I almost forgot

I have been doing some canning, too. I made some strawberry preserves, and of course, who doesn't do tomatoes. I was given a whole mess of tomatoes by both of my grandmothers and I wasn't able to use all of them. I canned some. I had enough to stew 2 pints. They make pretty jars.

I have neglegted my blog for too long...but I have been working on a few things. I found a cute tutorial for a peek-a-boo toy bag. I made one for a gift. And I have been doing other things too. Just piddling I guess. A wall organizer, a crayon roll with a washable coloring mat (another gift), a draft guard for my back door to keep the hot air out of the house....oh, and I decoupaged my husband's tv tray he uses for a night stand...he loves it!

Here are some things that I recently worked on that were gifts.

I know I need to post some pictures of some of the projects I have been working on. However, I am not at home for at least 3 more days. I am visiting my sister, and I don't have all of my equipment. I will be working on lots in the weeks and months to come. We are going to try to get stuff ready for a booth at the trade days in October. I can't wait to see what the outcome will be!

Patriotic Bunting

I forgot to post this on Sunday, but I finally finished my patriotic bunting. It's staying up until after Independence Day!

Stack of Napkins

I am trying to convert my household to as green as possible and I am also trying to reduce costs such as paper towels and such like things like that. I had this old set of sheets that were torn, and I need napkins. Real napkins. This is my new product. Took me about 30 minutes to make a stack of 10. Perfect, and the Hubby likes them, too. Yay!

Popular Bible Bag

I was in a kick where I was making a LOT of bags. My husband took some of them to work with him and he sold them, but there was a request for something scriptural big enough for a Bible, but not too big. I made one, and had numerous requests for more. Here they are!

Fish Fry

I will be having a fish fry tonight for my inlaws. Yay! I hope that I get the energy to do so later on because the kids got up earlier than I expected. I also hope the tiki torches do their job tonight, because they make the garden look so darn cute! I will post pictures of the yummy stuff later...oh, and speaking of yummy stuff, banana pudding is sitting in the fridge waiting for dessert time. And since my sister in law, whom I adore for giving me great ideas for cooking, is a vegetarian...most of the time. Since she is not interested in eating fish, which I respect her wishes, I will be fixing fried zucchini for her....yummmmmm. I may have to eat a piece or two. I have it cut up already and ready to batter. I hope it turns out well.

My Little Garden...very little

I don't have room for much, but I had to have some tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions. These are the 3 I use most in my kitchen, and I wanted some of my own. Plants that I can nurture and grow, talk to and take care of...they are like my babies...hehe. Yes, I get joy out of growing my own food. I have grown to love gardening, even though this is my second garden. I have done much better with this one than I did my first. I have kept the weeds out, but for some reason I can't seem to get my daughter to understand to stay out. And the neighborhood cats like to lay on my onions at night. I have no idea why. But now I am starting to see signs of a little bit of hard work. I have tomatoes on the vine, the onions are beginning to bulb, and the pepper plants are blooming. I can't believe that only 7 weeks ago I planted the little babies. I wish I could get that darn rabbit to stay out of the sand box...haha!

My "Green" Thumb

So, I have been playing with the idea of reusing old things that I have in my house that aren't in use right now. I have this horrifying shelf unit that was in the house when we moved in. She needs some new make up. Anyway, I have also been sewing a LOT, and my husband has been selling some of my creations. Well, I HAD to go to the craft store to get some fabric for an order, when I saw this amazing americana fabric. I just had to have some. I thought about doing a table cloth with it since we are amongst 3 americana holidays (Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Independence Day). Well, when I got home, I rethought what I was gonna do with the horrifying shelf unit. I was gonna dress it up all chic to put in my bedroom for some much needed storage space. But when I looked at the americana fabric again, a lightbulb went off in my head. Ding! New make up for my shelves...and I can have extra pantry space if I do it right! It worked out perfect. I repurposed something I had thought about throwing out once. Thank goodness I didn't because right now $11 never looked so good!