MAD ABOUT JOHNNY!

Just can't wait!

He is the most versatile actor I know.

The strangest to be sure.

If they were doing the

Nanniepannie story,

I would want 

Johnny Depp to play me.

Did I mention he can sing too?

When I was a teenager he thrilled

me on 21 Jump Street...

he still thrills me.

I'm not sure when 

"The Lone Ranger"

comes out but you can be sure

I'll be there!

SEWING SEEDS SUNDAY

I have to work at 3:30 today so I

was able to spend a little time

in the garden.

Hope I'm not jumping the gun, but I

just couldn't wait to plant some seeds.

Patience  has never been a strong suit

of mine so I said what the hay

and went ahead.

I never have great luck with seeds

but I keep on trying.

We'll just have to WAIT 

and see.

Happy Gardening!

AFTER THE RAIN

One of the great things about a 

rainy day, is how good the garden 

looks right afterwards.

 

I love to grab a cup of coffee and 

just stroll a around.

The greens look greener

and the yellows more yellow.

Everything is so vibrant.

I like to contemplate

what's next

on the never ending

gardening "to do" list.

Can't wait to get started!

Happy Gardening.

CLEMATIS JOY

Last week after a little cold snap 

I was worried that my Clematis

would take a hit.

 I was lucky they all made it through.

This is my Candida Clematis.

It was planted about

 five years ago.

My purple Ramona has more blooms on it

this year than I can ever 

remember!

Carnaby Clematis.

 One more thing

 I wanted to show you.

The red geraniums that wintered in 

the basement are coming along fine.

They're getting green

 and one plant even

has a bud.

SOMETHING FOR THE GARDEN

Last Summer I attended a
 neighborhood auction and purchased

these five cute little 
dove decoys.

I knew I wanted to use
 them in the garden
 but I wasn't quite sure how.

I had to noodle on it 
some.

I decided to act on my sister's suggestion 
of painting each on a
 bright fun color.

I love it!

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

 

We are officially open for business!

Today was the day Susan and I

loaded both our cars

to the max and headed over to

"The Corner Nest"

and set our booth.

 We started with bare walls and

two pieces of furniture.

A buffet Sue purchased for the booth

and a shelf I drugged out of my

gardening shed and gave a 

coat of paint.

We landed the shelf on top of the buffet

for a cupboard effect.

My contribution to the booth...

... mostly hand made or

scavenged.

I can tell you, a large percent of my wares

are all about "birds".

Bird Garlands.

Bird Plant Stakes.

Even Bird Wreaths.

I have other crazy things I've made,

like this sewing wreath.

I put in my hat forms that unfortunately 

did not sell at our Holiday Show.

Of course I've included my

latest creation, my

Tank Memory Boards.

So there you have it.

"The Gift Cupboard at Buttermilk Cottage".

Come see us soon,

we're located in the "Corner Nest"

in Elizabethton, Tn.

Linking with 

Transformation Thursday @

The Shabby Creek Cottage

FIVE DAYS AND COUNTING!

 Just five more days

 until my sister and I set up our booth at 

The Corner Nest

located in Elizabethton, TN

It's quite exciting for me,

 I've been staying very busy 

creating, pricing and logging

 all the things 

I will be taking next

 Wednesday.

One of our neighbors,

 Betty Ann,

makes these adorable stuffed Owls.

They are so sweet

 and colorful.

 When she ask if she could showcase

 a few in our booth,

we were happy 

to say yes.

She will be selling the large ones for $18

and the smaller ones for $8.

Come see for yourself, if you are a Tri-Cities resident.

Hopefully our booth will be up and running

by Friday May 27th,

even sooner

 if we're lucky.

 

A DEWY SPRING MORNING

 A quick walk through the garden with

a hot cup of coffee

before I have to dash off to work.

 The Clematis climbing on the 

garden shed are starting to wake up.

 I can't wait to see it at it's peak.

I love the garden

in the morning!

HAPPY EASTER!

God Bless everyone
Happy Easter

A NEW VENTURE!

Whenever I'm in the mood to
treasure hunt,
Corner Nest is one of the first places
I think of.

It is filled with wonderful booths.

has the sweetest little cafe
right inside the door,

and seems to go on forever
which makes for a great
afternoon of shopping.

Exciting News!
My sister Susan and I
just secured a small booth of our own.
Needless to say
I've been crafting like crazy.

One of the things I've been working on
is a line of memory boards.
I'm a big scavenger, I bring anything home that I think
can be re purposed.
When VS was getting rid of some padded tray liners...
I filled up my trunk.

I'm calling these my
Up-cycled "Tank" Memory Boards.

I pulled out bits and pieces
of this and that, just things I've been hanging on to
with hopes of an inspiration.

It's amazing what you can find when
you start going through your stash.

Postcards, old photos, broken beads
and necklaces.

I love mixing things you would never think to put together,
I'm just crazy like that.

Here's a fun one.
My tribute to the VS Fashion Show.
The great thing about all of these,
I didn't spend a dime.

These three "All Purpose Boards"
were crafted using
discarded upholstery samples.

Lastly, I did some vintage "shabby chic" ones.

Again I just used things I had in my stash.
Little puff hearts I had picked up from another
craft person's booth last year,
doilies from my late aunt.
Looking at one board,
I counted at least
five people's
handiwork.

Well, wish us luck.
I hope we make some money
but I know will have some fun.

Linking this week with:

Savvy Southern Style