Country Christmas 2016

Hey ya'll!

I wanted to wish all of you a wonderful holiday season; 

one filled with family, friends, and plenty of home joys.

I hope your wreathes are hung. 

It could be you're like me and have a "wreath addiction."

Jack made this one. He makes me happy when he wishes and asked to go to the woods with me. We just make them simple. Those are the ones I seem to prefer.

I'm keeping a a little Pioneer Woman love going with this beautiful Christmas tablecloth.

I'm never quite through until Christmas. I'll see some spot, I think needs one then I slip down in the woods to make them. I may be done at this point seeing as it's looking like quite the rainy day.

The Ole Man got me excited when he left out for work. He popped his head back in to tell me it was spitting snow. 

It was!

But it quickly turned to rain.

 I'm proud of this little plant here. The Ole Man gets me a poinsettia every year. Some years, they are more resilient than others. This one survived the the winter and the summer. When Autumn set in the leaves started turning the brilliant red. It's not full blown red but it's quite beautiful. I let a cold snap freeze out a little portion. Oops!

I added the rhododendron and a little this and that to disguise the zapped part.

  Here's ole St. Nick peeping out from one from this year. It's very red.

We put the fish in a big old pickle jar. We thought they needed some Christmas, too.

I couldn't help but make another country apron for the season.

I think this has lead me to the end of my post.

 It's Christmas Eve!

Jack & I have cookies to bake.

Merry Christmas!

Be Blessed!

Queen Bee Country Apron

Hey ya'll!

& 

Happy June 1st!

I've got the sewing bug again. 

Today it's this ruffled, very natural country apron with my new obsessive queen bee stencil.

Almost ever since I have been whipping stuff up in the kitchen, I have usually kept an apron hanging up. 

I know my love for aprons comes from watching my Grandma Hylton bustle around in the kitchen hair bunned and apron on.

But ...

I have sometimes been reluctant to put it on.

A lot of times, I just had something country-style with some gingham or calico print; sometimes they would simply tie around the waste; sometimes they would be ones that would be more similar to this one as to slipping over the head. 

I would be well into my recipes or the dishes before I'd remember to tie and slip one on. 

Lately, I have become much more obsessed with tying an apron on. It simply saves my clothes.

I have been cheating quite a bit lately and just cutting a apron out of some scrap fabric and tying it on...no hemming..no anything. When it became soiled I would ball it up and through it in the trash.

A few weeks ago, I clocked into work and was getting ready to get busy when a co-worker asked my what was all over my shirt. I couldn't see anything but when I went to the restroom and looked in the mirror I had grease splatters all over the front of my shirt. 

I  looked dang messed up!!

Since then I made me a quickie apron with the bib to be sure to keep things off my top.

The quickie was more aggravation than anything because I simply didn't do it right.

With all that lead in...

I finally took the time to make one bonafide! 

Priscilla(dressform) was kind to model as I patterned it out. I fashioned some great big pockets on the front. 

It has crossback straps to easily slip over my head.

I chose this natural looking fabric from my stash, a favorite of mine lately.

I thought why not go ahead and add the ruffle...

and the bee stencil.

Well there you have it!

You can see what I've been up to today...

What projects have got you going today?

As always 

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Be Blessed!