Mother's Day Snow Storm

Yep, you read it right.....we had about 6 inches of snow for Mother's Day.  My son is in Phoenix and my daughter lives in Wyoming, so I spent the day with hubby and my oldest granddaughter, Skylar.  It was kinda nice just to kick back and let them wait on me.

I love this time of year, sans the snow of course.  I have been working in the garden when weather permits.  Gardening at 9000 ft elevation is a bit different than in most places.  We do well with root crops, peas, rhubarb, and plants in the cabbage family.  But our freezes last longer and our night time temps never do much for tender crops like tomatoes and peppers.  Hubby and I put up an 8 foot fence this year, since last year, the deer ate most everything, even my onions.  Hopefully it helps.  We are also experimenting with a small raised bed.  I had two greenhouses at my last home, so I could really prolong my season, but not here.

I spent three days helping my son move.....never fun.  And they are moving further away which makes me sad.

I have also been crafting.  And going to yard sales.  I love buying things at sales and reinventing them into sale-able merchandise.  Here are a few of the things I have been working on:
I got these little rusty bears in with the stuff I bought from Jean.  I wasn't sure what to do with them, but they look really cute as clocks.

I bought several of these sleds, unpainted after Christmas at 80% off.  I simply free handed the snowman, flakes and wording.  

 The same basic snowman was freehanded onto these rusty watering cans that I also got from Jean.....part of the $100 purchase.

 I didn't know what to do with these itty bitty buckets.  I asked Skylar and this is what she came up with.  Really cute....and great for a 15 year old, huh?

I found two of these pitchers at a yard sale for fifty cents each.  I had purchased a couple of trees after Christmas and simply added ribbon, lights and a rusty angel on top.  If this doesn't sell, I know just where I will put it in my kitchen.

Well, its off to do laundry and clean up my kitchen. I have a couple more yard sale remakes that I am working on.......and did I tell you?????   My sis and I are attending the worlds largest yard sale in August, the 127 sale......I am so excited!!!!  Just think of the possibilities.............

Where has the time gone?

I really can't believe how quickly the time flies.  The older I get, the more precious time is to me.  I completed my two spring shows and had great success.  The good news is that I sold out of most spring items.  The bad news is that I sold out of most items.  So, with no more shows until the fall, I am putting my energy into fall and Christmas items, designing patterns, and a few other projects.

I am, I have admitted in the past, a craft hoarder.  So when my co-crafter, Jean said she had some items for sale, I agreed to buy, sight unseen.  Wow!  For $100, I purchased an entire car load of items.  Hundreds of ornaments, plant pokes, yard stakes and craft supplies.  I have given some of the items away, packed some away, and have been working on others.  There were these duck and geese ornies that I simply embellished:

 There are 48 of these galvanized jar lids.  They have a small hole in the top.  I have a collection of assorted drawer pulls and lace, so I did a couple of these jars.  Other ideas?????

 There were only two of these little rusty mailboxes.....

 Some log cabin magnets......

 Several rusty buckets/pitchers.  I painted on this one.....any other ideas?

 A few rusty watering cans.....

And so much more!  From my own hoard, I made these little paper mache boxes.  They were on sale for fifty cents so I got about a dozen of them.....

 I bought four of these wooden trees for around $4 each at an after Christmas sales.  This isn't a great pic, but they really are cute.  They are about 30 inches tall and have 35 lights.

Its hard to tell, but there is a rusty wire and bell garland wrapped around the tree.

I've also been working on some books.....recipe,,,,address,,,,,web passwords.....prayer books.....with graphics from Sunflower Friends.

I also spent a week with my 3 year old granddaughter, Addyson.  What a great time we had!  Well, it is still snowing here in the Rockies.  I am so ready for Summer.....

Off to the studio......My hoard beckons!