Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Check this out!



Isn't this the coolest thing?
I just can't imagine the time it took to put
it all together. The detail is incredible.
It looks like she began with a wood structure
to hold it all up, then added various sizes of
cardboard boxes, then added all the
incredible detail. I love it!
If you'd like a closer look at Ana Serrano's work... go here.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Great new site...

Have you heard about (in)courage?
It's a great new site put out by Dayspring
and fully of all kinds of great laughs, advice
and encouragement...all for the Christian Women.
I really liked the writing for today....go check it out!

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Another one for the collection…

This was a quick one to whip up, compared to all the others. I really like it!  Another Amy Butler pattern. Green damask fabric from Walmart …$5 a meter.  Blue striped fabric I’ve had for ages… from Ikea. It’s almost too pretty to splatter grease on!

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Something I’ve always wanted…

Growing up we had a kitchen banquette in one of our homes. It wasn’t nearly as cute as these, but it was still pretty cool. Although at times it was terribly inconvenient…letting the person stuck at the back out when they had to go….I think I just liked the cozy feeling.

I think it’s a floor plan space saver, in a lot of cases. And usually gives you lots of storage under the benches.

Which one is your favourite?

Click on the V to see all the pictures.

Fried Green Tomatoes!

 

Have you had them before? Yummy! We have an abundance in our garden at the moment and I just couldn’t wait for them to turn red!

Slice firm green tomatoes into slices, dip in a beaten egg, then into a mixture of bread crumbs, parm cheese, salt and pepper. Heat some olive oil in a non-stick pan. Fry the tomatoes until golden brown. Enjoy!

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Friday, August 7, 2009

The Garden.

It’s hard to believe this is what the garden looked like in June! We struggled at the beginning with cool nights and frost. Our carrots never did come up, after three plantings. Yet the tomato plants are as high as I am and loaded with fruit. The peas were doing great as well….until they were run over by a backhoe…I won’t mention names.

Anyway….great things are coming out of the garden…and worth every bit of earlier effort!

 May quilts, stepping stones and Garden 008 PDRM1878PDRM1877

Patchwork Handbag

I’ve really been enjoying  putting my sewing machine to use recently…handbags specifically.

I picked up this great book by Amy Butler called In Stitches. She has some fabulous ideas for all around the home. She gives great, thorough  instructions with pictures for each project…patterns included.  Everything I’ve tried with her patterns has turned out very well.

So this is her patchwork handbag. All the pieces are cut out, sandwiched and quilted before you put the bag together. Was a bit time consuming, but the outcome was great...what do you think?

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009


Just so you know I've been having lots of fun this summer, I'll share some pictures with you.
We've spent the last week at Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Park, Ontario enjoying the beautiful and very peaceful scenery...at least it was peaceful until we got there!

We enjoying playing in the waterfalls...

Canoeing (with son Sully)


Biking with friends Wanda and Brigid...




Hiking....isn' the view breathtaking? Sully, Sam and Aidan have a great outlook from a rock jutting out over the valley.
I hope everyone is able to enjoy their the beauty of their surroundings as much as we have!

Just a couple of reminders...




Shabby Quilt




Wow....what a lazy summer! It's been too long since I've blogged...although I have been checking out all my fav blogs pretty regularly! I came across this great "shabby quilt" today and loved it. I love the colour combination and the fact it's pretty simple because of the shabby edges. You can check out the tutorial here. For lots of other great ideas check out this site!