Sunday, July 6, 2014

A little of this and that !

Woo hoo I'm on vacation this week !  The weather is beautiful and I have plenty of things to do !
I have been working away in my garden this summer - it feels wonderful to get my hands dirty in the soil. There's something fulfilling to see the beauty that comes from gardening. I'll take some pics soon to share !

This week I am painting my kitchen cupboards and island. I wanted to update the look of the bleached oak that was installed when our home was built. So I'm painting the island a nice rich Coco colour and the cabinets a Pure White with Coco underneath. I'm using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - of course! so far so good. Once I've got it completed I'll show you the before and after :-)

Just to keep my plate really full I have been working on a quilt and cards of late. The quilt is ready to be machine quilted - as soon as that is done I'll post some pics.

Here are a couple of the cards I made ...

 This was a simple one done in my fav shade of blue and added the Fairy design from Graphic 45 - love, love love their designs !!!


This card the stamped phrase is from Unity Stamp Co. and I added the felt flower and pretty green ribbon. It's actually a graduation card for my friend's daughter.




I'm not sure if you experience the same thing or not but I have lots of little scraps of card stock and design paper left over.  I decided to use it up by making a cover for my sticky notes. It dresses up the notes sitting on my desk and keep my scraps at bay ! Gotta love that !




What fun things do you have planned this beautiful day? I'm going to work on my cupboards and definitely get out in the sunshine- maybe even get in for a nice swim in the pool.

Have a great day !!

Hugs,
Diane

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