Friday, June 25, 2021

Barn Craft Party

I always thought it would be fun
to host craft parties for friends.
I posted on FB who would be
interested in a craft party at my house
to make similar signs like this.
A bunch of people responded so I
plan to do a few since there's 
not enough room for everyone at one time. 
My first one was with all the people
 at my barn that wanted to come.
It worked out great. No more than 5 people is the perfect
set up with everyone having room to work.
It was fun with a lot
of chit chat.


Everyone's signs came out
really nice.

I think it's safe to say 
All left happy with their
signs under their arms.


I  am planning a baby shower
in July so in August I will 
start back up with these again. 

Monday, June 7, 2021

Spring Garden Tour...

I have been busy in the garden getting things planted.
Red and Purple is my favorite color scheme,
and I feel like it connects it all together to have the same
color scheme at the front of the house.
Everything is small and just starting to
grow here in Michigan. I like to take pictures
of how it looks at the beginning of the season and
how big it grows.
 

I'm quite happy how my Clematis came
back from last year.

My husband landscaped very nicely around the deck
and the basement patio. Last year that 
was all just grass growing there.
My herbs from last year just look beautiful and full!
This year I will let them flower for the bee's.  
I have all the herbs I need.
My favorite are these little purple flowers
falling over the rock wall!
I planted flowers to attract butterflies 
and humming birds all around our yard.
Aren't these beautiful?
My happy place....
This is a butterfly garden I put in this year next to this
patio.  Hoping I will be able to sit and watch them
come to the flowers this year.
 My secret secluded down stairs patio.  Wisteria I planted last year is starting to bloom.  You can also see the giant Columbine plant that I planted from a seed at our old house.  It looked so tiny and
little when I transplanted it last year and look at it now!
Gorgeous!
One of my favorite views!
I repainted these wood and iron wall
hangings I had and wired pots on them
to dress up the downstairs patio wall.  Look my bearded Irises 
bloomed this Spring from my old house.
This year I added flower pots around the deck and pond with flowers.
My veggie garden is all planted.  I also
have pots of flowers around the
garden to make it look pretty and
encourage pollinators to come visit.

All the fish survived their first winter hibernating in the pond.
These beautiful heron statues were a Mother's Day gift
from my son and his soon to be wife.
I was thrilled to see my water Irises blooming!
At night it just looks magical I think.  Lots of
twinkle lights.
Truely a dream come true and my little private paradise.

I was quite happy my little baby lilacs bloomed that we planted last year.

Foxgloves

Another Iris I didn't know I even had..
Natascha