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Driving to one of my buildings the other day and saw these Rhododendron Bushes and had to snap a pic! I've never had luck with these bushes! Wish I knew their secret!!!

Welcome baby Tatum!

Embroidered gifts for our new niece Tatum who joined us just after Christmas!

Bathroom Mural

Not the greatest pics but here's my new "mural" in the upstairs bathroom!

Welcome Home Baby Triton!

This was part of my "Welcome Home" gift for my new great nephew. Huge fleece blanket, burp cloth and bib.

Embroidered Birthday Gifts part 2

Here is the second series of gifts:

Embroidered Birthday Gifts part 1

I have three birthdays in July for nieces and nephews and beach towels and sports mugs are my go-to gifts!

KC Market Tote

I was asked to submit an item for a local charity auction. Originally, I was asked to do a jewelry set, but time did not permit. So instead I embroidered the local school mascot and school letters on a market tote.

Basket for Garden Bicycle

I decided my bicycle need a little more bling! I found the wicker basket at Goodwill for $1.99 and added some silk flowers from my stash!

Garden Bicycle

Now that summer break is finally here I am so happy to be working on all of my winter ideas! :) I've been wanting a bicycle for one of my flower beds for years, but have never come across one reasonably priced. I mean who wants to pay top dollar for something that's going to be a lawn decoration? Anyhow, hubby mentioned something to his parents a while back and lo and behold they had an old one sitting in one of the old outbuildings by the barn. Well, I was so excited! All it needed was a seat and TLC. Then last weekend we had town wide garage sales and hubby found another old bike for $5.00!!! WITH a seat! I haven't done a thing to it, other than park it in one of the flower beds by the studio! Now it just needs a basket with some flowers and a new paint job...pink? sky blue....hmmmmmm.........

"New" Sewing Desk

I found this desk at a yard sale for $7.00. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do the work on it to redo it...but thanks to my sister I bought it and It fit my embroidery machine perfectly!
After using it for a couple of months, I came up with a plan to "beautify" it. I used two sheets of scrapbook paper, left over paint and some glass knobs I picked up at a yard sale a couple of years ago. This is the result after less than $14!