Spring Post

Well, here it is almost the end of March. I can't believe the month is almost over. My last post was too long ago. I really thought I might be on a crafting roll,but that didn't materialize.

Today I'm posting just a few pictures of recent goings on here in my neck of the woods.

We got to meet our 1st. Great Grandaughter who lives in Texas with her mommy and daddy. She came with her mom to visit with her Nana, my daughter, in Florida.  We were able to drive down and visit for a few days. What a blessing to see her and snuggle with her.

 

This is Miss Lorelai born on Thanksgiving Day 2016. Don't just feel pinching those sweet little cheeks!

And now introducing, Booker Scott born March 17th. 2017 to my son Joel and his wife Kelly. He joins his little sister Wren in Maine. We will get to meet him in May or June.

We had this sweet House Finch lay her little brood in our winter wreath on our front door. The Spring wreath won't be removed until the little ones leave the nest. We have avoided using the front entrance the past week so she will undisturbed.

 

This is my hall table decorated for Spring. The pillow, ceramic rabbit and the Hello Spring were my Target finds. The wreath on the mirror is the the one that was to be on the front door. 

This is a Cricut project that I did today. Sorry about the lighting. I took it at dusk. I'm not completely happy with it, but I will leave it for now. I can't believe how rusty I am with all my crafting attempts. 

That's it for now and I hope I haven't bored you too much.😙 

Have a wonderful and blessed remainder of the week!

Crafty Hugs,

BernieBee 

I'm Up and Crafting...Sort of

Hi All

I am still around.  The last post I wrote was in October 2016. Now here it is February 19, 2017 and just wishing you a Happy New Year!

I hope the new year has brought you many blessings and lots of CRAFTY goodness.  I have actually made several projects, but didn't take the time to post them. Today this will be a short post hoping it gets me out of the very bad crafting mojo that I have had for months. Although my life had been busy with family and GRANDCHILDREN,  I just haven't been taking ME TIME. I'm trying to set up some type of craft schedule where I can fit all things in. Hopefully it will work. I really do miss creating.

I needed Thank You and Thinking of You cards ASAP. An unused Paper Pumpkin came to my rescue. It has been laying dormant since February 2016😊 I was able to get them done in just under 30 minutes. Yeah me. Such a great feeling working with paper, ink, and stamps again.

**I used the stamps in the kit plus stamps from the Paper Pumpkin 2015 kit on the cards. 

That's it for today. I have some family coming over for dinner and need to finish up things.  Have a wonderful Sunday and go do something  CRAFTY.

Hugs,
BernieBee 

Just Popping In!

Hello all! Just a quick post with some pictures of what I've been up to.

Yes, I know, WHAT NO CARDS your thinking and perhaps saying. No, NO CARDS. Not even a crafty homemade item. I'm really quite disturbed with myself for not "forcing myself" into my craft area. I even saved Mojo Mondays sketch thinking that would move me along. NADA!!!

So, on with some none crafty news. I hope I can keep you interested so you will continue to FOLLOW ME. ;.)

Just spent a wonderful week here at our Timeshare in Long Boat Key, FL. Got to spend some great time with my daughter, granddaughters, and friends. We also enjoyed some new restaurants that we haven't frequented on our previous visits here. Great food, by the way. Especially the fish dishes.

My granddaughter, Morg, is expecting her first little one in December. Her Mom and some friends hosted a Baby Shower for her while I was there. It was such a sweet time. The decorations and food were fantastic!

My GD Mady on the left, myself and Morg, the Mommy to Be.

My daughter Dani and Morg arranging flowers in fresh Pineapple Vases

My front entrance. The weather has been in the upper 80's. I'm thinking that my Summer Wreath needs to be put back up!

That's it for today. Have a blessed and CRAFTY DAY!

BernieBee

Farmhouse Table

Just a quick post tonight. On Wednesday this week I was able to pick up our new Farmhouse table built by a local Raleigh, NC man. He did such a great job and I'm loving it.  Although, it still will only sit 8 or 10 of us. Our dinning area is small, so we were limited on length.
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Southern Yellow Pine top - 78" x 37"

Painted flat black pine legs, distressed

I'm still in the process of decorating my dinning room. I've bought some pictures and hope to get them up this weekend.  The chairs around the table are from my old set, but I'm looking to find at  two dinning armchairs and adding some metal or wood chairs.  I'm on the HUNT!

