Garden Gate Trellis

Gardening



Recently I took a little walk around my yard to see just how bad things are after a summer of neglect.  No happy surprises there; it’s as bad as I feared.

On the edge of my yard, however, is a happy little spot where my neighbors have two lovely garden boxes bursting with vegetables and I had to share this great idea they had.

They bolted an old garden gate into the box to use as a trellis for beans and peas.  It was one of those happy things that fits perfectly once the idea hits.

I’ve loved watching the peas climb steadily up the gate.


Beautiful.  Makes you want to go hunting for an old gate, doesn’t it?


It also makes me hungry.  There is nothing in the world like fresh sugar snap peas straight off the vine in your own backyard.

Now to find the time to do battle on my weeds!

Hopeful Homemaker

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Mason Jar Star Lids

4th of July, Happy Finds



A friend brought me the cutest gift recently, and we put it to good use on the 4th of July.

I have no idea where she found these mason jar lids with stars cut out on the top, but I’m totally in love with them.


The lids took a basic jar with red punch and a blue & white straw from predictable to adorable.  I love the way the straws sit at all different angles in the points of the stars.


She gave me both silver and white lids, but we only used the white for our dinner.

I’m so happy to have these on hand; we’ll use them again and again!


All sorts of potential here.  Baby showers, birthdays, graduations, or just for fun.


Best of all, they’ll serve as a reminder of a dear friend.  My heart is thankful.

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Seaside and Songbird

Quilting and Sewing



In a moment of weakness recently I treated myself to two fat quarter bundles.


The first is Seaside by October Afternoon.  Available in three colorways, there are a number of great stash prints in this collection.  Like the Vintage Summer prints I purchased a couple of months ago, they’re smaller in scale than some of the large prints I’m often drawn to.  I have a feeling I’m going to wish I had more than a fat quarter in many of these prints.  I’m dreaming of a simple beachy quilt from this bundle, especially when I look at this print:


It kind of tugs at my heart to see those children playing, perhaps because mine are beginning to exit that glorious phase and I’m not ready for it, not one bit.


The second bundle is Songbird by Carina Gardner.  Also available in three colorways, this will be really fun to work with.  No surprises here; I love the flowers and the birds.  A very happy stack of fabric.  I think my favorite is this one:


In my head I have all kinds of time to cut into these gems and make something, but in reality it might take a while.  No matter, they’re sitting on my sewing table looking pretty.  I’m not sure if I like them because they’re the only thing in my life that seems to be neat and tidy right now, or because they hold the promise of something wonderful when things calm down.  Either way I think they’re beautiful!

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