Cheese box for storage

My dad has given me a few cheese boxes. (He brings them home from work.) I use them to store things around the house, like-fabric, t-shirt loopers, embroidery patterns, and in the one pictured I am storing a few momentos that I don't have out, but I'm not ready to part with either.

Today, I thought I'd give decoupaging a go on one of these boxes. So, I painted my box and after it dried I got to work decoupaging some sheet music to my cheese box. Since I don't have any Modge Podge, I mixed some wood glue with a little water. After the glue dried, I rubbed a damp cloth with a little brown paint lightly over the whole thing for that aged look.

While I can't say I am THRILLED with the results, I will say that I am happy-it will be just fine!

I like the look of these when they are just plain wood, but some other ideas for sprucing them up would be painting (wouldn't all different colors of these boxes stacked up look cute!), decoupaging with scrapbook paper, wallpaper, wrapping paper, or photos! The possibilities are endless. :)

Say CHEEEESE!

Candy colored

I love all the candy colored zinnias a few packets of seeds gives me.
That's quite a bit of sweetness for just a couple bucks. :)
These remind me a little bit of lollipops. (Cherry, grape, & orange shown above.)
I'm like a kid in a candy store. Haha! Sometimes I crack myself up! (Ummm-not really.)
Speaking of candy stores-I found that little half pint jar at my favorite candy store today. (Goodwill, of course.)

I think this looks pretty at night

Hubby wonders why I always go around plugging in the lights. I tell him-because that's the way I like it.
I think it looks quite pretty. Some people just don't understand!!!

I'll leave the lights on for ya! Good night. :)

Cozy wall pockets

I almost done working my way through the book Handmade Home by Amanda Soule. This project is called cozy wall pockets. I cheated a tiny bit (not really-anything goes) on this one. Instead of using a piece of wool blanket-I used the back of an old wall quilt-which I didn't like so much anymore.
I just cut out, folded, and pressed the 'pockets' and stitched them on. I embroidered a little heart for decoration. Then I added some tabs to the top and a dowel rod-then tada-cozy wall pockets. Great for storing craft supplies!
Four more project to go! :) Projects that are left:

::women's cloth
::memory tree quilt art
::silky eye pillow
::baby sling

Now that's a bunch o' bull!

I went on a dangerous photo shoot this morning. (That's right-I stepped outside!)
Oh-hello girls!
There was a whole lotta bull going on!
Teehee-this made me giggle-the tough ol' rottweiler kept to a safe distance.

I was sure hoping this fence would protect me...

cause I'm no bull fighter!

"Boo-yah! (Bull-yah!)"

There's a baby moo cow in the back there.

Well hello, purdy girl. (Darn flies!)

"My name is Rocco and I am afraid of the moo cows."

Gravel growin' wildflowers-they're everywhere.

You (I) gotta love this pup.......and that's NO BULL!

Treasures

I really love finding handmade pottery at Goodwill. I found this little turquoise treasure there yesterday. The zinnias are the first treasures cut from my zinnia bed!
Lastly, I received this little treasure of a bread box in the Goodwill parking lot! Yes, I saw my friend Dawnie at Goodwill, she had this breadbox in her car and was going to get rid of it, but asked me first if I wanted it. I hesitated a little, but I decided to go ahead and take it. I'm glad I did-it's replacing my red broken down microwave for storage, giving me a little more counter space and brightening up the corner. Dawnie suggested I could paint it to get rid of the mushrooms-but I kind of like them. (You know how I'm starting to love that 1970ish stuff now!)

Oh I love my little treasures-it doesn't take much to make me happy!

Linens on the line-plus a little visitor

This evening I decided to handwash a few linens (I love that word-linens!) and hang them out to dry. I bought the fruit tea towel at Goodwill today and the others I came across as I was looking for something else in a basket here at home. My mom had given me the two on either side of the fruit towel. I think they were my grandma's. The one on the far left is one I bought new. I have no idea why I didn't have it out before this. I decided to take a photo because I thought they looked pretty-and lo and behold I got a little visitor..........

You may stop in (and stay for dinner) anytime, Mr. Hummer! Next time bring your friends-but no fighting-there's plenty for everyone. :)