Well, I finally get to check that one off my list. So happy I got that project finished. I’ve been putting this off for awhile now. It always feels good to accomplish a goal. I use yarn for a lot of my art projects. I had so many bags that I needed to go through,…
Thrift store treasures…souvenirs.
“ Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” This months thrift store treasures are all about those little gifts we pick up when we are visiting a new place. It’s summer time now and people everywhere are getting out and traveling more. Here in…
Sunday greetings and a box of blessings.
Happy Sunday everyone, hope you are all happy, healthy and safe this Sunday and every day the rest of this week. Thank you again, to everyone who sent prayers and well wishes for my cousin’s daughter who is in the hospital during her pregnancy, She is doing better and the baby is also doing well,…
In the garden… some of my favorite plants.
“ There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments.” Janet K. Phillips I don’t have a garden update for you all this month. August here in Phoenix is not really a great time to be out in the garden. The heat gets so intense during this month that the city with all it’s asphalt heats up…
3 DIY Americana projects for your homes.
Should call this post a day late and a dollar short, what my father used to say all the time. I was a little behind on the patriotic decor this year for independence day but hey, there’s the Olympics. Flags can be displayed all year depending on your home decor style. Here are three fun…
Arizona antique shopping…part two.
For Part One, please click here Back to the shop. There were so many rooms to explore and stores to visit. Glad we got up early in the morning to drive up to the mountain areas for a fun day of shopping. We went on a weekday so in most of these shops we were…
Arizona antique shopping.
I have another fun one for you guys. This one is a two part post since there are so many unique things to show you all. A couple weeks ago in the middle of July my family and I all went up to the cool woods and mountain areas here in Arizona to check out…
July updates.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 July was a merry go month. You know, like a Merry-go- round at the amusement park. It feels like the whole world is…
In the garden…rescuing a beautiful beetle, transplanting agave, and Monsoon clean up in the pool.
July in our garden is usually spent cleaning up from the storms that head in during the evening hours. It’s also very humid this month. Add some heat to that and it’s not a good combination. In Arizona, we usually don’t have humidity, just around Monsoon season. I feel for you guys out there who…
Shopping for antiques at an Arizona antique market.
We have a giant Antique market here in our city. It’s like visiting a museum. Thought I share some photos from a day of shopping there. You may remember this warehouse from a post I did back during the Spring when I went shopping for Easter décor. I went back a couple of times since…
