I spy with my Etsy eye some...
onyx and rubies.
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Wishing you a delightful weekend!
Friday, August 29, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Ric Rac Receiving Blankets...
We've had a full calendar this summer with visits from family and trips. I'm off to a new destination this week. In a few days we are expecting another little granddaughter to be delivered. She joins a family of two older sisters and a brother. Lucky girl!
I'll be flying out to help with her siblings and parents. She will be our 14th grandchild, and we couldn't be happier. When I asked her mother what they needed for this little one, she asked for some new receiving blankets and burp cloths, so that's what I've been working on lately. I cranked out the receiving blankets first...
A few years ago I shared my Ric Rac Receiving Blanket Tutorial where I outlined how easy it is to make one of these blankets. My girls love them because they are bigger than receiving blankets you can buy in stores, and they are great for swaddling a baby. I love the ric rac that peeks out of the seam.
Sometimes I use two pieces of flannel to make the blankets and sometimes I'll make them with one piece of regular cotton fabric and one piece of flannel. Either way there is at least one side of soft flannel to put next to the baby...
I'm so excited to meet this new little one, and help welcome her into our family!
If you'd like to learn how to make this Ric Rac Receiving Blanket, go here. To see other versions of this blanket go here and here.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Friday's Fabulous Finds...
I spy with my Etsy eye some...
mint.
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Have a wonderful weekend!
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Smoothies...
One of our sons lived with us for a couple of months this year. This particular child of mine is a healthy eater. It's impressive. One way he influenced me was he got me to love smoothies for breakfast. I love going to the store {or to my garden}, getting a bunch of fruits and veggies and creating a different smoothie each morning from the food in my fridge. Almond milks, pecans, apples, cucumbers, carrots, squash, kale, spinach, bananas, melons, berries of all kinds -- these {and more} have made it into my morning smoothies. This morning it was simple:
Ice, almond milk, spinach, apple, cucumber...
It was delicious -- especially after weeding in the garden for an hour. I love the fact that I can have a good deal of my daily allotment of fruits and veggies by 10am!
When I was in Nashville last week I was introduced to two different kinds of smoothies. I made the chocolate one for dessert this week. It's that good! If you're a smoothie lover, you'll want to try these. You can personalize the amounts of ingredients to suit your needs, but I'll give you approximations.
Apple Cinnamon Smoothie
6 cubes of ice
8 oz. Vanilla Almond Milk
1 apple
2 small handfuls spinach
1/4 cup pecans
1/4 cup Kashi Go Lean Crunch - Cinnamon
Peanut Butter Crunch
6 cubes of ice
8 oz. Dark Chocolate Almond Milk
1 rounded Tbsp. Greek Yogurt
1 rounded Tbsp. Peanut Butter
1 banana
1/4 cup Kashi Go Lean Crunch - Cinnamon
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Bloomin' Tuesday...
The last few weeks have been busy. Two weeks with grandkids and kids visiting here in Colorado, and then another in the Nashville area watching three of our grandkiddos while their mom took her finals. It's good to be home, but being with our children and grandchildren is the best! My husband worked hard in his spare time weeding, trimming and mowing our yard while I was away, but there was still a lot to do when I came home. I completely neglected our potted plants for weeks, so yesterday morning I spent a couple of hours tending to the patio area and those container plants. My container plants struggle in the heat this time of year. That's one reason I've loved planting grasses in containers the last couple of years. Ornamental grasses are hardy and don't mind the heat, so even in the throws of summer they thrive.
This spring I planted some pansies in a container. They lasted till the 4th of July and then started to wane, so I planted some Mexican Heather in their stead. I love this plant. In Colorado it's an annual, but it does well planted in a rock garden setting or in containers. The three little plants have already spread and filled the container.
The impatiens I planted in late spring have filled in the entire area...
And my morning glory have reached the tops of the "tents" and are filling in beautifully...
Lest you think everything is butterflies and rainbows in our yard our veggie garden is a complete flop this year. We had some unusually cool, wet weather early this summer, so I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but I'm so sad it's not producing. I guess I'll have to rely on generous friends and farmer's markets to supply me with zucchini, fresh lettuce and ripe tomatoes this summer.
Friday, August 08, 2014
Friday's Fabulous Finds...
I spy with my Etsy eye some...
coral.
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Wishing you a warm weekend!
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