“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
Where to start! The last freeze has ended and my yard is alive! We have not lived here during spring, so I am waiting with anticipation as all the green wakes up in my flower beds. I know there is one Iris and some lilies. My maple tree is happily full of leaves. The birds are singing. But none have decided to make our birdhouse their home - yet! I planted tomatoes and some Iris bulbs that I had forgotten about. They had started sprouting in a bag on my porch. So, I put them around the edge of the lake. I have a box of heirloom seeds in the freezer. My goal this next week is to plant them in pots and put them on the side of our home that gets sun. Pots will allow me to move them around to the sunniest spot. Not sure where that will be as we live in the woods! But, our new neighbor has cut down a lot of trees, so hopefully that will help. I will post pictures! It is nighttime, or I would include some pics now! Anyway...
We have been enjoying our meals on the screened in porch. We have also had school out there. The kids love it. This afternoon, I was working on spinning my first sock yarn on the porch. My plan is that it will be self-striping. The trick will be to match up the colorways on the plys.
I have been watching a great knitting/craft podcast - MandoCrafts. She is into all kinds of crafts and her podcast is very organized. She has different segments - What I Have Learned, Finished Projects, Works In Progress, Upcoming Events, etc. And she has such a wonderful attitude. She , Amanda Manus, has inspired me to work on projects for myself and family. I have had such a hard time working on my projects. I tend to spend that time on my ETSY shop. Anyway, I have pulled out cross stitch, a quilting project, I finished my daughter's sweater, working on a messenger bag which has been on the needles awhile, and I have cast on a hat for my new niece, Viola, who will arrive in September. I owe her a big thank you, so thank you, Amanda (MandoBug)! Now to tackle my dad's Irish clan sweater!! That will really be something. Over 3 years!! It is the monkey on my back! I must restart it! Here is MandoBug's Blog - http://mandobugcrafts.blogspot.com/. Check it out. You will love it!
So, it is night and I have to help Ben finish a paper for composition. Until next time, may God bless you richly!
Kim
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
Where to start! The last freeze has ended and my yard is alive! We have not lived here during spring, so I am waiting with anticipation as all the green wakes up in my flower beds. I know there is one Iris and some lilies. My maple tree is happily full of leaves. The birds are singing. But none have decided to make our birdhouse their home - yet! I planted tomatoes and some Iris bulbs that I had forgotten about. They had started sprouting in a bag on my porch. So, I put them around the edge of the lake. I have a box of heirloom seeds in the freezer. My goal this next week is to plant them in pots and put them on the side of our home that gets sun. Pots will allow me to move them around to the sunniest spot. Not sure where that will be as we live in the woods! But, our new neighbor has cut down a lot of trees, so hopefully that will help. I will post pictures! It is nighttime, or I would include some pics now! Anyway...
We have been enjoying our meals on the screened in porch. We have also had school out there. The kids love it. This afternoon, I was working on spinning my first sock yarn on the porch. My plan is that it will be self-striping. The trick will be to match up the colorways on the plys.
I have been watching a great knitting/craft podcast - MandoCrafts. She is into all kinds of crafts and her podcast is very organized. She has different segments - What I Have Learned, Finished Projects, Works In Progress, Upcoming Events, etc. And she has such a wonderful attitude. She , Amanda Manus, has inspired me to work on projects for myself and family. I have had such a hard time working on my projects. I tend to spend that time on my ETSY shop. Anyway, I have pulled out cross stitch, a quilting project, I finished my daughter's sweater, working on a messenger bag which has been on the needles awhile, and I have cast on a hat for my new niece, Viola, who will arrive in September. I owe her a big thank you, so thank you, Amanda (MandoBug)! Now to tackle my dad's Irish clan sweater!! That will really be something. Over 3 years!! It is the monkey on my back! I must restart it! Here is MandoBug's Blog - http://mandobugcrafts.blogspot.com/. Check it out. You will love it!
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| Grace's Sweater My niece's hat and a sweater will be in this same colorway. I was about 10 yards short of enough yarn so I bought another skein. I found the one I knew I had purchased with the original, so now I have plenty of this colorway! What is this colorway? It is Universal Yarns Classic Shades in Cool Blazes Colorway. |
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| My Messenger Bag. This was a free pattern from Craft Passion. I goofed this up, but I think I can still make it work! No way was I ripping out all of this work! |
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| My Quilt Project - This is a set of 12 blocks called Butterfly Garden by Black Cat Creations. I was in this block of the month club at a local quilting shop. This was our first block. The others are still neatly tucked in their packages, waiting to be colored! You color each one with crayon. Then set it with an iron. Then you embroider around the pictures. It will be beautiful when I finish. I had intended to to this for my sister, Karen, who loved, loved loved flowers. Unfortunately, she is with Jesus now and never even knew about this quilt. It is hard to work on for that reason, but Amanda has inspired me to get it out again. |
Kim
