This one was easy.

Since the flower color changed, should the vase?

Yep.

The blue was nice but the deep raspberry popped.  Fabric to match.

May construct this very simple piece for outdoors.

A piece of wood, a spigot, and a bracket to hold a bucket.  From the folder of torn pages.

Enjoy the weekend.

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Big and Easy

First ... stitching.  Increased the top row of petals on the Hydrangea and I'm good.  Tried three shades of blue and it would be gorgeous, but it's time to put the big cotton gutchies on and quit fooling around. 

 

Now about that Big Easy.  I don't have a covered porch, am disgusted with the cedar furniture (2 swings and chair) rotting, other metal furniture rusting, and seating so low and small I can't get out or add a cushion.

Ta-da!

Meet the Big Easy from Adams.

High enough to easily get up.

Wide enough for larger folk (up to 350#)

Deep enough for leg comfort.

Curved back support.

Plenty of room for cushions if desired.

Cup and phone holder swings out.

No rust.

No rot.

 CHEAP.

Sturdy and amazingly comfortable for a resin chair.

I'm really pleased.  Lowes and many others have them (less than $40) along with matching Adirondack that are very low.  I wanted black, found them online available to ship to local Ace and Tru Value.   I also ordered the square matching tables.

This is the gray from Lowes.

Finally!!!  No more struggling to get up and couldn't be easier to take care of.

Just thought I'd pass this stackable along if you need a safer, sturdy, no maintenance  chair. Unless you are quite petite!

Happy day to you!!

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Recycling

Done it before, don't mind recycling Primitive Place.  But Early Homes?

Maybe create a folder with pages I want to keep.

It was one of the best for colonial style.  

But I'm looking to simplify, still house searching, still love that style.

What are you doing today?

Behave!

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New to me

I miss quite a few popular designs, only browse IG and online shops which can't show all.  One was this magnificent work from Twin Peak Primitives.  One of the twin sisters recently passed away.  Not something I could attempt but many of the larger patriotic pieces have been really impressive.

And this adorable snowman.

 Wings could be stained wood or metal, or made into a drum or tuck.  Cute.

I fiinished the Hydrangea and am undecided whether to continue.  I reversed the petal outline, my Annabelles are dark to light, not light to dark as the chart.  Since the other pin disks will be pinks/reds, I wanted something different.  Blue hydrangea!  That would work light to dark.  Damn.

I was asked for the threads used in the Irish pincushion.  Here they are from my gifted floss change journal which is so very helpful (Debbie Dee book).

Vine -3053

Leaves -3052

Gray -646

Lt. Pink -3778

Dark pink -355

Gold -680

 

Working outside today, knee brace is great help.

Hope you have a great day.

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This is a test

of the frequently changing stitching system.  Had this been an actual decision, this post would have been followed by official news of my intentions.  Since it is just a test, no final information is available.

My Annabelle hydrangeas are green and white. 

 But this is just a test.

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Paper load

 Came across this load of paper from decades ago while emptying files.

Business envelope packs with muted patterns, no matching paper, will be used.  These card envelopes with matching paper, probably won't.

Beautiful ivory with silver and gold.

White with gold, so elegant.

Gray parchment.

Ivory parchment.

Ivory confetti with matching business envelopes.

Handmade paper envelopes.

A half ream of vellum!  No sense taking a photo since it's translucent.  I had a load of white laid linen with envelopes, a fine ribbed texture....beautiful.  That and others were still in Carole's workspace, nothing salvageable now.

Most of this is not right for junk journals.

Yep. I loved paper and we had a stamping store that fed me.

Carole wrote greeting cards and display cards for her angel pins, I did the layout and printing.  We had reams of parchment in lavender, pinks, pale gold, blue, matching envelopes, all given away several years ago.  The copy shop had anything you would want, but she closed after her daughter was murdered by a friend, stoned out of his mind.  Mom never recovered.

What else will I find today?

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