Sweet Summer Day

Life keeps happening and it's rare that I even think about reaching for my camera.

Today was one of those rare times. 

Sharing my love of fiber art with a sweet young lady who may someday do the same.

Passing along what my Grandma Anna taught me.

 Sophia with her hook and yarn

Corn on the cob for dinner.

Homemade lip gloss.

What a great day with my best friend and her lovely granddaughter.

Just a sweet summer day.

Karen 

Simple Handmade

As some of you may have noticed…I can't decide what to do with the header on my blog, but I'll get it figured out eventually. Anyway…I've been working on a few simple projects this week. I finally got around to making my tote bag from the old bark cloth that I've been collecting. 

For the past year or so I've been finding small pieces of vintage bark cloth at flea markets and the button is one that I bought from an Etsy shop a couple of years ago. I think the shop was Button Boy. Okay I just checked and it's called something else now, but they are still selling the buttons. Just click on www.buttonboy.etsy.com and it will get you there.

 I used some pretty floral linen fabric for the lining that was once a couch slip cover. It's nice and light and has tons of room. I gave my new leather bag to my daughter and I'm using my handmade, BOHO tote now every day.

Yesterday I stopped in at the Dollar Tree and picked up a few things.

I'm not crazy about dollar stores, but sometimes I find crafty type things there and yesterday was one of those times.

I purchased some of their simple tall jar candles and did a little upcycling to them.

 I just used scrap book paper and some Elmer's glue to give them a whole new look.

 I already had the paper and glue, so it cost just $3 to make 3 candles.

They look like the expensive ones that I saw in the gift shop a few weeks ago.

I'll be back soon with some more crafty ideas using Dollar Tree finds.

karen

Heavy Metal

Vintage Pot

Antique Spoon

Vintage Pot Again

More Antique Spoons

Keeping it simple.

karen

Keeping It Simple

I'm not sure if this is Prairie Style...

or Shabby Chic...

I'm just...

keeping it simple.

I think simple is best.

What's your style?

Karen Ann

A Little Outdoor Space

My mom is coming for a visit next week and I wanted to make a nice space out on the porch for us to sit and relax. Early this morning I potted up a few herbs and and did a bit of cleaning.

I brought out quilts, pillows and linens and put them all together to make a cozy little sitting area.

Mother's Day flowers.

 The Dream Catcher is now hanging in my Day Dreaming space.

 I call this Porch Gardening.

 These old wooden chair parts made it through another year.

 My flower garden is in desperate need of some mulch.

 I found two of these rusty antique sewing machines buried in the woods beside my house.

For some reason I feel like this basket of eggs belongs out here.

A dog bowl and rubber boots will always be on my porch.

 

What a beautiful day!

I'm so happy I got to spend most of it outside enjoying the sunshine.

I hope you are having a lovely day as well.

Karen Ann

Country Porch Gardening

April showers...

It's May and it's still raining and raining and raining.

Since it's just too muddy to work in my gardens, I'm gardening on my porch.

Herbs outside my kitchen door.

Charming old and rusty things.

The other porch will be a quiet place to sit with a good book or visit with a friend.

It's raining again and I'm back inside.

It was good to be outside in the fresh air, even if it was only for a short while.

Is it sunny where you are today?

I hope so!

Thanks for stopping in!