Days 2 of #90daysofblogging

This is day 2 of our 90 days of blogging.  I have beautiful blooming trees and bushes in my yard. The first one to bloom is always the plum tree then when the flowers on that start to die our apple/crab apple tree blooms and it is just beautiful. It is an apple tree and a crab apple tree that grew together into one tree, weird but very pretty when in bloom. It does produce apples and crab apples. We don't spray the tree so they are not edible, the bugs get to eat them first and then the squirrels and birds. It does attract beautiful birds. We also hang a bird feeder on it and have a bird bath under it in the corner of the yard.
On the first one is a picture of the two, you can hardly make out the white flowers that produce the apples, the pink part is the crab apple tree.

This picture shows a better picture of the apple flowers but again barely.

 


The bottom picture is a picture of our Plum tree, we don't treat that one either, we leave them for the animals. But it does produce fruit.

Aren't they all beautiful? I think so. I would take a picture of  my Lilac Bush but for some strange reason, the city dug it up this past winter. They did leave a small stem that has a couple blooms on it and I am hoping it grow to become a huge bush again. We still to this day have no idea why they even were working in the creek by our house. They never did accomplish anything :::shrugging shoulders:::. Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day.  

Day 1 of 90 day blog challenge

Well, today is the first day of a 90 day blog challenge I have agreed to.........what have I gotten into?!?! We, meaning myself and 3 other friends have decided to blog every day for 90 day. Will she be able to do it, you are asking yourself. Well, we shall see LOL

First of all, maybe I will learn a few tricks along the line, like how to link up their blogs so you can check them out :::as I yell for Tamiko McCurry to help me with that part::: and other things I have no idea what I am doing. (pssst, don't tell everyone I don't know what I am doing, we will keep that our little secret).

We can blog about anything we want, it can be about art we have made, our gardens or what we did that day LOL. Hint, my life is boring so I may have to embellish a  bit here....

I have been wanting to get my hair cut but can't decide on what I want to do with it. I always find a picture I like but I think what I do is look at the woman that has the cut and think that's cute when really, the woman is cute. So then I get my hair cut just like it and wonder why I don't "look cute".

Here is the one I am leaning towards right now

 Isn't that cute? Or is it the woman that looks cute with that cut?!?!?! I would love to find the right beautician that will be honest with me and tell me whether or not something will look good with my face structure and my age! I want them to give me suggestions and tell me straight up, no that won't look good but.........and then show me images or what they have done with other clients.

Well, that is my blog for May 1st, 2015,  my other friends are Tamiko McCurry, Sandee Setliff and Sandy Beach. When I learn to hook their blogs with mine, you will be able to check theirs out.

Hey....ta do....here is Tamikos LOL http://mikosspot.blogspot.com/2015/05/day-1-of-90daysofblogging.html go check it out. She is fantastic as are the other two. Ok, see you tomorrow on the 2nd.

Puling Weeds

Here's another project I made using another piece of that wood I found while taking our dog for a walk. (I picked up a few pieces....ok, maybe more than a few :) ). And this will work out great. I may never have weeds in my yard again because........I don't have a doorbell! LOL

Anyway, I painted the wood with this cute little bottle of paint I picked up at ACE Hardware. They are just small samples but the bonus....they have a small "paint brush" build into the lid. How cool is that? I then used my brown Faber Castel Pitt Pen to write the quote then used a stencil I picked up at Walmart to make the "weeds", I used American Yellow Green and Apple Barrel Spring Green. I then used twine for the hanger and added raffia to make it look like weeds already pulled.

Can't wait to see who starts pulling my weeds......

I love using found objects to repurpose.

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #11 "April Showers"

Today I made a card for the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #11 called April Showers. You can find all the details on the blog here http://mixedmediamc.blogspot.com/2015/04/mixed-media-monthly-challenge-11-april.html?m=1. It is a simple card but it has to do with rain. You can use boots, rain drops umbrellas just anything to do with rain.

Thanks for stopping by and check out the challenge and join.

Wicked Witch plaque

This is a plaque that I just finished. I will be hanging it on my front porch (it represents how I have been feeling lately, LOL)

I took 2 pieces of wood that I found while taking my dog for a walk one day. I saw them and thought, huh, I could make something with that. Come on, you all know you have done that before!

First I started by sanding them then Then I used some white craft paint from Apple Barrel and painted both sides and of each piece. I then took Americana acrylic paint called Pumpkin and painted the outside edges. I found some images on the internet and traced them and then painted them with DecoArt Carbon Black. For the green areas, I used Faber Castell Big Pitt brush and the orange around the rim I used Faber Castell orange Gelato. When everything was dry I went over it with DecoArt traditions satin varnish. I then used some raffia to make the broom and used small twigs from my yard. I then glued them on using Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue.

Here is the finished product, side 1 when I am home and side 2 when I leave the house LOLOL

Seems I need to wash my siding this spring...

Tea Pot Bird House

Signs of Spring are starting to show, I can see the buds growing on the trees. Yay, I am so over winter.

With that said, I decided to make a bird house and hang it on our funky apple/crab apple tree that grew together and now make up one tree. With a funky tree, you need a funky bird house...

Here are the supplies you will need:
 Wood (any type, any size you would like)
 Paint (I got mine at Home Depot in the reduced section. 7.5 oz for 50 cents....SCORE!) I picked up         two colors.
 Varnish (I used a spray on varnish and sprayed outside)
 Picture Hangers or whatever you would like to use to hang your bird house, I am mounting mine to         the tree.
 Glue that will withstand being outside in the elements. Tip: Hot glue gun will NOT work. I used                Clear Premium Silicone Glue made by GE. It is waterproof, sun proof and freeze proof.
 Tea Kettle - I picked mine up at the thrift store for $3.00
 Paint brushes
 Hammer
 And anything you would like to add to the wood to decorate it. Or you could just leave it plain.

I had plywood cut to 12" x 12" at Home Depot. Here is the unpainted piece.

Here it is painted.

Next I added the hardware onto the back side. You want to do this before you mount your teapot.

This is the tea pot I picked up at the thrift store.

Here I made a stencil that says Family. I don't have one.....may have to remedy that. I used the other color of paint that I purchased for $50 cents :)

Then I added the tea pot and glued it down then added a couple bird houses and butterflies from a stencil I have.

And here is the finished product. Hope you like it. It is super easy to make and I can't wait for a couple to move in and start raising their family.

Thanks for stopping by...

Dominoe Key Chains

Hello again, today I want to show you what I have been up to lately. I have been making domino key chains with bead dangles. Below are the steps I took to complete them.

You will need dominoes (of course), Small Screw eyes, I found that the 5/8 " worked better than the 13/16". I had a few of the 13/16" ones break off on me. You will need to drill holes at the top and the bottom of the domino, be careful when using hand tools. Then any art you would like to use on your domino, it could be images from catalogs, designer paper cut up, anything you would like. I purchased my images from Lisa's Altered Art. You can get some great one from her site www.LisasAlteredArt.com. I purchased the two sided ones. Meaning, one side said one thing and the other said another. (example below) you will also need jump rings, chain, and key chain ring. Decorate them anyway you would like, use your imagination and just go wild.

Above are a few images of them, just the one side. You can use beads, charms or even buttons if you would like for the dangles.

Here is a close up of a back and front. This one I am keeping for myself :). I put purple beads on mine.....because I can, LOL. If you have any questions, please let me know and I would be happy to help you out.