Mini Quilt

I had fun figuring out this mini quilt. I made it to put on my boys dresser, but it hasn't made it there yet, because I've enjoyed just looking at it.

Rain Rain Go Away

This weekend My wonderful Husband built me a square foot garden. I am so excited to try my hand at this type of gardening. I'm not a great weed puller so this is going to be wonderful for me. I still have to put all the wood slats across the top to make 12x12 squares but it's raining, oh and raining some more. I also planted some lavender bushes behind so it smells wonderful in my back yard. A great website to learn about square foot gardening is mysquarefootgarden.net.

And we also have a starlings bird nest in our backyard. It made a home inside our grill this early spring. We have loved watching the birds build their nest and lay their eggs, they lay one egg each morning. We are excited to see how many eggs in total. This morning there was a fifth egg. My kids are loving this, and who needs a grill when it's raining outside?

Quilting Class

I have been taking a strip quilting class that my Relief Society has been having the last two weeks. I just finished my Around the World quilt top. I think it turned out okay. I was trying to make it more boyish than pink and girlie, so the fabric wasn't my favorite I've ever chosen but it turned out better than I thought. Next week we are going to tie the quilts. The only problem with doing this is now my mind is going crazy with different ways I want to try another one. Add some solids, more vibrant colors, different pattern going diagonally across the quilt and so on. I had a lot of fun quilting and chatting with the ladies in my ward.

Finished

I finally finished my quilt and it is up on my wall. Here is a close up picture so you can see how I machine quilted it. I enjoyed making this quilt, but I think I enjoy having it finished even more! Here is the finished product:

Spring Cleaning

I decided it's time to start my spring cleaning/organizing projects. This is actually something I look forward to doing. I'm starting in my craft/computer room. It is a mess since I've been crafting more than cleaning it lately. Today I organized all my ribbon. It use to be in a big tubby all bunched and tangled up together. Now it is all nice and organized and it makes a cute decorating statement. I wrapped the ribbon around clothes pins and put them in these cute see through painters cans. I also put my buttons in one of the cans. I like how it turned out and now I can find my ribbon fast and easy. I am contemplating tying some ribbon around the handles, but for now I love the clean look of the cans.

I also redid my wreath today. (No I have not got any laundry done:)) It use to have red berries that were very weathered all over it. I took off the red berries and wrapped some spring colored berries around the wreath. Pretty easy but it looks a lot better.

Spring

I am so ready for good weather. I'm not a fan of the weather trying to trick me into enjoying the sun and warmth one day just to send wind and rain the next day. I decided going to Mexico in January wasn't the smartest idea it makes you wish for weather we just don't get here until June. So I decided to lighten up my piano decor and add a little spring to it. Here's how it turned out.

I spray painted this basket blue, it was yellow, and I got it at the dollar store. I also wrapped Styrofoam glittery apples from the dollar store with moss, and hemp. And then I spray painted plastic Easter eggs blue and white and speckled them the opposite color. The blue candle stick in the background was my splurge, and my favorite thing.

I got this picture frame on clearance for $5, I just need to put a picture in it.

I mod podged scrapbook paper onto the letters spring which stick into a base with dowels so I can change the letters as the seasons change, or my mood.
I filled a vase with more of the eggs, and moss balls and hemp balls, which I spray painted one blue. I love spring colors.
Here's what the dollar store sparkly foam apple looked like before....
And here is the after. Much, much better. I found the idea for this on make it and love it. I sure hope spring comes fast, but if not I brought a little of it inside for me to enjoy.

The Help

I just finished reading this book and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was very well written, and it is her first novel, amazing. The book takes place in the 60's during the civil rights movement in Mississippi. It follows the lives of 2 black maids and 1 white woman who wants to write the maids stories about working for white women. The characters are so well written you feel like they are a part of your life while you are reading this book. I would recommend this book to anyone.