Flowers and Birthdays

 

Hello Dear Friends

It's been a very busy

few weeks . . .

Lots of gardening, home repair,

great times with friends & family

and one birthday after another.

I've been picking and enjoying

cut flowers from the garden.

The greenery in this bouquet

is Dill Weed and Carrot Stems. 

These lovely Dahlias

are not from my garden,

but a gift from a dear friend

from her garden,

for my birthday. 

These beautiful cards are just 

some of what I received.

See the one with my glorious age

on it . . . that one is handmade

by Connie at Connie's Crafty Creations 

https://conniescraftycreations.blogspot.com/

She makes lovely handmade greeting cards.

These two cakes I baked for 

friend's having birthdays . . .

And this was my 

Birthday Day cake made by my 

Sweet Sister-In-Law.

She knew that I couldn't eat

cake . . .I can bake them,

but not eat them, LOL.

It was beautiful

and very delicious :) 

💡💡💡💡💡

To change the subject . . .

I had this idea "💡"

I made a selfie video on 

my android phone 

and tried to download it

to put into this post.

I'm at a lost when it comes

to technology.

Do any of you know how to do this?

I sure could use some help 🫤

That's my post,

Thanks so much for visiting.

God bless you all.

I'll be looking forward 

to reading your comments.  

Keep Smiling,

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Butterflies In Flight

 I was scrolling through YouTube 

the other day and found this 

intriguing pop-up card.

I hope I did justice to this design.

It's quite complicated, for me anyway. 

But I watched the video, stopped it 

and rewound it many times 

while going through the steps.

The artist name is Sarah Trebilcock

and I'm putting the link here 

to her video on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZGvOhmrcA

Just in case any of you want to try 

making it.

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Have fun!!!

And God bless you all. 

You're blogging sister, 

Connie :)

Happy Valentie's Day

Today's post is my valentine

to all of you . . . 

 

 

I've gone through my archives 

and found projects with hearts . . .

like these many banners from years

gone by :)

 

 

This is a windmill we purchased

for our 40th anniversary.

 

 And this is the base Steve

made for it :)

 

Next I found pot holders

dish towels, mug rugs & quilt labels.

 

Many journal pages . . .

I don't know why I quit drawing

it does provide much enjoyment.

 

 

 

 

This is "sharpie art" that I 

did on my first guitar. 

 

 

These two hearts and the photo 

below this one, are hearts that I made

after seeing a tutorial on 

Nana Diana's Blog,

Nana Diana Takes A Break

many years ago.

https://thenanadiana.blogspot.com/2017/01/i-heart-you-i-heard-you-heres-tutorial.html 

 

A chair that I painted.

 

 

This post is so long . . .

I'm going to stop with some embroidery

and an apron made from 

and old pair of jeans. 

 

 

If you are still here

all that I can say is,

"Bless Your Heart!"

 

 

 

Thank you for following my blog

it has been a source of love and friendship

and you all hold a warm spot in my heart.

 

 

God bless you . . .

If you are blessed to still have your 

Sweetheart near you

give him a huge hug  . . .

(or her . . . I do have two gentlemen

that follow my blog)

and then thank our Sweet Lord,

because you are blessed 💝

 

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

 

P.S. Again, Happy Valentine's Day!