So for the last month or so I have had a nest of baby finches on my front patio.....so I have avoiding bothering them too much...we come in mostly from the garage. But that month was hard on my patio...it was a mess....so finally yesterday the last baby flew the coop and I spent some time out there sprucing things up...a little spray paint....a new happy flag....and now things look much better!!!!
Amazing what you can do with a dollar basket from the thrift store!
I had some fun with a new can of RED spray paint!!!!
I found this Martha Stewart binder system at Staples...I had seen it on another blog and OMG of course I needed it!!!!!
The other obsession that I have now are these smashbooks....
They are really cute and the idea is to save all your day to day "junk" and put it in the book....Lord knows I have junk...lol...movie tickets...all that kind of day to day stuff..
So let see if I can fit another project into my life...lol....
I did manage to get a couple of things finished for the Christmas club...but one of the toppers, the red and yellow one from last post...I did finish it but Im not going to post a pic, and heres why......it has a couple of mistakes...its not perfect....and theres a couple gals out there that only look for perfection.you know...the ones who enlarge the pic and scrutinize, and email back and forth about how poorly it is done....so Im not gonna give them the satisfaction...lol...you wont find any perfection here...just FUN!!!!! If I cant have fun when I sew....or any thing else for that matter....it ceases to interest me....its not a competition...is it?????
I find when I try to compete...or be perfect...it sucks the joy right out of what Im doing....leaves me hollow...do any of you feel that way?
anyways.....we are still on baby watch.....we even went to Disneyland a couple times and rode some rides...that didnt work ...lol...I think Jameson is pretty comfy in there...so hopefully by the next time I blog I will have news:) In the meantime...I shop....lol!!!!
7 comments:
LOVE LOVE LOVE everything!!!! How inviting your front area is. I can't wait till I get there and see it for myself. :) And the little quilt. SHOW IT. Who gives a rip what they others say or thing. That's my new motto. Screw it!! Just have fun and get busy sewing.
I need to work on my Smashbook you gave me too. I've got lots from my trip to NYC and the cruise for it.
I love, love everything you've done on your patio!
I completely understand exactly how you feel about those that feel the need to scrutinize or compete. It's so easy to let them suck the fun out of something we enjoy. Sigh! Drives me nuts because I allow it to affect me, as well. In the grand scheme of things they simply don't matter and what they think matters even less.
Sew and tell, my friend, I love your style. :-)
I always love everything you do Deb and so do tons of other people, and I think that's all that matters. Keep up your wonderful posts and sharing your beautiful projects.
The front looks great...it's amazing those babies are gone this soon...it seems like just the other day they hatched.
Oh screw em. Look and comment all they want. I just can't stress over matching seams. I've let that go and I am a much happier sew now.
Very nice. Love the porch. Hope baby is here soon!!
I love your porch! Also, love your mini-quilt. You know, I just finished a quilt that I love... but Lordy it's not PERFECT. However, you know what, I love the fabrics/colors and it makes me VERY HAPPY when I see it. That's all that matters to me. Golly I'm even gonna put a label on it so "future" generations will know MaMaw Was NOT perfect. Giggle
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