Sewing Basket

Since I had to do some sewing on the latest crochet pattern.....

 

 

it looked like a good time to give my sewing basket a much needed clean out!!

 

Much better but now I'll never be able to find anything!!!

New project

 

Got this package of beautiful crochet thread in the mail today to make a pattern sample up I sold to a magazine.  Can't give out any details yet..... gotta keep it a secret until the magazine comes out :)  Then more pictures will follow!! 

Happy Memorial Day

 

A little crochet for the holiday...

Corn

Took a gator ride this afternoon to check on the corn.

 

Looks like it could use a little water....

 

Kinda reminds me of the line from the Tim McGraw song "Watch my corn pop up in rows" 

Gotta love Cheese Boxes.....

 

...they are inexpensive, easy to stain or paint, and hold oodles of craft supplies!!

 

 

I get them at our local butcher shop for $2 each then stain them.

 



They don't take up a lot of space but you can sure pack a lot of in them!! 

Productive couple of days.....

It's been a productive week around here and a productive couple of days...

 

Yesterday I sowed 70 acres of soybeans....

 

 

It was a picture perfect day with the pretty sky and mountains...

 

 

 

This this morning I managed to finally get the green beans, squash and cucumbers in the ground. Looks more like some animal was digging in this straw matt that was left over from last year instead of the holes I made to put the seeds in and the way stuff usually ends up getting ate off it was probably a waste of time...

 

Cleaned up the greenhouse....

 

Thinned some petunia seedlings...

 

...and moved around some volunteer mums that have popped up to a better location...

Then noticed the birds helping themselves to the strawberries so I thought I'd better get them while they were still there to get!!



 

They made for a great lunch!!

 

Now that the outside stuff is caught up on for the day and it's getting hot out time for inside stuff.

Gotta finish this crocheted tractor runner edging and then get out the sewing machine to sew the fabric center for the two edgings to make it into a table runner with some neat tractor fabric I found online, sew a lining for a crocheted bag and some new porch curtains..... Plenty to do inside and out!! 

Fairy Garden Farm

 

You know those little fairy gardens that are so popular now.....

 

 

 

Got to thinking how about  a farm one!!

 

So I gathered up some things around here, made the little shed and round bales, purchased a few more items...

 

 

.....and Charlie helped put it all together yesterday.  He enjoyed playing with it more than anything but then again that's more what it is for!!