Summer Garden Party

One more post for this evening. Mostly because the last one was about parties and this summertime one is fun to remember, especially with tulips and daffodils starting to peek up with the promise of spring. Last August, I threw a garden party for my sister. There weren't as many decorations involved (unless you count our roses!), except for the food. It was really fun to make!

Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil

PC: Wendy Holt

Parties Galore

I love decorating for parties. I try and find an excuse often so that I can dive into some decoration creations. I'm an introvert, completely. So my parties usually just have a handful of family members or close friends but it is always exciting to prepare for. This last month was my daughter and son's birthdays. I had lots of little people and it was a lot of fun. Here are some decorations. I have a mini banner stand, my wood-working husband helped me make. They are about a foot tall. I'm hoping to make more. The great thing is that they can be painted to any color scheme. He also put little notches at the top so that the ribbon/string doesn't slide down and you can interchange banners:

Holiday Gnomes

Another holiday one! I saw this idea on a friend's facebook page and fell in love. We made it a sister craft project over winter break when I was in Walla Walla. Memory-wise, it was just as wonderful as it was adding it to our holiday decorations. Here is the history behind these adorable gnomes (Wikipedia link).

Nativity Block

I love Nativities. You'll see a lot of Christmas Crafts I do originate around them. Here is one I did using a file purchased from the Silhouette store and the 'Bird of Paradise' font from dafont.com. I have to find where to find the top piece (my sister gave me this one) and then I can make more. This is in dark navy blue because I'm moving my living room more towards a blue Christmas scheme color:

This is about 4"x6".

Straight Lines

As you could probably see from my last post about the pillow covers and furniture runners, I'm great at sewing- as long as the seams are hidden and it's in a straight line. Here is another one of my sewing projects. This one I did with the kids. They loved watching it go through the machine.

Table place mats (9"x11"):

Pillows and Runners

We needed a living room make-over. It take a lot. The biggest purchase items were the fabric and the rug. I made our runners and pillowcases while the kids were sleeping.

Baptism Tile Pendant Necklaces

 I'm over the 8 year-old baptisms in our ward. They wait to have children get baptized until age eight to make sure they are making the decision themselves and know what covenants they are making as well with Heavenly Father. Yesterday was our first child to be baptized this year. I made these pendants to give to her and the other children to remind them of the choice they made. I'd like to take credit for the idea but it was my friend Cindy who gave it to me. I thought they turned out well. The blue one for the boys is a tie tack.

It isn't too hard to make. I ordered the tile kit off of Etsy and then made the picture on Microsoft word. The pictures are 0.75'' wide by 0.83 inches tall. 

Sketching Temples

It's my first blog post and I was trying to decided what to share. I like to sketch. I've done a few commission and some just for myself. I rarely do portraits but when you grow up as an apprentice to a professional artist, you pick up a few skills. Here are a couple of my favorites that we have up around our house of temples. The first is the temple closest to where he served his mission. The second is of the temple where I served my mission.

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