year, and so far the deer have left them alone. 

Of course miss Tia has to come out of her dog house to get in the picture taking.  She just wanted a belly rub.  (Incase your wondering Tia is blind in one eye) She is such a sweet dog. She's my buddy when ever I'm outside working in the yard or going to the pond.  She still trys to chase a ball, even though she can't see it very well. 

This Flower I purchased last year on the clearance rack at Loew's (only a 1$) I bought 2 of  them and the both are doing so well this year.  I wish now I would have gotten more of them.  But they where so close to kicking the bucket that I only wanted to take chances on 2 of them.  Picture below is what they are.

This past Saturday I went to the Bluebonnet Festival.  It was so crowded.  All the wild flowers where so gorgeous, the bluebonnets where spectacular!

I've just got to get busy on my bag swap project, I haven't even started on it yet.  I'm so excited, my swap partner lives in Australia. 

Happy trails!

(just felt like saying that)

A little Header change?

A little change to the blog Header.  Let me know how you like it.  Please comment!

Bunny collection

My bunny (or rabbit) collection.  I figured I would post about them before I put them away for next year. I have more in my bathroom of all places.  I really love my bunnies. 

(Picture below)

The big one in the middle and the two on the out side (ends) where made by Gerry.  There is one that I crocheted years ago, and one that I purchased at a craft show, he is made out of a hobnail bedspread. 

Here is the big bunny by herself.  This one is one of my favorite.  It was sewn by a very dear lady (Gerry) that is no longer here,  ( I really miss her).  Gerry was excellent at sewing. 

Easter Blessings!

May you all have a Blessed Easter!

 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that who shall ever believeth in Him should not parish, but have ever lasting life.

John 3:16

YES it finally worked!

Pardon me while I decide on a new background!

I like to change my blog background, but when you can't the get one you like to work, what is one to do.  Please bare with me while I figure it out. 

Warrenton/Round Top Antiques fair!!!!!

Whoo Hoo!! Can't wait for this weekend.  It's Warrenton/Round Top Antiques Fair/market.  What a great place to get away with family for a day of shopping till we drop at all the Antiques/Junk that us girls just love.  Can we go now.......just gotta get there and dig for stuff....:)

(Oh and I'm saying now Friday March 26 is my Birthday!  And I'm not telling my age.)

Prayer for someone I don't know and Heart to Heart with Holley

I thought I would post about this blog I discovered from Day Spring devotions!  The email read "How can we walk through life's rain with you?  Now that really caught my eye, seeing, I'm going through some rough patches in my life right now.  I had previously read an email from a (BJM person) Between Job Ministry who is having alot of trouble in her life, She wrote that there was no apparent hope left.  Well I know for a fact that we all go through trials.  Well all I know that I could do for this person was to send an email to Day Spring devotions and pray for her.  I did let her know that I did this.  I just felt I needed to post about this today.  I also added Holley's blog on my blog list.  Also needed to say Thanks to Linda Stubbs from Prairie flower farm, I get such spiritual energy from her blog!  Thanks also to Sue from Country Pleasures for your comments.
My prayer for Elizabeth Hunt (whom I don't know) is  Thank you Father, for using trails to refine us until we shine with the glory of Your Son.  The trails of life act on us like wind, waves, and sand act on beach glass.  Trails wear off our sharpness and dull our glittering pride.  Our trails and crosses point us to Christ and His cross.  Embrace us in the warmth of Your protective love, O Savior, and let us meet the challenges of each day with confidence in Your presence and protection.  Amen!

DIY Dish (WIN a Sewing or Embroidery Machine!)

http://www.thediydish.com/blog/

I'm so glad I stumbled onto this website a while back.  I hope I win one of the sewing machines, I could really use a new one.  Go to their blog and watch their first video on the (felt)cake pin cushion.  I also have their button on my sidebar.

Blog Frog

Just to let all of you know, I've joined the Blog Frog community.  Let me know if you've joined, or you are planning to.  Hope you all are have a wonderful Pre-Spring day! 

YippEE!! Spring is a comin!

I'm feeling Spring-eeee!!!!

Ok I know this has nothing to do with my Spring post, but I keep forgetting to post about this.  My wonderful mom gave me these glasses.  I had told her about this cute little flower cart that I've had for years.  I got the bright idea that this cart could use some of those vintage glasses in it.  I wonder if that is what the little cart was for?  Any one out there have a clue about that.  Please let me know.  The glasses with the geraniums on them go so well with the flower cart.  Way to go Mom! you rock! 

Can't remember what this is, but it blooms a red lily. 

Plum tree is loaded with blooms also.

My Hollyhock is coming along nicely. 

This spirea bush is loaded with tiny beautiful blooms. 

