A Simple Girly Look

Hello lovely readers! ;)

So I got this polish as a gift with a purchase over a year ago - and I never wore it! It didnt appeal to me in the bottle. When I finally put it on, I saw how beautiful it was and now I just dont understand why I didnt try it out earlier. It's by Catrice, from the old collection, and it's shade no.480, 'Miss Piggy Reloaded'. It made my hands look so girly. The shade is a very delicate coral-pink, with shimmer in it, but the shimmer is barely noticeable. I rarely wear delicate colors, so this was a nice change.

Do you guys enjoy wearing delicate pink ?

Sayin' it with Flowers ...

Pardon the dirt ... 

Oh, I'm not dishin' it ... 

but I've been shoveling it !!

Amid the stitching of flowers,

I've been planting them ...

Above is my "deck" garden ... looking west,
and below is my deck garden looking east.
I've got strawberries, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers,
green onions and flowers, lots and lots of flowers!

I also found time this past weekend to plant

ten bare-root rose bushes, and next up is a

row of poplars along the fence seen in the background.

Um ... next weekend maybe :)

However, today you are here to see flowers

 of a different sort, aren't you? 

Today I share with you my Lovely handbag

....I say lovely as in the material is Lovely by Sandy Gervais ...

I've had the material for quite some time, saving it for that

"something special" and when this hop was announced,

I knew this was the something special I wanted

to make.  What better than a Spring/Summer flower

handbag out of this Lovely material in the

Sweet Harmony handbag pattern by Amy Butler?

Well, my LQS friend thought it was pretty

neat too ... the day after I made it for me and this hop

it was decided it should be used as a shop sample ....

so ...

the following day ... I started again:

 ... the material used here

is Terrain by Kate Spain ...
well ... showed up to work with this beauty ....
and ...

NOT!!
This one's mine!!!

But, I did make another :

But this time, it was the tote ....

See the size difference?  Same pattern: 

Well, geez ... with all of that stitching,

you can imagine the threads and snips and bits

I had all over the floor, so ...

I decided I needed a 

handy-dandy thread catcher:

So, I made this little beauty of a thread catcher bag

and pin cushion ... pattern is The Abbey Bag

and the materials are just about all Me and My Sister Designs'

Ticklish line, though I probably threw in some others of theirs

I had as they have so many fun and bright flower prints.

So there you have it ... my creations for the Say It with Flowers

blog hop...  I'm so glad I got to participate with you fine 

hoppers again ... I perform well with deadlines ... would you say?

And speaking of deadlines, I have a graduation quilt to 

finish before Friday this week, which I started this past

weekend, so I guess I should get back to business.

If you are interested, I promise I will post pictures

of it when finished ... it's on the machine right now as

I'm in the middle of quilting it ... and if I posted it now, 

chances are my niece may see it before she should

{wink}  She turns 18 next week and graduates 

from high school this weekend ... I think that 

warrants a quilt, wouldn't you?

Please be sure to visit with our fellow

gardening bloggers today .... I'm positive

what they have blooming will be perfection

beyond compare:

Say it With Flowers

Wednesday, May 29^th

Kris Loves Fabric

Teatime Creations

~De Zondagssteek~

Ridge Top Quilts

Devoted Quilter

Mrs. Pickles Garden

Life In The Scrapatch

Englating

Why Knot Kwilt  -- you are here!

Love It Sew It

Cheerleader Carol and Squad leader Madame ...
to each of you I give a bouquet of the sweetest
flowers to bloom in your heart as they do in mine.  

Thank you!

I leave you with one of my all time favorite sayings ... 

courtesy of Pinterest

as so well illustrated by Mary Engelbreit. 

It seems so fitting for this hop.

To each of you I give my sincere 

appreciation for your visit, 

and to every flower in my garden of life,

I give my undying love and gratitude!

Thank you!

Blue Ombre Upgraded

Hey guys! Here's an upgrade of the 'Simple Blue Ombre' look I posted a few days ago, you can find it HERE, along with the info about all the polishes I used. After wearing the ombre look for a few days I got tired of it and decided to spice it up. I added essence's Studio Nails Top Coat and dotted over that. At first I wanted to do big polka dots, but I didnt like that (there are two photos of that in the bottom of the post), so I ended up adding the smaller dots and I just loved it. It was so much fun to wear.

Which one do you prefer, the final look or the polka dots? Let me know ;)

Simple Blue Ombre

Hey guys! Very simple look today: blue ombre, 2 coats each polish. I love wearing Ombre, though my mom does not approve hehe. Polishes used:

• thumb: S-he no. 121/295
• forefinger: Max Factor mini 37 Prussian Blue
• middle finger: Essence Multi dimension 40 Groovy (old)
• ringfinger: Deborah 27 Turquoise Fever
• pinky: Ceborah 29 Blue Paradise

Do you wear ombre often? Anyway, hope you're all enjoying the beautiful weather! I am! See you soon !

For the Birds ... My Tweet Day!

Thursday is my day for the "For the Birds" hop ... 

I am pleased to have you join me and my 

feathered friends ....

Did you know ...

that the first mention known of the Bluebird of Happiness

is in a play written in the early 20th century by Maurice

 Maeterlinck entitled L'Oiseau Bleu? 

Happiness, as the moral of the story imparts, 

comes from seeking rather than from finding.

Happiness comes from an unselfish life, 

without thought or motive of reward. 

 (Taken from The History of the Bluebird of Happiness

 at www.bluebirdofhappiness.net.)

Using Amy Bradley's Meet the Tweets Pattern, 

I made the Birdwatcher wall hanging:

I believe this birdie is waiting for 

the occupants to return home,

wouldn't you agree?

I seriously considered doing the Birdwatcher

in blue, but the green just seemed so happy

that I had to go with it, and besides,

green is one of my favorites, so it works

{smiles}

And, to go along with my Bluebird theme,

I used Amy Bradley's pattern again

to start this wall hanging:

Obviously, "start" is the operative word ...

I do need to do the stitching on it and

you can possibly see on this closer picture, 

that I have the stitching drawn in ...

progress! :)  I just didn't get all of it

done in time for our tweet hop ...

but never fear ...

I will have my Bluebirds of Happiness! 

in fact my daughters have each named

one of the birds for themselves, me, and

our dog Izzy.  Perfect!

I thank each of you sincerely for visiting today

and will do my utmost to respond quicker than

I have been lately ... I truly do appreciate the kind

words ... please never doubt that! 

Lined up to share with you today are my fellow
hoppers ... please be sure to flit on over to each of them
to share your kindness ... the bluebirds will be watching!

Thursday, May 9

http://englating.se/wp

http://lauraluvsloons.blogspot.com

http://marjoriesbusycorner.blogspot.ca

http://ruffhaven.blogspot.com

www.pigtalesandquilts.com

http://debbykratovilquilts.blogspot.com

http://why-knot-kwilt.blogspot.com

http://beaquilter.com

http://gwenbru.blogspot.com

http://pccrafty.blogspot.com

http://pumpkinpatchquilter.blogspot.com

http://sherry-blessingsfromournest.blogspot.com

http://zellerwear.blogspot.com

http://crafting365days.blogspot.com.au

http://charlottescreationsanew.blogspot.com

http://Janesquilting.blogspot.com

http://Ipiece2-Mary.blogspot.com   Robin Sheaffer

Thank you Cheerleader Mary for your hard work in

keeping the flock flying in the same direction!

Thank you Madame for your delicious seeds of 

inspiration!  What a team!!

Until next we visit, best wishes,

most bird pictures on this post are 

courtesy of my Pinterest Board

Whatcha waitin' for? ... Get Hoppin! 

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