Pic of the Day

My first reddie.

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Forbidden love.

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Moon flower.

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Magnolia bloom and a happy bug.

Pics of the Day

Flower arranging is not my forte. But I was super proud of this arrangement I made for my mom today.

 

She came over for Mother's Day and we ate French toast.

In other news:

 

 I've got my eye on you magnolia...

Photo of the Day

Fading roses.

{ Goodbye April. }

Outside

I've been going outside, which is unusual for me.

 

Ineko and I have been enjoying each other's company.

{I think he's camouflaging himself.}

 

Yesterday I hung some clothes on the line, using the hanging bag full of clothespins that's been there since my grandma last used it.

I've clipped some pretty flowers.

Roses and peonies.

 

Josh was going through some stuff in the carport the other day, and I spotted that milk-glass vase. I was like "I want that!" and I snatched it up. Then, like that same day, I was looking through the current issue of Southern Living, and my vase was in there!!!

 

{See there it is.}

We have this one iris that's brown and it's totally cool. I think someone gave it to my grandma at a flower show.

This year I clipped it and brought it in.

 
When I was in kindergarten or something, I apparently told the class that I had "two pet grub-worms." 

{They really were my pets. I kept them in a tray full of dirt on the patio.}

These guys were hanging out in some mulch. Me and Josh got a chuckle out of seeing them. (He knows the story.)

The Birds

Last week I got all Pinterest-y and made some cute wall art for Andrea's baby's nursery. The nursery theme is "birds," and I had just picked up an old book about birds at a flea market. The book had beautiful illustrations, and I wanted to display them somehow.

 

I started with a pile of old frames with interesting shapes (25¢, 50¢, and 75¢; picked up from thrift shops).

 

Then I spray-painted them in the back yard, while Josh did sexy-man yard work.  

   

{Also while this was going on, I was making jalapeno pinto beans and learning that the French word for "food processor" is robot culinaire - hee hee.}

Primed and painted frame, drying in the sunroom.

 After this, I distressed the heck out of the frames using sand paper. 

Then I made fabric-covered panels to go in the frames. 

 

I used a double layer of fabric (a layer of light-colored burlap over a layer of cotton fabric chosen to match).

I secured the fabric using lots of tape (masking and box). I really stretched and tugged, because I did not want wrinkles in my burlap.

 

  

Tada! After that, I hot glued these old school-looking magnetic clips to the panels (idea from a Pinterest pin, repinned by Rachel B) and clipped the book pages in place. 

Yes I destroyed a book.

I feel guilty about it. But I also love love love these illustrations and am excited that they are now featured and can be enjoyed.

 

  

I figured that since I had already destroyed a book, I might as well make an envelope out of the index.

 

{I had just seen some simple instructions for making an envelope in Country Living magazine.} 

I stuck a little note to Andrea inside and sealed it with a bird sticker from Hobby Lobby.

 

The instructions say to use a glue stick for this, but I recommend using micro (1/8-inch) glue dots. A toothpick works great to get them where they need to go.

{ baby shower quote of the day }

Salina: 

"Only I would have a spare 'small stuffed dog' in my purse."

So true.