Color Chic

Portland "Waterfront Blues Festival"

Nothing says ""Summer" like celebrating the Fourth of July at the Waterfront Blues Festival!

 It's a great place to people watch... Many wear their special Americana clothing, while others just put on a favorite "T" or even pajama pants! Then there's the favorite "head-dress"

 

Food is plentiful, whether you bring your own or stop at one of the vendors!

  

Some get up and dance while other sit and read or color...

 

It's a packed house and we made a day of it... Staying to watch the most amazing fireworks!

Blues Festival a yearly event and we wouldn't miss it! Summer is finally here!

Over at Little Red House Mary's hosting "Mosaic Monday"! Check out what others are up to!

Little House in the Woods

We stumbled upon this little house in the woods while hiking in Portland. I don't remember what trail it was and it's the middle of the night so I cannot wake my sweetie to ask him... This moss covered structure made me wonder what life must have been like "back then". 

Sunday Creative...

Word Prompt: DENIM... Really had to "stretch the creative muscles" for this Creative Sunday!

Be Creative!

Sweet Pea!

I just love the sweet fragrance brought to the garden by the "Sweet Pea"!

 

Sunday Creative... Just about missed out!

I knew Maegan was going to start her Creative workshop again, but time passed and I just about missed out. She challenges us through creative word prompts, and this is for the word she posted last Sunday.

This week's word is "Open"... Now my thoughts were of opening a beautifully wrapped gift, however I'm usually so caught up in the moment, that picture is never captured. Perhaps someday I'll paint what's in my mind. But for this week I will share these wonderful "OPEN" landscape toys!

 

You may have remembered them here....

Wagon Wheel for a Nursery!

Another element nearly completes the nursery for the little cowboy, the wagon wheel. 

 

All that's needed now is the crib!

We knew we wanted a wagon wheel in the room, but once we finished the curtains and pillows we wanted to add color to liven things up. Babies love color! Inspiration came from pictures once in Julia's family, cute Raggedy Ann & Andy:

 

I sprayed the wheel with paint to give it a good base and then I found these in the garage:

 

Lucky for me I have a very creative artist in the family! Thanks Amber, the perks Mom has for storing paint supplies!

 

 

I was a bit concerned on how it might be hung but then my creative son came up with the idea of using plumbing material. He's a problem solver when it comes to figuring out how to put things together.

So first we attached a flange to the wall, then another part: 

     

Put the wheel on and then the washer:

   

With the cap on it looks like it came from a wagon:
 

It goes quite well with the other artwork the cowboy's "daddy" has found for the room:

 

And now with the changing table put together:

 

They're ready!

Cabernet anyone?

And some day we may have wine... but only with four plants probably not!

Blueberries Sparse... Cherries Plentiful!

Blueberries are a family favorite enjoyed during the 4th of July, but mother nature did not cooperate and they are quite sparse. However...

 

The cherries are plentiful, simply can't be reached!