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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Gardening...Brand new territory

My husband and I are slowly bringing our dream of having a garden to fruition.
I mentioned slowly-right? :)

Lots of research and planning going on...

Today I got two small starter packs and my helpers were abundant...
All they need to hear is "dirt" and they are willing...
We did some tomato's...
and some carrots.

I have to admit I am alllllll over the place with my many projects. Spring will do that to you...inspire you to the brink of overflowing.

Blessed Spring is here!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Sharing Stitches

I got the news yesterday that Sharing Stitches is available for pre-order on Amazon.
Isn't the cover beautiful?
I'm so excited I could squeal!!!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Into the Archives


I can't believe Easter is less than a week away. I have been consumed with a lot of Spring Cleaning and big Home Projects...I can't wait to show you some pictures. The weather has been so beautiful that the kids and I don't want to come in! Welcome back sidewalk chalk and digging in the dirt!:)

I thought you might enjoy these three tutorials I did last Spring...
Happy Monday!
xo,
Chrissie

(I'm participating in Metamorphisis Monday) Check it out!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Green Jello

Mr. 20 Months is really into making messes...
but we prefer to call them "unexpected sensory experiences"
:)

Happy Spring! I'll be back soon to show you what I've been working on...
xo,
Chrissie

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Yellow and gray anyone?

You already know how much I love red and aqua, but yellow and gray is my current new color combo. I've slowly been collecting these fat quarters over the last few months to make a quilt.
Anyone have any yellow and gray pieces not shown here? I would love to trade...
I'll trade fat quarters that you may be interested in or even items from my etsy shop...if you're interested email me at gracechrissie@yahoo.com

Happy Tuesday Friends!
xo,
Chrissie

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Anniversary Weekend

This weekend was our wedding anniversary, and we went away by ourselves for the weekend! It was the first time in a few years, so we really enjoyed it.

This is a heart leaf we found on Friday while enjoying a nature trail.

I thought this tree was so beautiful. Hubby sweetly let me know it was red mold, but I still thought it was pretty...:)
We (I) like to take dorky self-portraits...it took us about five tries to get us both in the picture!
We saw a family of deer about half-way through the walk.
We spent the day yesterday at Epcot, where they were showcasing a flower and garden show. It was so gorgeous.
I loved these mosaic walls...
Sooooooo many flowers...made me dream of gardening and the possibility of planting annuals in our yard.
They had a lot of flower sculptures too. The butterfly one was my favorite.
Happy Anniversary to my honey...thanks for a wonderful, relaxing weekend. I love you!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Spring Fabric Art

I owe her a big thanks for the inspiration. She said to create some art regarding our favorite aspects of spring. I like prompts...it gets me going.
So I started doing a couple of quick sketches with spring images. Once I started I couldn't stop. The next thing I knew there was fabric, lace, hand embroidery, the sewing machine...I had a blast! It's kind of my loose interpretation of vintage meets modern...?













I made so many I thought I 'd put them in my etsy shop...
Thanks for looking, and thanks again Heather for hosting Paint With Me...I'm really enjoying it!