Not much sewing going on this past week (or two). I've been much busier gardening and working on house projects. May always seems to be busy. I have:
- made a tiered planter using Positively Splendid's tutorial (last month but never shared - I kind of want to add some ORB grain sack stripes later)
- planted flowers for my brother's wedding in August - I'm going to be the florist. Wish me luck; I'm just praying all the seeds and such that I've ordered will sprout and grow properly. I think I have every coral/orange/pinkish flower known to man.
- planted our vegetable garden. Everything is in except a couple Roma tomatoes (sold out everywhere) and some peppers I started from seed.
- begun working again on our basement bedroom. It started like this . . . (only before picture I have of this room, weird).
Ah, another before from the opposite side.
Spent almost a year (from last August to this May) like this . . . (well, the walls were primed and painted, but there was no trim on the walls and wood and tools stacked everywhere).
And as of this evening looks like this . . .
Still a long way to go, but at least I am working on it.
Well, it's 9:30, and my toddler is not in bed yet, so I should be going. Priming some more boards for the bedroom is up next on the list.
Oh, and this is the best picture - my almost-86-year-old granddaddy helping Sam on the pedal tractor at a recent picnic. He has no business doing that, but he's a farmer (they just can't sit/quit) and I know one day this will be a very special memory.
- made a tiered planter using Positively Splendid's tutorial (last month but never shared - I kind of want to add some ORB grain sack stripes later)
- planted flowers for my brother's wedding in August - I'm going to be the florist. Wish me luck; I'm just praying all the seeds and such that I've ordered will sprout and grow properly. I think I have every coral/orange/pinkish flower known to man.
- planted our vegetable garden. Everything is in except a couple Roma tomatoes (sold out everywhere) and some peppers I started from seed.
- begun working again on our basement bedroom. It started like this . . . (only before picture I have of this room, weird).
Spent almost a year (from last August to this May) like this . . . (well, the walls were primed and painted, but there was no trim on the walls and wood and tools stacked everywhere).
Well, it's 9:30, and my toddler is not in bed yet, so I should be going. Priming some more boards for the bedroom is up next on the list.
Oh, and this is the best picture - my almost-86-year-old granddaddy helping Sam on the pedal tractor at a recent picnic. He has no business doing that, but he's a farmer (they just can't sit/quit) and I know one day this will be a very special memory.
What a great tiered planter!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing a fabulous job on the room renovations! It's a LOT of work but you are creating such wonderfully detailed wood work and such. Wishing you great success with those flowers for the wedding. LOVE the picture of your son & Grandfather!