If you would like to show off one of your latest handmade projects just click on the Show & Tell page link above then add your picture and link using the McLinky tool.  We would love to see your latest projects so go ahead...... link up! 


(Thanks Karen for another great graphic for my Show & Tell Button!) 
If you would like to see more great free graphics check out the Graphics Fairy HERE

Monday Morning Coffee Time

Just getting my first cuppa this morning and looking out at the lush green that is starting to grow in my yard....

This is the area of the yard we call the B & B for the Birds......Bath and Breakfast

The vine behind the Birdbath is clematis and the plants in the front are Lambs Ear, very soft fuzzy leaves.   In about a week the Lambs Ear plants will have light pink flowers at the top of the long stems.

I got a hanging plant of pink impatients last week at Lowe's for $5.98 and divided up the plants in the pot to fill in around the hostas and ferns.  It's a great way to get larger bedding plants without the larger price.

I was so sad when I got my terra cotta pots out this year and my biggest one had cracked and broke....so I decided to salvage what I could and took the broken pieces and lined one of my other planters instead of using gravel for drainage.

   I took the broken pot and "planted" it in the ground, then filled it with annual flowers and covered the edges with some of the area gravel to keep the dirt from washing away.  I'll post more pics as it fills out so you can see the results of this experiment.

This is our first attempt at using the upside down tomato planters....looks like we have a good start, this is about 2 weeks after we planted the tomato tower.  I'll post more pics as it grows.

Purple Petunias

One of our resident squarrels, he just finished breakfast from the corn we put out for them.  I'm hoping this will keep them away from the bird feeders!

Hope you are having a great start to your week.  Check back tomorrow for some highlights on my newest Etsy Listings and tag design projects in progress.

Until next time............I wish you......Peace

New Listings On Etsy

PLANT & HERB TAGS
Each of these tags were designed by me then handcut, handstamped and sealed for extra durability.

I love the way these turned out!  Wouldn't these make a great gift for someone that loves gardening??

I am making these in both COPPER and TIN.

Each plant marker comes with a stake (made by me also) in the design pictured here. 

I though these would be great for decorating with too, or for a plant exchange or garden party. 

It would add that extra special little touch to the plant you wanted to trade, and could be used in a centerpiece for your garden party.

  I added a copper eyelet to each of the tags as extra reinforment for the hanger.

 I will be taking  orders for custom sizes, words, and quantity.  These can be ordered in copper or galvanized tin.

If you would like to order some click here to see my Etsy store.

  I have more listings coming soon for additional metal tags for storage and organizational needs.  I think the metal tags give a stylish flair to tagging your storage containers but are very practical as well!

Thanks for stopping by the blog!  Until next time......I wish you Peace.........

Here is the new TGIF Graphic for this Friday....ENJOY!

I pulled this cute Mother and Child Picture from my collection of 1908 Magazines.....

Have a Great

 MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND!!

Check out this link for a great Blogger's Party coming June 19, 2010, here is a copy from her post of what it's all about.............

2nd Annual Where Bloggers Create party- June 19th, 2010!!!! It’s time again to share your creative spaces!!!

Is your space at the dining room table? Do you have a room of your own? Have you converted a closet? And what do you do in there? What kind of things do you create?

This year is special because Jo Packham and Where Women Create magazine is offering some fabulous prizes!

The first prize is your own feature in Where Women Create magazine! (How cool is that?) Jo Packham herself will pick the winner and boy is it ever a fun experience!

Then we will be offering to 6 random party goers,

2- 1 year subscriptions to Where Women Create magazine

2 -Sets of Jo’s books Where Women Create and The Book of Inspiration

2-WWC charm bracelets

So this is how it will work. If you want to participate leave me a comment on this post. I will add your name to the list of participants on my sidebar. On the night before the party, post your photos and stories about yourselves and your art. (This assures that the early risers or those bloggers in other parts of the world can see your post on time.) We all love lots of pictures so don’t be shy!!!! On the day of the party we will all meet here and you can spend the whole weekend blog hopping to visit everyone’s blogs and get a peak inside all the very wonderful and creative studios!!

It doesn’t matter if your space is big or small, it’s yours and that makes it special!!!

I am definitely going to participate in this one!  Sounds like a lot of fun....

Home Sweet Home!

I have been gone for the last week taking care of my elderly parents.  My mom recently had complete knee replacement surgery and my dad has dementia so it was a very busy week helping them move back home from the care center.   It's a 6 hour drive for me to get their farm and while I was there taking care of them I definitely had withdrawl symptoms!     As I said my folks live on a farm and....you guessed it.....have NO internet!!  It was a challenging week without my cyber friends, LOL! 

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who visited my blog while I was gone.  I was completely surprised to find upon my return last night that I had been featured on Karen's blog...The Graphics Fairy Brag Monday page.  Click HERE to see the post.  (Thanks Karen for the continuous supply of free graphics for use in our creations!!)

I have a few things to catch up on for the next day or two, but I definitely have some great things I made recently to show off and will be adding some new free graphics and new recipes this week.  Thanks so much for stopping by, I look forward to visiting with the newbie followers!

So.....until next time.....I wish you Peace....

Today's Free Graphics are from a couple of English Pamphlets in my collection from the year 1900

To Copy just click on the image and then right click the image that comes up and save it to your computer....it's that simple....so try it!

Here are a few blank versions for you to play around with...

The image below is a little bit different coloring and a smaller version....

Hope you are having a great week!  Until next time....I wish you peace.