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Since Summer is in full swing and free time is spent holding precious Bennet Marie, I decided to repost these sweet warm weather pj's I made last year for Tuesday. These were so easy to make and Tuesday loved them. My hope is seeing this will spark some enthusiasm to get back at the sewing machine.
I choose our new 8mm Ric-Rac to embellish this sweet summer outfit, this is the steel gray.
Sweet...
Finishing the hem with Herringbone gives this a finished touch.
It's 3AM and I really should be in bed enjoying a bit of slumber, but yesterday was one of those days, and I'm awake thinking about things beyond my control... Like a counter top for a client that was templated wrong (by the supplier). I just love being chewed out for things I didn't do! OK so a little sarcasim at this time of the morning is OK.
So to get this out of my head I decided to spend some time looking through my photos from last weekend and reflecting on the lovely time we had spent outdoors.
We camped at Big Lake...
Sitting inside a netted tent outside was a necessity due to all the mosquitos!
We hiked in the Mt. Washington Wilderness...
While a bird sang to us...
We walked down the path of a burned out forest...
Found a little lake...
and enjoyed lots of Wildflowers...
OK I feel much better and I'm ready to go back to bed!
Now if I only had a few photos of our new precious grandbaby...
Last weekend we backed Bambi into a perfect secluded spot in the woods.
We found this site at Wyeth Park; a campground along the Columbia River Gorge, by simply following the little camp sign along the highway. The first campground we stopped at was a bit crowded for our liking but this campground was perfect! It was made for rest and relaxing...
And crafting of course!
I picked a bunch of lavender before we left so I would have a craft project to work on.
And brought along this assortment of ribbon. I wasn't sure which ribbon I would be using, so I just gathered an combination of longer pieces.
A tutorial for a lavender wand follows:
I gathered 18 pieces of lavender (this seems like the perfect amount) you could you use more or less but the amount must be an odd number when divided by two (you'll be using two pieces of lavender as you weave the ribbon around the wand).
I used about 24+ inches of ribbon tying it off below the lavender buds, tying it unevenly at 8 and 16 inches (approximately... this was camping and crafting)
The shorter end of the satin was tucked inside the buds for later. Then I wove the longer end of the satin over and under two pieces of lavender. Bending it down around the lavender as I went around.
It's a little tricky starting out, but as you make you way around it gets easier.
When you get to the end of the flowers, wrap the satin around the stems and tie it off with the piece you tucked inside.
Then go out for a hike, because you are in the National forest after all and there are so many beautiful things to see!
We hiked scrambled up to this gorgeous waterfall!
The trail kind of ends and you traverse over really slippery rocks...
and logs to get to the top. It was exhilerating!
Then we went back to camp, poured a glass of spirits and made more lavender wands! If you find my tutorial to vague, Fairegarden has an amazing one!
I'll be posting more wands later in the week. While satin seems to be the standard, I'll be using 4mm Velvet from now on... I love the texture! Just wait till you see them.
I get a little restless in the woods unless I have a project to work on. So glad I brought a few Ribbons & some sweet scented lavender. More to come...
How sweet and simple is this? After finishing the pillow and lampshade I made this little summer dress. So simple it took all of about 30 minutes. I think it took longer than that to choose the color of herringbone to use as ties! There are several different tutorials out there, but I used the one by reel natural mom blog.
I ended up with the 32mm Heliotrope, and used white organic cotton ribbon instead of bias tape because it is so soft against tender skin. Tuesday recommended I sew buttons on the ends of the ties! What a clever idea!
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It's been a slow start to see blossoms form in the garden, but finally the first buds from the Sweet Peas. Soon their color will fill the vines.
Our peas are growing in their pods, making a nice treat on a summer day!
Ancho chili's will taste wonderful in the fall...
If the slugs don't get them first.
Green Beans are not to far away from the dinner table.
Raspberries are always good to nibble on, however my stomach does suffer a bit.
And there's still a few more strawberries left!
What's going on in your garden?
I thought a few paper lanterns hanging in the trees would be fun...
My honey thought they should float across the pool... Great idea! Very fun!
