day trip

the kiddos & i went along with my dad on a little road trip to see a family friend on her wild little ranch                ...along the way we stopped at fredericksburg wildseed farm & the kids got a wagon ride...

then to our friend's place. c was so excited to see the horsey...     

                            ...we took the back way home & ran into some critters on the road ...   

         thankfully i grabbed a project to doodle at since i did not have to drive (yay!) been wanting to try some freehand embroidery ~quite addictive                                                 

     

embroidery kit

i put a little embroidery kit together for the sweetest girls i know; they've been sick, one with a chronic condition that's really kept her down for a while, & her sis with strep throat. i wanted to give them something they could enjoy doing while they're homebound & i know they like knitting. so i drew out some simple little patterns to get them started, made a little needle book out of paper & felt & threw in some hoops & floss. hope it keeps them occupied for a while...    

two year knitting project

 ...i say two year because it's been a year since i started the squares & i'd like to give myself one more to get this afghan done so i can be staring at it on my couch already! it's gonna be gorgeous ~super colorful & i've never seen a mitered square project i didn't like! the suprising thing about this is how easy mitered squares are!! if you're a beginner knitter & you want to break away from scarves, this is perfect. here's the pattern i'm using. would have taken better shots but little hands were in the way...

flutterbyes & flowers

  ~~Butterfly, Butterfly, I'm glad to see you here                    Alighting on my daisies one by one!               ~~Cicely Mary Barker         (The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies)                                                                                        

                            morning glories in bloom

"moonshine" yarrow  

 white yarrow        

  baby watermelon          

                                      

little watercolor project

this is a poster i whipped up yesterday for my hubbie, garrett lebeau, to have something to advertise his shows with ...he's a really unique & amazing musician/singer/songwriter & i think he's finally getting some recognition in austin, after years of very hard work ...i'm excited that he's opening for charlie mars~ it'll be a fun show! ~~i know this little poster isn't the most incredible  piece of artwork in the world but i had fun doing it & i think it turned out kind of neat-o.  :)

brights & birds doll quilt

i let C dig into my stash & design a little dolly quilt & this is what she came up with ~i was pleasantly surprised with the maturity of her palette choice (tho i do admit, i weeded out a few without her knowing.)       

      it was a fun, quick little project. i used a new method i came across for patchwork (when i can find the link i'll post it) it really is quite clever --just fuse your squares to interfacing & zip right through them, sewing in long lines instead of individually ~& no nesting or matching up! it's perfect for a small project like pillows or placemats.  

  love this bird print ~really wish i had bought more of it.

garden harvest

  such yummy things i picked from the garden this morning! so for lunch, i just sauteed it all up with some sausage, garlic & olive oil, (lots of basil!) served over penne & added kalamata olives & feta ...oh yummy!! garrett husband said it was the perfect dish :) & the kids ate it up pretty good too.           

dressup drawings!!

  i love little projects like this --so quick & fun (& enjoyable for me too ...for some reason i have such a hard time "playing" when c asks me to. i'd so much rather color or read or make something~ but just "playing" pets or dolls, i have major a.d.d.) so when i saw this from made by joel via the crafty crow, i knew that's what we'd be doing during  mr. man's nap today.            

                C wanted to make her princesses into puppets                   

 

  ..........& i had fun too!         ~next will be the aquariam.