March is National craft month!

Well March is National craft month.  The button at my side bar will take you to a sewing business website.  I would love it if some of you would let me know what crafts you are currently or plannning to work on.  I would love to post about it.  I need to get busy again with projects myself.   

This picture is of the cat I've been feeding.  Not sure where she came from, she just appeared.  She stays in our building out back.  She has become really friendly, but she doesn't like to be held, or picked up.  She will let me pet her.  I call her Katie.
Have a fabulous day!

From snow to Spring?

Well last week it's snowed a little bit.  Really hard to believe it in the south.  Miss P didn't like it all.  It melted as soon as it hit the ground. 

Well I don't know about you all, but for me I'm so ready for Spring. I don't think I've ever been colder in my entire life, as I've been this winter.  My pansies did ok this winter.  This one of my many favorite flowers.

I think these above are Jonquils.   I dug them up from a lake house, the owner just wanted to get rid of them.  I really love them.  Some of God's fabulous creations. These tiny flowers have those tiny green dots on each pedel.  How beautiful is that! 

These are some sort of violets.  I've had them for a very very long time.  I moved them from my previous home.  They have a very special meaing to me.  They came from an Aunt by marriage who had a great green thumb.  They make great borders for flower beds.  They multiply. 

And on another note, I'm puzzled by the fact that I get visitors on my blog but no one leaves comments.  Is it the fact that I'm boring you all to death or you just don't feel comfortable leaving a comment.  Even a "hello" would do.  Please don't be shy.  Or let me know what you want to see here on this blog.  I know your saying I can get better material on other blogs.  Well if you feel that way let me know.  I want to improve my blog.  So leave me a comment and let me know.  And please no negative comments, all positive! 

Prayers and Blessings

Sandy

Random thoughts.

I know it's been awhile since my last post.  I do however have several things to post about but not much time.  I am currently sitting at the Chevrolet dealer getting my truck worked on.  I was up late last night taking an assesment test for a full time purchasing job.  (Pray for me that it all goes well and I at least get an interview) I really need a full time job.  I will be moving in the future, so a secure job is very much needed. 
On another note I met a new co-worker at my part time job and she has an inspirational story about her sister.  I will be posting about this in the future.  I've got to get busy on some projects again.  I hope all of you are doing well out there in blog land.  More later! 


 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

HERE'S HOPING ALL OF YOU OUT THERE HAVE A FABULOUS DAY! 

A SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO MY TERRIFIC SISTER FOR SENDING ME A BOX OF CHOCOLATE! 

MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WITH ALL THE LOVE YOU DESIRE.

Jewelry pouch bags....off to the Jewelry show they go!

One of my co-workers (Diane) I work with on my pt job does jewelry shows.  She's having one on Thursday and ask me to bring some of my pouches so she could sell them for me.  Wish me luck!

More jewelry pouches.........

Off to the Jewelry show they go.........!

Have a fabulous weekend what ever your doing!

I know it's a little late for "Happy Friday" but anyway I wish all of you an excellent weekend.  With that in mind a dear friend sent me this link to this website.  I want to share it with all of you.  I have checked out some of it but not all of it.  It has some really good inspirational messages, and lots of other things so go over and check it out and see how great it is.   In the future my dear sweet sister will be posting here along with me.  Can't wait for that. 

http://wandascountryhome.com/

Instructions for making flower on crocheted hat.

Ok lets try this.    Here are the instructions for making that little flower thats on the crocheted hat.  I hope to see some that you all make out there. 

Make some circles out of paper.  You can use any size.  Then cut your circles out.  You can cut 4, 5, or 6 circles.  Depends how you want your flower to look. 

After you have your circles cut out, fold circle in half.

Then fold circle in half a second time.

Stitch a gathering stitch at what I call the bottom of the peddle.

Gather up the stitches at the bottom and sewn it so that it doesn't come apart.

All the peddles sewn together. 

Finished flower.  Now I'm not that crazy about this flower now that I've taken a picture of it.  But you can see what you can do with this little flower.  You could also layer smaller flower peddles instead of the yo yo's.  And of course you can also make a covered button for the center. 

Layered peddle flower with yo yo center. 

Instructions for making flower on crocheted hat and Link for crocheted hat

I have gotten a request to give out the info for the flower thats on the crocheted hat and the crocheted hat pattern. 
For some reason I can't get the link to work for the Hat pattern.  So all I can do for now is tell you that the pattern came from Lion brand yarn company web site.  It's pattern 743 Ribbed Scarf and Brimmed Hat.
For the flower pattern, the only thing I can do at the moment is I can email it to you, I have it written in Microsoft Word.  This is the only way I can do this (until I figure something else out).  Please leave me a comment with your email address if you want the flower pattern.