• Blog

    March Dress


    I’m getting closer to being caught up with the rest of the Dress-up Project folks from the Alice and Camila blog.

    I decided to use sheet music for the base of the dress. I did a quick wash of green craft paint and decided I liked the color.

    Next came the necklace which set the tone for the dress. Gold flowers. The necklace is made of old earring parts.

    Want to see more…check out the other March dresses.

  • Art - Blog - Creativity

    Journal pages

    I’m still having a hard time getting back in the groove of making art on a regular basis. I want to but then I sit down to do it and nothing comes. 

    I decided I needed to do something different. Something experimental. So I grabbed a book and started slapping down some paint. I added what ever felt right at the moment. I didn’t even wait for the paint to completely dry. I just made art for the sake of doing it, not for what my end result might be.  It was very free and very fun. I’m positive I didn’t spend more than 10 minutes on each one.

    I don’t know if I’ll go back and add actual journal entries in these pages or if they are done but who cares right!?!  

  • Around home - Blog - Outdoors

    Planting time…finally

    The sun finally came back out and it warm and dry enough to plant my new garden box!

    I have 5 tomato plants this year:

    • 3 yellow pear shaped (from saved seeds)
    • 1 heirloom apparently striped traded with a friend for a little yellow plant
    • 1 purchased Big Boy plant

    We planted 3 kinds of peppers, chives, french thyme, basil and green onions. Although I don’t have much hope for the onions.

    Marigolds are planted along the front edge of the garden to try to detour the bunnies and deer from snacking.

    As in previous years, I  have more herbs in containers on the deck as well as this year’s experiment, bib lettuce.