Have a wonderful weekend!

BernieBee

FALL Weekend Fun

We have had some fun, full weekends recently.  Our area of NC , Johnston County, has quite a few Fall Festivals which we were able to attend. The photos below are from the Clayton Fall Harvest and Music Festival. One of the bigger attractions on Friday was the Pig Cooking competition.  The folks who entered were lined up on the street preparing their pigs to be cooked. There were at least 15 or more who entered hoping to win. The pigs needed to be cooked by 8 am Saturday morning so they needed to be put on that evening.

Getting ready to watch some East Carolina swing dancing and some 50's dance demonstrations. 

On Saturday the same festival included local vendors, Crafts, local businesses promoting there services plus,  a huge Classic Car show. The 1966 Mustang above my favorite by the way, was just one of the many, many cars at the show. The cars were just beautiful and brought back quite a few memories of my era.

Last Saturday we attended Benson Mule Days. What an event this was. I've never seen so many Mules! There was all sorts of activities going on. Races, Rodeos, Rides, Food Booths, Crafts and more. Unfortunately, we missed the big parade.  Hopefully next year we won't. We stayed for awhile then were off to the Saint Anns International Food Festival. 

Saint Anns International Food Festival 

A Mariachi Band serenading the crowd.

Lots and lots of wonderful food and great international music and dance demonstrations.  I played it safe, as usual, and bought from the Polish and Italian booths. My hubby tried a meal from El Salvador and really enjoyed it.

This weekend, my grandsons school is have a fund raising Festival. We will be off to  attend and support his local school. More food, more games, fun. I'll  be back with a update later next week.

Now go do something CRAFTY or go to a local Festival!  But, whatever you do, ENJOY your weekend.

Hugs, Bernie Bee 

Fall Foyer Decorations

Here is my recent decorating project for the entrance foyer table. Fall happens to be one of my favorite seasons. I think it's the colors that always make my heart sing. Mellow yellow, muted orange, rusty brown and the crisp, cooler weather. Although I have this table decorated and the stairwell picture up, I still needs some work.  I plan on painting my inside front door a shade of gray and buy a new entrance rug. Of course, this area will always be revolving for the seasons, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.

The recent new additions, the small wreath and pumpkin were a Hobby Lobby purchase.  Oh my, I love that store! The ceramic owl I had in one of my rooms upstairs. I printed a new Fall freebie and placed it in the frame. I'll place the link for that below. The metal pumpkin and floral arrangement is from Kirkland Home.

This photo below is a piece of metal artwork I saw as I was headed out of Hobby Lobby. It was one of those, "That's just what I've been looking for" moments. I have seen other artwork I loved, but was really looking for something different and without any color and large enough to fill the space. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this area is a 2 story foyer.  This picture is 34" around and I think it lends the the space nicely.

That's about it for today.  I have really been trying to get back to card making. Unfortunately, I fail at that everyday. I never thought I would get into this funk. Hopefully, I'll get in the mood soon so at least Christmas cards get made!

Have a wonderful and CRAFTY day!

Bernadette


LINK for free fall printable:  bonefiresandwine.com

Some new Signs /A new Cricut project

I recently added these 2 signs to our new home. Although I love both of them, the Biscuits and Gravy is the one I have in my kitchen. It puts a SMILE on my face every time I read it.  My husband loves biscuits, but I LOVE biscuits and sausage gravy.  I was introduced to this culinary treat when we moved to Lynchburg, VA in 1990. I still will order these when I go out for breakfast. I especially love Cracker Barrels.  How about you? Are biscuits something you enjoy?

The project above was designed by my daughter while she was here on Monday.  She wanted a sign for her little guy Kempton to hold for a back to school picture. She chose what she wanted and I just sized and cut them out on the Cricut Explore.  I think it came out adorable.

Well, I'm off for right now.  We are in the midst of some home warranty repairs, so the house is a little crazy right now.  Have a blessed and CRAFTY day!

Crafty Hugs