Hello - Happy Easter!! I'm going to try and keep this short and sweet as you are probably busy with other stuff today... As you read this I should be preparing a prime rib roast and deviling some eggs for lunch... Nick and I are headed to Chris and Jenny's house to celebrate with Elliott and with Jenny's parents... should be a very nice day...
The weather seems to be creeping every so much closer to real Spring... I'm itching to replant my window boxes and fingers crossed this may be the week. I'm planning on doing something different than just petunias this year... I want to use that Proven Winner's Peachy Keen verbena ... but I need like 24 plants so I'll have to see if I can find that many... maybe have to do the Peachy Keen mixed with another color verbena or maybe some white or light purple petunias... I think that would be pretty and different...
And I've come up with another outdoor project... I have a guy coming on Thursday to give me an estimate on a privacy fence... so I don't have to look at the mess in my neighbor's back yard anymore... there are 2 grills and neither has been touched in at least 2 years... and a wooden swing set that hasn't been played on either... anyway I want the privacy and I want a gate at the end to hopefully deter the deer from walking behind the house and near my raised beds... and if that works out the way I want I think I could do a raised bed of roses... particularly David Austin roses or other brands where the roses look more like peonies... English roses... I LOVE them... but so do the deer... you'd think the thorns would deter them... but the don't. Anyway I'm excited for this...
As for crafty stuff ... I got a couple more blocks done on the 18 patch JellyRoll quilt on Tuesday when Elliott was here... he wanted to play downstairs and it gave me time to sew... I think I need 8 or 9 more blocks and that will be enough... as for cross stitch I worked a bit on The Daily Reminder by With Thy Needle and Thread... I'll show pics of these next week.
And here is the last piece of my Easter decor... the little apple green shelf unit on the sunroom porch.. the weather was nice enough to sit out there on ... even opened the windows and let some fresh air in...
At the top I have a new vase I bought from William Sonoma...I saw this about a month ago on someone else's blog and I told myself that was it was too stinking cute...it was pricey... and I didn't NEED it... but I WANTED it ... and then I caved in and bought it... a gift to me!! LOL... I have one of Melisa of PinkernPunkinquilting's wonderful houses in the middle ... this one is called Tulip House... I stitched it on 16ct Aida I painted with Apple Green Rit Dye... I love that it is a yellow house and I love the quilt on the side of the house!
In the middle is part of my collection of bunny heads... just the heads.. similar to my collection of Santa heads...just the heads... and snowmen heads...just the heads... sounds kinda gruesome but I'm going with it...LOL I tucked in my latest FFO from With Thy Needle and Thread, Hoppy Easter...
And on the bottom shelf... more bunny heads and I kept out the green tone on tone sampler Bower Birds by Hello from Liz Matthews and tucked in the Hippity pillow from WTNT Jellybean Jubilee... I'm happy to enjoy this display on the porch...
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I think I'll banish the bunnies at the end of the week and bring out my bird stuff for May ... and then about mid June I'm going to do the patriotic stuff... I love having the different seasonal displays because I get bored looking at the same stuff all the time... I think back on my childhood and the decor stayed pretty much the same all year long except for some extra decorations at Halloween and Christmas... but I don't think I could limit myself like that anymore... so many cute things I'm happy that I own ... I'm so lucky to have the space to display them and the space to store them...
So I hope this finds you having a lovely Easter... like I said we're headed to Chris and Jenny's at noon.. and after a big meal we'll sit and talk for a while and then I'll come home and take a nice nap...
I'll link up with Kathy's Quilts and talk to you next week...
happy stitching-
carol fun
PS... by my reckoning this is a SHORT post...LOL!
Yes, indeed! It does sound like you are going to have a very nice day. Your window boxes sound like they are going to be beautiful and colorful. I certainly understand about wanting privacy and not wanting to look at another’s “treasure “. Luckily, We live at the top of the hill in our neighborhood. How nice that you can set up such pretty decor outside! Here in Southern New Mexico we are covered in dust! Your Stitch projects look so Fun, especially that mini table topper. Happy Easter to you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter , Carol . It is always a treat to see your beautiful stitching, quilts and displays. I can not wait to see your bird themed displays. I am like you. There is no holds bar when decorating for the seasons and holidays- we should enjoy our pretties especially when they are handmade. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteYour displays are always so lovely, I enjoy seeing you ring the changes.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you, belatedly. I just love coming and seeing all the wonderful things you cross stitch and sew. Your different colors and themes of the seasons are so inspiring. In fact so much so, that I ordered the Jelly Bean book I have been looking at. Further, I also went to Fat Quarter Shop 3 times to finally, get my little hands on the tulip pattern. Thank you! Happy stitching!
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