Bunting Night Three

Tonight is night number three for party bunting, in which I dye the fabric triangles in three lots: pink, green and orange. I used a few galvanized pails I had handy and set up my dye station out on the patio. Now its getting…

Bunting Night Two

Tonight I sewed all the triangles for the bunting and turned them right side out. The fabric is pretty subdued so I’m thinking I might dye it a few different colors.

Bunting!

We’ve got a party coming up this weekend and I’m making bunting to decorate the patio. My stepmom gave me a big bolt of fabric left over from a 20 year old decorating project, so I decided to use that for the bunting. Step…

Fairy House Underway

I’m making a fairy house for the garden as a surprise for the kids. Tonight I got the house framed and glued. Next I need to figure out how to side it and work on the roof. Once the house is done I’ll find…

Working on Big Ideas

Today I spent quite a bit of time writing and thinking and writing some more. First on the idea for a project I’d like to work on, but that needs a sort of a roadmap to proceed; I’ve had the basic idea but am…

Shore Bird

This drawing is for my sister – ink on paper.

Happy Independence Day!

Oooh, I almost forgot to post tonight! My project today was food for our holiday celebration – olive tapanade, Mediterranean bean salad, steaks and grilled corn. I got the recipe for the bean salad here – it’s Easy Mediterranean Bean Salad and it certainly…

Clown Bean Bag Toss

We made a family project this morning at the suggestion of Vivi – a clown bean bag toss game. I took a large sheet of cardboard and drew a clown face on it, then cut big holes at the eyes and mouth. Viv colored…

Needlepoint Gift

I was working tonight on a little gift for someone special in our lives:

Salmon Burgers and French Fries

Tonight I made a delicious dinner of salmon burgers with spinach and tomato slices, oven french fries and cucumber salad. However, if I didn’t photograph it did it really happen?