Project Reveal!

 

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Do you remember four posts 

ago I teased you with a few photos 

from a new project I'd started.

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Today is my reveal,

I'm very excited to 

show it to you! 

All of this furniture 

is pretty old 

some of it over 20 or 25 

years old and the cushions 

are still functional but 

just aren't pretty anymore.

I've been covering them for 

many years now.

This is how they look 

without covers.

This is my stack of

slip covers.

Plus a little footstool

that used to be in our 

little motorhome

15 years ago.

It's brown and has storage

inside, but now it's covered, too :)

Warm weather has been sneaking 

into our part of the woods 

on and off for the last few weeks. 

Some days are warm and some days 

are still cold, 

but I'm ready for enjoying 

my front porch.

This project started with 

a set of old sheets. 

The bottom one was pretty worn

 but the top one was still nice 

so I used it 

(the white with the little rose buds) 

and added some big flower fabric 

that I got at Walmart 

plus a few whimsical panel pieces 

that I bought at a local fabric store

 a couple weeks ago.

The panel had 6 adorable squares

I used 3 of them on the porch :)

.I was with my sister-in-law 

and she said, 

"that fabric is you, Connie". 

So after thinking about it 

I decided she was right and bought it. 

It turned out to be the finishing 

touch that I needed for this project.

These are thrifting finds,

that I found just this week.

Well my porch looks very girly 

and makes me think I need 

to have some friends over for 

a tea party 

or 

at least lemonade and cookies. 

There's always a lot of hard work 

to do this time of year 

but I'm learning that I have to stop, 

take breaks and enjoy 

the simple pleasures in life.

 I think my new redo 

on the front porch is going 

to bring me a lot of pleasure 

this year and I made them all 

like pillow cases 

so I can take them off 

and throw them in the washing machine 

when I need to.

 

I wish I could have 

each and every one of you 

over to just sit and relax. 

Put your feet up, 

drink a cool drink 

and 

have sweet conversation. 

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God bless you all 

and 

Happy Spring!  

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Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Flowers, Scarecrow and Yard Sale Finds

 

Hello Dear Friends

&

Welcome to my garden :)

Some of the morning glories 

are starting to bloom. 

As well as other flowers

and the blackberries 😁

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This year I made 

a new scarecrow. 

Starting with a chair,

a wig head form,

and a pool-doodle. 

 

Last week there was a

 neighborhood yard sale

just a 1/2 mile from where

I live and I found two

outstanding finds.

First this pretty wooden

wall plaque.

I added it to my headboard.

  

$1

Then this used once and didn't

like rice cooker with a steamer

basket. 

I love it!!!

$2.50

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Well, that's my post for today.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

I wish there was a way 

to have a glass of lemonade

and a dish of cookies

to share when you visited.

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God bless you all!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

 This is a little bench

that I built outside

my greenhouse/potting shed.

Flowers picked from 

the garden.

These are from the 

garden, but look

at the sweet cozy 

wrapped around the jar . . .

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A handmade gift

from a dear friend.

I am blessed!

 

I wanted to make 

something simple

but cute for the garden.

So, I went to my 

scrap bin.

Yellow is so cheerful :)

Little yellow flags . . .

putting on a happy face 😎

You already saw them once,

but I'll just show them again.

 

These were gifted me by

lovely friends that stopped by 

this week to see how 

I was faring with my back.  

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I'm happy to say that even

though I'm still in 

a lot of pain, I am 

seeing an improvement each

and every day :) 

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slow and steady :)

Again,

Happy Mother's Day!

 "You should be known 

for the beauty that comes from within, 

the unfading beauty 

of a gentle and quiet spirit, 

which is so precious to God."

1 Peter 3:4

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Your 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!