Inspired Creating

I spotted this arrangement in a shop in Pennsylvania a couple months ago.  The owner of the shop was kind enough to let me snap a photo of it....I had those exact little creamy flowers at home, and I purchased some poppies right after I took the photo. 

 

Here's what I came up with. 

 

I put a mason jar inside the burlap sack.

This will be perfect for fresh flowers as well.
I don't have a flag for it ~ but since there's a really big flag hanging on the wall behind it, I might not add one.

I'm really happy with the way it looks....except for maybe one thing.

The Baker's Twine....I'm not sure I love it.
It's so white ( and red).



Maybe I need to tea-dye it.  Or maybe I need to use some jute

and/or homespun like the inspiration piece.

 

Any opinions out there?

Please.....

 

 



Opinion Please!

I decided to take a little break from organizing and cleaning to do a little creating.  As I moved my craft space from one room to another, I sorted through supplies.  I discovered so many things I forgot I had...like little brass goblets.  I thought I'd try turning them into pincushions ~ something I've seen done on Pinterest and Etsy.

 

It's been months since I've done any serious creating....my vision is lacking a bit.  I can't decide if I like the pincushions with or without the pearls around the edge.  I plan on embellishing them with some lace and stuff ~ but for now I'm stuck on "what about the pearls"?  

So...what do you think?



I like this creating.  I really need to get back in the habit!

 

notecards

 

I'm thinking about making some of my own notecards. 

Mostly for my use...maybe to sell at our annual November craft show.

I'm looking for a little feedback.

 

1) Matte or glossy?

2) Border? No border?

3) If I sell them, should I package them in (themed) sets?

4) Or sell them individually?

5) What do you think of the photos I chose (so far), are they notecard material?

6) Do they needs any "words" on the front? 

 

 

 

I appreciate your feedback!!

 



Opinions Please

We (as in Bill) recently painted the living room walls ~ they were a light golden yellow and now they're a creamy vanilla color.  I love the change!  But now I need to change some of the things hanging on the walls.  Like this mirror....

I bought this about ten years ago (thank you HomeGoods) and it's been hanging in this spot ever since. It's time for a change....but I don't want a different piece hanging here. I want this to look different.  So I need some opinions.

My first thought was to leave it the color it is and fill in the flower painted area with book pages.  Next I thought about painting it all black to match the chest of drawers beneath....maybe distressing both pieces. Or I could choose a shade of red, green, or yellow for a pop of color.  Finally I decided I couldn't decide by myself.

Any suggestions?

Those are barn red draperies hanging to the left of the chest. They're being replaced....by curtains that are a bit darker than the walls....I think.

I'm so indecisive!

Anticipation

"One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides."

~W.E. Johns, The Passing Show

Exactly what am I anticipating you ask?  

A yummy tomato sandwich!!

Plain white bread, some mayo, a generous sprinkling of salt, a bit of pepper....and the all important luscious red tomato!  I can't wait!

What's you favorite way to eat a tomato?

Kitchen Make Over

Since the surgery I have spent a lot of time at home.  I've been looking around and making plans for all the make overs that I'd like to see happen in my house.  Bill loves when I start to make plans!

One of the things I wanted to do was change the color of the kitchen and dining room. There isn't a lot of natural light in these two rooms and the green paint on the walls wasn't brightening things up at all. 

So far Bill has painted the kitchen ~ and I love the results. 

He'll be putting the same color (Behr - Raffia Cream) on the walls in the dining room soon.

BEFORE

AFTER

We'll be taking down the ceiling fans and getting new light fixtures.  A new tile back splash might be in our future too.  Someday I'd like to get new counter top ~ I think something dark would look wonderful.  But I'm just really happy to have the new paint color.  Once the dining room has it's new wall color I get to start deciding what kind of goodies I'll be displaying. That's the fun part! 

I'll show more photos as the work progresses.

? QUESTION ?

In the first AFTER photo you can see my dining room furniture.  I'm thinking about painting it.  Any opinions?  Maybe black, maybe off-white OR maybe I'll just refinish the table.  This is a tough decision for me.  I don't dislike the wood finish ~ but the table is so worn and marked up.  How would it look if I just painted the table or the table and chairs and left the hutch as it is?